We are Internet software experts
Association Management Software (AMS) Integration
Blogs
Board of Directors Private Documents Area
Bulletin Boards
Calculators and Other Custom Devices
Content Management Systems (CMS)
Custom Flash Development
Drupal Content Management System Customized for Your Site
E-Commerce Systems
Event Management Systems
Event Registration Systems
LAMP and Open Source Software Experts
Legislative Alert Systems
Load Testing Tools
Mass Mailing Systems
Membership Applications
Member Database Systems
Newsfeeds
Newsletter Systems
Online Training and Education Modules
Photo Albums
Podcasts
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
Shopping Carts
Social Networking
Website Search Systems
Association Management Software (AMS) Integration
We have set up clients to use web-based AMS systems that are integral to their websites. We have also configured client websites to integrate with separate database systems or association management software systems. There are many different ways of approaching this, depending on the AMS or database being used. We are confident that we can customize your website to integrate with your AMS in the best possible way.
Blogs
Aeronet develops website blog systems using either WordPress, or one of the Drupal blog modules. We find that both of these systems offer a high level of quality and functionality suitable for any association or corporate blog.
Board of Directors Private Documents Area
We have set up many of our client websites to include a private area for members of the board of directors. This area usually includes board meeting information, documents and an archive of past meetings and documents.
Bulletin Boards
Our bulletin board system allows your users or members to post topics, reply to posts, search for key information and more.
Calculators and Other Custom Devices
Aeronet is able to build custom calculators and other interactive devices and systems that will provide real benefits for your users. A great example of a calculator is the one we implemented for IBRinfo.org. Visit this site and use this calculator to find out if you will be eligible for IBR - income-based repayment for your student loan!
Content Management Systems (CMS)
We are true innovators when it comes to content management systems. We have developed our own PHP-based CMS, and we're expert at customizing other systems such as Drupal and Word Press. These systems allow our client websites maximum flexibility and expansion potential.
Custom Flash Development
We are able to set up entirely Flash-driven front end websites that pull information from a database on the back end. This back end system can then be managed using a standard content management interface. This allows you the best of both worlds - the smooth and elegant Flash front end with the flexible, easy-to-update, database-driven back end.
Drupal Content Management System Customized for Your Site
We are true innovators when it comes to content management systems. We are experts in the configuration and customization of the Drupal CMS for our clients. This system gives our clients' websites maximum flexibility and expansion potential. We have created our own custom Drupal modules for many association-specific use cases. Drupal is supported by thousands of developers world wide.
E-Commerce Systems
Aeronet has set up a large number of client websites with customized e-commerce capability. We prefer to set up our sites to use either the Payflow Pro payment gateway system (from PayPal) or Authorize.net. However, we are capable of implementing just about any payment gateway for you. Either Payflow Pro or Authorize.net will allow users to pay online from within a secure area of your website. We always set up our client sites with their own secure certificates which we are able to acquire at a discount from GeoTrust.com.
Event Management Systems
Most of our association clients need their websites to be the main interface used by their members to learn about and sign up for their events. We specialize in customizing event management systems that exactly match our clients' needs and requirements. Our event management systems allow our clients to initiate and manage their events without any assistance from our technical staff. If required, of course, we are more than happy to work with our clients to customize or tailor their system to fit any level of complexity for any event.
Event Registration Systems
Our event registration systems allow your members and customers to learn about, sign up and pay for your events without ever leaving your website. We can set up the simplest to the most elaborate event registration system to match your requirements. Our systems include options for special sessions, guest activities, meals, event documents, early-bird discount pricing, multiple types of users with varied pricing and much more.
LAMP
We build the majority of our websites using the LAMP system - Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP.
Legislative Alert Systems
Our legislative alert e-mail notification systems send important/urgent notices to your members educating them about legislative issues facing your industry. Members are able to easily send an e-mail to a group of key legislators with a default message you create in addition to comments that they add to the message.
Mass Mailing Systems
Our mass e-mail systems allow you to easily create and quickly send out messages or alerts to your membership or e-mail subscriber database. After you send out your mass e-mail, you can designate a message for posting as a regular web page within your website. Messages can be formatted using HTML or plain text - it's up to you.
Membership Applications
Every one of our association clients has a unique membership application process. We are experts at understanding your membership system and implementing an efficient online version of this system. We will also customize an online dues payment or membership renewal system to support your ongoing membership base.
Member Database Systems
We recommend managing your membership database within one of our secure database servers. Because these are networked with our web servers, you are able to manage your membership using the same content management system that you use to update your website. Members are able to easily log into their own account to update their profile.
Newsfeeds
Our newsfeed systems collect selected news content from external sources and post these on your website. Using this system, you will be able to subscribe to third-party news sites' RSS feeds and then filter the articles pulled into your website from each of these sites. Your custom filters will include key words and/or phrases that enable you to be more in control of the listings your site displays from these RSS feeds. Each day, an automatic e-mail reminder will be sent to a designated staff member after the RSS feed scripts have retrieved the titles, dates and links to the RSS feed news articles. This person will be able to then skim through the content management system (CMS) area to quickly flag those articles that are approved for listing within your website. It is also possible to allow all articles collected to be published, with your staff instead being able to remove any articles that are not appealing or desirable afterwards.
Newsletter Systems
Our mass email systems allow you to send messages to subscribers or groups of subscribers quickly and easily. Newsletter content can be designated to also display within your website automatically.
Online Training and Education Modules
Aeronet has configured a number of very effective and efficient online training and education systems for our clients. These systems allow you to create your own class or course, add one or more modules, each with its own series of pages, quiz, evaluation and certificate of completion. These modules can be set up to require payment or not. In some cases, our clients have required payment from non-members and offered online education modules for free for their paid members.
Photo Albums
Our photo album systems enable you to upload photos, and add these to albums. The upload process automatically generates thumbnails.
Podcasts
Our podcast system allows you to upload and manage audio files that your members can subscribe to via RSS.
RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
Aeronet can set up your site so that various areas either offer RSS feeds to the public or to your members only. We are also expert at configuring our client websites to subscribe to third-party RSS feeds (see above).
Shopping Carts
Many of our association and commercial clients sell products online using a shopping cart. We are experts at creating custom systems, or adapting existing solutions to meet your requirements. Online shopping carts allow your customers to browse your products, put one or more items into their virtual "cart" and then continue shopping. When your customers are ready to check out, they will be able to review the items in their cart, change the number of any item - or simply remove them - before completing their purchase. We always set up our shopping cart systems to include online, real-time payment authorization and processing. Payments are automatically transferred directly into your merchant bank account.
Social Networking
Many associations and membership organizations are providing their members with a social networking component. This allows your members to create profiles including photos, bios, lists of friends and more.
Website Search Systems
We will implement a customized website search within your site using either Google, Apache Solr or Swish-e. These options allow your visitors to easily locate content stored in web pages, PDF files, Word documents, Excel files and more.
