New Product Release: EMS3 for Event Management

Today we launched the third major update to our event management system for alumni relations and university advancement offices. We're especially proud of this one, as it represents a huge leap forward in both functionality and usability over the previous release.

• Built in ColdFusion (Mach-ii) with a hefty dose of AJAX to make the software incredibly easy to work with
• Revamped skin, now easy on the eyes
• Event API for integration with external systems (notification on registration, payment, address change request etc.)
• Feed API for populating event calendars (used for our Flash/Flex event calendar control)
• Plug-and-play with Authorize.net and Verisign/Paypal payment services
• Tagging is used to profile each event; tag data is used by our ad engine and CRM system to market events to niche affinity organizations

EMS3 is in production use right now and has received an overwhelmingly positive reception from our clients. We'll write more on the integration features at a later date - we view them as a major advantage over other systems currently on the market. Building a proper API is a challenge unto itself and we have found that our clients are eager to simplify data exchange whenever possible. We feel we have met that need with this release.

Screenshots

Modifying a reservation is easier than ever thanks to our consolidated user interface. Generate a PDF copy of an invoice, process payments and apply discounts to reservations all from one screen.

Creating an event is significantly faster now that we've pulled all activity information forward. Set a default price for an activity and specify activity options (dropdowns) all in one screen.

Changing event information in a popup window. We've included a nice DHTML date/time picker control that renders consistently across all browsers.

Modifying activity prices.

Reports have been streamlined - pull attendance lists, extracts for outside systems and nightly transaction reports for reconciliation purposes from an easy-to-understand screen.