Connected-uk.com » 2010 http://www.connected-uk.com Engineering digital excellence Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:48:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Online Booking Systems http://www.connected-uk.com/2010/02/online-booking-systems/ http://www.connected-uk.com/2010/02/online-booking-systems/#comments Wed, 17 Feb 2010 15:29:49 +0000 Martin http://www.connected-uk.com/?p=906 One of the fastest growing areas of development in the online world is the explosion in the use of Online Booking Systems. For many organisations managing the contact between customer and employee has been one of the hurdle to the wider adoption of automated booking systems. These hurdles are crumbling and combined with Internet  users driving up demand it is one of the key areas of growth in 2010.

We pioneered using generic online booking systems back in 2004 and went on to build one of the most sophisticated and flexible booking systems commercially available today. Our OBS.vites module will bolt into any existing web-site or sit standalone as a booking microsite.

Licensed on a volume level, prices start from just £250 pm plus installation, deployment and integration costs. Thinking of implementing a proper online booking system? Time to speak to Liam, Nick, Andy or Martin and discuss your needs.

]]> http://www.connected-uk.com/2010/02/online-booking-systems/feed/ 0 2010 – Time for a change http://www.connected-uk.com/2009/12/2010-time-for-a-change/ http://www.connected-uk.com/2009/12/2010-time-for-a-change/#comments Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:24:21 +0000 Martin http://v3.connected-uk.com/?p=555 martind@connected-uk.com). We've seen substantial growth in 2009 and 2010 is heading the same way and we wanted to get all of the team contributing regularly to the site so we've adopted the Wordpress platform and, with a few tweaks, created what I think is a nice fresh and clean identity (thanks Colin). We're planning to publish lots of articles, information and ideas; we're going to be sharing our very best ideas with you so we'd really appreciate your comments (good and bad). Give it some time to grow and it will become a pretty useful place to gather ideas on how you can improve your Internet thinking, strategy and results...]]> Image#385286As we enter our 14th year of trading it was time for a change in our outlook. What do you think of the new look? (email me martind@connected-uk.com). We’ve seen substantial growth in 2009 and 2010 is heading the same way and we wanted to get all of the team contributing regularly to the site so we’ve adopted the Wordpress platform and, with a few tweaks, created what I think is a nice fresh and clean identity (thanks Colin).

We’re planning to publish lots of articles, information and ideas; we’re going to be sharing our very best ideas with you so we’d really appreciate your comments (good and bad). Give it some time to grow and it will become a pretty useful place to gather ideas on how you can improve your Internet thinking, strategy and results.

We’re still recruiting so if you fancy working in a great environment with some of the best minds in the Internet world then…come on down!

Enjoy the site and welcome to new decade :)

Martin Dower, CEO

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Never wishing to stand-still and knowing that VITES™ currently offers a 2 or 3 year lead in thinking and technology, Connected are striving for even more greatness. In 2009, Connected openly published the 2 year development plan for VITES™ showing a strong commitment to ongoing R&D with a £250k budget and further resources in the form of management, quality control and deployment/release tools.

Quality

2010 is the year of quality for Connected – a number of specific initiatives headed by John Hyde in Q3 2009 will spearhead this drive in 2010 to ensure our clients get the very best service and a VITES™ product they want and can use. Listening intently to the needs of the clients is a cornerstone of our development planning and Connected continue to listen to the needs of it’s clients.

Open Source VITES™?

Yes and yes! Targeted for limited Open Source release in 2010 is a number of the core applications found in VITES™. This will be a limited release to early adopters who show they have the in-house technical, UI and testing skills and Connected are inviting applications to join the Alpha programme.

People

The technical team was substantially strengthened in 2009 with the addition of Charlotte, Aaron and Doug and 2010 will see another 3 technical people joining bringing the team up to a total of 12 people.

Account support has also seen similar growth in 2009 with another 2 slots planned in late 2010. This is raising our account support game and allowing the clients better access to ideas, technology and resources.

Sales & marketing

The current client profile is largely unchanged over the last couple of years and the relatively high entry to market remains the same. Connected are looking to broaden the appeal of VITES™ to both smaller and larger organisations and to do this is developing a lower entry cost and a more flexible deployment model. Watch out for developments in the this area, 2010 is an exciting year.

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