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HR Law ManagerHighlights

  • Role-based Security
  • WYSIWYG Page Editing
  • Document Database with Flexible Organization Tools
  • Security Aware Search System
  • Basic Workflow Tools
  • Co-branding Capable

Description

Extranet where clients can access a wide variety of legal documents and advice. The Document Database can be easily managed by the lawyers responsible for the site. The system also offers workflow management tools including user password retrieval and search index updating when documents are added or modified. Custom logging system tracks a variety of information on system usage and provides site managers with an interface for generating reports. http://www.hrlawmanager.com/

Technical Info

Written in Cold Fusion and using the Fusebox application framework (http://www.fusebox.org/), the system runs on a Windows 2000 server.

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Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP Intranet Home PageHighlights

  • Role-based, Page-level Security
  • Integrated Windows Authentication
  • WYSIWYG Content Management
  • Modular Application Framework (Fusebox)
  • Firm Directory with Photos
  • Firm Calendar, News, and Links
  • Security Aware Recently Modified Block
  • Security Aware Search Engine with Support for Phrase Searching and “Best Match” Results Ranking

Description

This is the first version of the firm’s intranet. The Managers and Directors provided the required input on the type of content they wanted on the intranet and how they hoped to be able to update it. Self-publishing was a requirement as was Role-based security. The system includes a variety of content management features like custom display order of section contents, recategorizing entire sections (and their children), attaching documents to a given section, limiting access to a section to members of administrator-defined groups and much more. The system was first released in the summer of 2002 and remains in active use.

 

Technical Info

The system was built in PHP with the Fusebox application framework (http://www.fusebox.org/). The database is SQL Server. Access to the database server is provided by the ADODB Database Abstraction Library (http://php.weblogs.com/ADODB/). The WYSIWYG editing functionality is provided by Interactive Tools (http://www.htmlarea.com/). The system uses the Htdig search engine (http://www.htdig.org/). The system is served on Windows 2000, IIS 5 and all pages are valid and compliant XHTML 1.0 Transitional.

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lawyeringlaw.com home pageHighlights

  • Role-based Security
  • WYSIWYG Page Editing
  • Document Database with Flexible Organization Tools
  • Security Aware Search System
  • Basic Workflow Tools
  • Co-branding Capable

Description

Extranet where clients can access a wide variety of legal documents and advice. The Document Database can be easily managed by the lawyers responsible for the site. The system also offers a variety of management tools including user password retrieval, online engagement agreements, and search index updating when documents are added or modified. Custom logging system tracks a variety of information on system usage and provides site managers with an interface for generating reports. http://www.lawyeringlaw.com/

Technical Info

Written in Cold Fusion and using the Fusebox application framework (http://www.fusebox.org/), the system runs on a Windows server.

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Monroe Manor Condo AssociationHighlights

  • Role-based Security
  • Document Sharing System
  • Community Calendar
  • Bulletin Board Classified and Messages
  • Self-registration System for Owners

Description

Intranet for all members of the Monroe Manor condo association. System allows site administrators (usually the president of the association or her delegate) to maintain a document repository for all types of association documents. Additionally, the management company has limited access (to help maintain the document repository) but is unable to access the user forums (so the owners can complain about the management company without their knowing about it). All owners have access to the system and can participate in a variety of ways including adding a listing for their unit if it is for sale or rent, posting other classified adds in the Garage Sale section, and commenting on any issue regarding the community in the Owners Forum. Owners can also update their profile indicating, among other things, the units they own. This was one of the first password-protected sites I ever developed (2000).

Technical Info

Written in PHP with MySQL database. Also uses the ADODB PHP database abstraction library.

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Ambrosi & AssociatesHighlights

  • Simple, Fast Search Interface
  • Tab-delimited Text Export Option
  • Simplified Data Maintenance
  • Basic Security
  • Displays Other People in Same Department
  • Formats Data Suitable for Printing

Description

Created in 1999 and still in use today, the Employee Directory constitutes one part of the company’s intranet. All users are allowed to modify the data as needed. The system logs add/edit/delete activity for security purposes. The directory can be updated via the intranet or via FileMaker Pro directly and changes are reflected immediately.

Technical Info

Database: FileMaker Pro 4 Server with the Web Companion running on a Macintosh (OS 9).

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Chicago PhilanthropyHighlights

  • Self-generating Table of Contents
  • Search Engine
  • Logical Site Structure

Description

Chicago Philanthropy magazine, in circulation starting about 1996, went online in about 1998, including archived versions of every issue of the magazine. The site was created and maintained using Dreamweaver and its templating system, but the main menu was generated by a PHP script. The site structure reflected the organization of the content, e.g. /1997/01/interview.html. The site is no longer active.

Technical Info

Apache web server. Mostly static pages. Htdig search engine.

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conferenceHighlights

  • Web-based Instruction
  • Self-contained Application
  • Complete Training Application: Presentation + Practice

Description

This computer based training module was created to allow people to learn how to make conference calls without having to bother two other people. It was made available on the company’s intranet in addition to being available on a file server. It includes a variety of audio and the telephone functions just like a real phone.

Technical Info

Created with Authorware 4 on the Macintosh. The online version runs on the Mac or Windows PC.

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databaseHighlights

  • Captures Requests for Information
  • Creates Labels
  • Includes “Blast Email” Feature
  • Includes Complete Invoicing System

Description

Necessity is the mother of invention. In 1996, faced with having to track potentially thousands of names, addresses and phone numbers and having a copy of Microsoft Access at my disposal, I created a “marketing” database that has ended up being used by everyone working at the Instituto Cervantes in Chicago to this day.

Technical Info

Microsoft Access database running on Windows.