The Challenge

There has been a serious need in academics for a software application that allows for the type of intuitive and visually-reinforced training.

Verbal aspect and verbs of motion represent, for many students of Russian, the height of grammatical challenge in the language. Not only are these topics somewhat difficult for native English speakers to grasp on a conceptual level, but they are also difficult to train. Since aspectual choice depends wholly on context, it is insufficient to offer students a few models, provide them with a list of ‘cue’ words for imperfective or perfective aspect, and expect them to master the concept. Frequently, students’ real understanding of verbal aspect only occurs after intensive study in-country, where they have the luxury of seeing thousands of real-time examples played out before them, as well as the opportunity to experiment with their ability to properly use verbal aspect with native speakers through authentic day-to-day interactions.

The Solution

The Russian Verbal Laboratory application trains students via an online module which provides intrinsic feedback through a graphical environment. In our conception, students manipulates the environment through an avatar (a graphical extension of the user, in this case a simple stick- figure) who is subject to the directional commands of the user, and by whose actions the student can immediately see the consequences of any given verbal choice. For example, consider how a student would begin using the program to train verbs of motion. First, he or she contemplates the avatar at rest, centered on the screen. Various destinations are presented (the store, the train station, uncle Ivan’s house), and the student can direct the avatar’s movement by building basic sentences, during the creation of which the student selects the base verb and any prefixes. Once these commands are entered, the avatar moves as the student has directed. Direction can be uni- directional or multi-directional. If the movement is contrary to the student’s objective, the process can be restarted. The program will also work in reverse: the avatar’s movement can be shown, and the student queried on how to best represent that movement in the target language.

There exist sites which attempt to train the student in the underlying, theoretical decision- making process required to correctly choose the proper aspect; however they do not provide an environment for the student to experiment and see the outcome of that experimentation. The RVL provides the student with a testing environment in which feedback features provide guidance, mistakes can be made without consequence, and the language can truly be explored by the user. Graphical representation of movement using prefixed verbs of motion is instantly comprehensible, truer to authentic language use, and much less cumbersome than a textual explanation would be.

The Result

Application has created an environment in which students can visualize the effect of verb choices, something which cannot be done in any existing materials.

The Challenge

Despite best efforts, most physicians and hospitals only collect 20-30% of their legitimate claims in a system designed to delay, discount and/or deny payment.

The Solution

Our client and E-Base Interactive, Inc. developed the Claim Processing Suite; a collection of web & client-server based modules that facilitates the processing of medical claims provided by physicians and provider organizations such as hospitals, clinics etc.

The system handles the entire life-cycle of a medical claim starting from the printing & mailing of the medical claim form, to processing of payments received from insurance companies, to facilitating the correspondence with insurance companies and other involved parties, to streamlining the litigation of medical claims.

The system provides various options to enter medical claims into its database including web based intake forms as well as a configurable electronic feed processing module that can process feeds electronically received from provider organizations such as hospitals.

Business Support Services

E-Base Interactive, Inc. also provides "Call Center" services to our client to help facilitate company's collection efforts through phone.

The Result

With the help of the Medical Claim Processing Suite, our client has been able to sustain a payment collection rate of up to 80% for legitimate medical claims.

The Challenge

The system was initially developed to integrate and interface with the company's legacy software, as the client-server based legacy software was not able to provide the online services that the staffing industry has been acquiring over the recent years.

The Solution

The enterprise system offers the following features:

• Web based client portal for Stafking's corporate clients to manage & track their recruitment efforts, job orders, time tracking, invoicing & billing
• Web based employee portal for existing employees of Stafkings to view & maintain job orders assigned to them, to enter their time cards, update their profiles & resumes.
• Stafkings Job Board, a job search and career web site that exposes jobs available through Stafkings to public visitors; allow them to create applicant profiles and resumes that are made available to Stafkings' corporate clients.

The Results

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The Challenge

The system was initially developed to integrate and interface with the company's legacy software, as the client-server based legacy software was not able to provide the online services that the staffing industry has been acquiring over the recent years.

The Solution

The enterprise suite offers the following features:

• Web based client portal for Stafking's corporate clients to manage & track their recruitment efforts, job orders, time tracking, invoicing & billing
• Web based employee portal for existing employees of Stafkings to view & maintain job orders assigned to them, to enter their time cards, update their profiles & resumes.
• Stafkings Job Board, a job search and career web site that exposes jobs available through Stafkings to public visitors; allow them to create applicant profiles and resumes that are made available to Stafkings' corporate clients.

The Results

Using the enterprise suite, the Stafkings has successfully established an online presence bringing job seekers and employers together while coordinating the backend management efforts through various administration tools offered within the suite.

 Stafkings Employment Portal