Goss Interactive

GOSS Interactive is a company that supplies and delivers online efficiency savings, digital marketing and a Content Management System. GOSS iCM (intelligent Content Management) is used to maintain websites and intranets. GOSS iCM can be found running hundreds of websites, including the Met Office, Brittany Ferries and South West Water plus several shared service venutres with Local Authorities.
History
GOSS Interactive was founded to support the sailing project of Pete Goss, by Rob McCarthy and Richard George in 1999.
Today, GOSS is still owned by the same two directors, without any venture capital funding and has grown to over 50 employees. The company is based in Plymouth, UK and all of its staff and secure data centre are located there.
GOSS developers' work focuses on the core product as well as 3rd party integrations, mobile apps and semantic tools for auto-suggestion of related content and publishing open linked data. GOSS is an early adoptor of the open source IKS project which aims to being semantic technology to web content managment tools.GOSS is a direct supplier of services, carries out 3rd party and offers a Microsoft SharePoint connector and a Lagan integration as standard modules.

The original web content management system launched was called Controlsite and re-branded to GOSS iCM (intelligent Content Management) in 2005 and is currently supplied as version 9.1.
July-11 Form data browser, external content search, Marketing Dashboard
Jun-10 Drag-drop Forms designer launched
Aug-08 iSuggest integrated for automatic suggestion of content
Aug-06 SaaS version of full GOSS iCM v7 released
Aug-06 WYSIWYG in place editor added
Aug-04 .NET solution launched
Sep-03 Java solution launched
Solutions
GOSS iCM (intelligent Content Management)
GOSS iCM has a modular approach, unlike other Content Management Systems, most of the modules GOSS supply are included out-of-the-box.
In July 2010 GOSS iCM version 9 was released. This version has user friendly WYSIWYG controls that empower an unlimited number of non-technical individuals, groups and departments to effortlessly manage and deliver content to Web 2.0 websites, portals, intranets and extranets in a secure and flexible environment.
Service delivery is enhanced with a drag-drop form builder that can publish multi-page and branching forms. There is a tighter integration of their metadata and content suggestion tool iSuggest that learns with user interaction.
As a browser based system compatible with all leading browser programmes, GOSS iCM easily fits in with IT infrastructures without the need to install applications on individual workstations.
Templates
Templates are used for websites managed with GOSS iCM. Several of which are open source, allowing users to develop and share service costs. Developers have three API options for delivery of templates:
.NET
Java
ColdFusion
The system is compatible with the following server platforms.
Microsoft SQL Server
Oracle
PostgreSQL
Upgrades are free to clients with support contracts
GOSS supports best practice when building websites, and aims to deliver websites to the highest accessibility standards.
In build accessibility validators ensure that content contributors only publish articles that conform to the required W3C grades of A, AA or AAA. This helps websites become Shaw Trust accredited. .
Company Accolades
Jul-08 Knowledge Transfer Partnerships "outstanding" project award - Recognition of iSuggest development project
Sep-07 e-Government National Award for Joined-Up Services
Nov-06 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards - Placed in the top 50
Nov-05 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards - Placed in the top 50
Aug-05 Media Innovations Award - Shortlisted
Nov-04 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards - Placed in the top 50
Jun-03 Government Computing Syntegra Award - Shortlisted for innovation award
Client Accolades
2010 London Borough of Hillingdon - Good Communications - Gold award for Website Accessibility
2010 Exeter City Council - Good Communications Award - shortlisted for Website of the year Shortlisted
2010 Broxtowe Borough Council - Good Communications Award - shortlisted for Website of the year
2010 West Berkshire Council - Good Communications Award - shortlisted for IT project innovation award
2009 London Borough of Hillingdon - Good Communications Award - Gold for Local Authority Website
2009 Nottingham City Council - LG Comms Award - Bronze for Digital
2009 London Borough of Hillingdon - LG Comms Award - Bronze for Digital Media
2008 London Borough of Hillingdon - SiteMorse - Best Local Authority website in London
2008 Mole Valley District Council - PRide Awards Home Counties South - Winner Best Website/Microsite
2008 New Forest District Council - HantsWeb Awards - shortlisted for Website Accessibility

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