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Examples of workIntroductionHere are a few examples of work that Goznet Systems has been commissioned to produce. They cover a range of different customers, and should give a good feel for what we can do to help you or your organisation make the most of being "on the web". Review websiteCatalogue Shopping Review is a website where consumers can share their wisdom about products bought from stores like Argos. Such products are often exclusive or own-brand items about which next to no information can otherwise be found before spending out. The site is completely free to use and requires registration only in order to submit new reviews. Revenue is generated by well-targeted unobtrusive advertising.
Reviews and member information are stored in a MySQL database, accessed via a combination of PHP and AJAX for maximum responsiveness and ease of use. There is also a simplified read-only WAP interface, using WML, PHP and MySQL. Collaborative diaryDiary 4 is a commercial collaborative on-line diary, targeting groups of people (particularly, but certainly not exclusively, those involved in the performing arts) wishing to coordinate their time more efficiently. It allows group members to add events of various kinds to an easy-to-navigate shared diary or calendar, and can automatically notify members of upcoming events by email. Selected events can be published to a public page for the group, and also via a Flash widget that can easily be added to social networking sites like MySpace or to the group's own website.
The main user interface to the Diary 4 web application is produced in PHP with a MySQL database back-end. Scheduled tasks operate using Perl and cron under Linux, again integrating with the database. Football freestylerDan Magness is a successful professional football freestyler, performing tricks at Premiership matches and corporate functions alike. Goznet Systems took on maintenance and development of Dan's website in early 2008. For now, the site remains visually very similar to its previous professionally-designed incarnation, but significant improvements have been made to the back-end workings, making it far easier to modify content, especially the photos and videos that form the staple of a website that by necessity must keep with the times.
With maintainability in mind, the site now uses PHP rather than static HTML, enhanced by judicious use of Flash, including video playback, which for legacy reasons was previously done with a mixture of QuickTime and Windows Media, both of which are relatively heavy on resources and suffer from limited cross-platform compatibility. Overall, like the Farnham Vineyard site, this is a good example of how Goznet Systems can adopt a proven existing visual and technical design and make it even better for both client and end users. Church website maintenanceMilton Keynes Vineyard needed a new webmaster to maintain the technical aspects of their existing professionally-designed website, a service Goznet Systems was able to provide. At the present time, Goznet Systems has overseen a move of web and email hosting to new providers, liaising closely with other IT professionals, and resolved a number of outstanding issues with the website, including ensuring XHTML standards compliance and fixing a few problems and deficiencies with the WordPress plug-ins used.
The site will continue to use the WordPress content management system for the foreseeable future, since it provides the flexibility and familiarity the client needs for day-to-day updates. There are further issues with the site as it stands, as well as some new proposed new functionality, all of which will be tackled in due course. Entertainment agencyTop Dog Promotions are a highly successful entertainment agency, with over twenty high quality acts on their books, ranging from rock bands to conjurers, DJs to sports entertainers. Each act has a page to itself, generally following a consistent template including photographs, multimedia clips and contact information.
Top Dog Promotions website home page The public website is key to their operations, but it is backed up by an additional privately-accessed web application to manage the diaries of their exclusive acts. As is typical of a web application, it uses a high performance database to store information, and can be accessed as an administrator with full control or as an end user with a read-only view of the information relating to them. Since the company's clients are frequently "on the road", a WAP interface is also available for mobile use.
Example of the calendar system Church website phased overhaulFarnham Vineyard are part of the global Vineyard family of churches, and have had a website for several years. It was visually pretty respectable and was well-liked, but unfortunately had been created in a way that hindered the development needed to reflect an evolving congregation's needs. Consequently the first phase of the overhaul was to take the existing visual design and structure almost as they were, but completely replace the back-end engine. As a result, the site does not yet appear dramatically different to the previous version, but has the potential for expansion as well as improved usability and accessibility for the disabled. As with most Goznet Systems sites, the customer has full responsibility for and direct control over the text and images contained within the website's pages.
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Tiddly-Wink is a small business selling collectable dolls and hand-made dolls-house miniatures. Previously to having the website, the business sold products via eBay and by mail order, but in order to distribute some prestige product lines an on-line shop was needed. In common with most websites produced by Goznet Systems, the owner is able to edit all the main text on the various pages without knowledge of HTML or the use of technical tools. As well as being easy to browse, the shop features a fully categorised inventory and on-line stock control. Payment handling is integrated with PayPal.
Community resource
The Grace of Life Fellowship website was commissioned by a former colleague to support the launch of a new organisation. The website is hosted on the customer's own server but provides the ability to be securely administered from anywhere with web access, without requiring significant technical background. As well as "static" information pages, the site also features content which is automatically generated and cycled on a weekly basis, as well as an easy to maintain repository of documents for visitors to download and read at their leisure.
The customer further adds: "David from Goznet Systems was very easy to work with and went out of his way to ensure that he understood our often opaque requirements clearly. He automated certain areas of the website using his own initiative, thus freeing us to concentrate on other areas of the ministry." Overseas charity work
The website www.granicsa.co.uk was a somewhat unusual project, produced as a gift to support friends embarking on charity work with the needy in Johannesburg, South Africa. The website is simple in presentation but very easy for its owners to maintain, even over a slow internet connection. It features a newspaper-style front page, linking to a page of downloadable documents, a photo album and other resources. Everything can be updated with the use only of a standard web browser.
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The service provided and the simple way complex issues were explained helped me to know all I needed. The website is simple on the eyes yet complex in its features. Great job and many thanks!
