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While development is under way, you can learn about some of the steps that have been taken:

• The basic building blocks of the new Graphical User Interface (GUI) have been identified.
• New GUI features have been implemented and are now being tested.
• We have proven that the new GUI interface can be seamlessly deployed on top of the current FuelPlus business logic.

The new user interface will be implemented as a “Rich Internet Application” (RIA), incorporating state-of-the-art Web 2.0 features. This will improve both the user experience and the integration ability, and it will also simplify deployment of the application. The new GUI supports features like:

• Screen customization: The user can control the way data are presented:
  • Columns can be resized.
  • Columns can be hidden or shown, depending on users preferences.
  • Data can be sorted easily by clicking on column headers.
  • Scrolling in vertical as well as horizontal directions is possible.
• Instant reporting: The content of customized screens can be printed using predefined report templates or exported to other tools such as Microsoft Excel.
• Better control of data access: Large objects such as invoices or contracts can be grouped in blocks. The user may choose to see these data groups or not, depending on the user’s role.
• Application configuration: A user can configure the FuelPlus functional areas that he or she needs, and then can switch easily between these areas.

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Read more about the architecture and how the new GUI interface will work with the current FuelPlus business logic in the upcoming news.