Talk about engaging with their users!

Today they launched a Superannuation Industry first with the Unit Prices presentation.

Quadrant Super have for a long time believed in the web as the one of the main sources of enagaging with its client base.

Now members and non-members alike can jump onto the Quadrant website and view current and historical unit prices which are kept up to date using a custom develop automatic data feed facility by Future Medium's sister company Future Systems.

The concept assists Quadrant in providing up to date data and minimising manual input whilst providing yet another online feature to their already respectfull showcase.

Take a look today...the unit prices can even be seen on your mobile device like iPhones and Blackberrys.

www.quadrantsuper.com

NRMsouth Website is Now Live...

After an exciting journey combined with a re branding excersise the new look NRMSouth website is live.

For those of you interested in Tasmania and surrounds NRM is an organisation developed to protect the natural values that help to prop up the state so that current and future visitors and residents can enjoy the beauty, cleanliness and natural wonders.

NRM is designed to deliver programs and services that makes the biggest differences to the most important areas within Tasmania.

They are also there to share in the knowledge and inspire positive action accross the entire region and ultimately build partnerships with organisations and individuals to ensure the natural wonders of the coast, inland and natural vegetation is protected.

Future Medium is proud of the end result and with this project saw contributions from most of the team.

Thankyou to NRMSouth for the experience and we welcome all to visit the site at www.nrmsouth.org.au

Tasmania is home to some of the world's most beautiful forests.  To showcase these forests, Forestry Tasmania has developed a range of Adventure Forest tourism sites.

Located around the state, the Adventure Forest sites offer a range of enjoyable ways to experience Tasmania's vibrant state forests.

Future Medium & Forestry Tasmania help you learn more about these natural wonders on the adventure forests website! Watch videos, browse images and operating info. You can even book your visits online!

Iconic Tasmanian new and used car sales organisation DJ Motors signed an MOU with Future Medium for provision of all interactive web services. 

Welcoming the opportunity to work with high profile brands such as Kia, Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Mazda, we are pumped to make further additions to their effectiveness in the marketplace.

Future Medium will also add significant value to the used car division that comprises a significant part of DJ's operations.

Future Medium were selected from a field of 10 local and national suppliers and so far the work undertaken to cement a credible digital strategy has been an awesome experience for all parties - stay tuned for the new look DJ's presence coming to PC screen near you.

Working with 13 business units through comprehensive moderated sessions led to a deeper understanding of the challenges facing an organisation of such scale and breadth as DHHS. 

Disparate units all working from one common framework and lacking the individual attention they need to provide an efficient web offering to the Tasmanian public was an immensely confronting problem. 

Concerns about who the target audience was 'really' comprised of and how they wanted to interact with DHHS, we engaged a specialist usability firm to undertake focus group explorations for needs, wants, and behaviour.  This was supported by a mix of online and moderated testing for information architecture to build and assess the effectiveness of a new content structure. 

Combining months of research Future Medium presented a strategy which clearly addressed the following issues:

1. What users wanted and their behaviour online
2. What business units needed and how to match this to user expectations
3. A rationale for a revised design
4. A revised information architecture, content authoring process, and stakeholder management recommendations
5. Comprehensive use cases and associated wireframe design plans; and
6. A structured management plan for the next 12 months.

Souping up super and retirement for Quadrant was a highly rewarding experience for Future Medium.  Dynamic interactive forms, a CEO's blog, animated campaigns, polls, and RSS.  A great way to celebrate 65 super years!

See our work for yourself www.quadrantsuper.com.au

World heritage listed tourist attraction Port Arthur in conjunction with Tasmania's Department of Environment, Parks, Heritage, and the Arts commissioned Future Medium to architect and create a rich, dynamic and market sensitive interface solution to the PAHSMA website. 

Our Managing Director participated pro-bono in a number of strategic workshop sessions early in 2008 which led to a depth of knowledge of consumer behaviour and organisational challenges; proving useful in our final solution. 

Collaborating with DEPHA enabled PAHSMA to receive arms length project management and advice about managing web projects and suppliers and streamlined FM's interactions with stakeholders. 

We can't wait to see the interface developed into DEPHA's content management system 'colin'.

Senior Creative, Paul Emery, opened as the first speaker at AGDA's New Media 101 session on July 28th.  Covering basic topics from Strategic, to Creative and Technical, Paul touched on all points where a web design professional has influence and responsibility in the production cycle of commercial websites.  Paul was joined by Clockwork Beehive , CDM (New York), Blue Rocket , and 313RGB.

What happens when we get involved from the ground up and help drive a rebrand and whole new market access strategy?... well naturally a website.  But it's still in the making...

Over the last two years, the TSO has been working with Hobart based website developer Future Medium Pty Ltd for a digital strategy and the delivery of a new public website as part of a major sponsorship deal.

Future Medium is utilising its Strategic, Creative and Technical strengths to deliver a state of the art website redevelopment to promote the TSO's goals and objectives.  This will benefit the TSO by presenting a new site that is visually engaging and strongly aligned to the TSO brand, and will act as a powerful communication and education tool.  This work will be seamlessly integrated with the TSO's current back-end systems, facilitating increased business efficiencies.  Both parties see this as a 'Win, Win' situation.  

"We are delighted to be able to assist an iconic Tasmanian organisation promote itself to the world" said José Navarro, General Manager of Future Medium.

During the initial stages of the process, Future Medium discovered the TSO required assistance with its branding position and prompted the TSO to establish a new brand strategy and identity with the assistance of Inspired By Marketing and subsequently Clemenger Tasmania.

With the arrival of the new brand material the web project went into full swing - for the last four months Future Medium have been designing and developing an exciting new website.

"Along with the new 'Ignite' look and feel, the website will include many new interactive features, bringing the TSO to the front of the pack on a global scale" said Glen Johnson, Managing Director of Future Medium.

An interactive timeline of upcoming and previous events has been created for users to browse both upcoming and historical events. Similarly, a browser has been created for users to view and purchase recordings produced by the TSO.

Facilities will be provided for user reviews and feedback of events and albums.  Users can book tickets and purchase albums online via the new integration of the Tessitura booking system.

An array of information will also be available about the TSO, its venues and concerts.

Launch of the new website is scheduled for late 2009 and is sure to be a classic hit.

A joint initiative between the state government and RACT brings fuel prices to Tasmanians through a revised 'fuel watch' web portal.

Working with Informed Sources Pty Ltd and the RACT, we extended our existing fuel price system to capture more frequent feeds of prices.

Tasmanians now have an improved method of monitoring fuel prices around the state.  The Tasmanian government's quest for an open market and more transparent pricing is now one step closer.

After 10 years of business process evolution it's time to shake it up again. 

As the growth pains reared their head over the last 12 months we trialled a number of approaches to structuring our team. 

Moving into the new financial year we have solidified our new structure with a dedicated project manager, change manager, general manager, and divisional heads; affectionately known as the 'Operations Team'.  The Operations Team forms a middle layer between our visionary directors and the core units that deliver services.  This separation between vision and services will enable us to focus heavily on our new market pursuits and simultaneously offer better tuned offerings to our clients.

Tasmania's largest public service organisation The Department of Health and Human Services Tasmania has selected Future Medium to undertake a comprehensive web strategy for 2009.  At over a dozen business units, with some larger of those than entire departments elsewhere in Tasmania, and at over 13,500 employees, the project represents a significant opportunity to flex our strategic muscle.

Look out!  An entrepreneur is in the building.

José Navarro joins the FM team to guide us through the GFC and expand our national market pursuits.  Extensive self employment history has enabled him to add value immediately.  The main strength lies in his entrepreneurial flair and ability to manage people to achieve a common purpose.  José was most recently the manager of the digital team at Smart Visit Solutions, a global tourism business based in Sydney conducting a number of web marketing initiatives.

His credentials are exceptional as winner of:

• ·         Edith Cowan University Young Business Achiever Awards 2003
• ·         The Australian Micro Business of the Year Awards 2003 (national)
• ·         The Best Australian Established Business 2003 (national)
• ·         The Best Western Australian Micro Business of the Year 2003
• ·         The Western Australian Home Based Business of the Year 2003
• ·         The Western Australian Animal and Agriculture Business Category 2003

Future Medium looks forward to improved internal management and a renewed drive to further our robust company culture.

34 years of IT and software solutions and it's time to show a progressive image in the market... enter Future Medium. 

Shaking it up right from the start it was clear that there was a battle going on between stable methods of business and the new breed agile players.  Prologic knew how to deal with these challenges and all that was left was to show it online. 

Dealing with a 2-prong business that has seen significant growth in its Business Process Modelling revenue was interesting as the user base needed either segregation or education to understand the product service mix. 

Working closely with senior management of Prologic we also undertook a snapshot assessment of market positioning and outlined steps to reinvigorate the brand.

Visit www.prologic.com.au

We are pleased to announce the relaunch of the TAFE Applicant Register to support the new Tasmania Tomorrow entities: Tasmanian Polytechnic, Tasmanian Academy and the Tasmanian Skills Institute.

The new "Post Year 10 Fixed Term, Sessional and Relief Employment Register" provides a comprehensive interface to allow users to lodge their resumes and apply for positions across the three entities.

HR staff are able to login and search for applications based on numerous criteria to ensure the best match. A nightly email digest lists any new applications or ones resubmitted for consideration.

Blogging has been considered a revolution (or disruptive technology) for media publishers worldwide, allowing just about anyone (who can operate a computer shall we say) to publish their own digital content and voice their opinion.

On the other hand, it has been criticised for "clogging" the internet sphere with useless information, absurd pictures and viral content, that someone one day will need to clear up and put out in the trash.

Well, the Future Medium team has officially decided to blog our thoughts about the most important topics and we encourage you to check it out at;

http://blog.futuremedium.com.au/

Savour Tasmania will see the culmination of world acclaimed chefs in our island state of Tasmania during May 2009.

Future Medium has proudly worked with the Department of Economic Development and Tourism to design and launch the new upmarket event website, which provides a concise and informative portal about key dates, highlights and opportunities to experience first class cuisine.

Visit http://www.savourtasmania.com.au/ to satisfy your taste buds today!

Future Medium is excited about the future potential of our new digital partnership with Quadrant Superannuation. Working alongside the Quadrant Marketing team headed by Linda Manaena, we are assisting the organisation to maximise their new online web presence through;
 
·         Strategic and tactical planning for project execution
·         Additional interface design and usability analysis
·         Technical development and implementation of a content management system
·         Support and reviews of our services to maximise value
 
We are looking forward to working with Quadrant and furthering their online reach, market exposure and interactive functionality.
 
Visit their existing site to learn more about their services at www.quadrantsuper.com.au.

Future Medium is proud to have worked alongside TAFE Tasmania in designing and launching the new Polytechnic and Academy websites.
 
The new websites provide staff, parents and students with a easy to navigate and searchable information portal to furthering education after high school. If your looking for information about the new organisations, designing a program or career information, the new websites are a valuable tool.
 
Visit www.polytechnic.tas.edu.au or www.academy.tas.edu.au for more information.

Tourism Tasmania has officially launched it's new Autumn Campaign highlighting Tasmania's unique Autumn aspects via an online landing page designed and developed in partnership with Future Medium.

Featuring intuitive interactive Flash elements, the portal site allows users to search for Regional information, view niche aspects of Tasmania including Events, Walks, Wine and Food information. The site also offers users the ability to submit their own personal stories of Tasmania via a form including a personal photograph illustrating their experience.

Future Medium encourages local residents and tourists alike to visit Tourism Tasmania's new website at www.coloursoftasmania.com and submit their own personal stories about our island.

Future Medium continues to strengthen its professional relationship and online partnership with Myriax Pty Ltd. The global organisation boasts a group of high-tech R&D companies with offices in Australia, USA and Japan. They develop high quality hardware and software products to meet real world environmental management needs. Future Medium has previously worked closely with the Myriax brand, redeveloping both the Eonfusion and AQ1 Systems website's and the development of a portal providing a central access point to additional product lines. We are excitied about the future and look forward to assisting Myriax achieve exceptional results online.

After several months of negotiations, Future Medium and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (TSO) have sealed the deal on a large sponsorship agreement. We are pleased to announce the signing of a contract at Future Medium's office on Friday 28^th November between TSO Marketing Manager Stephen Block and Glen Johnson, Future Medium's Managing Director. Future Medium will utilise its' Strategic, Creative and Technical strengths to deliver a state of the art website redevelopment to promote the TSO's goals and objectives.  This will benefit the TSO by presenting a new front-end that is visually engaging and strongly aligned to the TSO brand, and will act as a powerful communication and education tool. This will be effectively integrated with TSO's current back-end systems, facilitating increased business efficiencies. Both parties see this as a 'Win, Win' situation and we are delighted to be able to assist an iconic Tasmanian organisation promote itself to world.

After six months of extensive collaborative strategic planning, creative design and technical developments the RACT website has been launched. The launch of the website represents the first stage of a multiple stage development, with each stage focusing on specific goals and objectives.

The first stage has focused on a complete front end redevelopment, modifying the look and feel of the website to provide improved navigation and to better integrate the RACT's various products and services offerings under one easy-to-find location.

The second stage will further increase user functionality by including concepts identified as desirable during  member and customer  usability testing, conducted by Usability One.  Features such as the ability to transact business online as well as integrating web based business with the ability to talk to a customer service consultant about products and services will be available in the first half of 2009.

Later stages will focus on a performance audit, reviewing  site visitor behaviours and measuring this against set KPI's established in strategic planning sessions.

Future Medium are pleased to announce the launch of a new online resource to help track progress on the benchmarks identified by the Tasmania Together progress board in conjunction with the Tasmanian community.

The system provides complete reporting, searching and browsing capabilities for the vast amount of data collected as part of the benchmarking process, and provides an attractive display of textual and graphical content within the existing Tasmania Together website.

Additionally, Future Medium developed a comprehensive web-application to ease the entry and maintenance of the benchmarking data, including a workflow process to ensure that new content could be entered and reviewed while still maintaining existing live content on the website.

We are extremely excited to be involved with Tasmania Together, as it is unique in Australia and one of only a handful in the world that have undertaken such a broad review of community expectations and given such a high level of community involvement to the process.

Please visit http://www.ttbenchmarks.com.au/ to view the Tasmania Together benchmarks.