2006 Press Release Archive

DID YOU KNOW?
In 2006, Falcon-Software become a Certified Ektron CMS Platinum Partner, the only one in Canada with that distinction in ‘06. But by far, the most exciting achievements was landing the Kodak account and being contracted by Virtuoso for the creation of 42-rich media web commercials.

January 16th, 2006
Bob Milloy & Associates has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the development of a Rich-Media Presentation for the Muir Haven residential estate.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software's FalconEFX division and Bob Milloy & Associates Ltd., located in Victoria, British Columbia, for the development of a Rich-Media Presentation for a local $12,000,000 residential property titled Muir Haven. The online commercial will be used to showcase the resort-style features of this unique west coast residential design. The Presentation will include rich graphic photography merged with narrative audio voiceovers, ambient background music and Flash animated production.

About Muir Haven


This is a spectacular residence featuring the comforts & amenities normally only found in world-class luxury resorts. Muir Haven is a luxury resort-style residence perched on a very private property at the ocean’s edge in South Oak Bay, Victoria BC. With over 12,000 square feet of living space, this is truly a one-of-a-kind residence combining the epitome of luxurious residential design, with the comforts of a luxury resort, and the magic of oceanfront living.

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February 2nd, 2006
Falcon-Software announces the winners of the 2005 Client Survey contest.


Falcon-Software Company announces the winners of the 2005 Client Survey contest for two iPod Nano’s. The contest winners are Jim LaMonica from Weico Wire located in Edgewood, New York and Tony Corvinelli from Tevelec located in Mississauga, Ontario. Only .27 inches thin and 1.5 ounces, iPod Nano packs a lot into its diminutive design.

With so many features the iPod nano can change the way you listen to music — and more.

  • Up to 14 hours of battery life
  • 2GB (500 songs) of storage
  • A bright color display
  • The Apple Click Wheel
  • A Dock connector that fits an entire ecosystem of iPod accessories.

Congratulations to this years contest winners and thank you to all the clients that filled out this years Client Survey Form. The purpose of the survey is to gather input that enables Falcon to continually improve the quality of service we offer.

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February 9th, 2006
Phoenix/EDT has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the development of a new corporate website.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software and Phoenix/EDT, Inc located in Mississauga, Ontario for the development of a new corporate website that includes a more modern, professionally designed user interface with lead generation tools, an eCatalog system and search engine optimization (SEO) development. The primary objective for the project will be to create a robust customer centric eBusiness platform that will serve as a sales and marketing channel for Phoenix/EDT.

Phoenix/EDT is a Canadian wire, cable and connectivity distributor with value added services such as custom cable assemblies & wire harnesses. The also provide striping, cut to length, hot stamping and ink printing.

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February 13th, 2006
German Corporation PMA has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the development of a new North American website.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software and Prozeß- und Maschinen-Automation GmbH (PMA) located in Kassel, Germany for the development of a new North American corporate website that includes a more modern and professionally designed user interface, deployment of advanced functionality and eBusiness tools with a focus on being more customer and sales-centric . The site will also include a content management system.

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March 13th, 2006
Falcon-Software is now an Ektron Certified Partner.


Falcon-Software Company announces the completion of staff training and certification on Ektron’s CMS400.NET content management software. Falcon is currently the only web development firm in Canada certified by Ektron. “Understanding the latest CMS400.NET version and its advanced architecture allows Falcon greater rapid development flexibility allowing Falcon to deliver powerful websites with compelling CMS functionality ” , states Gary Eisenstein, President & CEO of Falcon-Software Co.

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April 13th, 2006
Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corporation has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the development of a new corporate website.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software and Arnold Magnetic Technologies Corp located in Rochester, New York for the development of a new corporate website. This includes Enhancing the overall usability and information architecture of the website to better support their business goals and target audiences. Falcon-Software will also be providing a scalable and flexible website infrastructure that will serve as the foundation for Arnold’s eBusiness platform and allow for continuous improvements and advanced web applications to be integrated into future systems. Falcon-Software will also be developing user-friendly online ordering system and employing search engine optimization (SEO) best practices and tactics when developing the new website that will aid in positioning.

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April 13th, 2006
The BC Teachers’ Federation has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the development of a new corporate website.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software and the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF) located in Vancouver, BC for the development of a new corporate website. This includes improving the effectiveness of their current website by supporting the organizations overall mandate and to simplify and streamline the process of managing the vast amounts of content that resides within the BCTF website. Falcon-Software will also be implementing a new content management solution, which includes a 5-month technical support contract, utilizing Ektron’s CMS400.NET technology.

The British Columbia Teachers' Federation is the union of professionals representing 38,000 public school teachers in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is based in Vancouver.

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April 18th, 2006
Nogcomm has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the development of a new corporate website.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software and Nogcomm LLC located in Monmouth Junction, New Jersey for the development of a new corporate website. This includes enhancing the overall usability and information architecture of the website to better support the business goals of Nogcomm and its target audiences, while providing a user-friendly online ordering system.

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April 27th, 2006
Falcon-Software has been chosen as a finalist in three different categories for the 2006 VIATeC Technology Awards.


Falcon-Software Company is proud to announce being chosen as a finalist in three different categories for the 2006 VIATeC Technology Awards. “This is a great honor for us”, states Gary Eisenstein, Falcon’s CEO. “With all our clients being in the US, it’s always a challenge to be recognized locally for our contribution to the tech community.” “And being a finalist for three separate awards is a great testament to the wonderful staff we have working for us at Falcon”.

  • Falcon-Software is a finalist for Employee/Team of the Year.
     Jason Harrison-Edge, Falcon’s Creative Director was selected as a finalist for Employee of the Year. Jason has been with the company for 7-years and is the driving force behind Falcon’s artistic designs and award winning websites.
  • Falcon-Software is a finalist for Website/Online Strategy of the Year.
     TechnoServe/Mozlink Northern Mozambique website has been selected as a finalist for Website/Online Strategy of the Year. The Northern Mozambique website, was developed as key in the strategy to promote Northern Mozambique as an emerging world-class travel and tourism destination.
  • Falcon-Software is a finalist for Community Involvement of the Year.
    Once again, Falcon has been selected as a finalist for Community Involvement of the Year. Winners in 2004, Falcon’s charitable arm FCIP Group seems to be cultivating a strong presence within the Islands tech community.

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April 28th, 2006
Sotheby’s International Realty has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the development of a rich-media commercial for the Villa Madrona estate.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software’s FalconEFX division and Sotheby’s International Realty Canada located in Vancouver, British Columbia for the development of a rich-media presentation for a local $17,500,000.00 residential property called Villa Madrona . The online commercial will be used to showcase the spectacular oceanfront property . The presentation includes rich graphic photography merged with narrative audio voiceovers, ambient background music and Flash animated production. The presentation will also feature a built in WebTracker for property measurement and analysis solutions. Sotheby’s will be able to view real time tracking reports critical to measuring the effectiveness of their marketing efforts.

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May 3rd, 2006
STR-Speech Tech has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the development of a new corporate website.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software and STR-Speech Tech Ltd. located in Victoria, British Columbia for the development of a new corporate website. This includes enhancing the overall usability and information architecture of the website to better support the business goals of STR and its target audiences.

Falcon’s development team will be incorporating tactics within the website that encourage users to provide their contact information and generate return visits to the website with a focus on a scalable and flexible website infrastructure that will serve as the foundation for STR’s eBusiness platform. This will allow for continuous improvements and advanced web applications to be integrated into the system in the future.

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May 17th, 2006
Falcon-Software; a prominent presence at this years VIATeC awards ceremony.


Falcon-Software Company is proud to announce being chosen as a finalist in three different categories for the 2006 VIATeC Technology Awards and winning the Website/Online Strategy of the Year award. “Winning Website of the Year was such a wonderful honor for us in more ways than one” says Gary Eisenstein, Falcon’s CEO. “Not only for the recognition amongst our peers in the hi-tech community, but also for the fact that we all shared such great pride in the Mozlink project”. “I’m so very proud of the job Elizabeth Fox and her crew did and the impact this website will have on the Northern Mozambique economy”, states Gary Eisenstein.

Falcon seems to be on a roll, winning four out of eight VIATeC awards over the last three years. The annual VIATeC awards evening captures the enthusiasm, energy and innovation that characterizes Vancouver Island’s technology entrepreneurs and business people. It’s a unique event for everyone in the community to showcase their accomplishments while building a profile and increasing credibility within BC’s fastest-growing technology region.

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May 26th, 2006
Knowledge Adventure has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the development of a three new websites.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software and Knowledge Adventure, Inc. located in Torrance, California for the development of three new websites. This includes creating of microsite for JumpStart World’s new product launch, a new website for the Math Blaster brand and a new corporate site for Knowledge Adventure.

Falcon’s development team will be incorporating tactics that will be targeting specific markets and providing the client with sites that have scalable and flexible infrastructure serving as the foundation for Knowledge Adventure’s eBusiness platform. Falcon will also be implementing an Ektron CMS400 content management system that will allow greater site management for the clients long-term needs.

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May 30th, 2006
Densitron Technologies has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the design of a new website with CMS integration.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software and Densitron Technologies plc located in London, England for the development of a new website. This includes the implementation of an Ektron CMS400.NET content management solution with an installation, training and support contract.

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June 6th, 2006
Comtran Corporation has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the design and development of a new corporate website.

Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software and Comtran Corporation located in Whitinsville, Massachusetts for the development of a new website. This includes designing a more professional look and feel for the website that supports he Comtran brand. Providing a more scalable and flexible web-based infrastructure and employing SEO best practices and tactics to help drive traffic to the site.

“I’m very excited to announce that Comtran has become our 40th wire and cable client” , states Gary Eisenstein, Falcon-Software’s CEO. “The wire and cable industry was the launching pad for our success back in the early 90’s and although we have a far more diverse portfolio today, we have not forgotten our cabling roots”. Falcon-Software started out as software firm back in 1994, developing electronic software catalogs primarily for wire and cable manufactures and distributors across North America. Today, Falcon is a leading web design and multimedia firm specializing in web based solutions for hundreds of B2B and B2C businesses across the globe.

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June 7th, 2006
Falcon-Software acquires more office space for their expansion plans.


Falcon-Software Company announces the acquisition of additional office space in the Oak Bay Professional Building to accommodate the company’s recent growth and future expansion plans. The new office space, previously leased by AOK Payday Loans, will house the programming staff and Falcon-Software’s rich media division – FalconEFX. Renovations for the new space will commence in July and should be fully operational for August 1 st, 2006.

In late 2005, Falcon-Software moved into their current location, which quickly filled to capacity. “It was a stroke of luck that additional space came available in our own building”, says Falcon’s CEO Gary Eisenstein. “Now we can concentrate on managing the growth without the distractions and costs involved with moving an entire operation”.

Falcon-Software’s recent growth is a direct result of changes in the needs of today’s clientele with website contracts averaging $40,000 to $60,000/US, which almost doubles the average from Falcon’s last two fiscal years. “We’re seeing a huge increase in site sophistication”, says John Austin, Falcon’s Vice President of New Business Development. “Gone are the days of websites seen only as interactive online brochures. Now websites are viewed as serious e-business tools that can provide cost effective lead and sales generation as well as post purchase customer support”.

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June 16th, 2006
Mozambique, Africa - Victoria company helps economy.


A local Victoria company has received recognition for their philanthropist venture to Mozambique, Africa. Falcon-Software Company, Inc. was awarded VIATeC’s “Website/Online Strategy of the Year” distinction for their website created to bring international awareness to Africa’s poverty stricken nation, Mozambique.

The dire needs of Internet representation were brought to the attention of Falcon-Software’s community involvement group “FCIP” by TechnoServe. A non-profit internationally recognized organization; TechnoServe was founded in 1968 to help establish enterprising industries in the third world countries. The organization’s initiative in Mozambique, “Mozlink”, was to create international business mentorship in affluent business sectors such as tourism. An extensive and engaging website was urgently needed to reach-out and introduce the world to this unique country.

To assist in this initiative and broaden their understanding of Mozambique’s critical need to promote tourism within the country, two of Falcon-Software’s employees traveled to the civil-war-torn country to meet and talk with struggling hoteliers and tourism operators. Their gathered information would assist in the development of an interactive website that would represent the deep-rooted culture and extensive history of the country.

The goal the website was to introduce the colorful history and traditions of Mozambique, to show a unique tourist destination, include itinerary suggestions and up-to-date travel information. Furthermore the website would supply much needed details on the country’s safety, consequently dispelling unnecessary and outdated fears for foreign travelers.

The Northern Mozambique website, www.northern-mozambique.com, was launched in May 2006 and has been a key tool in the increased tourism traffic to Mozambique. “Mozambique is a truly underutilized tourist destination and one of the world’s last unspoiled wildernesses.” states Elizabeth Fox, Project Manager of the Northern Mozambique website. “This user-friendly but in-depth site is the total package: quality and presentation of information, ease of navigation, design, interactivity, content management and many extras.

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July 1st, 2006
RareEARTH Project Marketing has just signed a contract with FalconEFX for the design and development of rich media presentation for the Osoyoos Condo/Hotel project.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software’s FalconEFX division and rareEARTH Project Marketing located in Vancouver, British Columbia for the development of a rich media presentation for the Osoyoos Condo/Hotel project. The 60-second online marketing commercial will include narrative voiceover talent, audio imaging, multimedia animation and a WebTracker system for measuring the effectiveness of the campaign.

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July 4th, 2006
Falcon-Software honored by Ektron with Partner on the Month distinction for June 2006.


Ektron Certified Partner Falcon Software, based in Victoria, B.C., provides B2B and B2C solutions and marketing campaigns for over 200 companies, including Honeywell, Hitachi, and Zoll Medical, to name just a few.
  
The company has earned Ektron's June 2006 Partner of the Month for several reasons: They're a dynamic partner with proven, deep experience integrating and deploying CMS400.NET. Their team has created several cutting-edge sites using the Ektron CMS, for clients like Danaher Industrial Controls, Feedback Devices, and Dexter Magnetic Technologies. As well as their commitment to the Ektron partnership is front and center on their site: check out their web page promoting their proficiency with CMS400.NET - a strong statement from a strong partner.

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August 4th, 2006
Gems Sensors has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the website integration of newly acquired PreDyne Dynamics.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software and Gems Sensors Inc., located in Plainville, Connecticut for the website integration of newly acquired PreDyne Dynamics . Falcon will integrate PreDyne’s products and site data onto the Gems website, provide an eCommerce and content management system. The project also includes the site to be developed in four different languages.

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August 15th, 2006
Falcon-Software bolsters its IT staff to help keep up with the recent flood of new contracts.


Falcon-Software Company is proud to announce the hiring of three new employees to its technical department. Justin Humber, Byron Lundstrom and Georg Harning have recently been hired on to help Falcon’s increased production flow. “We’ve seen our company change a lot this fiscal year,” states Gary Eisenstein, Falcon’s CEO and President. “Our top priority this year was to improve our production timelines without compromising our high standards of customer service.” “With these new hiring’s I’m confident we can meet our goal by late October 2006,” says Gary Eisenstein.

Justin Humber joins Falcon’s staff as a .net specialist. Justin comes to Falcon from Sage Internet Solutions were he was employed as their top developer/analyst, leading a team of programmers. Falcon also added Byron Lundstrom to the programming core. Byron comes to Falcon from River End Consulting where he was employed for the last 6-years as their programmer/analyst. The acquisitions of both Justin and Byron will improve Falcon-Software’s programming expertise and significantly speed up production timelines.

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August 17th, 2006
Software Human Resource Council has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the design and development of a new website and CMS integration.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software and Software Human Resource Council located in Ottawa, Ontario for the development of a new website, which includes a fully integrated content management system.

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September 25th, 2006
Two Victoria Web Firms Unite.


Falcon-Software Company announces the partnership between FalconEFX and Catapult Imaging Studios. Catapult Imaging Studios and FalconEFX Rich Media, a division of Falcon-Software Company, Inc. have amalgamated to offer an “all-inclusive marketing campaign solution”. The merger of the two businesses will provide a complete talent pool for both company’s clients. FalconEFX and Catapult have worked closely together over the past 14 months providing each of their unique clients with custom marketing solutions.

Catapult Imaging Studios is an all inclusive talent group, offering full web development, corporate imaging, print services and custom photography. Catapult’s management team, Shon Taylor, Principle, Creative Director and Jean François Godin, Principle, Technical Director, work closely with their design team to provide complete marketing and branding solutions. Their portfolio includes many high-profile clients including Wellington West’s Capital Inc. and Asset Management Inc., Tactex Controls Inc. and Capital Steak House Inc.

Natasha Dilay, Business Development Manager of FalconEFX has worked in partnership with Catapult to provide clients with rich media presentations for on-line marketing initiatives. “This amalgamation is an exciting move,” states Dilay “the newly unified team offers clients a cohesive talent solution with excellent service, unique marketing material and incredible support.” Recent clients of FalconEFX have included noteworthy names such as Sotheby’s International Realty, Intrawest Corporation and travel experts Virtuoso Inc.

Catapult will maintain their downtown Creative Studio and move their Management Office into the FalconEFX Head Office in Oak Bay.

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September 29th, 2006
Windy City Wire has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the website integration of a new Ektron CMS solution.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software and Windy City Wire, located in Hillside, Illinois for the website integration of Ektron’s CMS400.Net content management system. Ektron’s CMS400.Net is a single application that gives our clients the tools and features necessary to create, deploy, and manage their web sites and intranets. Not just managing their content but features like documents, assets and multimedia management. The tool will support online forms, calendars, navigation, surveys and polls. CMS400.Net’s also supports all of these features in multiple languages. 

Windy City Wire is the premier distributor for low-voltage wire, cable and devices leading the way with innovative products and services. WCW has three locations nationwide.

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October 30th, 2006
Falcon-Software Achieves Ektron Certified ‘GOLD’ Partner Status.


Ektron Gold PartnerFalcon-Software Company announces the achievement of becoming an Ektron certified ‘Gold’ partner with the successful implementation of our latest CMS project and by demonstrating our expertise in building cutting-edge solutions using Ektron content management tools.

Falcon-Software started using Ektron’s CMS400.NET software in 2005 and in just over one-year Falcon’s programming and project management staff all became certified developers. In June 2006 Falcon had the distinction of being awarded Ektron Partner of the Month and achieving Gold Partner status in October 2006.

“At Ektron, we are continually impressed with the work Falcon-Software does with our joint client base, which has grown to more than a dozen customers. Falcon’s work goes far beyond traditional Web development with a successful strategy to identify clients’ needs and consequently acquire them for the long term,” said George Rassias, vice president of sales, Ektron. “Falcon’s commitment to cutting-edge work shows throughout its client base, and the strategic decision to use CMS400.NET in its deployments has positioned Falcon for success. As a longstanding Ektron partner, we appreciate how hard Falcon has worked hard to achieve Certified Gold Partner status.”  David Maffei - Sales Manager, Ektron

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December 5th, 2006
STS Telecom Solutions has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the design and development of a new corporate website.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software and Strategic Telecom Solutions, located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Falcon’s solution for the STS website will focus on creating a modern user interface for the website that conveys a professional corporate image and enhances the overall online customer experience. Falcon will also implement functionality improvements of the existing eCommerce platform in the most cost effective manner while ensuring the long-term scalability and flexibility of the website infrastructure for future improvements.

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December 6th, 2006
Kodak Graphic Communications Group has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for interface design and consultation for their INSITE software.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software and Kodak Graphic Communications Group for interface design and consultation for their INSITE software. INSITE Software is an Internet portal into the KODAK PRINERGY Workflow System. It streamlines job submission, job-status tracking, online collaboration, and remote proofing or approval. From any Web-enabled computer in any location at any time, customers, prepress operators, and customer service representatives can manage and track job activity, proof print jobs online, collaborates with creative and prepress staff on changes, and approves work

About Kodak Graphic Communications Group


Kodak is a leading provider of innovative solutions for conventional, digital and blended print production environments. Kodak’s Graphic Communications Group, one of Kodak’s strategic business units, provides technologies; products and services that help print providers streamline processes, optimize efficiencies and broaden services. With the largest global sales force, an experienced worldwide service network and extensive industry expertise, Kodak is the right partner to help customers grow their businesses.

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December 12th, 2006
Akron Brass Company has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the design and development of a new corporate website.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software and Akron Brass Company, located in Wooster, Ohio. Falcon's solution for the design and development of Akron's corporate website will focus around the Ektron's CMS400.Net content management system. At the core of this project Falcon will be removing content publishing bottlenecks, automating workflow lifecycles, enforcing standards, centralizing information and media assets, reducing dependencies on the IT department and simplifying the complex process of providing multilingual/regionalized content.

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December 18th, 2006
Vancouver Island Technology Park has just signed a contract with Falcon-Software for the design and development of a new website.


Falcon-Software Company announces the signing of a contract agreement between Falcon-Software and Vancouver Island Technology Park, (VITP) located in Victoria, British Columbia for the redevelopment of VITP’s corporate website and integration of the Ektron’s CMS400.NET content management software; this includes improvements to the information architecture of the website, new website design, content migration, integration of existing website application in the CMS software, training of VITP staff on using Ektron’s CMS400.NET and ongoing support services.

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