Braintree District Council has announced a partnership with leading UK technology company Jadu to transform its current website and create a new mobile solution.
Jadu specialise in the design and development of rich web experiences that support websites, intranets and extranets and mobile web applications. Their UK clients include more than 50 local Councils, Directgov (Government Digital Service), the universities of Leeds and Northampton and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
CovertApps, a development company specializing in Joomla mobile applications, today announced the launch of Joomla Admin Mobile for Android. In addition, CovertApps has also released an updated version of Joomla Admin Mobile for iPhone.
DotNetNuke Corp. has announced the immediate availability of DotNetNuke 6.1 which makes it fast and easy for organizations to deliver tailored online experiences for thousands of unique mobile devices. DNN 6.1 also provides a site group capability, which simplifies the management of permissions and profiles across multiple desktop and mobile websites.
EndPlay, Inc, announced the release of its live streaming solution for mobile, built on the EndPlay Web Content Management (WCM) Platform. The Scripps Television Station Group is the first EndPlay customer to deploy EndPlay’s mobile live streaming solution to be streamed directly to all smartphone and tablet devices.
Conference Agenda Includes SiteExecutive Deep Creek Launch, 20 Sessions for Web Strategists, Content Managers, Designers and Developers, and Inaugural SiteExecutive Excellence Awards
Back in December I participated in a podcast with Alan Shimel from Network World where I was also joined by Kathleen Reidy, Senior Analyst from The 451 Group and Todd Barr, Chief Marketing Officer for Alfresco. The topic of the podcast was “Open Source CMS” but we also talked about “crystal ball” predictions for the CMS market in general for 2011. In the podcast, I mentioned that from DotNetNuke’s perspective, innovation in the content management market in the coming years will all be centered around 3 major disruptive industry trends…Cloud, Mobile, and Social. Conveniently, these 3 hot trends redefine the C.M.S. acronym:
Based on the influence of cloud, mobile and social, the on-line needs of users and customers have changed significantly in recent years. The days of simple brochure-ware websites targeting traditional browser devices with one-way communication are quickly coming to an end. The web has evolved to become much more sophisticated medium. A business website is no longer a destination; rather, it is a hub of web engagement (credit to Barb Mosher from CMS Wire for summarizing this so elegantly).
To help emphasize this point in visual terms which everyone can understand, I constructed a diagram which attempts to identify the complex requirements for a modern business website. I first shared this diagram at the keynote of the DotNetNuke Connections conference in Las Vegas in November 2011, and it received such a good response that I have been using it in most of my conference presentations in 2011.
Manitowoc Foodservice, comprising some of the world’s leading brands in food equipment, has extended its web platform to include mobile and now supports over 27 brands across multiple countries with a diverse range of products.
Goals Soccer Centres has released an innovative iPhone application that provides its growing base of football members with access to their league results and tables.
02.22.2011– London, February 22nd 2011 Goals Soccer Centres announced today that it has released an iPhone application in partnership with mobile experts Adactus Ltd, . With 41 centres in the UK and having opened in Los Angeles, Goals has cemented its strategy to innovate and lead the industry. The application offers its customers real-time access to their own team results and league positions. Free to download from Apple’s iTunes store, this innovative app allows customers to configure their iPhone application to provide information for their preferred soccer centre and monitor their team’s progress. It also uses the unique GPS navigation software on the iPhone to allow new and visiting customers access to the latest navigation technology to ensure they get to their game and event on time for the all important kick off.
Goals chose to work with Adactus Ltd based in Thame, Oxfordshire who were able to provide an advanced user experience that not only builds on the positive national brand created by Goals but also provides a mobile application that offers their members one of the most advanced applications available in terms of functionality and ease of use.
5 a side truly is a whole new ball game at Goals. They already provide an industry-leading advanced website, also provided by Adactus Ltd, which provides interactive “full service” online booking, unique to the industry, and personalised team manager reporting. The Goals mobile application extends this level of service to customers whilst on the move and at their own convenience and is available free of charge to anyone choosing to download it. The website and mobile application really take all the hassle out of organising and playing a game of 5 a side and leaves the team at Goals to focus on the customer experience, which they have as the cornerstone of their market-leading brand position.
Commenting on the new application, Goals Managing Director Keith Rogers said “With the continued expansion of our business into new locations in 2011, I am delighted to introduce the Goals iPhone application to our customers to provide free mobile access to track their team’s progress within their soccer centre. 5-aside football is the fastest growing part of football and we want to make our soccer centre services available to a growing mobile audience”.
Adactus Managing Director Chris Hall said “We have provided Goals with their information systems since 2004 and are delighted to have delivered their first iPhone application. Goals is an example of our ability to provide large scale customised applications with intuitive and mobile friendly user interfaces that can provide Goals customers with a fast and personalised user experience. This is a vital ingredient for any iPhone application that will be used many times”.
New App Brings the Academic Experience to Mobile Devices
AMSTERDAM - 7 February, 2011 - Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) today announced that the University of Southern Denmark has signed an agreement for Blackboard MobileTM Learn, making it the first Scandinavian institution to partner with Blackboard to enable students to access course content on their smartphones and mobile devices.
With five campuses, students at the University of Southern Denmark spend a significant amount of time travelling between lectures. Students and teachers are using their mobile devices to interact online, get directions and find friends. To better leverage mobile support for the academic experience, the University decided to extend access to interactive teaching and learning to mobile devices, allowing users to comment on class discussions, view grades and documents, and access course information and materials.
"Using mobile applications for students to not only contact one another but carry out day-to-day academic experiences such as accessing and printing course materials is becoming increasingly common," said Ambrosia Hansen, Head of Department for Competence Development at the University of Southern Denmark. "Blackboard Mobile Learn is essential for our institution to deliver a first class learning and teaching experience. We aim to provide students with an innovative and technologically savvy learning environment that not only meets their needs but which facilitates successful learning. A recent study by Ericsson indicates that 80 percent of people who go online worldwide will be connected via a mobile device in 2015. It is highly probable that our students will increase their use of smartphones when working with learning activities in Blackboard within the next few years."
