Oct 2009

International Honors Program New Website Redefines Comparative Study Around the World for Students, Faculty and Parents

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ReadyPortal Selected to Build Multi-Functional Site With Global Appeal
 




The International Honors Program (IHP) has launched a redesigned website (www.ihp.edu) with new functionality to help students review curricula that examines major social justice and sustainability issues from a uniquely global perspective. The site also enables alumni, students and faculty advisors to stay connected. Additionally, parents finally have a way to hear from the field through videos, letters and bulletins with local health and political updates.
 
IHP selected ReadyPortal, a leading Web content management solution (CMS) platform for businesses, trade associations, and nonprofits, to regain control of its website maintenance, including editorial and feature application. The site was redesigned to serve as the organization's most visual and important brand ambassador.
 
"Students live on the Web, so we wanted a website that speaks to their interests in a     relevant way," explained Judy Babbitts, Executive Director of IHP. "
 
"Our previous static site seemed outdated to students. We went with ReadyPortal because the platform allows us to do a lot more without external technical intervention. ReadyPortal offers flexibility, continuity and options. We have selected features that meet our immediate needs from an intuitive CMS platform that our staff can easily manage." 
 
New site features include rotating maps to provide a birds-eye view of upcoming program itineraries, application downloads, program updates, and alumni news. IHP community can expect more interactive features in the near future including blog postings, an alumni portal and online program application.
 
"For 50 years, IHP has offered programs that have had significant impact on our students. Our site will allow us to reach and inform a new generation of students about their role in a global community," said Babbitts.
 
IHP students and faculty have had the opportunity to meet with extraordinary people over the course of many years, including Eleanor Roosevelt, Malcolm X, Nehru, Al Gore and Barack Obama. From government and sciences to art and film, the IHP community comprises many well-known faculty, guest lecturers and alumni, currently and historically. For a list of noted contributors, visit www.ihp.edu.
 
IHP joins a growing list of educational organizations including The German Academic Exchange Service, Institute of International Educators and The Fulbright Academy of Science &Technology that have selected ReadyPortal as their CMS platform of choice.
 
"Congratulations to IHP for building a site that combines traditional design components with exciting new functionality for universal appeal," said Rajiv Chatterjee, CEO of ReadyPortal.
 
 
About ReadyPortal
 
ReadyPortal is a comprehensive suite of Web functionality that lets customers create multifunctional websites where managing content, community and membership is easy. With ReadyPortal, clients can create a new web presence in hours or days instead of weeks or months. The ReadyPortal Web CMS platform is user intuitive requiring no special training or programming skills to modify and maintain content. ReadyPortal clients include organizations like Dutch Government, P&G Alumni Association, German Academic Exchange service and the WPP group. More Information on ReadyPortal can be found on www.Readyportal.com.
 
About IHP
 
The International Honors Program, founded as the International School of America in 1958, gives students an unequaled opportunity to study overseas in multiple countries for one year or a semester. IHP has over 1,600 alumni from the past fifty years. The global itinerary of each program involves comparative study in several contrasting societies. Thematic areas have included the environment, globalization, urban planning, governance, public health, indigenous issues, anthropology, social justice, and human rights.

 




ReadyPortal and Acteva Joins Forces to Offer Leading CMS Platform with Event Management Solutions

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ReadyPortal today announced a partnership with Acteva, a company that provides business-grade event management solutions along with online registration capabilities for event professionals. Acteva’s solution delivers a quick and easy way for attendees to register and pay for events, freeing up time for organizers to focus on other details. It also helps to minimize the administrative work typically associated with registration, reconciliation, chargebacks, refunds, and fraud resolution.
 
ReadyPortal is the industry leader for intuitive, flexible and scalable web solutions that are cost effective and easy to manage. Acteva’s online event technology complements ReadyPortal’s integrated suite of web CMS and Social Media feature offerings.  
 
ReadyPortal’s Chief Executive Officer, Rajiv Chatterjee, says, “This strategic partnership is a wonderful opportunity for two established companies to leverage our own technology solutions and expand into new areas for mutual growth.”
 
“I envision even more opportunities going forward as our partnership nets new customers in a wide range of business sectors.”
 
Since its inception in 1999, ReadyPortal has grown from a venture backed Silicon Valley startup to a leading web solutions platform serving the needs of Fortune 500 Companies to Non-Profits and Trade Associations.
 
According to Ed Lemire, Executive Vice President of Acteva, “We believe the ReadyPortal Web CMS platform is setting the standard by delivering innovative, web-based solutions. With their intuitive platform, ReadyPortal’s user-friendly application will help customers easily manage event data and event content.”
 
“With an established track record of success, ReadyPortal will help ensure customers reap the benefits of our new partnership. Simply put, ReadyPortal brings a lot to the table with their multi-faceted, multi-functional web application.”
 
More meeting professionals are turning to online registration and payment solutions as a way to generate additional revenue and market their events while, at the same time, cutting unnecessary administrative costs. The ability to offer an affordable, secure online service to customers will help sustain many organizations through tough economic times. To learn more about this opportunity and receive special discounts that are available exclusively to ReadyPortal customers, please visit http://pages.acteva.com/ReadyPortal.html
 
The partnership provides a range of solutions including:
 
 

·       Event Promotion – Promote upcoming events online and to a customer base that has attended a similar event in the past

·       Reduction in Workload – Automate manual payment processing and data collection for the entire event

·       Risk Reduction – Acteva’s 128-bit, SSL Protected, PCI Compliant service helps ensure the integrity of all payment data
 
About Acteva
Acteva is the trusted leader in Online Event Management, including Event Registration and Payment Services, Private Social Networks and Learning Registration & Management Services. Since 1998, over 14,000 customers have used Acteva to manage more than 260,000 events and process more than 4.6 million registrations. Acteva’s customers include Bausch & Lomb, Pfizer, SAP, Girl Scouts of America, Whole Foods, BMW/MINI, NASA, VMware, Apple, DHL, PG&E and thousands of small to large-sized businesses and organizations. Acteva is headquartered in San Francisco, California. More information on Acteva is available at www.Acteva.com
 
About ReadyPortal
 
ReadyPortal is a comprehensive suite of Web functionality that lets customers create multifunctional websites where managing content, community and memberships is easy. With ReadyPortal, clients can create a new web presence in hours or days instead of weeks or months. The ReadyPortal Web CMS platform is user intuitive requiring no special training or programming skills to modify and maintain content. ReadyPortal clients include City of New York, Dutch Government, Hubert Humphrey Scholarship Program, German Academic Exchange Service, Pepco Holdings, P&G Alumni Association and the WPP Group. More information on Readyportal is available at www.Readyportal.com

 



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