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We’re exhibited out and it’s good to be back!
Posted by Ellen Richards on the 15th of May, 2012
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Exhibiting at the ICT Management and Leadership Conference 2012 organised by the Association of Independent Schools of NSW (AIS) was a huge success.
Aside from enjoying fantastic weather in the Hunter Valley, we were provided an opportunity to catch up with many of our existing clients and engage with key representatives from various independent schools.
The future of digital learning and the impact of mobile technology was a key focus for the delegates. Mobility is certainly changing the landscape and this provided an ideal environment to showcase our recent enhancements to Schoolbox and our future vision. Continue reading this post ›
Jet setting again – Schoolbox off to enlighten NSW independent schools
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After much preparation we’re making the final touches for our Schoolbox exhibit before heading off this week to the ICT Management and Leadership Conference 2012 organised by the Association of Independent Schools of NSW (AIS).
Set to be a valuable event for ICT managers and professionals in schooling and education. The AIS is the peak body representing the independent schooling sector in NSW and being present at this event is our way of further committing to our focus on helping schools embrace web technology to improve learning and teaching.
A BIG THANK YOU to Victoria Government for supporting Alaress and well done to us!
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Yes, a big thank you to the Victorian Government's Department of Business and Innovation for selecting Alaress as one of 32 high growth Victorian SMEs to undertake the Victorian Government MasterClass for Growth.
Were chuffed at being chosen as a high-achieving medium-sized Victorian business to participate in the second year of MasterClass for Growth that aims to assist us to realise the next stage of our development as a leading digital agency.
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Time To Relax, Get Festive And Wrap Up 2011
Posted by
Sean Richards on the 8th of December, 2011
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With the end of 2011 nearing, looking back we can hardly believe the astounding success we have enjoyed and shared this year. We would like to share with you some of the events that have occurred for Alaress over the last twelve months that have made it seem such a successful year. In no particular order, below is a snap shop of some of the achievements we have achieved:
Schoolbox Goes Global – 2011 ASBA Conference New Zealand
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Sean Richards on the 7th of September, 2011
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This year Alaress exhibited at the 2011 Australian School Bursars Accociation, ASBA conference held in Auckland, New Zealand from the 17th to 20th July.
This was a big decision for Alaress having previously only exhibiting in Australian events within the education industry.
Leading up to the conference we had been working closely with our strategic technology partner Synergetic to strenghten both our ongoing relationship and the way in which we work together to improve our solutions for our clients through tighter integration of our two systems.
As part of both our organisation’s commitment to work more collaboratively toghether we decided to exhibit together at ASBA.
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Symfony2 goes live
Posted by
James Leckie on the 13th of August, 2011
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At Alaress we have been using Symfony to develop our large scale applications for over 6 months now. We recently released Hotels.com.au based on the 1.4 framework. On July the 25th we were excited to note that Symfony 2.0 was released. This milestone is an important evolution in Symfony. We are particular excited by the introduction of Doctrine2 and Twig as primary functions.
A Big Step Forward – Alaress Wins Placement on Victorian Government Eservices Panel
Posted by
alaress on the 6th of July, 2011
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Alaress is over the moon to announce that we have successfully won a position on the Victorian Government's eServices Panel from the 1st July 2011 through to the 30th June 2014.
The appointment will enable our digital agency to provide a range of valuable services including digital strategy, web design and development, information and application architecture, maintenance and support and more.
Alaress Wins Digital Business For Ormond College
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alaress on the 29th of April, 2011
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In a national tendering battle between Alaress and up to three other highly profiled competitive digital agencies, Alaress is the winner. Melbourne University’s Ormond College selected Alaress as their new digital partner to design and develop a new cutting edge website as a key component of their digital strategy.
The largest residential college for The University of Melbourne and founded in 1881 by the Presbyterian Church with the hallmarks of open entry and liberal education, Ormond College aspires to be a leader in residential collegiate learning in Australia.
Alaress Wins “Best In Class” at Interactive Media Awards 2011
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alaress on the 28th of April, 2011
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Our Melbourne based digital agency is excited to announce that our entry for the Mentone Grammar School Website (MG) into the Interactive Media Awards (IMA) competition under the category ‘Education’, has won the IMA Best in Class Award with an overall score of 486 out of a possible 500.
The judges also recommended the website for inclusion in the ‘School’ category (in addition to ‘Education’). This recommendation was made for reasons relating to quality and relevance and has been approved by IMC.
Schoolbox Launched
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alaress on the 30th of November, 2010
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Monday 29th November, was an exciting day for Alaress as we launched Schoolbox, an online collaboration and eLearning system for School communities.
Schoolbox was initially developed as a pilot in 2000 and branded OurSchool. It was developed as a self-managed solution that incorporated a learning management system, intranet and portal. It was produced by the founder James Leckie whose vision is to develop a system that is simple, time saving, minimises administrative tasks for teachers, and improves the effectiveness of classroom time to maximise learning opportunities.