Alterian Training Centres

The following partners are accredited to deliver the CMC Standard and Advanced Editor training courses. These courses are delivered at their offices.

Auros:

Auros was the first Immediacy partner to be accredited at Platinum Partner level and as at May 2008 has completed the implementation of a record 75+ Immediacy sites for clients across 21 different countries. Auros has completed many of the most complex and challenging Immediacy implementation projects undertaken to date, including the corporate intranet for Virgin Retail, 9 multi-lingual public facing Websites for the global firm Knauf, the Scottish Police Extranet and the Panama Pacifico portal site.

Auros has been responsible for the development of the only fully integrated and off-the-shelf Immediacy eCommerce module and has a wealth of Immediacy product expertise, not least of all as a result of employing the largest Immediacy professional services team of any organisation.

www.auros.co.uk

Connect Internet Solutions:

Connect Internet Solutions (CIS) is a specialist provider of web-based solutions, dedicated to excellence and best practice in web development and strategy. They are unique in combining the skills required for front-end (interface) design along with a strong technical team able to deliver back-end systems which are often database-driven and have high reliability requirements.

CIS has extensive experience of designing for and implementing Content Management Systems (CMS) for public and private sector clients including Weightmans Solicitors, Knowsley MBC, Foreign and Commonwealth Office Service, HM Treasury (Government Economic Service), Department for Transport amongst many others.

Expert in information architecture design and accessible design, they produce content-managed websites to W3C WAI level AA and AAA. Other value add services they offer include training (all trainers are Institute of IT Training accredited), SEO, hosting, and bespoke plug-in and application development to augment a CMS. All their work is underpinned by their ISO9001 quality management system.

CIS is a Catalist Framework prime contractor for Web Design and Content Management Solutions, Web Hosting Solutions and e-Transactions Solutions.

www.connecttraining.co.uk

Fusion Workshop:

With almost a decade of operationally-critical web development experience, Fusion Workshop have a mature customer base and have carried out over 70 CMS implementations, with an increasing number on the Immediacy CMS, leading to the opening of its Immediacy Training Centre.

The company has specialist integration experience with eCommerce, ticketing, access control, CRM, ERP, accounting and bespoke systems. Complex projects and those with integration requirements are a speciality and the company has diagnosed and successfully rectified a number of implementations. Fusion Workshop’s business-driven processes deliver high performance web and eBusiness applications. A well developed roadmap aligns clients' needs with best practice, standards and relevant aspects of Web 2.0, resulting in scalable, future-proof, integrated web sites and intranets – that follow best practice in accessibility, usability and SEO.

Their methods ensure effective communication, structured PRINCE2 project management from initial consultancy through specification and development to project delivery and ongoing support. Customers are spread across the UK, with sectors including: Government, Health, Education, Aerospace, Mail order/retail, Manufacturing, Legal, Automotive, Hospitality, Travel and Finance.

Fusion Workshop has developed long-standing relationships with many oganisations including: Girlguiding UK, Creditsafe, Easyoffices, Wales Millennium Centre, The National Security Inspectorate, ALARM, Flying Brands, Peverel and Bluestone.

www.fusionworkshop.com

Innovation Digital:

Innovation Digital is a leading digital communications agency with offices in Glasgow, London and Manchester. Services range from digital strategy and research through to web development and online marketing. Their clients include Aggreko plc, NHS Lothian, City of Edinburgh Council.

Through its position as a trading division of Innovation Business Vision, the agency provides an integrated proposition of creative digital marketing and excellence in project and change management.

www.innovationdigital.co.uk/training.aspx

RedWeb:

The expert team at Redweb specialises in the design and build of websites. From the big idea to the smallest detail, its capabilities range from creative and developmental services, to digital marketing and the effective use of multimedia.

Four factors set Redweb apart from the rest: their people, their approach, the calibre of the clients they work with and the quality of their work. No wonder Redweb has once again this year, been rated one of the top 10 regional design and build digital agencies in the UK.

Over the past 11 years Redweb has built proven digital expertise in many sectors. The group is made up of 45 talented people with a desire to provide some of the best customer service in the industry, and an end product that can deliver return on your investment. In addition, they are Catalist approved and offer a high level of project assurance (Prince2).

They have significant Immediacy CMS experience (including Web Asset Manager) for a number of high profile private and public sector clients including the Criminal Records Bureau, Unite the Union, Principality and the Department of Health.

www.redweb.com

Positive Technology:

Positive Technology has delivered award winning, content managed web solutions since 1996.

Their partnership with Alterian has enables them to deliver outstanding web and intranet systems built on the Immediacy content management system for clients such as British Heart Foundation, The Children’s Mutual and Principality Building Society.

Positive Technology is the digital arm of integrated marketing agency Positive Thinking, a Sunday Times 2009 “One to Watch” company working with major UK and International brands and employing 70 talented individuals in Richmond-upon-Thames.

Their specialist teams and integrated marketing capability enable a truly holistic approach to developing strategy, plans and solutions which guarantees an outstanding return on investment.

In-house, Prince2 qualified project managers and certified software developers combined with standards based software development provides you with the highest level of technical project assurance.

If you are looking for award-winning creative, online strategy, technical excellence and certified Google AdWords and Analytics Consultants then try Positive Technology. We believe you’ll find this a refreshingly rewarding experience.

www.positive-technology.com

theFactor.e:

theFactor.e was established in 1995 and has since then shown continuous growth. It is a successful internet company with offices in Groningen and Hilversum, NL. Its main activities are development and implementation or rich-internet applications and content-managed sites (internet, extranet and intranet).

TFE's customer base spans a wide range of verticals, including industry, retail, government, healthcare and other non-profit organizations. Many of TFE's projects have won awards.

www.tfe.nl

Unified Solutions:

Unified Solutions is a web development and content management specialist located in Slough, Berkshire. Unified have been heavily involved in Content Management since 1996 and therefore have many years of experience of designing and implementing content managed web sites, Unified has a substantial list of clients across many markets including Government, publishing, charities and manufacturing.

Tim Chalklen, Managing Director of Unified, believes that "the partnership with Immediacy enables our customers to benefit further, not only from the advanced functionality of Immediacy, but also from the incredible ease of use.

Couple these with Unified's long experience of content management design and implementation there is no better partnership with which to trust the advancement of a customers web presence".