OSM Networks News http://www.osmnetworks.com A brand new, locally owned nursery, featuring native and rare plants with all the knowledge and assistance to help you plan and plant the perfect garden! We were excited to be a part of this new business start up, creating the business logo and website for this unique business. The website has a very clean, minimalistic aesthetic, making the extensive collection of beautiful plant images stand out. It's a little bit earthy, a little bit urban, and easily updateable by the nursery staff. Check their extensive lists of plant types online, or look up directions to visit them in person. Congratulations on your new business! Features Include: Logo Design SiteApex Content Management System News Manager with Featured Story Plugin for Plant of the Week Site keyword search to easily locate information OSM Networks is a web design and development firm located in Belleville, Ontario. Serving clients world-wide since 1997, OSM strives to help empower businesses and organizations take control of their websites giving them a look they can be proud of and the tools they need to grow online. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 00:00:00 -0500 The staff at OSM are pleased to welcome Colin to our customer support team! Colin will be looking after much of our phone and ticket support. He is also the new friendly voice answering our general inquiries line. Next time you give our office a call, say "Hi" to Colin! Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0500 OSM Networks is growing again! We are currently looking for 3 additional team members in the roles of Customer Support Specialist, Web Developer (HTML/CSS) and Senior Programmer/Analyst. For more details on these job postings visit Wed, 28 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 When the Kingston Police Force needed a new online look, they turned to OSM Networks to help deliver a functional, self-up-datable website that fit their vision as an organization. As one of the oldest police forces in the province, the Kingston Police Force is proud of their heritage and officers belong, not just to the force we see today, but to a long heritage of police officers serving the Kingston area. The new website needed to show the present day force as modern and cutting edge with new online tools, such as the online background checks and regional crime reports, while maintaining a feel for the legacy of the organization. The designers at OSM accomplished this with the use of dramatic, dark colours, showcasing many old photos, while keeping the site easy to navigate and read with large feature buttons to help visitors find key areas on the website. Staff at the Kingston Police Force will be able to keep the website up to date on a daily basis with the SiteApex content management system, allowing them to better serve their public. Watch for news stories, events, and photos! Congratulations Kingston Police Force on your new website! Features Include: SiteApex Content Management System Calendar Module (with mini calendar on the home page) News Manager (with feature article on the home page) Photo Album showcasing the force's history Site keyword search to easily locate information OSM Networks is a web design and development firm located in Belleville, Ontario. Serving clients world-wide since 1997, OSM strives to help empower businesses and organizations take control of their websites giving them a look they can be proud of and the tools they need to grow online. Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0500 OSM is a proud member of the local community. We were honoured to have the opportunity to work on a website for the Prince Edward County Soccer Association this month and we can't wait for soccer season! With the sudden warm spring temperatures, we are all in the mood for a fresh, fun and nature inspired design. This site uses a fresh spring green with blue sky and lots of dirt for a youthful approach to the outdoors. With the SiteApex content management system, the Soccer Association will be able to keep the website up to date with schedules and important information for players, parents, coaches and refs. Wishing all of the PECSA teams the best of luck for the 2010 season! Features include: SiteApex content management system Mini Calendar displays important evens right on the home page Contact Us page uses a Form Builder form to quickly collect and manage requests Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500 http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php Sustainability: what does it mean? The UN's Brundtland Report defines it as "the ability to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs." Sounds like a no-brainer, but genuine sustainable development requires careful planning and deliberate actions. The City of Pickering is the first municipality in Ontario to establish an Office of Sustainability, and, knowing that local initiatives only work if people really buy into them, they're having fun with it, largely thanks their new website www.sustainablepickering.com The site is a hub for ideas, information, events and news and invites plenty of interaction. It was created by Belleville's own OSM Networks Inc., in partnership with McSweeney & Associates in Ottawa, and OSM consultant Anne VanVlack thinks she knows why they won the contract. "They really wanted to excite and involve the community," she says. "To encourage schools and businesses and homeowners to use the website, get involved and feel they could make a difference. Well, we've got a lot of experience with websites that really involve the community." VanVlack created the Prince Edward County website www.pec.on.ca almost 15 years ago, an award-winning site that was one of the first of its kind in Canada. She and Eric McSweeney, a specialist in municipal and economic development consulting, were the team who sealed the deal with Sustainable Pickering. "We were in tune with the people we met with there," says VanVlack. "I admit I felt a little intimidated before our first meetings. Pickering is big, and this was a big project. But the staff were so enthusiastic, you could tell they really cared about the drive for sustainability and they wanted to make delivery of information and resources as personal and inclusive as possible for the people of Pickering." The presence of two local business owners at that first meeting, sitting at the table with the bureaucrats, was the first sign this project was going to be different. As well the municipal officers and administrative staff, VanVlack and McSweeney got to meet Pickering resident Jack McGinnis, a committed sustainability advocate and a man popularly regarded as the "guru of curbside recycling."McGinnis is throwing his expertise and influence into the project. With a population that's expected to double in 20 years, Pickering aims to reduce its corporate greenhouse gas footprint by 50 percent, and its community greenhouse gas footprint by 35 percent, both on a per capita basis. They don't plan to backpedal on growth or productivity to do that, in fact the city is recognized by Profit magazine as one of the ten best cities in Canada for growth at the same time as winning the 2008 FCM (Federation of Canadian Municipalities)-CH2M Hill Sustainable Community Planning Award. Tom Melymuk and Chantal Whitaker, director and coordinator of the Office of Sustainability, know that their success depends on communication and commitment, and having the best interactive communication tool at their disposal is going to help. "The website solution we provided Pickering is an "Evergeen Solution," says OSM CEO Dave Lawrence, "because it is sustainable in and of itself, they never have to upgrade again, we take care of it all and it's adaptable, with the clients trained to do their own updates. We have a dedicated support desk just for them, which adds that personal touch and separates us from other small companies." OSM Networks Inc., and McSweeney & Associates have collaborated on economic development websites for Oshawa-Durham, Dryden, Deep River, Pembroke, Carleton Place, Haliburton and the Ontario East Economic Development Commission. OSM has grown a client base of over 1,500 organizations since it began in 1997. "We're not a large company, but we do big things" says Lawrence. "We have fun and we're blessed to have great staff and great customers." Big things like creating and maintaining websites for Habitat for Humanity, Kingston General Hospital, Belleville Police and Regional Infection Control of Ontario; sites where things have to work to perfection all the time. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 Stoney Creek Baptist Church in London Ontario has just launched a new website with the help of OSM Networks. A long time customer of OSM, Stoney Creek Baptist needed a site that they could keep up to date as their Church grows and new programs are being offered on a continual basis. The new site uses the Ministry Builder Content Management System designed especially for Churches and Ministry groups. The easy to use Ministry Builder system is based on OSM's standard SiteApex system with built in Calendar, News, Newsletter System, Staff List Manager, File Manager and more. The easy-to-use admin allows any staff or volunteer to easily update the website and add new pages as their ministry grows. Using the built in RSS feature Stoney Creek Baptist is able to make Sermons available as a podcast and the Staff List Module protects their staff from spam. As a bonus, Stoney Creek Baptist will never have to re-build their website again. The Ministry Builder system can have a new design applied to the existing website at any time to keep your website looking fresh and new. Features Include: Ministry Builder Content Management System Calendar Module (with mini calendar on the home page) News Manager (with feature article on the home page) Sermons RSS feed/podcast Staff List File Manager for downloadable MP3's of the Sermons Tue, 8 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php OSM Networks is pleased to announce the launch of strategicprojects.ca. Needing a fresh new look to promote his business, Rob Ratcliffe of Strategic Project Solutions turned to OSM Networks' design team for re-branding. Working with his current bridge concept, OSM updated the logo to give a bold, punchy look to Rob's critical Project Management business. Strategic Project Solutions is an outsourced Project Management company that assists businesses in managing IT projects. Bridging the gap between IT and Business is an important position and Rob quickly recognized the need to have his information easily accessible on the web where business people could quickly look up his services and contact him. His new website features a very simple structure with a large menu to help his clients and potential clients quickly find the information they are looking for. Strategicprojects.ca uses the SiteApex content management system, allowing Rob to keep his website up to date and continue to build on to it as his business grows. Congratulations on your new site Rob! Features include: Logo Design SiteApex content management system A randomly selected Success Story displays on the right side of each page Contact Us page used a Form Builder form to quickly collect and manage client information Wed, 12 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php OSM Networks is pleased to announce the launch of a new website for Cambridge Corporate Development. Cambridge Corporate Development is a Toronto based company specializing in Business Financing, Acquisitions & Mergers, and Business Sales. Their website needed to appeal to the corporate world, while positioning Cambridge Corporate as a high class, cutting edge company. The site combines a feel of history with a clean simplicity, portraying the company's legacy of experience and trustworthiness, as well as their commitment to moving forward and staying on top of the trends. Recognizing the need for a beautiful site that still printed well, a printable version of the pages was created to allow for clean text-based print outs. Special Features Include: Printable Pages Email a Friend A randomly selected testimonial displays on the right side of each page Use of large, captivating photos Wed, 5 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php Belleville, Ont. - The Belleville Police Service is pleased to announce the launch of our redesigned website on March 19, 2009 (3pm). The changes have culminated in a fresh, dynamic design for our site, with improved navigation capabilities and a focus on customer service. The new site can be accessed at www.police.belleville.on.ca It has been given a substantial redesign that makes it compatible with the changing styles of the internet and introduces many new sections to inform the public of the services provided by our organization. It contains user friendly information for the public on topics including; traffic safety, crime prevention, police contacts, and recruiting. Helpful links and downloads are also available. The Most Wanted and the Unsolved Crimes feature provides information, suspect descriptions and images to assist us in identifying and apprehending wanted persons. Media releases and a calendar of events are now available as are down loadable educational documents. Processes have been streamlined as residents no longer have to attend the police station to pick up forms for processes such as the Criminal Records Checks. These forms can now be printed from the site. Safety tips for residents, business owners and seniors are also included as well as information on the variety of community-based programs offered by the officers in our Community Services Unit. The Belleville Police Service believes we all need to get involved and do our part to make our community as safe as possible and with access to 'current and relevant information' through the new site they are confident this is a step in the right direction. The media is invited to join us as we officially launch our new website on Thursday, March 19th, 2:00 p.m. at the Belleville Police Services Board meeting at City Hall. Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php OSM Networks joins the Belleville Minor Hockey team in proudly announcing the launch of the exciting new Belleville Minor Hockey website. This new website built on OSM's own product BusinessBuilder allows the Belleville Minor Hockey staff to update and manage their own website. For the first time ever, Players, Parents and Fans will be able to track and follow their favourite teams and player stats with our online League Management System. "A very enjoyable project. We rushed this one through to meet an important deadline --- the start of the 2008/09 season! and OSM would like to especially thank Dan Parent for his committment to helping the project succeed. We wish the organization a successful and safe season. We are proud to be a new sponsor." --- Dave Lawrence, OSM Networks "I have been getting rave reviews from board members and from parents using the site. They say it is laid out very well, looks very tidy and smooth, things are easy to find. The form builder is fantastic, it makes it so simple to register for our clinics and tournaments, I had replies from people virtually minutes after I posted applications for tournaments and clinics. The photo gallery is very simple to use, you can load photos in mere minutes. " --- Dan Parent, Belleville Minor Hockey Association Visit Belleville Minor Hockey Online today at: www.bellevilleminorhockey.com Mon, 8 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php OSM Networks in partnership with the Belleville Public Library & John M. Parrott Art Gallery, has launched the new bellevillelibrary.com website. The Library's online presence is extended through new website features including events calendars, resource directory, news articles and online registrations. The library staff are able to completely maintain the site in-house. OSM was excited to take on this project, and worked closely with the library's board to ensure that their goals were met. The project included design, site architecture, database-managed resources, content management system, and training. Positive response has been received from the launch. Steve Heidt, OSM senior project manager, says "It has been a pleasure to work with the Belleville Library team on their new website. I believe we have come together and created an outstanding online presence that not only benefits the Library but benefits the community." Visit Belleville Public Library online at www.bellevillelibrary.com !! Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php OSM Networks registered its very first domain name on Apr 25, 1997 and since then has been providing website hosting, graphic design and advanced web programming for thousands of people and businesses who depend on us to provide intelligent, cost effective solutions. Fri, 27 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php OSM is proud to announce the launch of the Schools Challenge website. OSM has very much enjoyed partnering with Schools Challenge on this project and we look forward to providing many more solutions to our customers. Tue, 6 Feb 2007 00:00:00 -0500 http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php OSM is proud to announce that we have developed a brand new feature for BusinessBuilder™ called the Message Boards Manager™. The Message Boards Manager™ gives BusinessBuilder™ a brand new interface to place as many message boards as they want on their website and administrate them any time they want. We are very excited about this new feature and we look forward to providing many more features to our BusinessBuilder™ customers in the future. http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php OSM is proud to announce the launch of Quinte Rotary Music Festival new website. OSM has very much enjoyed partnering with the Quinte Rotary Music Festival on this project and we look forward to providing many more solutions to our customers. Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:00:00 -0500 OSM is proud to announce that we have completed an upgrade to the Calendar Manager™ in BusinessBuilder™. You now have the ability to add a re-occuring event as well as the set the time that each event is going to occur on a given day. We are very excited about this upgrade and we look forward to providing many more upgrades to our BusinessBuilder™ customers. http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php OSM is proud to announce the launch of Habitat for Humanity Canada's new Global Village website. OSM has very much enjoyed partnering with Habitat for Humanity Canada on this project and we look forward to providing many more solutions to our customers. http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php OSM is pleased to announce the Scott Cantelo has accepted the role of Operations Manager. Scott is from Belleville, Ontario and he is very excited about joining the OSM team and looks forward to serving all the OSM customers. http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php OSM is proud to announce that we have developed a brand new feature for BusinessBuilder™ called the Blog Manager™. The Blog Manager™ gives BusinessBuilder™ a brand new interface to place as many blogs as they want on their website and administrate them any time they want. We are very excited about this new feature and we look forward to providing many more features to our BusinessBuilder™ customers in the future.. Fri, 11 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.osmnetworks.com OSM is proud to announce that we have completed an upgrade to the Photo Album Manager™ in BusinessBuilder™. Now when people are viewing your photos on your website they have the option to view the photos as a Slide Show. We are very excited about this upgrade and we look forward to providing many more upgrades to our BusinessBuilder™ customers. http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php OSM is pleased to announce the Mike Martin has accepted the role of Programmer. Mike is from North Bay, Ontario and he is very excited about joining the OSM team and looks forward to serving all the OSM customers. http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php Need to make copies of your latest performance? OSM Networks is now offering in house CD and DVD duplication. Anything from an audio CD to a Multimedia DVD presentation can now be designed, printed, and duplicated all in house. http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php Need that new sales brochure designed and printed? OSM Networks is proud to announce the expansion of it's services to now include copy and print services. To better meet all your needs we not only can design your website, newsletters, business cards and your brochures... we now provide high quality print output. http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php Want to easily build your own website? OSM Networks is very pleased to announce the introduction of BusinessBuilder™. BusinessBuilder™ provides organizations with the dynamic ability to manage the content of their website with limited computer knowledge required. Our professional developers have done the work for you, now your job is simply to keep the material up to date. http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php Looking for a dedicated server? OSM Networks is very pleased to announce the introduction of it's dedicated server platform. Located in a high, availability, secure datacentre, OSM Networks has seen substantial growth allowing expansion into the dedicated server market. With inhouse Unix resources, OSM Networks is now well established in the hosting market for the future. http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php Trying to find us? In order to better serve our clients and to accommodate expansion we have moved into a new larger office. Please stop in and visit us anytime at 33 Pinnacle St. S. in the Habourview Plaza. Directions: Continue south on Pinnacle Street, cross over Dundas St. and the railroad tracks, we are on the left in the Habourview Plaza. Mailing Address: OSM Graphics 33 Pinnacle St. S. Belleville, ON K8N 3A1 http://osmnetworks.com/newsc60.php