Information and Communications Technology

Koru Professionals have worked in a variety of areas in ICT.

These have included Financial Services, Tourism, Charitable Groups, Health Services, Manufacturing, EDI, Accounting, Retail Sales and Social Services to mention a few.

We believe that working in a large variety of areas gives us a greater understanding of the ways that ICT can benefit business, communities and individuals.

Having worked in Content Management, Portals, VOIP, Instant Messaging, Internet Video, E-Commerce, Online Communities, Intranets, Extranets, Groupware and Online Collaboration we can offer the types of services that can bring an organisations users/knowledge/data to life!

Some of the projects that have been completed by Koru Solutions are:

• Designed, developed and trained the users in website management for the Modernising Hearing Aid Services website www.mhas.info. This site accompanies the rollout of digital hearing aids across the UK.
• Network and Software Infrastructure implementation and training for Foster Caring organisation www.timeforchildren.co.uk.
• Development of Logistics Tracking system for start-up organisation (Utilising GIS, LBS, SMS and Instant messaging) www.waypoint-is.com.
• Specification of systems for media management, deployment, archiving and retrieval for Young and Rubicam (Budapest and Warsaw offices). This included the design and specification of an online portal product for archive retrieval and online collaboration.
• Design, development and implementation of Web based video conferencing and text based chat service for D/deaf clubs and schools across the UK. www.vcam.org.uk
• Design, development and implementation of "anything-anything" i.e. mobile phone - computer IM (instant messaging) system for the deaf. This uses an opensource IM platform called Jabber
• Web enabled a debt recovery system that allowed a company to dominate its marketplace www.debtnet.com.au
• Implemented a J2EE portal as a collaborative groupware product and report delivery mechanism at ORIX. The portal was called Brio Portal.
• Implemented an ASP based Content Management system for the internal publications group at RNID. This also involved Analysis of requirements, product evaluation, implementation and training/documentation. The product chosen for this purpose was Ektron CMS200.
• Worked with other interested parties to author IETF RFC 3351 User Requirements for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) in Support of Deaf, Hard of Hearing and Speech-impaired Individuals.
• Project managed the set up and handover of an ISDN based BSL (British Sign Language) Videophone Interpreting service.
• Developed ORIX Car Centre http://carcentre.orix.com.au/, a retail vehicles site for ORIX Australia's Fleet Disposals Group.
• Implemented an ASP based factoring financial services web application https://cts.orix.com.au for ORIX Australia's Factoring Division.