I am pleased to announce that we have completely scrapped our existing web site in favor of a web site based on the fine CommunityServer product.
While our old web site had served us well for many years, our company has changed dramatically in the last few months and it was completely out of date. In December 2006, we sold off our Consulting Services division to Ed Gibbs. Most recently, we sold our IT Services division to BRC Michigan on March 1, 2007. With all these changes, it was time to move our web site rework to the top of the "to-do" list.
As we built our new web site, we had two crucial objectives:
- First, we wanted a web site that was easier to update and maintain. Our old web site had out of date information about what we're doing and what products we've updated and released. Any changes to the old web site had to be sent to a programmer or web designer. Our new site can be updated by all of our staff and even our customers.
- Second, we wanted to build meaningful partnerships with our customers. Recently, I was talking with one of our customers and she had no idea what we've been working on. We needed a quicker, easier way to get this information out to our customers.
I'm sure we'll run into a few bumps as we move over to this new technology, but I'm sure it will be worth the trouble. You can't put a price on stronger relationships with your customers.
For more information about CommunityServer please visit http://www.communityserver.org.