Web Associates

July 15, 2008
Web Associates Joins Forces with VMware as Technology Alliance Partner->
San Luis Obispo, CA - July 15, 2008 - Web Associates, an independent interactive agency, announced today that they have joined the Technology Alliance Program at VMware, the global leader in virtualization solutions. The program has enabled Web Associates to train its technology team on everything from virtual appliances to hardware certification, ultimately resulting in a strong integration of virtualization throughout the agency’s infrastructure and providing a solid base for Web Associates’ new SWITCH content management system (CMS).
July 8, 2008
Web Associates Releases “Evaluating Web CMS Purchase Models” White Paper->
San Luis Obispo, CA - July 8, 2008 - Web Associates, an independent interactive agency, today announced the release of their newest white paper, “Evaluating Web CMS Purchase Models.” Written for managers of Web content and other key Web site stakeholders, the white paper summarizes the advantages and disadvantages of open source, software license and hosted purchase models, the three most widely available models of Web content management systems (CMS).
July 1, 2008
Horizon Interactive Awards Honors Web Associates->
San Luis Obispo, CA - July 1, 2008 - The Horizon Interactive Awards today announced that Web Associates has won a “Gold” award in the self promotion/company identity category for the “Pimp Your Cube” Web site. Located at http://pimp-your-cube.com, Pimp Your Cube was created as part of the 2007 Web Associates holiday campaign.
June 25, 2008
Web Associates Reveals Fourth Generation CMS, SWITCH->
San Luis Obispo, CA - June 25, 2008 - Web Associates, an independent interactive agency, announced today the release of “SWITCH”, the company’s next-generation Web content management system. SWITCH follows the evolution of three generations of content management systems developed by Web Associates and features a completely new framework that offers an innovative approach to managing Web content.
June 17, 2008
Jarden Consumer Solutions Launches Site Introducing SkyBar Wine System->
San Luis Obispo, CA - June 17, 2008 - Today, Web Associates, an independent interactive agency, announced that Jarden Consumer Solutions has launched a new Web site that serves as a brand introduction to the skybar™ Wine System. Jarden partnered with Web Associates to create the skybar site at http://skybarhome.com, highlighting the niche product as “the first home wine accessory to chill, pour and preserve from a single system.”
June 10, 2008
Student Designers Recognized in Inaugural Web Associates Design Competition->
San Luis Obispo, CA - June 10, 2008 - Web Associates announced the winners of its first annual CP Design Competition, open to all students in attendance at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) located in San Luis Obispo. The competition offered both print and interactive categories and awarded students with prizes such as an Apple iMac, Apple iPhone and subscription to Communication Arts magazine.
June 3, 2008
Quiksilver Launches Corporate eCommerce Site->
San Luis Obispo, CA - June 3, 2008 - Web Associates, an independent interactive agency, today announced that longtime client Quiksilver (NYSE: ZQK), the world’s leading outdoor sports lifestyle company, launched an entirely redesigned Web site. Located at quiksilver.com, the new eCommerce functionality allows site visitors to buy directly from Quiksilver for the first time.
May 27, 2008
Web Associates Goes Green with Tesla Motors->
San Luis Obispo, CA - May 27, 2008 - Web Associates, an independent interactive agency, announced today that electric sports car manufacturer Tesla Motors has launched a strategic redesign of many of its pages, including an all-new European landing page located at http://teslamotors.com/eu. Tesla also launched new features on http://teslamotors.com, including a customized vehicle reservation system as well as multimedia elements, including an image library driven by Flickr and an interactive press library.
May 20, 2008
Intuitive Surgical Launches New Da Vinci Site->
San Luis Obispo, CA - May 20, 2007 - Web Associates, an independent interactive agency, announced today that Intuitive Surgical has launched their redesigned site for da Vinci Prostatectomy. Located at http://daVinciProstatectomy.com, the site educates site visitors about prostate cancer and the benefits of treating the disease using the company’s minimally invasive surgical approach.
May 19, 2008
Web Associates’ Dennis Morrow Featured in “Perform: The Marketing 2.0 Authority” Publication->
San Luis Obispo, CA - May 19, 2008 - Web Associates’ Director of Information Architecture and Usability, Dennis Morrow, was recently featured in Perform: The Marketing 2.0 Authority, Montgomery Research’s latest publication for interactive marketing professionals. In a Q&A session, Dennis explains how companies can amplify their user experience through usability testing. Also located online at http://perform.mthink.com/30119, Dennis addresses questions about different types of user testing, metrics used to measure tangible results and the different testing phases in a project’s development cycle.