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Smart, open, and agile, Aurora Navigator features a responsive
design, an all-new user interface (UI), and widgets with data
graphics specific to a user’s job function. (A widget is a small
application within a web browser that displays information and
allows the user to interface with the system. Widgets common for
smartphones, for example, include clocks, calendars, and weather
updates.)
Aurora Navigator is based entirely on Application Programming
Interfaces (APIs) to ensure the UI is separate from the back-end
services. The services themselves are also separated from each
other. This new model avoids the need for duplicate coding and
testing, enabling faster changes to be made to the solution when
necessary. From a lottery perspective, the use of APIs will allow
IGT to be more responsive than ever to each lottery’s unique
requirements. This new simplified framework provides a level of
flexibility in customization that has never been seen in the industry.
From an end user perspective, one of Aurora Navigator’s primary
advantages is that its UI is role based. Starting with the data users
see on the initial portal,
and continuing to the
specific tasks they see to do their
job, the home screen, or dashboard, would be unique to each type
of user: an accountant’s screen, for example, will present completely
different information from what would display for a marketing
director or a security officer. Plus, Aurora Navigator easily allows for
even greater personalization, by enabling users to “drag and drop”
widgets onto their own dashboard, and position them so they are
readily available. A claims and payments user can go right to what
he or she needs to perform daily tasks, while executives may choose
to see high level information about all aspects of the business on
their dashboard, then drill down for more detail where desired.
Anyone who uses Aurora Navigator can customize the look, layout,
and feel of the interface to meet their exact needs, help them better
manage their business, and enhance their productivity.
Another of Aurora Navigator’s most useful features is that it is both
browser and device independent. This empowers users to work on
any device, from anywhere, with any browser – fitting in exactly with
the needs of today’s multitasking, fast-paced lottery environment.
Improved User Navigation
Aurora Navigator includes many features and functionalities that
improve the user experience. “Breadcrumbs,” a type of secondary
navigation scheme that reveals the user’s location in a website,
provide shortcuts to get back to a higher-level page or original
landing point. “Wizards” lead users through multistep processes,
ensuring that each step is followed, and allow them to see their
progress – even if that process is shared by multiple users. In the
case of missing information, Aurora Navigator makes the user aware,
Aurora Navigator: The Lottery Back-Office
Solution That Lets You See it YOURWay
Times are busier than ever, and the lottery business is no
exception. People are on the go, mobile devices are more
prevalent than ever, and multitasking is the order of the day.
IGT’s new lottery back-office solution, Aurora Navigator,
takes a giant step toward making lottery personnel’s work
both easier and more productive.
Users can put those items that are most important to them front and center,
thereby increasing their efficiency.