URL: http://www.greatbooks.org
The Goal: Implementation of new features for the current site
Used Technologies: PHP, Mysql, Apache
Frameworks: TYPO3 CMS
About:
The Great Books Foundation is an independent, nonprofit educational organization
with a mission to help people to think and share ideas. Towards this end, the Foundation
offers workshops in Shared Inquiry discussion and publishes collections of classic
and modern texts for both children and adults. The Great Books Foundation was established
in 1947 to promote liberal education for the general public. In 1962, the Foundation
extended its mission to children with the introduction of Junior Great Books. Since
its start, the Foundation has helped thousands of people throughout the United States
and in other countries to begin their own discussion groups in schools, libraries,
and community centers. Today, Foundation instructors conduct hundreds of workshops
each year, in which educators and parents learn to lead Shared Inquiry discussion.The
Great Books Foundation is an independent, nonprofit educational organization with
a mission to help people to think and share ideas. Towards this end, the Foundation
offers workshops in Shared Inquiry discussion and publishes collections of classic
and modern texts for both children and adults.
Solution:
Krendls Ltd jointly with our partner's company Cannonbose LLC delivered Great Books an important custom developed solutions.
The work-scope includes:
- Development of online registration with payment functionality. Krendls developed
an addon to Seminar Manager extension (seminars) which extend the current SM functionality
by flexible on-site payment feature. (Visa/PCI Compliance)
- Implementation of "Single Sign-on" functionality between GreatBooks' main site (TYPO3)
and GreatBooks' shop (OScommerce, http://store.greatbooks.org/)
- Full server upgrade