Ambay Software are providing CommunityServer development, hosting, CS theming and support for FEConnect, part of The Information Authority (theia.org.uk). This is a community for people working with data in education and training systems. Ambay Software have supported their migration from hosted CommunityServer to dedicated hosting including upgrade to CS2008.5 Service Pack 1.

Development

The client project required an extension of the user profile to allow a member or new sign-up to specify subject areas of interest. An Administrator-report provides a list of member email-addresses by subject question. This can be pasted into a mailshot for distribution of information, thereby distributing updates and information to only genuinely interested members. An Administrator-only management form allows the edit, delete or update of new subject areas onto the Questionnaire.

The Sign-Up and Member Questionnaire allows existing and new members to register their interest for specialist subjects and areas of interest:

The Administration & Maintenance interface means that The Information Authority can manage and update their member Questionnaire without developer support:

Group Development

Alongside the development of the Forum and Blog theme, FEConnect are developing a Hub/Groups strategy for managing special interest groups. 

Theming 

The client required the development of a Theme identical to their core Information Authority site. This includes a dynamically rotating series of banner photos maintaining the theme style from their corporate site. Ambay Software have developed a CS2008.5 SP1 compliant CS Theme cross-browser compatible with Internet Explorer, Firefox, Flock, Safari and Chrome.

Click here to visit the FEConnect community. (forums.theia.org.uk)

Nick Harrington
team ambay software