The first week in October, after several months of development, WWWC launched a SharePoint Intranet for Beneficial Bank.

Beneficial Bank is a full service bank that has been serving the Delaware Valley community since 1853. Headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, the company has 70 neighborhood branches and provides a modern work environment for over 1,000 employees.

Beneficial previously had an Intranet, but it was primarily made up of static HTML files. Every time Beneficial wanted to add or edit content it required the department managers to write tedious HTML code, which took a great deal of time. Consequently, the Intranet was not being kept up to date.

Another downside of Beneficial’s Intranet was that its look and feel had not kept pace with the bank’s branding so it looked out of synch with the public website and the bank’s marketing materials.

Beneficial Bank’s senior management decided to use Microsoft’s SharePoint server for the new Intranet. As SharePoint experts, we were chosen to customize the Intranet to meet the bank’s needs. Beneficial had learned about WWWC from management who had previously worked at Commerce Bank, whose entire Intranet, used by the bank’s thousands of employees on a daily basis, was developed by WWWC.

WWWC first set up the SharePoint portal server. Taking advantage of SharePoint’s built-in security, content management, and document management features, WWWC was able to establish sites specific to each department. This allowed department managers to maintain their own Intranet content without the need to know HTML or other programming technologies.

Beneficial’s new Intranet looks nothing like a traditional SharePoint website. With workflow, departments, and permissions in mind, WWWC started with a planning stage before the software was installed and followed the process all the way through configuration. By writing actual tutorial documents with screen captures, WWWC showed Beneficial Bank how it could configure departments by using the software. WWWC also set up a branded interface, which required the bypassing of the pre-made templates offered by SharePoint.

Some of the benefits Beneficial is now realizing with its new Intranet include:

• Customized and optimized employee-centric software for the company’s needs
• Improved standard template layouts and user-friendly, branded interface
• Accessible tutorial documents on configuration for bank employees for easy updating
• Improved and streamlined department collaboration for increased productivity

Luggage Ahead of Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, a full service luggage shipping company with nationwide coverage, recently launched its new website. Designed and hosted by World Wide Web Communications, Luggage Ahead’s website features a robust Quick Quote Form that, when filled out, tells you exactly how much the service will cost.

Imagine how easy traveling would be without your luggage! Luggage Ahead will ship your luggage to and from your destination, allowing you to move through airports without the cost and hassle of lugging and checking your bags.  Your luggage, sports equipment, and business materials will be waiting for you when you arrive, guaranteed. Luggage Ahead can pick up your bags at your home or office and ship to any US location and most countries. Simply book your order online or call 1-888-395-4410.

Luggage Ahead’s new website can be viewed at http://luggageahead.com/.

Aids Coalition of Southern New Jersey (ACSNJ), a comprehensive social service agency with a wide array of programs and services for individuals and families suffering with the disease we now know as HIV/AIDS, recently launched a new website.

Designed and hosted by World Wide Web Communications, ACSNJ’s’s website features a great deal of information about the organization, which is located in Belmawr, New Jersey.

Whether you are looking for volunteer opportunities, an internship, program schedule, news, employment opportunities or how to donate – you will find the information on the website.

Over the years the face of HIV/AIDS has changed and new challenges have emerged. Today, 74% of those living with HIV/AIDS in New Jersey are 40 years of age or older – many of whom have children, spouses, partners or extended family that need their support. Unfortunately, many individuals living with this life-altering disease face a multitude of challenges related to caring for themselves and their loved ones. These include homelessness, unstable housing, inadequate food, lack of financial resources, discrimination related to disclosure of HIV status, depression and chronic fatigue to name a few. ACSNJ helps clients address these and many other issues and provides meaningful opportunities for them to manage the disease and continue to contribute to their families and the community.

The mission of the ACSNJ is to provide comprehensive support services for people infected or affected by HIV/AIDS, in Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Salem Counties of New Jersey, through leadership and community collaboration. ACSNJ’s new website can be viewed at http://acsnj.org/.

Marine Equipment and Supply Company (MESCO) of Thorofare, New Jersey, a wholesale parts and accessory distributor serving the recreational marine trades since 1910, recently launched its new website. 

Designed and hosted by World Wide Web Communications, MESCO’s website features a bold new nautical design that lets the viewer know precisely what it does as soon as the site pops up in the browser.  Besides providing the standard information about the company, the site takes advantage of several new features such as Google Maps to display its location, a password-protected “Dealer Cove” section for its distributors and an interactive feedback form for easy lead generation.

MESCO’s new website can be viewed at www.mesconet.com.

Carbon360 Partners of Camden, New Jersey, recently launched a new web site in October 2008.  Carbon360 Partners works with businesses and individuals to promote environmentally sound and financially rewarding clean renewable energy projects that can reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The company’s focus is in the industries of renewable energy (wind and solar), forestry (managed re-forestation, new plantings on forested land and wood products) and animal waste management (reductions in methane from manure). Carbon360 Partners develop and provide third-party certified emission reductions and carbon credits.

Operating in a global marketplace, they work with partners to reduce their environmental footprint with sustainable and verifiable quality projects. As a member of the Chicago Climate Exchange, CCX, Carbon360 Partners aggregate relatively smaller projects and can offer them to provide liquidity in the market.