Solution
GeniusLabs
developed a BETA Version 2.0 for preliminary testing and refinement by Vojo administrators, and released Version 2.0 FINAL in February of 2001.
Highlights of Version 2.0 include:
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Online membership registration for new Vojo members, featuring two distinct membership levels.
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Personalized browsing for registered members--Vojo.com remembers information about every member, including their name, personal information, billing information, and their membership level, and greets them appropriately.
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The ability for registered Vojo members to instantly RSVP for events they wish to attend using their email address and password.
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Different website functionality and authorization for different member levels.
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Compatibility with all major browsers, including Netscape, Internet Explorer, and Opera.
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Improved communication between Vojo members and staff--volunteering for Vojo events, sponsoring events, and providing feedback to staff is handled entirely through website.
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An advanced content management system that controls: posted events, networking tips, Vojo news, and website color/layout.
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Online feedback and volunteer forms for Vojo members.
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Browser detection, FLASH plugin detection, and other dynamic features.
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Automated management of Vojo Newsletter subscribers, level-one members, and level-two members, with the ability to export database information for easy importing into programs.
Technology
GeniusLabs used Microsoft's Web Solution Platform to provide a
scalable, reliable, secure, and highly available
n-tier distributed solution for Vojo.com. Windows 2000 Advanced
Server and Internet Information Server (IIS) 5.0 as the
web platform allowed for easy integration with SQL Server 7.0,
which provided a robust Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) that allows
Vojo.com to efficiently store and retrieve member, event, and transactional data records
securely and instantly.
Additional highlights include: Integration of Vojo.com with iTransact's secure online transaction service,
ASP & cookie driven detection member identity and browser type, and the "most important feature of the new Vojo.com" as
request by Vojo administrators, the ability to assign different colors and layouts of unique pages in the site.
Results
Vojo.com has been well received by the Vojo community, praising its clean look, improved navigation, and personalization features. Vojo administrators are no longer forced to manually edit and update the events on their website, and managing members and newsletter subscribers is completely integrated with Vojo.com Version 2.0. Vojo Networking Group now averages well over 200 participants in each of their weekly networking and business events, and has a growing member base of over 3,000 Southern Californians.
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