Carissa+&+Tariq

Carissa - maintaining the data updates in the JESS school website. Tariq - part of a company who maintains and looks after the development of the website. - infrastructure based - 15 years - there is no hardcore programing

School website -
 * Doesn't collect parent information
 * Images get resized - photoreszie (JPEG)
 * - Carmen's website will need this
 * using tags can control where things go (widget) - only internal
 * 25 to 2500 key words can be used


 * the school website used to be on RACKSPACE - which had its own dedicated server
 * but now they have changed company it's DISCOUNT ASP - which allows the following
 * 1) gives you an alternative website so you can edit while other website is still up
 * 2) shared server - 500 SQL database space and every single page is stored
 * SITEFINITY supples the interface - Microsoft ASP model


 * they dint choose ESFITCH - which is an old company who are expensive - $900 for initial price
 * - $200 for support

Future developments
 * develop a parent portal - which contains crucial information weekly and daily for parents - approx be done in September so will take 6-8 months to do.

CMS
 * Tariq recomended that commercial CMS is the best way to go
 * KENTICO
 * but you have to weigh up the disadvantages and advantages