http://www.esskware.com.au Esskware is a specialist information systems consulting company, providing Rails and J2EE related solutions and services. We can build just about anything which has to operate on the world wide web and we offer business advice on technical strategies. en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:00:12 +1100 http://www.esskware.com.au/news/bikepaths http://www.esskware.com.au/news/bikepaths Bikepaths site up and pedalling without the huff and puff Esskware has released an entire makeover of the popular Bikepaths and Cycling enthusiast site www.bikepaths.com.au This site uses the Ruby on Rails framework and implements the Substruct web-store.  A fresh approach to those crusty shopping carts we've all experienced.  The new site provides the Bikepaths visitors with simple and intuitive navigation together with a cleanly implemented product catalogue, shopping cart and other content useful for the urban and recreational cyclist.Esskware managed this as a complete end to end service including, architecture, design implementation and deployment.  The engagement also included cut-over of hosting to the Esskware Rails server environment hosting both the site and general email facilities. Testimonial from Bikepaths In May 2008 Esskware was commissioned to do a total revamp of our popular cycling website www.bikepaths.com.au with the key deliverables that the new site would more widely promoted our Guide by attracting increased traffic, establish an on line E-store to sell not only our guide but also an expanded range of related products and develop new products such as maps sales on line and it would be super easy to maintain in house.After only a few months the E-store sales have exceeded budget and in house updates and maintenance to the site are just a breeze.The site was thoroughly pre tested before commissioning, the project was delivered on budget and the site has received accolades since for its fast, ease of use, great content and simplicity.     http://www.esskware.com.au/news/chameleon_events http://www.esskware.com.au/news/chameleon_events Your wedding planned, from I do to honeymoon Chameleon Events www.chameleonevents.com.au is a leading Melbourne Based Wedding planning consultancy, who recently engaged Esskware to upgrade their existing and ageing asp based web portal to a more modern, dynamic and interactive solution.  The answer was the Esskware Simple CMS, a content management system focused on delivering what businesses actually need from their web presence.  Features of this site include a comprehensive news and events catalogue of Chameleon Events presence in leading industry publications through to a highly interactive AJAX powered showcase photo gallery. As part of the end to end services offered by Esskware, we host this Rails powered site on our server infrastructure.Dear SamJust wanted to pass on an enormous thank you for designing our new website. We have had nothing but wonderful feedback from current and new clients on how great the site looks and particularly how easy it is to navigate. Our brides love the gallery and the great testimonials page. The website is a huge tool for our business because we work with many overseas couples who book us by the website along. I can see the increase in business. We are telling everyone to call Esskware and will be back when we are ready for our next makeover. Thank you for your professionalism, knowledge and creativity!Sara, Director - Chameleon Events   http://www.esskware.com.au/news/work_in_progress http://www.esskware.com.au/news/work_in_progress Jartworld www.jartworld.com is the place to be for toy plane nirvana, and being a toy plane enthusiast, and Jartist, Esskware is collaborating with Reed Sherman from San Francisco putting together the Jartstore - a place for people to buy and sell their Jart stuff.   Smart Energy GroupsWe are also flat chat working on an innovative project in the energy space, SmartEnergyGroups.com , which is being built for energy aware individuals to work together to improve their energy efficiency and work towards using our energy assets more wisely.If you are interested, you can join up for our pre-alpha testing programme!  Content is managedWe've been working busy and hard on a number of projects lately, and this site has been one of them.  Using the Esskware CMS, we're now just releasing additional functionality for customer upgraded.  To check out the test Esskware CMS, let us know and we can arrange an interactive demonstration.That's about it for now, so stay tuned!Sam. http://www.esskware.com.au/news/smart_energy_groups_launch http://www.esskware.com.au/news/smart_energy_groups_launch Esskware has recently launched the innovative new online energy awareness community www.smartenergygroups.com   For the energy aware, the site seeks to bring people together from all walks of life to participate and share in ideas on how we can use our energy better and more efficiently.  The site includes:News articles on latest trends in energy efficiency, alternate and sustainable energyTips and how tricks on using energy better in the home.  Interactive forums for discussion and chatMember home pages and personalised blogsBuilt and implemented entirely using the Ruby on Rails framework this site reflects much of the latest thinking on interactive and participative web 2.0 technology.So head on over, and get involved today !   http://www.esskware.com.au/sitemap http://www.esskware.com.au/sitemap ...this in the Sitemap Home News & Information Gallery About Us Contact Us http://www.esskware.com.au/about http://www.esskware.com.au/about Esskware draws on over 15 years of web development experience ranging from simple HTML development through to complex enterprise class web applications. It's this wide exposure to various aspects of the technology life cycle that sets us apart, and allows us to provide our customers with targeted solutions that deliver value. Sam Sabey, Director, has wide ranging information systems expertise earned from working with a number of key Australian and international organisations. He has travelled the world advising clients such as Siebel Systems, Oracle, SAP, Accenture and Alinta giving him a unique perspective across different business operations, cultures, operating models, technology and architectures.  Sam's  experience, combined with a strategic vision, gives Esskware a unique edge in understanding a business's needs and translating these into solutions that drive value from technology investment. Keep in touch:Read Smart Energy Groups for energy awarenessTweet up @samotage and follow me on twitterRead My Personal Blog for general thoughts and opinions http://www.esskware.com.au/services http://www.esskware.com.au/services StrategyUnderstanding key business drivers and objectives allows us to work together with you to assess cross-functional decisions and implications central to achieving value oriented business objectives. Architecture We provide specialised enterprise and information architectural services that leverage industry standard methodologies to drive out the best value and roadmap for your business information systems investment. Search Engine OptimisationBeing able to be found by search engines and achieving a good organic ranking is an objective for any business focused website. Esskware provides services and strategies to allow your site to achieve better results and improve organic rankings without spending on your budget on outdated and expensive adwords campaigns. Hosting We really like Rails at Esskware and provide services to host and run Rails applications, so if this is what you need get in touch. We can host your rails app, or provide help to get your rails project up, running, singing and dancing. We also provide all the other internet related services such as domain registration and management, email services, PHP websites hosting and normal static web hosting services.  http://www.esskware.com.au/discussion_rules http://www.esskware.com.au/discussion_rules Discussion Rules Tailer appropriately... ...this in discussion_rules http://www.esskware.com.au/solutions http://www.esskware.com.au/solutions Content Management SystemA straight forward CMS directed at the real needs of businesses wanting be in control of their web presence. Tasty web 2.0 things like ajax improve the experience and drive customer participation - delivering business what you need and at the same time being upgradeable and extensible.  Web StoreA modern web store. Discarding those crusty old web stores, this one is crafted for the business that wants a store their customers can shop in.  It delivers all the goodies one would expect from the store, and then some - in a way that that just works.  Clean, fresh, simple.Community ApplicationWeb 2.0 brings content, conversations, collaboration and community.  All this needs a framework to operate and Esskware provides Community Engine implementation services that wrap up the major functions to allow the aggregation of people to share their experiences, views and activities. The future of the internetCustomer Relationship Mangement Keep track of your customers, understand their hierarchies, who is who, when and what you last spoke about.  Communicate with them, and do all this integrated with your web presence. This is what a Small Medium enterprise needs from a CRM, without the Large enterprise price tag.Software DevelopmentCrafting of the next generation of advanced web2.0 information systems using modern technologies designed and built with end usability from the outset. http://www.esskware.com.au/customers http://www.esskware.com.au/customers Access your webmail at this link http://www.esskware.com.au/gallery/General http://www.esskware.com.au/gallery/General General Images