Columba Calendars & T4 Site Manager
at the University of Manchester
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Columba - What do we do?
Founded in 2002 by former Reuter executives Focus on future event solutions
- Calendar technology- Future event data collection service
Primary market is financial services- Major customers include
• Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and Nomura
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Financial Event Calendars
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Telegraph Sports Calendar
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Positioning vs. Personal Calendar Tools
- Fixed ‘look and feel’- Limited functionality
• Number of events displayed• Search and filtering• Publishing and security
controls• Integration• Reporting
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Higher Education
We were looking for new markets Approached by University of Southampton in
2007- Enhanced our technology and developed two
distinct modules• Calendar Publisher• Calendar Viewer
Went live with Phase I in July 2007 Met Chris Eccles in July 2008
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University of Manchester
Sponsored by Outreach and Development Ran a number of workshops Made significant enhancements to product
- Cultural Assets- Image Module- Booking System
Went live May 2008
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Product Architecture
Central events calendar:- Optimised for display- Custom user interface- Date navigation- Filters & search- Location geo-mapping
Events in department web pages
Integration:- XML feeds- Web Services API- Extracts Tools- Exchange Integration- iCalendar support
Event publishing system:- Internal calendar view- Structured forms- Permissioning and groups- Highlight events- Flexible data model- Images module- Reference data
Distributed event data entry
Google, Outlook and iCal
synchronisation
Reports
Events displayed on LCD screens outside
venues
Workflow routes events for approval
Calendar Viewer
Calendar Viewer
Event Publisher
Event Publisher
XML feeds
Today’s Events:
12:00 PM - Lunchtime Lecture
14:00 PM - Alumni Committee
Today’s Events:
12:00 PM - Lunchtime Lecture
14:00 PM - Alumni Committee
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Calendar Publisher
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University of Southampton
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University of Southampton
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University College London
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University College London
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Key Features Calendar Technology
- Indexed on time for sub-second response times
- Filter, search & sort events
Workflow for Approvals- Streamline the process for
event submission- Reduced risk of clashes
Integration- Web Services API- iCalendar support
Additional Features- Featured events- Geo-mapping of venues- Support for Images
Columba Calendars & T4 Site Manager
at the University of Manchester