The first module “Images”, for long-standing Client Musto Clothing will be available put live shortly after extensive testing over the last 6 weeks.

David Stanley from Musto stated: “OC Vision developed our first image library almost five years ago and were the natural partner for our latest state of the art DME system.  The development process couldn’t have been easier, we conducted our own research on the old site – likes, dislikes, wishes.  We relayed this to Carl and the OC Team, who then incorporated it into the brief, suggesting what additional features the site could benefit from.  It couldn’t have been simpler.  The same principle applies to the interface – it’s so simple that it’s easy to forget how many features have been incorporated into the site and how complex the backend system is.”

“We had an idea of what we wanted as end users and administrators, Carl and the team at OC Vision then helped us refine the brief, told us what they thought would be possible and then told us features and benefits which really make a difference but we hadn’t thought possible.”

“OC Vision’s experience at the forefront of digital communication, handling international sailing events, has been invaluable.  As a result our site is has been painless to develop, quick and simple to use and delivers everything we want as users and administrators.”

Boasting a revolutionary ‘toggle-tag’ navigation system, the DME allows visitors to obtain content using a bespoke system where they simply ‘turn-on and turn-off’ keywords and phrases.

Built in Ruby on Rails and utilising the Amazon S3 cloud computing network means that hosting and platform requirements are kept to a minimum without compromising on any technology or functionality.

“The OpusDME system represents a new phase in high-end technology output for OC Vision”, says Group IT and Technology Manager, Carl Crawley. “This [OpusDME] is a unique product in the marketplace, allowing administrators to perform previously impossible or extremely laborious tasks simply with the click of a button and gives the ability to communicate effectively to provide mass media distribution to associated press and media.”

The OpusDME platform promises to offer a high level of technological integration with a great importance on ease of use. The system boasts the following functionality:

• Dynamic Image Tagging with built in EXIF/IPTC Reader
• Automatic Image Resizing to support Small,Medium and Large
• Content logging and user audit tracking
• In-built messaging and communication systems
• Customisable security levels
• Saved Searching / Previous Search Logs

…plus much much more.

Already in development are the second and third modules “Documents” and “Video”. These will also share the same ‘toggle-tag’ navigation system for consistency in use. Multi-Lingual Modules are also being developed into French and Spanish.

Parent Company, OC Group will also be implementing an Opus DME powered Media Exchange in the coming months to accommodate its vast library of Images and Video currently in the region of 400 Gigabytes.

A third client is yet to be announced.

Each member of the team got to experience what it’s like to be out on the water on board these competitive boats. Of course, it wasn’t all just sit back, relax, drink champagne and watch the birds fly past, we all took part of steering and grinding and trying to not fall in the water en-route.

All in all we thorougly enjoyed the adventure, especially for those whose experience was a first.

For your enjoyment, we have included a few photos from our time out on the water. All images courtsey of our very own Graham.