Global cloud computing service, Auctori CMS, exceeds that of other SaaS providers available today.  A technical partner for businesses, Auctori has bridged the gap between dynamic websites and internal service tools.

Auctori allows companies to add, edit, and delete information on their website while adding, editing, and deleting internal documents – all on the same platform.  Auctori completely eliminates the need for multiple service tools.

Currently, many businesses use mobile applications that offer business solutions to help organize their daily tasks but in order to efficiently run and organize a business this way, multiple apps must be used. Auctori combines multiple services and can be accessed by a mobile device anywhere in the world.

Why is it different?
Auctori is a safe haven for all internal documents.  Information in this cloud is protected and backed up around the clock. The documents within Auctori are secure, unlike information on open source sites which can be easily hacked, stolen, modified, and even deleted.

Not only does Auctori allow employees to work in the same space, it allows the site administrator to control who has access to the site and how much access each particular employee is granted.  All users with access to the site are not necessarily given permission to access the site in its entirety; another feature of Auctori’s security benefits.

Businessweek recently stated that 87% of consumers with computer and Internet access use at least one cloud-based service.  As companies grow, it becomes more imperative that they have a single, safe service to store all of their information on.

Tom Lounbios, writer of the Cloud Corner Blog states, “The growth in cloud capacity in 2010 has been startling, even to us that have been watching closely.  It’s a clear barometer that cloud computing is primed for takeoff in the Enterprise in 2011.”

For more information on taking your business to the next level in 2011 with cloud computing visit: www.auctori.com.

Recently, the need for content management solutions has grown well beyond the city and municipality sector.  It has become increasingly apparent that this type of solution is required by many levels of government as well as citizen focused service organizations such as tourism and chambers.

It is crucial for government organizations and other groups that serve the needs of citizens to be represented by a strong, search engine optimized and updated website.  In order to deliver timely information, the content must be added in real time.  Whether it is a government, non-profit organization, ambulance/fire district, police department or other community focused organization like public transit, tourism or chamber, citizens expect these organizations to provide information, direction and solutions.  People need to feel confident in going to the government or organization’s web page to view the same, if not more, information they will find on news websites.

As the growing need for governments to engage the public through social networks increases, they require a website that can be updated just as easily and quickly.  Content management systems will continue to evolve with the rapidly-changing web.

The City of Wentzville chose The Net Impact for their web design and development to create an innovative web marketing solution – powered by Auctori:city™, a content management system specifically tailored to cities.  From there, Wentzville was able to further customize their site to meet their needs.

Diana has been working at Wentzville since 2008.  The city’s web site was filled with useful information but difficult to navigate through. Updating the website wasn’t easy and because Wentzville was dependant on a developer to make the changes, it was also costly.
In 2009, Wentzville conducted an online survey to determine what features their residents wanted on the city’s website; the results determined residents wanted the website to be more capable of conducting city business online with easy, online access to city codes and records.

The City of Wentzville wanted their website to serve as the principal source of information for residents, businesses and visitors.

“The website is to serve as a portal to connect with citizenry, support our community’s merchants, businesses, and activities, and bring the people of Wentzville closer to each other and their government.”
Wentzville City Administrator, Diana Wright

With the help of The Net Impact, Wentzville’s administrative team and department heads were able to collaborate and develop the new website’s architecture.  The partnership resulted in the site including more location specific photography and greater citizen connectivity tools such as the option to sign- up for notifications on page updates, an interactive calendar, and the ability for users to email website pages to others – all created through modules already existing in Auctori:city’s content management system.

In addition to their main website, Wentzville has a presence on Facebook and Twitter to more intensely engage the community and share information with its citizens.  Wentzvillemo.org successfully integrates social media into its online presence with feeds to their website.

“A truly engaged community expects and participates in a variety of communication avenues that provide them the information they want, when and how they want to receive it.” said Wright.

In order to truly understand how residents are actually interating with the website, the website administrators have access to the website’s analytical statistics to indicate the site’s most-used features.  Through Auctori:city, the City of Wentzville’s website administrators now have the ability to access, change, and add new pages and information to their own website 24/7 without the hassle of calling a developer to add information.

In Juggle.com’s interview with Diana Wright, she explained that in 2-3 years, the City of Wentzville will see an increase in communication with their citizens and intend to reach people through video, mobile devices.  The process thus far, she explained, was demanding but rewarding.  The success is due to the commitment of the city’s team and the usability of Auctori:city’s user-friendly website.  Its usability will allow the websites administrators to continue to enhance the services and information to citizens, businesses, and visitors.

Visit The City of Wentzville’s awarding winning new website at www.wentzvillemo.org.

When a business is listed on Auctori:city’s new Business Directory Module, it benefits not only the vendor and the citizen who is looking for their products or services, but also the community in which the vendor lives. Keeping money in the community creates more local jobs and stimulates the city’s economy. The Auctlori:City Business Directory Module was created specifically to serve this purpose.

Citizens can effortlessly search for products and services by category and vendor name. Not only does the Business Directory Module provide easily accessible vendor contact information, it also provides optional Google Maps to vendor locations.

With slight modification, Auctori:city’s Business Directory Module can be used for Real Estate listings as well. Both Realtors and home builders can benefit from posting their new/existing/ inventory home listings onto the city’s Business Directory Module. Listing available homes in a respective city will increase opportunities to bring new residents into the community.

By using Auctori:city’s content management system, city administrators have the ability to frequently change, update, and add information to increase opportunities for new business in their community without requiring assistance from a web developer .

Case Study:
Wentzville, Missouri’s fastest growing city needed a way to better manage and update their website content. The Auctori:city web content management solution was selected to manage their new, professionally-designed and user-friendly website. The City of Wentzville can now update their own site with news and events instantly through Auctori:city.

Auctori:city’s content management system is equipped with features that increase search engine optimization for cities. Content optimization elements, SEO friendly URLs, and integration for analytics are all SEO features included in each Auctori:city installation. This CMS was built to drive searches and will assist your city in attracting both local and International traffic – thus developing new business relationships.

As municipality websites rapidly become the portal of choice for residents, features like the Business Directory Module will become an increasingly important tool for communication between city management, citizens and merchants.

 Auctori:city, a Microsoft Certified Web Content Management System designed for cities, launched on June 9, 2010.A silo of Auctori, an innovation of Unidev, Auctori:city was created to meet the specific online needs of city and government websites.

“In working one on one with our city clients, we quickly learned community websites are much more than a place to display basic information about a city. City websites serve as a platform to help maintain a direct line of communication between the city and its residents, visitors, businesses and community leaders, and we developed Auctori:city with this in mind.  With Auctori:city, municipalities can now make changes easily and quickly ensuring their website visitors are accessing the most current information possible. In addition, the system’s flexibility and robust features allow cities to add character to their website,” said Andrea Bemis, Brand Manager of Auctori. 

Unidev’s solution provides cities with the opportunity to strengthen their Internet presence and their overall brand reputation by giving users a professionally designed website and the power to maintain their content in real-time.  Auctori:city is a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution providing all of the benefits of cloud computing. In addition to standard content management features, Auctori:city is equipped with modules to meet the specific online needs of municipalities. These city centric modules include: a photo gallery, community calendar, a business directory, an articles and news module, and a form builder, which can calculate the statistics of online surveys.

Auctori:city has partnered with online interactive agency, The Net Impact to offer custom city web design, web development and Internet marketing services to Auctori:city clients. In addition, through their partnership with The Net Impact, Auctori:city offers social media marketing services such as city social media design and management. With the Auctori:city Facebook module, an article, news, event update or press release will automatically populate a city’s Facebook page through an RSS feed. This option saves time and effort for Auctori:city users by allowing them to keep their social media marketing current from one main interface. In addition, Auctori:city allows you to have multiple RSS feeds for different social media applications.

“Today’s citizens want a more active, participatory relationship with their government and to have 24/7 access to reliable and valuable information that affects their everyday lives, and there is no better vehicle to reach a community than a city’s website,” said Steve Thomas, President of The Net Impact. “We are proud to partner with Auctori:city to offer cities a functionality-based website that improves the direct interaction with their community.”