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We invite you to visit some of the sites we have created by clicking the links below. The sites will open in a new window which you can close to return to this page. Note that the database-driven sites require you to enter a user number and password to gain access to special areas. We provide a guest login for this purpose.
Flowerzone Flowerzone is a major exporter of flowers and foliage from New Zealand. We developed the "Flower Finder" part of their web site and the Microsoft Access system for maintaining the database behind it.
The Fondue Set The Fondue Set is a leading jazz group, formed in 1997. It is made up of Caitlin Smith on vocals, Steve Gerrish on nylon and slide steel string guitars, and Graeme Webb on jazz guitar, steel string acoustic guitar and fretless bass. They perform at venues in and around Auckland. EIS were commissioned by them to design and build their web site. The site features streaming audio samples from their CDs.
Enterprise Motor Group Enterprise Motor Group is New Zealand's largest used vehicle dealership, with seven branches in the North Island. We developed their website over several months. The site is simple to navigate for the web user, but provides a large set of background functions and reports for the sales staff and managers. A conversion and upload process allows current vehicle data to be taken from the computer systems in use at the branches and imported into the website's database, along with photos of the vehicles. The vehicle directory is almost entirely database-driven, meaning that it is easy for Enterprise to add new branches, vehicle makes, body styles etc. and to control the calculation of prices and display of guarantees available for each vehicle.
Hairbrain We developed Hairbrain in May 2001. It is designed to provide a register of hair salons and barbers, their stylists and the services they offer. We host and maintain the site ourselves. In addition to a basic listing, a salon can ask us to create a "web presence" for them, in the form of one to several pages. We aim to offer online bookings in future.
Promato Promato was commissioned by Topspin Systems Ltd. Promato is a web technology based software product, normally run on company intranets, for inventory management and distribution of promotional items ("giveaways").
 
The development of Promato entailed satisfying demanding user interface requirements and implemenenting complex business rules. The underlying database includes 25 database tables and may be installed on Microsoft Access, Microsoft SQL Server or ORACLE database management systems.
 
A demonstration version of the application is available on the internet. To enter it use the User Name "guest" and the Password "guest". (Note that the database is refreshed from time to time so that any updates you make to it, by adding a new promotional item for example, will eventually disappear). Promato was developed to use late versions of internet browsers and also requires Javascript and cookies to be enabled.
GoforGOLF GoforGOLF was developed for Sports Information Management Limited. It allows golfers to enter their scores and receive back analysis of their game, eg. average score per hole, average putts per round etc. In addition, GoforGOLF offers facilities for clubs to keep their members informed of news and tournament results.
 
GoforGOLF was launched on April 15th, 1999 and already has several thousand registered users from New Zealand and around the world, with over 7,500 game records having been entered to date. If you are a golfer, we suggest you register so that you can enter your scores. If your club's scorecard is not already loaded, you can add it.
 
Click the image above left. You need to enter a user number and password to access the scores and analysis page. You can use guest login number 1 and password mouse.
General Travel New Zealand General Travel New Zealand Limited is an inbound tour wholesaler founded in 1973. Their business is selling New Zealand tourism product to travel wholesalers and travel agents overseas, as well as organising tours to New Zealand for conventions and special events.
 
We developed the Itinerary Planning Database area of their web site, while General Travel staff have developed "static" pages to form the rest of the site.
 
The itinerary planning database allows users to browse General Travel's entire product manual, obtain seasonal rates and view product information and pictures. Furthermore, it enables customers to build a custom tour and submit it to General Travel for confirmation and quoting.
 
A design consideration of the database is that it should be able, in future, to be integrated with existing back-office inventory and accounting systems (or take over from existing systems) and be able to be used to generate the printed product manual.
 
The itinerary planning database area makes use of advanced features available only in Internet Explorer 4.0 or above from Microsoft. You need to use this browser to view the database area. Please use the guest login number 2 and password mouse to gain access.
 
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Guests of New Zealand Guests of New Zealand is an Auckland-based company who specialise in personalised tours for visitors to the city. We developed this web site in just a day or so. It is a "static" site with no back-end database but does include a programmatic feature in its Request for Information form.
 
This site makes use of advanced browser features such as cascading style sheets. However, in conforming to the HTML standard, it "degrades" gracefully so as to be accessible to any browser.
The Ellerslie Flower Show, 1998 The Ellerslie Flower Show is New Zealand's largest. We developed this static web site for General Travel New Zealand, which was the official international travel agent for the show. It was approved and part-funded by the New Zealand Tourism Board.
 
This site was written in "plain vanilla" HTML, so as to be accessible to any browser. The site's artwork was modified from that used for printed publicity material.
Corporation of Insurance Brokers of New Zealand The Corporation of Insurance Brokers of New Zealand is the main industry-representative body for insurance brokers in New Zealand. It's website provides general 'question and answer' information about what insurance brokers do, how and why to use them, codes of practice and complaint procedures. The site provides a database-driven directory of members and allows visitors to apply to become members. Each CIBNZ member is given a user name and password which they can use to log in to a members' area of the site to obtain information about continuing education and further qualifications, or to change their contact details if necessary. CIBNZ staff can use the site to email news to members.
McAra Design & Advertising McAra Design & Advertising asked us to develop an internet application for one of their clients to allow tracking and ordering of tourist brochure materials for nationwide distribution. The application keeps track of the numbers of brochures held at each distribution location and facilitates the re-ordering of more brochures when stock at a location runs low.
 
We do not provide a link to the site, as it is password protected for use by the client only.
We hope you enjoyed your tour of our sites. If you have an idea for a web site for your existing business or organisation, or if you have an idea for a business venture on the web that requires our type of skills, please get in touch, either by email or by telephoning us.
Thanks for visiting!
 
Last Updated: 12 December, 2004