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2005(#3)
Newsletter - November 2005
Andornot celebrates our 10th
anniversary!
Yes, time flies when you are having fun! As we approach our 10
year anniversary this November, it is fitting to take a look
back, reflect on accomplishments, and plan for an exciting
future. Watch the 5
minute short-film created and narrated by our own Peter
Tyrrell for a trip down memory lane. A notice with the date of our celebratory reception in Vancouver
will be sent out early
in the new year.
A heartfelt thank you to all our loyal clients who have made our
success possible.
Upcoming user group meetings
Come and see a demonstration of
Genie version 2
and other neat new websites. We will be available to answer questions on the latest Inmagic announcements and on other Inmagic products, pricing or maintenance subscriptions.
Calgary: Nov. 17th, 2005. 12-1:30pm
Talisman Energy. 3400, 888 - 3rd St. S.W. Calgary. Please check in at the reception desk on the 34th Floor.
Email
Cathy Ross to attend.
Vancouver: Nov 21st, 2005. 4-6pm
Lang Michener, Royal Centre, 1055 West Georgia Street, Suite 1500, Vancouver.
Email
Anne Ikeda to attend.
Inmagic Notes
- Version 9 of DB/TextWorks and WebPublisher PRO announced.
Check out the proposed
new features due for release in December.
- Version 2 of Genie now shipping
Inmagic is now shipping
Version 2 of Genie to new clients.
Existing clients will receive their maintenance notifications
with download information once the conversion utility is
finalized.
- Special offer to Dec 23, 2005.
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 December 23rd, 2005. See
our website for more info.
- Important notice for clients with older versions.
Inmagic has announced a change in their pricing policy for upgrades and maintenance subscriptions for older versions. Starting in 2006, there will be three tiers of pricing - renewal; non renewal for customers within two revisions of the current version; and a higher, negotiated price for customers with older versions. As version 9 is expected by the end of 2005, this will mean that clients with version 6 and older will have to pay more to catch up next year.
Contact us now for a quote to
renew before the price goes up.
- Check out the
Inmagic Autumn 2005 Newsletter
for more details.
New and updated websites
Andornot is proud to present our latest designs and launch
of online catalogues and other applications using Inmagic’s WebPublisher Pro.
NonprofitsCan.ca
- Imagine Canada
Imagine Canada's NonprofitsCan.ca web site is one
of this year's multifaceted projects. Along with implementing
a new web site template, our EmailSavePrint
(ESP), we also developed a Ratings Add-on module where
users can
submit comments and rate resources and provide comments on their
usefullness. We also added a web based Administration area where
ratings and
comments can be reviewed and approved to be displayed along
with each catalogue record. Finally, we also created Imagine
Canada's "Special Collections" catalogues which are
subsets of their
catalogue each having their own search interface.
Print Health Education Materials (PHEM) Resource Catalogue for Vancouver Coastal Health.
The PHEM catalogue is designed for a staff, doctors, community agencies and the public. It provides access to PDF's of commonly requested pamphlets on topics such as after surgery care, common medical procedures etc. Doctors offices and other agencies can order multiple copies of pamphlets through the shopping cart developed using our Web
Publisher Developer Kit (WPDK). Staff can search the catalogue and order from the internal VCH Printing Services using a link embedding the catalogue numbers and quantities .
BRAINlinks
@ Mohawk College
BRAINlinks is a database of Recommended Web Resources
produced by the Mohawk College Library.
You can browse by subject (using
canned searches) as well as a perform Quick
and Advanced searches. Using our EmailSavePrint
(ESP) Add-on, you can can also check off
resources and view your selections to Email
them to either yourself or to a
colleague; Save; or Print
your list. Click on one of the Topic Searches and notice there are actually 2 results sets on one screen. The first showing just appropriate See Also references and the second showing a brief record.
WorkSafeBC - Workers' Compensation Board of BC
"Simple is better" was the main theme for this
site, which uses our
Web
Publisher Developer Kit (WPDK) Page Template layout
system. This project
also involved
converting and importing data from WCB's original library automation
software SydneyPLUS. We are currently hosting WCB's web catalogue
and updating it monthly from their Inmagic Genie OPAC
system.
College
of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC)
The CRNBC web site (formerly the Registered Nurses Association
of British Columbia) is another web site redesign project
with an update to use our
WebPublisher Developer Kit (WPDK)
and Shopping Cart. Our latest WPDK version includes a
"Blacklist" feature where the "Add to Cart" option is
ommitted in the search results page if there are certain values in a field (ie. Loan Policy
= Library
Use
Only; Record Type = Reference).
Contact
us or visit our
web
site if you would like more information about these
solutions and how they can enhance your online presence.
Tips & Hints
Saving your Validation and Substitution Lists
Have you ever wondered how you can save your Validation
and Substitution Lists in an electronic file format? It is
easy! Simply view and edit the field's validation/substitution
list, select "Print List" and check the "Print to File" check
box. You will then be prompted to save the file and location
in a text (.txt) file format. These lists can then be imported into other databases or edited in a text editor or word processor and the original replaced.
Running multiple websites with XP
PRO
IIS
Admin is a beautifully simple tool for
web development on an XP PRO workstation that allows you to mimic multi website functionality. You can create
a directory structure for each client project that actually
replicates their real-life site from the web root down.
Job opportunities
Andornot is looking for a contractor or full time
employee to join our team. We have a full slate of projects on
the go and demand for our consulting services has never been
higher. We suspect the ideal candidate does not exist, but
please
contact us if you have any of the following skill sets and would be
interested in joining our innovative team: advanced HTML and web
design; ASP.Net application design; Inmagic or dtSearch
experience; MSDE/SQL Server; XML/XSLT's. Excellent communication skills, understanding
of software development projects and adherence to coding
standards are essential.
Don’t
forgot to read our Andornot Developer’s Blog!
A popular feature of our website is the rants and musings
of our developers and consultants - http://www.andornot.com/About/DeveloperBlog/
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