IEA Energy launch HR portal built by SlickFish Studios and Yellahoose

April 2008 - IEA Energy launched a major new addition to the Intranet presence, an HR portal, using software designed and built by SlickFish Studios and Yellahoose.



The software is specifically built to make it easy for any organization's non-technical users to add and update online documents, files, links and messages. End-users simply login, see what's recently been added to the portal, and download or view the content.

If users do not immediately see the document they're expecting, an integrated search can help them easily locate it... or browse through all the organization's documentation and information resources added to the portal.



The software was developed using PHP and PostgreSQL, but it is not tied to any specific database back-end. IEA Energy's HR portal was launched using MySQL as the database back-end. An MS SQL Server and a SQLite version are both planned.

Additionally, because some human resources services are managed for IEA by Acadia Benefits, the HR portal was integrated with Acadia's good online tools and documents.

Links:

IEA Energy
http://www.ieaenergy.com

Acadia Benefits
http://acadiabenefits.com

SlickFish Studios
http://www.slickfishstudios.com

PHP, PostgreSQL, MySQL and SQLite
http://www.php.net
http://www.postgresql.org
http://www.mysql.com
http://www.sqlite.org

Yellahoose on the road in Budapest

April 2008 - Yellahoose principal Jim Cradock will be on the road (in a manner of speaking) in Budapest, Hungary May 1-7 for a short break.

Links:

Budapest, Hungary
http://www.budapestinfo.hu/en
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/europe/hungary/budapest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapest
http://www.beyondbudapest.hu

OpenStreetMap, OpenLayers and Mapnik – The dynamic map of Budapest displayed above is drawn using OpenLayers a free and oen source JavaScript API for highly interactive web-based maps. OpenStreetMaps, powered by Mapnik, is a Wiki for online maping. Yellahoose is developing a number of products this spring using these technologies. Stay tuned!
http://www.openstreetmap.org
http://openlayers.org
http://mapnik.org

The Silver Snail – Sharon Pieniak of Bluecat Media is also on the road (albeit literally) traveling across North America with a dog (Riley) and a cat (Peyote) and towing a 20' Airstream camper.
http://www.thesilversnail.com

Yellahoose helps with database migration for Ames Scullin O'Haire Advertising

April 2008 - When they were planning the upgrade for their Clients & Profits database, Complete Partners and Atlanta, Georgia-based Ames Scullin Advertising contacted Yellahoose to help. Following the steps C&P had documented when migrating was one thing, understanding the full capabilities of the target host database platform, MySQL, was another.

Jim Cradock, Yellahoose's principal, helped successfully migrate the data to the robust MySQL server, he documented the processes he took to move the data (including documenting gotchas about which even C&P were unaware), and he implemented backup processing for disaster recovery.

The first week after the migration, Ames Scullin are using their upgraded Clients & Profits software with MySQL as the back-end database.

Links:

Ames Scullin O'Haire Advertising
http://www.asoy.com

Complete Partners
http://www.completepartners.com/

Clients & Profits
http://www.clientsandprofits.com

MySQL
http://www.mysql.com

Yellahoose develops form encryption and decryption tools for Carnall Insurance

April 2008 - For Carnall Insurance, a subsidiary of Connecticut-based Fairfield Bank, Yellahoose built custom PHP programming to encrypt and then decrypt quote and claim request and contact info submitted via the updated website.



Links

Carnall Insurance
http://www.carnallinsurance.com

Paddock & Co.
http://www.paddock.net

PHP
http://www.php.net
Mcrypt in PHP
http://www.php.net/mcrypt