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2005(#2)
Newsletter - July 2005
Thank you to all conference
attendees.
We enjoyed meeting many of our clients at the CHLA, SLA and CLA conferences
last month -
some for the first time - it's always nice to put
a face to a name! Thank you for stopping by our booth to
go over new possibilities and for taking the time to give us
feedback on your needs.
WebPublisher PRO: Beyond the Basics Workshop.
SLA Delegates were treated to a stimulating workshop given by
Andornot
Consulting.
The half-day workshop titled "WebPublisher PRO:
Beyond the Basics" offered current Inmagic
WebPublisher PRO clients
the chance to learn various techniques for enhancing their
web interfaces. Fourteen Inmagic users attended the workshop
lead by Andornot’s dynamic team of Denise Bonin and Peter
Tyrrell. The workshop consisted of an overview of
using Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), javascripts for navigation
and usability, and various examples and helpful tips for web
based editing (click
here to read the workshop summary).
A workshop
participant
visiting Kathy Bryce and Denise Bonin
at the
Andornot booth.
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At the end of the workshop, participants
were given a sample WebLinks textbase and a selection of scripts
to
provide additional control over the standard WebPublisher
PRO output. Feedback from the workshop was positive and
enthusiastic. One participant said, “We need more of this
kind of thing. There are not enough opportunities to learn
how to move beyond the box.” Peter Tyrrell and
Denise Bonin received high ratings as workshop presenters
- "they kept a
complex topic light and interesting...." "We want more!..."
"Make the workshop longer!"
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We plan to hold similar workshops in the
Fall. Contact us if you
would like to have a workshop in your city. Inmagic Day at
SLA
The afternoon session consisted of a
panel discussion where Inmagic users had the the opportunity to
hear how customers have
used Inmagic technology to solve specific business problems.
Among the panel members were Barbara Holder from Forintek presenting
on the Value Added Wood Pathfinder application developed with
Andornot; Jennifer McNenly from Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt;
Karen Evans from the Anglican Church of Canada; and Brad Dishan
of St Joseph's Health Care.
Phil
Green, CEO
of Inmagic, Inc. spoke about
future plans and the latest product developments including
Genie Version 2.0 enhancements.
Inmagic Notes
Service packs have recently been released for WebPublisher
PRO version 8 and Content Server 1.3. These contain timely fixes
for specific issues prior to their incorporation in the next
version. Details on these are
available from the
Inmagic website.
Clients with single user licenses; or a 2,3, or 4 node
network license of DB/TextWorks can upgrade to a 5 node license
for a discounted price until September 27th, 2005.
Contact us for details on
this or any other upgrade pricing.
Inmagic has recently revised their website and some popular
pages have new URL's. In particular, the Knowledgebase and the
Forums are now accessible from the
Inmagic Support Overview page.
New Online Catalogues
Andornot is proud to present the launch or redesign of some our client’s online
catalogues using Inmagic’s Web Publisher Pro. A BIG thank
you to all those who were involved in helping envision and design these resources
from the ground-up.
Fraser Health Authority Library Catalogue
This site redesign uses our Web
Publisher Developer Kit (WPDK) to allow users to request
items from the library. The project also involved merging
three separate catalogues and handling multi-library web requests.
The site is designed for FHA staff and matches the FHA
intranet.
Vancouver Coastal Health
Library Catalogue
This site redesign involved incorporating two additional
catalogues
converted from other library management systems plus adding a
shopping cart (WPDK)
to request items as for Fraser Health.
PARC Library Catalogue - AIDS Vancouver
This is a new site also featuring our WPDK
for users to request items plus canned searches for topics on
the Quick Search page. (Official launch will
be in July).
Tier 1 CRC Research Laboratory
For Chronic Illness - University of New Brunswick, Faculty
of Nursing
Data was converted from EndNote and our ESP (E-mail/Save/Print)
application was set up with checkboxes to allow the selection
of records across pages and searches.
Glenbow Museum & Archives
(Alberta)
The web developers for this project purchased our WPDK
to customize the interface and add shopping cart
functionality.
Diversity Health Institute Clearinghouse (New South Wales,
Australia)
Another implementation of our WPDK
with all work being handled by the client.
Contact
us or visit our
web
site if you would like more information about these
solutions and how they can enhance your online presence.
| Rex Turgano on the cover
of Alternatives Journal |
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This July, our very own Rex Turgano is featured on the cover of Alternatives
Journal as part of a special issue about environmental success stories from
across Canada and around the world. Rex's award-winning web site, thegreenpages.ca was
originally developed from his campus residence at the University of Waterloo
and since then, Rex has continued to build this online resource for Canadian's
to share and access environmental information. Alternatives is Canada's
foremost journal of the environment, which six times a year
serves
up
provocative features, current news updates, analytical commentary and topical
book reviews. |
In memory of a friend |
Nathan Mayr, died on May 31st in a traffic accident when
a car pulled out in front of his motorcycle. Nathan had
been
an integral part of the Andornot team since 1998 and we are
all deeply affected by his death. We have lost not only
a
friend, but a superb web developer and a constant source
of innovative ideas and solutions.
Visit
our online gallery of some of Nathan's work.
We ask for your understanding and patience while we
reschedule projects and get through
this difficult adjustment period. |
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Andornot website re-design
Our new website, designed primarily by Nathan, was launched
earlier last month. It features a completely fresh look,
more information on many of our
add-on products, a new
sitemap
and a redesigned
WebPublisher Links database
interface. We
have plans to add a site search plus more FAQ sections. Feedback
is always appreciated!
Don’t forgot to read our Andornot Developer’s Blog!
A new feature of our website is the rants and musings of our developers and consultants -
http://www.andornot.com/About/DeveloperBlog/
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