Emissions Calculator
2013 saw us do another update to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authorities Tourism Industry Emissions Calculator. It was a relativley small upgrade - fixed up some niggling things that we got from feedback and updated the data so that another years data could be gathered. The base framework - Grails - was updated and test cases were reviewed and a couple more added providing assurance of the system. The system has been largely self-supported for a couple of years now.
There are many nice things to say about this program, not only the response from the people who are using it and have said that it helps them analyse their business and save money now, answer customers questions and create a better brand regardless of a price on carbon. The calculator looks great, includes live feedback on data entered and has online and downloadable reports and various analysis tools. As a software program is is flexible - the 'model' can be regularly adapted, potentially to completely different domains and it is rethemeable.
Customer Relationship Management Middleware and Integration
2013 also saw us continue to add features to middleware for the NSW Teachers Federation. We were told it would never happen - the join and renew membership management capabilities provided have been very popular. This year saw us adding new interfaces and a system to synchronise member data. The Drupal CMS is flexible, customisable and has a lot of features, and likewise CiviCRM membership management system. There are many good reasons however not to overload these systems with further functions and the Stratum membership management system - if you haven't heard of it not many people run it - communicates via a java services layer. An integration layer sitting in the middle makes good sense and has the capability to provide online services via any number of websites or devices to members of the NSW Teachers Federation.