Dear client,

Thank you for taking the time to open this newsletter. We're sending it to you to follow up your conversation with a member of our service team. We'd like to keep you informed about the services and solutions that Multibase can provide as an Approved Contractor under Local Government Procurement Contract LGP10-08 for the supply of Information and Communications Technology Products and Services.

This contract enables local government as well as not-for-profit and state government agencies to buy Multibase's IT products and services without going to further tender - from web sites to information mobility solutions, asset management and maintenance, to legacy system maintenance and integration.

 LGP information about contract LGP1008

How well does your web site contribute to your strategic goals?

How long since the web site was built? Does it reflect today's community? How does it help you deliver better services?

• Does it showcase the benefits of living, working and doing business in your area?
• What do you like about your existing web site? What do you dislike?
• Does the web site offer something for everyone in your community?
• Does the web site change regularly to encourage repeat visitors? How easy is it to manage?
• How do you deliver content to mobile devices?

If your Council wants to do something more with your web site, it may be time to think about how you can take it to a new level of information accessibility, interactivity and availability.

 Contact us

Content Management Systems (CMS) are software systems (usually web based) that enable the creation, management and delivery of information to audiences via web sites, portals, extranets or intranets. Content Management Systems in large organisations are often referred to as Enterprise Content Management Systems (ECMS). Web Content Management Systems are a subset of the Enterprise Content Management System.

A CMS enables content creation, reviewing and publishing, without requiring technical skills. With secure access through a web browser, editors and reviewers manage content that is stored or indexed in a web database. The look and feel of the system will be familiar to most people in your organisation likely to be managing a web site.

In its simplest form, a user logs securely into the CMS through a web browser, creates and edits content using an in-browser editor, and may forward it to an authoriser to approve the content to be published in a live environment. All of this interaction is controlled through security, workflow and audit trails and all of this is stored and tracked in a database.

 Read more about managing web content

CommunityManager.NET, for all web site needs

Need to update your web site? Wanting to share more of your Council's information with residents and ratepayers? Looking to engage stakeholders more actively in development processes or community activities? Want to keep the community informed?

Our CommunityManager.Net packages are for all Councils, with content management and interactive features to help every sized city, municipality, or shire. Call Matt Carey on 02 9805 1911 or email us for an obligation-free discussion about your needs.

 Read more about CommunityManager.NET

CommunityManager.NET Starter Edition

As the name suggests, CommunityManager.NET gives your Council a platform to engage and network the stakeholders in your local community. Now, Multibase is able to provide that service to Councils of all sizes - from big city municipalities to small rural shires. Everyone can use share in the benefits of an enterprise content management system.

If you're a Council with a large and diverse population, you'll probably need access to the full range of CommunityManager.NET modules. If your Council is smaller, now with our software partner Elcom Technology, Multibase can deliver a CommunityManager.NET Starter Edition web site.

This gives you the core CommunityManager.NET content management functionality, fully hosted and managed. The package will include professional information design, graphic development, and project management - and is fully hosted. In a special deal, as well as the core functionality we can include two specialist interactivity modules:

• Email marketing will allow you easily to import and manage an unlimited number of mailing lists, and to create HTML email campaigns (fully compliant with the Federal Government Privacy Act) and track statistics.
• Form creator lets you capture data using the point and click form creator tool. Designed for the everyday user (with no need for technical input), creating feedback, enquiry, and information request forms is a snap.

CommunityManager.NET Starter Edition puts an enterprise-level content management system within reach.

 Contact us for a no-obligation discussion

Multibase is a business IT services and solutions company with a long and successful track record delivering technology that increases productivity, reduces cost and improves service quality.

Multibase has been delivering web sites and web applications since 1996, for organisations of all sizes. We deliver web sites, intranets, extranets, partner portals, ecommerce, and other business systems using Elcom's proven CommunityManager.NET Enterprise Content Management system platform.

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Email Multibase at customerservice@mbase.com.au, check us on the web at www.mbasecms.com.au, or telephone 02 9805 1911.

We're always willing to talk through your technology plans or answer any questions you have about your current products and services.