Fenix Blog

I have a search I monitor in my Twitter client for “drupal“. As the awareness of the tool grows in traditional and new media (especially following the high-profile relaunch of whitehouse.gov), the relative backlash in the feed is startling.

I don’t really blame people, though. Drupal probably isn’t for them, and drupal.org and most Drupal advocates are doing a terrible job of setting expectations. So much so that I feel this trend of pushing Drupal onto everyone for everything is hurting Drupal’s reputation and perception. Read the rest of this entry »

Picking up a new framework can be as difficult (and sometimes moreso) as learning an entire computer language.  On the drupal end of things, the community has yielded all sorts of time-saving tools that you can use to get up and running without even having to get your hands dirty with code.  We’ve whipped up a short list of modules we commonly use and that have saved us considerable time. Read the rest of this entry »

Fenix provided the NHRC with a brand new look-and-feel targeting each of their key audiences: students, researchers, and NHRC members. The site was built using the open source Drupal CMS and implemented various web 2.0 features. A key component of the website makes use of the Google Maps API and allows members to find research hubs and repositories across Canada. The site is now a great marketing tool for the NHRC, and they hope to be able to use this to promote housing research on an on-going basis.

See the new NHRC Web site.

Building a Web Presence – Selecting a Content Management Solution

There are many factors to consider when selecting a Content Management Solution. Obviously the first question you should be asking yourself is “do I need a content management solution?”

At the very least, if you have content that requires updating on a regular basis, then the answer is yes. And, with the emergence of Web 2.0, social marketing, online communities and online business automation, most of you are likely doing a whole lot more (or what to do a whole lot more) with your website than simple content updates. Choosing the right CMS can not only make the tedious task of publishing content to your website easier, it can also become the platform on which you can unify and integrate all aspects of your online business. Read the rest of this entry »

Fenix developed a Channel Extranet for Tundra to communicate with their resellers and distributors worldwide. Built on an open source (Joomla) framework, Fenix integrated this environment with third party applications and proprietary tools to provide an end-to-end solution for Tundra.