Blaine Bradbury Joins SiteVision

Roanoke, VA December 16, 2014: Blaine Bradbury has joined SiteVision, Inc. as Web Application Developer reporting to Phillip Molaro, Development Manager. Bradbury brings over 18 years of experience in building and driving corporate database applications. He is an experienced Architect and Web Software Producer covering all methodologies, tools, and architecture models.

In addition to private consultancy, Bradbury was most recently a Technical Delivery Manager (TDM) for Ciber, a global IT consulting company. As TDM, Bradbury was responsible for managing and enabling processes, strategies, architecture and systems analysis across Enterprise Information Technology groups. He is proficient in all technical skill sets, and brings strong vision, planning and management skills to enterprise level web development. As Web Application Developer for SiteVision, Bradbury will be responsible for developing and managing software solutions in concert with the SiteVision development team.

SiteVision, Inc. (www.sitevision.com) is an Internet application development, consulting, design and hosting firm providing solutions for a broad spectrum of markets and industries, as well as for state, federal and international entities. Expertise includes custom, back-end dynamic applications, consulting to achieve unique goals, geographic information systems (GIS), content management systems, hosting services including, map and GIS application hosting, as well as custom and dedicated hosting solutions.

SiteVision, Inc. participates in, or is available through, the following state and federal contracting vehicles:

  • Virginia VITA CAI Supplier, Managed Staff Augmentation Services Contract (VA-051123-CAI)
  • Virginia VITA Supplier, Hosting Services Contract
  • Virginia eVa Procurement as a sub-contractor to various state and federal private contractor entities
  • State and Federal Sole-source Contracting

The firm has its home office in Roanoke, VA, with sales offices in Charlottesville, VA and Miami, FL.

 

 

September News & Tips

Finding Your Best
Hosting Options

Finding Your Best Hosting OptionsWe get a lot of questions regarding hosting options! The variety of choices can often be somewhat overwhelming for businesses large and small.

With that in mind, we’ve developed a helpful article that discusses and compares the advantages of three popular hosting options in a simple, straightforward way:  shared hosting, virtual private servers, and dedicated servers.

We discuss the basics of whether a shared solution is adequate for your needs, or whether you could be compromising valuable data? What exactly is a virtual private server (VPS)? Does my growing business dictate a more secure solution? I’m fairly certain our business needs a dedicated server or more, but should we just buy our own?

Read More Here

Plus – We Can Help

If you are still unsure about your current options or requirements, we’ll help you make an honest assessment of your best options. We host and/or develop solutions from simple shared hosting environments to complex Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – to high demand, high security enterprise solutions, cloud, content delivery networking (CDN) Software as a Service (SaaS) and more.

A skilled development team is always at your service for custom web applications or websites. We are also currently a Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) provider. Please visit our website, call us (866-345-8322 -toll-free) or contact us, anytime – no obligation ever


Kudos To The
Development Team

We recently completed a Content Management Site for one of our clients – Virginia Society for Respiratory Care (VSRC). Here’s what they had to say:

“Since the launch of the new VSRC website, I’ve gotten an overwhelming response from board members and respiratory therapists throughout the state of Virginia. They love the professional look of the new site and aren’t ashamed to refer peers to the new site. “

“Working with SiteVision on the updating and re-launch of our professional society website has been a dream. Christina went above and beyond all expectations I had and was absolutely incredible to work with. I would gladly recommend this company to anyone and everyone.”

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Welcome Daria Norris

Daria NorrisSiteVision welcomes a new Developer, Daria Norris. Daria, formerly a System Design Architect and Release Manager for Nsite LLC, an Information Technology and Services firm, has joined SiteVision as Web Applications Developer reporting to Ray Faddis, Development Team Lead.

Norris, a 15-year ColdFusion veteran, has been a frequent presenter on the ColdFusion development circuit over the past several years including presentations for NC DevCon, and cf.Objective(). NC DevCon is held annually on the Centennial Campus of NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina and covers a wide variety of web development and design topics including Web / HTML5 / CSS, Mobile, Javascript / jQuery and ColdFusion. cf.Objective() is focused on Enterprise level development topics.

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Join Us At NCDevCon In September!

ncdevcon-logoOur own Daria Norris will present a session on how to how to make the transition from procedural programming to object oriented design concepts.

DevCon is North Carolina’s Premier Web & Mobile Conference being held September 13-14, 2014 at Raleigh, North Carolina.

The Conference is held annually on the Centennial Campus of NC State University in Raleigh, North Carolina and covers a wide variety of web development and design topics including Web / HTML5 / CSS, Mobile, Javascript / jQuery and ColdFusion.

If you are headed to the event, look us up, or we’ll see you there! Looking for a career boost? Check out available positions here.

The Virginia Society for Respiratory Care Launches Updated Website by SiteVision

Roanoke, VA July 21, 2014: The Virginia Society for Respiratory Care (VSRC) has launched a newly designed wVSRC Website Launchebsite, implemented to enhance both usability and administration.  VSRC partnered with SiteVision, Inc  for its development.

The organization’s (http://www.vsrc.org)  updated presence utilizes a content management system (CMS) designed to allow publishing, editing and modifying content from a core interface. The new CMS eliminates complex coding and creates client control over HTML-based content, files, documents, and the like. One or multiple employees at various permission levels may change content easily within a familiar word processing environment.

Honey Pezzimenti, Education Coordinator, Respiratory Care Services for the Children’s National Health System, who worked with SiteVision to complete the project had this to say:

“Since the launch of the new VSRC website, I’ve gotten an overwhelming response from board members and respiratory therapists throughout the state of Virginia. They love the professional look of the new site and aren’t ashamed to refer peers to the new site. “

“Working with SiteVision on the updating and re-launch of our professional society website has been a dream. Christina went above and beyond all expectations I had and was absolutely incredible to work with. I would gladly recommend this company to anyone and everyone.”

Creating an easy-to-use environment was especially important because VSRC volunteers maintain the new website. Since those volunteers change over time, online video tutorials were created so new members will have a jump start on learning the system.

Other site features include an event calendar, document library, specialized employment listings, and an advertising module.  The site is mobile friendly.  There is also a password protection section for board members.

SiteVision, Inc. (www.sitevision.com) is an Internet application development, consulting, design and hosting firm providing solutions for a broad spectrum of markets and industries, as well as for state, federal and international entities. Expertise includes custom, back-end dynamic applications, consulting to achieve unique goals, geographic information systems (GIS), content management systems, hosting services including, map and GIS application hosting, as well as custom and dedicated hosting solutions.

SiteVision, Inc. participates in, or is available through, the following state and federal contracting vehicles:

  •   Virginia VITA CAI Supplier, Managed Staff Augmentation Services Contract (VA-051123-CAI)
  •   Virginia VITA Supplier, Hosting Services Contract
  •   Virginia eVa Procurement as a sub-contractor to various state and federal private contractor entities
  •   State and Federal Sole-source Contracting

The firm has its home office in Roanoke, VA, with sales offices in Charlottesville, VA and Miami, FL.

 

 

 

Securing Your Content Management Website

Important Tips and a SiteVision Option

[image source_type=”attachment_id” source_value=”5602″ align=”left” size=”small”]Websites are generally built to display information in the form of content, and in the last decade managing that content has become much easier due to the widespread use of a Content Management System often abbreviated as “CMS”.

The most popular CMS by far is WordPress, with an impressive 60.1% of the CMS market share. With widespread popularity comes vulnerability, and many WordPress sites are susceptible to attack due to running outdated, unsupported versions of the WordPress software. It’s also worth noting the 50 most downloaded plugins for WordPress in 2013 were also vulnerable to attacks such as SQL injections and Cross-site scripting (XSS).

These issues are not unique to WordPress.  All CMSs are susceptible to security risks, and it’s equally important to maintain updates no matter what your platform

The purpose of this article, however, is not to persuade you to abandon WordPress or other CMS Systems.  In fact, we use WordPress every day, and chances are you’re reading this on a WordPress-based website.  Our intent is to point out security risks, but more importantly to discuss solutions – updates!

Your operating system, software, smartphone, and maybe even your car need updates in order to function at their highest capacity. Software and firmware are often made up of a constantly evolving library of code, and developers are constantly improving those libraries by fixing bugs and vulnerabilities.  Updating the WordPress software just once monthly can greatly reduce your site’s chances of falling prey to malicious hackers.

5-Point Plan for Successful, Secure CMS Hosting

  •  Solid, secure hosting.
  •  Monthly audits of all sites to confirm software is current
  •  Monthly updates for sites running on outdated software.
  •  Research all plugins for security issues.
  •  Check all plugins during monthly audits and update all that are outdated, along with CMS software.

As mentioned earlier, plugins, and even themes can be a security risk mostly due to insecure coding practices opening up vulnerabilities in even the most up- to-date WordPress installation.  This makes it equally important to vet each before installation and to maintain updates regularly. Unfortunately many themes and plugins can be quite buggy after updating the WordPress software,  which leads many to use outdated software.

A SiteVison CMS Update Management Option:

Here at SiteVision, we host and maintain sites based on a variety of CMS platforms – Mura, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress and many more.  Some of our users feel uncomfortable updating their CMS software, patches and updates internally. Additionally, some simply don’t have the resources or time.

SiteVision is proud to offer a CMS Management Option.  We perform monthly audits, updates on all CMS software, plugins and themes, to ensure that the hosting solution we’re offering is custom tailored to your specific needs. Again, this is not WordPress specific, there are many CMS options that have unique features for your unique needs.  Just email us, or give us a call for additional information.

 

VSFA To Deploy New Content Management System By SiteVision

VSFA logoRoanoke, VA November 13, 2013:  The Virginia State Firefighters Association (VSFA) has chosen SiteVision, Inc., to develop a new content management system (CMS) and added functionality to its existing web presence. The new effort is designed to facilitate day-to-day website management and enhance user experience.  

VSFA has included plans to make the site more information centric for its members’ annual convention information with a convention reminder and count-down feature. In addition, the site will have membership registration allowing members to view member only content. 

SiteVision will also implement customized modules that include classified ad capability, an event calendar, social media connections, a photo library and a “News” section. Users will be able register for email and newsletter content.

responsive_designResponsive design will accommodate viewing on mobile and tablets. A new document management feature will allow VSFA to manage files in various formats by region, state, and other specifics, permitting users to find pertinent information based on their location or interest. SiteVision will provide user training. 

In total, the CMS will eliminate complex coding and create client control over HTML-based content, files, documents, and the like. One or multiple employees at various permission levels may change content easily within a familiar word processing environment.

SiteVision, Inc. (www.sitevision.com) is an Internet application development, consulting, design and hosting firm providing solutions for a broad spectrum of markets and industries, as well as for state, federal and international entities. Expertise includes custom, back-end dynamic applications, consulting to achieve unique goals, geographic information systems (GIS), content management systems, hosting services including, map and GIS application hosting, as well as custom and dedicated hosting solutions.  

SiteVision, Inc. participates in, or is available through, the following state and federal contracting vehicles:

 The firm has its home office in Roanoke, VA, with sales offices in Charlottesville, VA and Miami, FL. 

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New CVWMA Website by SiteVision Goes Live

Roanoke, VA September 15, 2013: The Central Virginia Waste Management Authority (CVWMA) has launched its new website.  The Authority, which serves CVWMA Home Pagethirteen Virginia localities, saw the need to redesign and update their online presence with a total reorganization that features a new content management system and numerous enhanced user options.   The new site was designed and implemented by SiteVision, Inc.

CVWMA  (www.cvwma.com) online challenges included the ability to serve each of its thirteen localities separately with up to twelve waste and recycling programs.  Among its programs are Curbside Recycling, Drop-off Recycling, Residential Trash Collection and Electronic Recycling. To meet this goal, the new content management system (CMS) features enhanced content organization, and an improved sitemap to make finding specific locality information easier and more logical.

CVWMA Home Page2Data streaming reduces previously duplicated content.  A new calendar, new recycling wizard, and easy to use forms help users move through the site more efficiently to meet their specific needs.  The recycling wizard lets users find locality specific information on waste disposal from appliances, to clothing, to solvent and paints.   Quick links are also included on each page to further enhance user navigation. Customers can report a missed collection; see Holiday collection schedules; find accepted items; Recycling Wizardpurchase a bin or cart; find guidelines and much more. The CVWMA newsletter has also been redesigned for a fresh new look.

Website content may now be accessed responsively by both mobile phones and tablets.  In addition to the numerous online user features, CVWMA personnel can easily make changes and updates within a familiar word processing environment at specified permission levels.

SiteVision, Inc. (www.sitevision.com) is an Internet application development, consulting, design and hosting firm providing solutions for a broad spectrum of markets and industries, as well as for state, federal and international entities. Expertise includes custom, back-end dynamic applications, consulting to achieve unique goals, geographic information systems (GIS), content management systems, hosting services including, map and GIS application hosting, as well as custom and dedicated hosting solutions.  

SiteVision, Inc. participates in, or is available through, the following state and federal contracting vehicles:

The firm has its home office in Roanoke, VA, with sales offices in Charlottesville, VA and Miami, FL. 

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Teen Challenge Partners With SiteVision To Create New Website

TeenChallengeRoanoke, VA August 22, 2013: Eastern Appalachian Teen Challenge, a crisis counseling and outreach center located in Roanoke, VA, has launched its new website developed by SiteVision, Inc.  

The newly developed site (www.teenchallenge4u.com) features a customized content management system (CMS) designed to allow publishing, editing and modifying content from a core interface. The new CMS eliminates complex coding and creates client control over HTML-based content, files, documents and other content. One or multiple users at various permission levels may change content easily within a familiar word processing environment. Users will find an attractive, easy-to-navigate experience utilizing the site.  SiteVision’s role was to provide the enhanced design, coding and implementation. Included in the project was an automated email solution to better communicate with donors and other important supporters of and contributors to the Center.   

SiteVision, Inc. (www.sitevision.com) is an Internet application development, consulting, design and hosting firm providing solutions for a broad spectrum of markets and industries, as well as for state, federal and international entities. Expertise includes custom, back-end dynamic applications, consulting to achieve unique goals, geographic information systems (GIS), content management systems, hosting services including, map and GIS application hosting, as well as custom and dedicated hosting solutions.  

SiteVision, Inc. participates in, or is available through, the following state and federal contracting vehicles:

The firm has its home office in Roanoke, VA, with sales offices in Charlottesville, VA and Miami, FL. 

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SiteVision GIS Partnership With City of Roanoke VA Goes Live

[image source_type=”attachment_id” source_value=”5196″ align=”left” size=”Small 150 width” quality=”100″] July 14, 2013:  The new City of Roanoke GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Application is now live and online.  The new implementation developed by SiteVision, Inc. in partnership with city officials, features numerous upgrades, design enhancements and additions to the original citywide mapping and real estate system.  

The technology initiative enhances an already robust application environment while providing important, new state-of-the-art mapping detail, reporting and printing functions.  The effort provides geographic information to citizens and staff through the Internet, desktop applications, databases and mapping products. It is utilized to enhance existing business systems by providing an easy way to view spatial and other data by geographic location.

Roanoke City GISSiteVision and city officials worked closely together to integrate the existing system to the now enhanced version. Among improvements, existing web application servers migrated to the more feature-rich ESRI ArcGIS server and Adobe Flex environments.  New features include floating, pull-down menus to permit rapid switching between various base maps. The redesigned site also includes Google Map and Google Street views. Comprehensive mapping and real estate information includes property overview, images, assessments, sales history, flooding information, community attributes and incentives. Users may also print a full property report including images.  

Roanoke City PortalThe Community and Incentive Website Portals, a useful feature previously developed in cooperation with SiteVision, has been incorporated into the enriched site.  Community information provides users with a summary of specific neighborhood information including school zones, voter precincts, trash collection, parks and recreation, neighborhoods and libraries. The incentive portal provides a summary of city, state and federal incentive programs available to a specific parcel. 

As a seasoned veteran in the geospatial sector, SiteVision has been planning, developing and hosting GIS Internet applications since the mid 1990’s. The firm’s experience ranges from evaluating, recommending, and designing local, regional, and state GIS applications and related infrastructures, to developing national systems designed to store and access multiple petabytes of geospatial Information. 

SiteVision, Inc. (www.sitevision.com) is an Internet application development, consulting, design and hosting firm providing solutions for a broad spectrum of markets and industries, as well as for state, federal and international entities. Expertise includes custom, back-end dynamic applications, consulting to achieve unique goals, geographic information systems (GIS), content management systems, hosting services including, map and GIS application hosting, as well as custom and dedicated hosting solutions. 

SiteVision, Inc. participates in, or is available through, the following state and federal contracting vehicles:

 The firm has its home office in Roanoke, VA, with sales offices in Charlottesville, VA and Miami, FL. 

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Phillip Molaro Joins SiteVision, Inc. As Web Developer

Roanoke, VA July 10, 2013:  Phillip Molaro, most recently an independent consultant providing custom content management systems and custom web application development, has joined SiteVision as Senior Web Developer. 

Phillip Moraro_smMolaro, a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, brings solid experience in database development and administration, software interfaces and a wide variety of custom web applications.  He is proficient in all pertinent programming technologies including Microsoft SQL, ColdFusion, JavaScript, HTML, Flex, Oracle, and numerous others.  Among his former positions were consultant for Universal Mind, a digital solutions agency of Golden, CO; Programmer/Analyst for Alex Lee, Inc., a food retail and distribution firm of Hickory, NC; Senior Software Engineer for The American Kennel Club of Raleigh, NC; and Senior Web Developer/Interactive Media Team Lead for Presentation Strategies of Durham, NC., a provider of scientific and regulatory presentation services for the research community. 

In his role as Web Developer for SiteVision, Inc., Molaro will develop enterprise web applications and websites in cooperation with other SiteVision personnel and will assist with various analytics, demos, prototypes database administration and client training as the need arises.  

SiteVision, Inc. (www.sitevision.com) is an Internet application development, consulting, design and hosting firm providing solutions for a broad spectrum of markets and industries, as well as for state, federal and international entities. Expertise includes custom, back-end dynamic applications, consulting to achieve unique goals, geographic information systems (GIS), content management systems, hosting services including, map and GIS application hosting, as well as custom and dedicated hosting solutions. 

SiteVision, Inc. participates in, or is available through, the following state and federal contracting vehicles:

 The firm has its home office in Roanoke, VA, with sales offices in Charlottesville, VA and Miami, FL.

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SiteVision To Create Custom Mobile Application For Western Virginia EMS Council

WVEMS_logoRoanoke, VA June 8, 2013:  The Western Virginia Emergency Medical Services Council (WVEMS) has implemented a strategy to make EMS Protocols readily available to all EMS personnel via a mobile application for iOS and Android platforms.  SiteVision, Inc. will create the mobile application.

The new application means that personnel in the field will have the emergency manual of protocols and procedures instantly available on their mobile devices whenever and wherever required.  The protocols give specific procedures for emergency situations based on a clickable comprehensive decision tree in a PDF format.   The protocols and procedures range from initial patient care evaluation to exacting responses for diverse airway, cardiac, injury, environmental, OB-GYN and other emergency situations. The manual also includes an updated medication reference.

wvems_mobile2SiteVision’s role is to create the Mobile application and updates, and to provide application documentation, quality assurance, project administration, testing and deployment to the appropriate platforms. As a major advantage, users will be able to easily download the application from the iOS or Android App stores.  Then, as protocols or procedures change and the application is updated, EMS personnel will receive automatic push notification of updates as they occur for immediate downloading.

WVEMS is a regional council under the auspices of the Virginia Office of Emergency Medical Services.  The combined councils are dedicated to facilitating regional cooperation, planning and the implementation of an integrated Emergency Medical Services system throughout Virginia.  The Council is also involved in performance improvement, continuing education and all pertinent EMS related events.

SiteVision, Inc. (www.sitevision.com) is an Internet application development, consulting, design and hosting firm providing solutions for a broad spectrum of markets and industries, as well as for state, federal and international entities. Expertise includes custom, back-end dynamic applications, consulting to achieve unique goals, geographic information systems (GIS), content management systems, hosting services including, map and GIS application hosting, as well as custom and dedicated hosting solutions.

SiteVision, Inc. participates in, or is available through, the following state and federal contracting vehicles:

The firm has its home office in Roanoke, VA, with sales offices in Charlottesville, VA and Miami, FL.

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Why SiteVision?

We’re your advocate. SiteVision has been providing web development and hosting services to government agencies and non-profit organizations for over 20 years. We understand how overwhelming it can be to seek out a reliable solution for you website, custom application, and hosting needs.

At SiteVision we are passionate about creating solutions for customers that make their life better. We excel at understanding your business process and developing an application that is easy to learn and operate. We will always be fair, knowledgeable, honest, and professional.