Tim Forbes

Posts by Tim Forbes, VP of Products and Marketing

     

Soapbox site launch: Weatherize DC

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Site launch: Airport Jobs

At PICnet, we aren't just about creating snazzy new websites with sleek design and fancy features. We're also here to help with your website's basic needs, like in the case of Port Jobs. We recently worked with Port Jobs' database contractor to automate Microsoft Access reporting to display current job postings in near-real time on their Airport Jobs site.

Port Jobs chose us after a competitive bid process in which they considered several firms.  Our functionality and a previous relationship with the business favored us in the selection process. But the database revamping is only Phase I - we will now be working on redeveloping Port Jobs in Soapbox, under the same template.

Although this is a rare example, the project was fairly smooth in part because I already understood how their old database was set up - because I had created it when I was an employee with Port Jobs. This made it a lot easier to understand the goal of the database integration, and the limitations and opportunities moving from the current ASP driven site to Soapbox.  In the end, this prior knowledge proved fruitful in a great solution for the client.

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