News In Detail
Wight Motors new website arrives
Date Published: February 2008
The team at Matrix are proud to announce the launch of the new website for Isle of Wight Cars retailer Wight Motors. The eye catching website is powered by the Matrix Content Management System (CMS).
The website includes a system to manage Used Cars, and the catalogue of motors will be updated on a daily basis by the team at Wight Motors.
The lead designer on the project was Matt Stacey, who commented “Wight Motors have a proud history of providing cars on the Isle of Wight for a staggering 80 years. It is a real privilege to work with them, in producing their first significant presence on the internet”.
Something new Fangled has arrived at Matrix
Date Published: December 2007
Matrix has launched it’s all new Content Management System (CMS), under the project name ‘Fangle’. The core of the CMS is a system to manage the pages of the website, and the structure of the site. The initial tools that are in place also include a News system, and a flexible system for implementing CMS for ‘custom data’, which can be used to manage content for properties, cars, events and just about anything where the content has a structure.
The infrastructure of the CMS produces pages which are very well optimised for search engine performance, based on the naming of the pages and the content, basically allowing the client to automatically SEO their website as they insert the content.
The first website to launch using the CMS, is for Torque Transducer specialists Datum Electronics, who wanted to take more control over their website, and also to take a fresh look at the way the website was optimised for search engines.
Contact Us to if you'd like to talk about your businesses CMS needs.
Matrix Launch New Online Marketing Packages
Date Published: October 2007
In an increasingly competitive online market, any website left untouched will gradually lose it's importance in the eyes of the search engines. This loss of importance will cause your site to slip down the rankings with the knock on effect of less traffic and therefore less sales or enquiries.
For several years now Matrix has been aware of the importance of optimising websites for search engines and have carried out optimisation work with our existing clients. More recently we've formalised our online marketing offerings into four flexible packages to suit every type of online business activity.
The first new client to come to Matrix to take up one of our promotion packages is the Royal Hotel in Ventnor. The Royal is one of the Premier Isle of Wight Hotels and are seeking to have that status reflected in the search engine results. Through a combination of regular website updates, link building, email marketing and pay per click (PPC) advertising; Matrix's aim is to help them achieve this.
Download our Online Marketing and Analysis PDF (580kb) or Contact Us to discuss your needs.
Matrix Discover Southampton
Date Published: September 2007
Matrix e-Business was proud to unveil the Discover Southampton website, produced for Business Southampton and the Southampton Partnership, a SEEDA sponsored project. The site provides a focal point for useful Southampton information, whilst showcasing the best of innovation in the Southampton area.
The site is backed by an extensive bespoke CMS, enabling a huge amount of control of the website, with the dynamic production of new pages and sections. The site also features CMS driven directories, which create useful sets of links and also makes those details available on a series of Google maps.
The website features 2 content rich Flash pieces, showcasing the impressive history of the Southampton docks.
The launch of the site coincides with the opening of Matrix’s new office, centrally located in Southampton.
New Developer joins Matrix team
Date Published: June 2007
Matrix has bolstered it's software development team, with the addition of Matthew Ball to it's ranks.
"Matt adds a great deal of depth to the team and will play a key role in the continued development of our Content Management Systems. We are all very pleased to welcome him aboard" said Glen Jones, Matrix Director.
Glen added "It has been great that the team has been unchanged for the last 4 years, offering us great stability, but the addition of Matt has been very exciting. Matt has already brought lot's of new ideas to the team, that we are busy implementing and offering to our clients."
Joined at the HIP
Date Published: April 2007
Isle of Wight estate agents Hose Rhodes Dickson, Marvins and the Wright Estate Agency have joined forced to form Home Information Pack Isle of Wight (HIPIOW) an organisation providing a service to provide Home Information Packs for those selling property on the Island. The packs must be provided for each property marketed for sale from June 2007.
Matrix has worked closely with the agents to build a sophisticated website to streamline the process online. The website co-ordinates the production of the packs between the agents, legal partners and reporting partners, keeps the vendor informed of progress and makes packs available to interested home buyers.
Glen Jones commented on the site "The solution that we have provided for HIPIOW provides an elegant and simple solution to a potentially complicated issue. The website co-ordinates the provision of a wide range of documents from different sources, and puts the pack together as one easily download PDF document."
Festival Season starts with a bang
Date Published: February 2007
Isle of Wight Festival organisers Solo announced the first acts of their ‘Super Massive’ line up for the 2007 festival, by announcing 12 acts for the June event, including Friday and Saturday headliners Snow Patrol and Muse. Other acts on the bill are Kasabian, Keane, Amy Winehouse, Wolfmother, The Feeling, The Fratellis, Ash, Paolo Nutini, Arno Carstens and James Morrison.
The public response to the announcement and tickets going on sale this week has been extraordinary, with ticket demand being higher than any of the previous years since the festival made it’s comeback. Thursday saw the general release of tickets through ticket agency websites, some of which seemed to struggle under the weight of traffic.
Matrix launched the new Isle of Wight festival community website this year and it has served up an incredible 2 million+ page views this week alone as fans clamor for ticket information, and to chat about the line-up.
Look out for the re-launch of the Flash version of the website in coming weeks.
Secure e-Commerce solutions
Date Published: January 2007
Matrix have chosen Protx to partner with to provide secure online credit card and debit card payment solutions. Protx have grown to become the largest independent Payment Service Provider in the country and were recently bought by Sage.
The partnership allows Matrix to offer its eCommerce clients affordable transaction processing with unmatchable levels of security and fraud prevention.
Find out more about the eCommerce solutions Matrix can offer or Contact Us to arrange a meeting to discuss your needs.
New County Press website launched
Date Published: December 2006
Matrix is very proud to announce the launch of the new website for the Isle of Wight County Press www.iwcp.co.uk. The new improved site offers an improved design, better standards and accessibility compliance and a more robust CMS to run the site.
Simon Lilly, project manager for the re-development commented ‘Although we are very pleased with the results of our work on the new County Press website, this is really only just the beginning. Over the months ahead we will be working hand-in-hand with the County Press web team to improve and enhance their web presence.’
Matrix Highly Commended at Awards
Date Published: November 2006
The prestigious Isle of Wight Chamber of Commerce Awards for Excellence were awarded at a glittering ceremony at the Cowes Yacht haven, and saw Matrix e-Business highly commended in the category of Professional and Business services. Glen Jones, Director of Matrix commented 'At Matrix we pride ourselves on offering an excellent level of service to our customers, and it’s fantastic to achieve some recognition for that service.'
The success at this years awards follows on the heals of the two previous years, when Matrix clients BoatNames.co.uk and Great-Save.com have both picked up the e-Business of the Year award.
Try Hurst First at e-Commerce site
Date Published: October 2006
W Hurst & Son Ltd have been working with Matrix e-Business to launch an e-Commerce presence at www.tryhurstfirst.co.uk. The new website offers customers the ability to buy online from the Island’s favourite home wares store.
Matt Stacey was the lead designer at Matrix, and added ‘When working with a retailer who has been trading for almost 150 years, it is a great responsibility to help them take their business online. We have helped them build a contemporary online shopping site, but have tried to maintain a classic design that fits the values that Hurst & Sons offer it’s customers’.