Training Pages has over 4000 courses onlinePRESS RELEASE — 8 September 1999 Training Pages, an online database of IT and management training courses in the UK, has officially passed the threshold of 4000 entries. At the time of writing, the database detailed 4027 courses from 347 companies. These numbers will almost certainly increase by the time this notice is released. Training Pages (www.trainingpages.co.uk) has some unique features which lie at the heart of its success as a comprehensive, yet specialist web site. First, and foremost, it is a site which is automatically updated in real-time. When training companies wish to create or update course entries, they simply point, click, and immediately see the results on the web site itself. As soon as a course entry is visible, the provider can take real-time enquiries from potential customers whilst receiving web usage statistics on their own courses and those of their major competitors. Apart from direct access to course details and their providers, potential clients benefit from a site which is easy to search and navigate. Providing it is listed in the database, anyone looking for a course, no matter how obscure, will find it. No other UK training site offers comparable levels of interactivity and dynamic web services. The secret behind the site's functionality is it's integration of open standards, open source software, and a smattering of in-house programming trickery. By separating the dynamic functions from the presentational elements of HTML, the site can constantly be adapted and improved with minimal human intervention. The programme code currently contains a host of premium features which have yet to be activated. e.g. direct booking, last-minute booking, course evaluation, trainer evaluation, freelance trainers, etc. Training Pages was developed by GBdirect, a boutique IT consultancy and training company based in Bradford. A detailed case study of how they designed and built the site is available here About GBdirect:GBdirect are a bespoke IT consultancy and training company based in Bradford, UK. They are acknowledged leaders in the implementation of e-commerce solutions using Open Source Software. Their training division is unchallenged by competition in the specialist Linux market. IBM, Dell, Compaq, Planet (Energis/Freeserve), Hawke Systems, BSS and Bryant Homes are amongst the companies they have helped with open source strategies during the last six months. |
CSS/XSLT/XHTML Design at The RegisterGBdirect staff recently completed an overhaul of the content management system (CMS) and website design for The Register. Every user should notice the aesthetic improvements, but we hope that most will also experience significant improvements in usability and performance as a result of the shift to open standards compliant HTML, CSS and XSLT. A brief description of the technologies involved is available and you may be interested in this rather approving account from The Web Standards Project. Journalists and editors are already noticing a dramatic improvement in the usability of the content management system. If you are interested in a similarly high usability, standards compliant, website design please contact our development team at development@gbdirect.co.uk. If you would like to learn how to do something similar yourself, take a look at our website design training course and our Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) training course. |
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