The web has come to be recognised as an essential business tool. However getting online can be a daunting process.

We counsel our business clients always to have a business plan for any "e-commerce" activities, and to develop their sites in manageable "chunks", to limit risk and ensure they don't over capitilise.

We encourage our commercial clients to use Kea where appropriate, to keep maintenance costs low, freeing up resource for new developments and maintaining their customer focus.

Biofeed

www.biofeed.co.nz

A small commercial site, Biofeed is an organic fertiliser product. This website was built to support their retailing efforts in New Zealand and overseas. Particular attention has been paid to supporting their brand. They use Kea to maintain the content, ensuring they don't accidentally "creep" the look and feel, and allowing them to update it from Winton, in the South Island hinterland on the end of a standard rural phoneline.

Citylink

www.citylink.co.nz

Katipo has a long standing relationship with Wellington's broadband internet provider, supplying Network Administration Services, as well as application and website development.

Katipo staff also work on Citylink's website which is being upgraded to enable it to meet customer service goals.

Maori Music

www.maorimusic.com

Maorimusic.com is an e-commerce site specialising in music CD's, DVD's and books produced by Maori artists. The site is powered by osCommerce, powerful open source online shopping software. OsCommerce offers a wide range of out-of-the-box features that allows online stores to be setup fairly quickly with ease, and is available for free under the GPL public licence. The site uses WorldPay to handle credit card transactions securely in real time.

TelferYoung

www.telferyoung.com

TelferYoung is a New Zealand wide joint venture of independent registered valuers and property advisors; providing professional advice on all types of residential, rural, industrial, commercial and specialised property.

Katipo worked with TelferYoung staff and a marketing consultant to deliver a fresh new website design. TelferYoung staff are able to update the site from any internet connected PC thanks to the Kea Content Management System.

Wellington Convention Centre

www.wellingtonconventioncentre.com

Katipo staff have been involved with the Wellington Convention Centre site since 1995. The site is now onto it's fifth look and feel. It was important that the site sells the venues. We have used the Gallery software to create albums showcasing the various venues in all their different configurations.