Parrot Watch helps to support and carry out research and conservation on endangered Parrot Species.
The project raises funds for its conservation work by means of a sponsorship scheme, whereby in return for a small sponsorship Parrotwatch.org provides sponsors with access to unique video footage of the Yellow-Shouldered Amazon Parrot in its natural habitat. Web cams are fitted inside nests allowing monitoring and filming of chicks from the moment they break out of their shell. Video footage of parrots in the wild and project volunteers at work is also available.
The website was developed using Joomla CMS with a custom video feature added to showcase the work that Parrot Watch does. The main project leaders also file field reports from location on Bonaire directly to the website. Registered visitors to the site can add their comments to any of the field reports.
Independant commentator and photo journalist, Jon Pullman commissioned Xact IT to create a website to present his articles and display his photography and videos.
The site was create using the blogging software package, Wordpress as the main CMS with Gallery integrated to display photographs and videos.
A project for the Constituional Commission of Scotland. The commission approached Xact IT with a problem, namely they needed a website up and running ASAP. The reason for getting the site live ASAP was an article was to be published in one of Scotlands leading newspapers within a few days and they wanted a website in place so that readers of the article could leave feedback and make suggestions about the form a Scottish constitution would take.
The site was developed using the Joomla Open Source CMS system and is fully search engine optimised. A comments component was added to allow vistors to the site to leave their comments to published articles.
A Fantastic Podcast publishing website including a blog like comments feature.
The website is based on Open Source Software, with extensive customisation and additional features including a blog comment system created and added to improve functionality and interactivity with the website visitors.
Other features include:
Supports ANY media filetype: mp3, ogg, mpg, m4v, mov, pdf, etc... Create easily mixed audio and video podcasts.
XML feed generated is fully compatible with Juice and iTunes, meets the w3c standards and supports iTunes specific tags.
Password protected web administration interface: upload, edit, delete episodes and fully customise the script.
The Doctors at Carolside Medical Centre in Clarkston Glasgow, wanted their patients to be able to access information about the medical practice.
In addition to information about the practice, the website is also used to distribute the practice bi-monthly newsletter. Using a content management system has enabled the staff to update the newsletter and other content when they need to.
A customised feature was added to provide a means for patients to securely submit their repeat prescription requests, saving them a journey to the Medical Centre.