Intelligence Ltd. is delighted to share in the announcement of the launch of the new Isle of Man Children’s University and our part in the design and hosting of the website.
The Children’s University (CU) is a UK organisation that provides 5 to 14 year olds with exciting and innovative learning activities and experiences outside normal school hours celebrating achievement and reward participation through certificates. With over 129 centres throughout the British Isles and plans for expansion into Europe, Asia and Australia, CU truly enables children to learn beyond the usual boundaries. The official launch of CU Isle of Man branch took place on Thursday, the 29th of March at Scoill Vallajeelt.
Carys Lloyd, who leads Children’s University on the Island, approached Intelligence a few months ago to look for help and support in designing and building the IOM CU website. Stephanie McSwiney, Business Development Manager for Intelligence said: “We were instantly inspired by Carys’s energy and passion for the cause. After learning more about the incredible opportunities CU will bring to children on the Island, we were not only happy but very proud to support and sponsor CU in bringing their message to the Island.”
CU was looking for a very vibrant and bright website design, which would appeal to all users, including children, parents and public/private learning destinations. Carys wanted to stay in full control of the website, maintaining and updating www.iomcu.im by herself anytime and anywhere with no technical assistance.
Carys said: ”The Isle of Man Children’s University website has to appeal to a number of audiences, the most important being children, of course! So, I was really pleased when Intelligence agreed to sponsor the build and design of our site and was thrilled with the results. I think that Isabel has done a marvellous job of combining a colourful and eye-catching site with the right kind of space to provide the information we need about the CU here on the Island. Considering that I knew nothing about web design before, I am surprised at how easy it is to manipulate the technology; it is simple to edit, add and delete information as I need to, which is important when managing an evolving organisation, which will grow with the children it supports.”
The ability to seamlessly include Social Media plug-ins, RSS feeds, Search Engine Optimisation and Website Hosting were important to the Isle of Man Children’s University when choosing the right website technology and partner.
With Intelligence’s market leading web content management solution, ibWeb all this and more was immediately available. ibWeb puts control of websites back into the hands of business teams (e.g. marketing, sales and business development). It gives organisations the freedom to create, develop and manage their own website without constraining creativity in any way. A powerful review and workflow system, geo-location based viewing, automated content publication and removal features along with SEO tools are all standard. Complementary web design services and social media strategy as well as website hosting in a high-availability, fully resilient datacentre on the Isle of Man not only met CU’s requirements but exceeded them.
Chris Davies, Intelligence’s COO, stated: “It is always hard to decide which of the many worthy causes Intelligence can support with our unique mix of business and technology skills. We chose the Children’s University because of the community it generates and supports and the value it promotes for the Isle of Man as a centre of learning excellence. The Children’s University team on the Isle of Man are passionate and committed, and through this enthusiasm encourage learning through curiosity and self-motivated experience. Intelligence is delighted to support this work as the aims and values are so closely aligned to our own and we believe it greatly increases the attractiveness of the Island as a place to live and work.”
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