Number 41 Media Then and Now

Merritt, LGMA, AVICC Launched

Victoria - November 20, 2003 - Number 41 Media and CivicInfo BC, partners in the development of CivicSolutions, revealed dynamic new sites for the City of Merritt [www.merritt.ca], the Local Government Management Association [www.lgma.ca], and the Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities [www.avicc.ca].

The three sites were developed using the easy-to-navigate templates designed by Number 41 Media for the CivicSolutions system. Modifications to the visual presentation create a unique online presence for each organization. The flexible and scalable templates allow each site to develop an information architecture that specifically addresses the needs of its users. The CivicSolutions modular system allows local governments to select, from an array of 12 dynamic components, the ready-made applications they’d like to implement on their site.

“Using the CivicSolutions system, local governments get highly functional, great-looking Web sites at a fraction of what it would cost to develop a custom-built site,” said Dave Stewart, Number 41 Media’s production manager. “CivicSolutions also takes care of the hosting and provides easy-to-use content management tools that make maintaining the site simple.”

The CivicSolutions Web site system was developed by Number 41 Media and CivicInfo BC to help local governments simplify the process of Web site design, hosting, and content management.

Organizations and governments using the CivicSolutions system can choose from a number of professional site designs or they may choose to go through a custom design process. Clients can select additional dynamic content management tools such an events calendar, a photo gallery, and newsroom. In addition to these tools, clients have a number of optional services at their disposal including access to Quickscribe Online, an economical and fully searchable local government legislation service. CivicSolutions also provides hosting on a secure server in a state-of-the-art facility.

About CivicInfo BC Society

CivicInfo BC is an award-winning information sharing service for those who work, or have an interest in British Columbia’s local government sector. The main goal of CivicInfo BC is to encourage and facilitate the free exchange of local government information. Users of CivicInfo BC can source all major B.C. local government sector information from one location on the Web, saving the time and expense involved in lengthy searches across hundreds of sites. As well as acting as a clearinghouse and search engine for local government material on third-party Web sites, CivicInfo also makes available documents and data that are not published elsewhere on the Web, or easily available from other sources.

About Number 41 Media Corporation

Founded in 2000, Number 41 Media has quickly established a reputation for delivering exemplary, innovative, and cost-effective technology and communications solutions. We have built committed, long-term business relationships with more than 75 clients in B.C.’s corporate, government, and non-profit sectors. Our client-centred adaptive development process is one key aspect of our continued success; our multidisciplinary team of professional programmers, designers, Web strategists, information architects, project managers, writers, account managers, and network technicians is another. We strive to deliver intelligent technology that goes beyond answering our clients’ immediate needs toward helping them achieve their goals.

News for 2003