i:Create - Website Content Management System

Originality, ingenuity, simplicity, freedom; i:Create gives you greater functionality, so you can make the most of your best features

eSolutions continues our efforts to give our clients ultimate authority in the development and maintenance of their website content.  Just like in the beginning, i:Create allows editors to quickly and easily up-date, modify, add or delete content materials, without having to understand complex programming languages.  It still has multilingual capabilities, WYSIWYG editing and a huge number of administrative features.  And, as always, i:Create is web-based, so edits can be made anywhere the internet can be accessed.  The same Web 2.0 technologies, RSS feeds and Share functionalities, are available. 

Enhancements have been made to the original to improve compatibility and overall functionality of the WCMS and our clients' websites.  Read on for a complete list of all the benefits eSolutions' i:Create has to offer.

Technology

i:Create is platform independent, using PHP scripting. The system integrates with Microsoft IIS, Apache or any configurable HTTP server and supports Open Database Connectivity (ODBC). i:Create connects to Microsoft Access, Excel, Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and other databases.  

User Advantages

• Flexible, web-based application
• No software installation is required
• Easy to use WYSIWYG editor
• Easy to use resource manager for documents and images
• Resize, reorder sections of the editing interface
• Compliant to accessibility standards
• Based on custom designed CSS templates

RSS Feeds

• To improve interactivity and promote your website, i:Create includes RSS Feeds (Really Simple Syndication):
• Drive traffic back to your website
• Notify subscribers of new content and releases
• Easy to add new articles, with title and description
• Automatic update when new pages are released
• RSS link on the site allows visitors to add the feed to their reader

Share

• Included with i:Create is Share, a social networking post out tool:
• Visitors can post, link and tag to popular social networking sites
• Sites in the menu include Facebook, Twitter, Digg, Del.icio.us, LinkedIn, StumbleUpon, BlueDot, Technorati
• Improves Search Engine Page Ranking (SEPR)

Additional Modules

i:Create has a modular design, so you can pick and choose which additional applications to integrate into the website:

• Photo Gallery - create albums and upload photos 
• BrowseAloud - speech-enabling program to enhance accessibility
• i:Calendar - an interactive calendar of events
• Business Directory Tool
• Bids and Tenders
• i:Blog - create and manage discussion forums
• i:Communicate - electronic newsletter
• i:Survey - electronic survey and reporting system
• i:Learn - online training system
• Municipal Tax Calculator
• Water/Wastewater Calculator
• Online Donations Tool 

Hosting

• Host at our wholly-owned Tier 3 Data Fortress to ensure the integrity of your i:Create website:
• Web servers utilize the latest server hardware

Compatibility

• Platform independent 
• Administrative backend is compatible with Internet Explorer 8 and previous versions
• Supports Open Database Connectivity (ODBC)
• Connects to Oracle, SQL Server, My SQL and other databases

Key Features

• Multilingual support
• Language Links
• Bilingual spell checker
• Edit, delete or rename content
• Printer Friendly option
• Link Checker to find broken links
• Publish pages immediately from within the editor
• WYSIWYG and HTML edit modes
• Copy and paste from multiple sources
• Secure eMail manager
• Advanced menu manager
• User friendly Silk Icons by http://www.famfamfam.com