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Legal notice

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:56:00 GMT

Please review the following terms and conditions prior to using Codehouse's website (the website). Any use of the website and its content is subject to the following terms and conditions. Your use of the website indicates your acceptance of said terms and conditions. If you do not accept such terms and conditions you may not use the website and it's content.

Acceptance of terms

Codehouse and the Codehouse logo are trademarks of Codehouse Group (Codehouse), a limited liability company registered in and subject to the laws of the Kingdom of Denmark. Codehouse may, at its sole discretion, choose to change the terms, conditions and operation of this Website at any time without prior notice. By using this service the user waives any rights or claims it may have against Codehouse. Consequently, by accessing, browsing and/or using the Website you acknowledge to have read, understood and agreed to be bound by these terms. By using the Website you have agreed to these terms. You may not alter, change, modify or adapt the Website in any way.

Trademarks

The trademarks, service marks, and logos (the Trademarks) used and displayed on the Website are either the Trademarks or the registered Trademarks of Codehouse. Other product and company names mentioned on this Website may be the trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Limitation of liability

Except as specifically stated on the Website, neither Codehouse nor any of its directors, employees or other representatives shall be liable for damages arising out of or in connection with the use of the Website. This is a comprehensive limitation of liability that applies to all damages of any kind, including, but not limited to, compensatory, direct, indirect or consequential damages, loss of data, income or profit, loss of or damage to property and claims of or related to third parties.

Information on this Website may contain inaccuracies or typographical errors for which Codehouse takes no responsibility.

Codehouse does not make any representations for other websites that you may access through this Website. While Codehouse has no control over websites produced and authored by third parties, Sitecore declines all liability for the accessibility, content and use as well as the products, services, et al made available through such third party's website.

Under no circumstance shall Codehouse be liable to any party for any direct, indirect, special or other consequential damages for any use of the website, or any other hyperlinked website, including, but not limited to, any lost profits, business interruption, loss of programmes or other data or similar, even if we have been expressly advised as to the possibility of such damages.

Information on the website is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement. Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusion may not apply to you.

All prices are in Euros (EUR) unless otherwise indicated and exclude 25% Danish Moms (VAT). Prices and specifications are subject to change without notice.

If you have any questions about this legal notice, please contact info@codehousegroup.com

Privacy Policy

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 08:56:00 GMT

The following statement outlines the privacy policy of Codehouse Group and its affiliated entities. This policy is based on our fundamental goal to provide our visitors with quality information and resources while maintaining individual anonymity and personal privacy. Please forward any comments you may have regarding this policy to webmaster@codehousegroup.com.

Visitor data collected by Codehouse Group

When you access our web pages, the client information and the essential and nonessential technical information listed below is automatically collected - we refer to those categories collectively as "access" information. No other information is collected through the Codehouse website except when you deliberately decide to send it to us (for example, by clicking on a link to send us an e-mail). The information you might choose to send us is listed below as "optional information."

Automatically collected access information

Client information: the Internet domain, registered company (if applicable), GeoIP information, and Internet address of the computer you are using.

Essential technical information: identification of the page or service you are requesting, type of browser and operating system you are using; and the date and time of access.

Nonessential technical information: the Internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our website, and the "cookie information" described below.

Optional information

When you send us an e-mail: your name, e-mail address, and the content of your e-mail.

When responding to online forms or polls or other questions or comment in a blog: Any Information entered into these forms, polls, questions or blog comment fields

The way we use information

Client information is used to route the requested web page to your computer for viewing. In theory, the requested web page and the routing information could be discerned by other entities involved in transmitting the requested page to you. We do not control the privacy practices of those entities. Essential and nonessential technical information helps us respond to your request in an appropriate format (or in a personalized manner) and helps us plan website improvements. Optional information enables us to provide services or information tailored more specifically to your needs, and also allows us to plan website improvements. We may use incomplete optional information you have provided to contact you for the purpose of offering additional assistance.

We may keep client information from our systems indefinitely after the web page is transmitted. On rare occasions when a "hacker" attempts to breach computer security, logs of access information are collected to permit a security investigation and in such cases may be forwarded together with any other relevant information in our possession to law enforcement agencies.

We use information you provide about yourself to complete your specific request. We do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that request. Similarly, we use the information you provide about someone else when making a request only to complete that request. Again, we do not share this information with outside parties except to the extent necessary to complete that request.

Finally, we never use or share the personally identifiable information provided to us online in ways unrelated to the ones described above without a clear notice on the particular site and without also providing you an opportunity to opt-out or otherwise prohibit such unrelated uses.

Use of cookies

The Codehouse website uses "cookies," a small data file transferred by a website to your computer's hard drive. We send cookies when you surf http://www.codehousegroup.com, respond to online surveys or polls, or request information. Accepting the cookies used on our site does not give us access to your personally identifiable information, but we can use the cookies to identify your computer. The aggregate information collected permits us to analyze traffic patterns on our site. This can enable us over time to provide you with a better experience by improving the content and making it easier to use.

Providing information is your choice

There is no legal requirement for you to provide any information at our website. However, our website will not work without routing information and the essential technical information. Failure of your browser to provide nonessential technical information will not prevent your use of our website but may prevent certain features from working. For any optional information that is requested at the website, failure to provide the requested information will mean that the particular feature or service associated with that part of the web page may not be available to you.

Our commitment to data security

To prevent unauthorized access, maintain data accuracy, and ensure the correct use of information, we have put in place appropriate physical, electronic, and managerial procedures to safeguard and secure the information we collect online.

How to contact us

Should you have other questions or concerns about our privacy policies and practices, please contact Codehouse or send us an e-mail at webmaster@codehousegroup.com.

Sitecore Twitter Module

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:40:00 GMT

Social media integration? You bet! With the Codehouse Twitter Module for Sitecore CMS you will be able to publish easily to your Twitter account when you publish new items in Sitecore CMS.

The Codehouse Twitter Module fully integrates into your Sitecore CMS and is as easy to use as everything else in Sitecore. All you have to do is set up your Twitter account within Sitecore and press the Tweet button from the Sitecore item you want to tweet about. The module suggests the text for your tweet based on the item’s title and contains a link to the post on your website by automatically generating a shortened bit.ly URL. But, before you tweet, you still have the freedom to modify the suggestion any way you like.

Twitter offers the opportunity to access a huge network and generate traffic to your website which ultimately can result in increased business. With the Twitter module you’ll be able to automatically publish news, articles, blog posts, etc. on the Twitter platform directly from your Sitecore items. Save time and ease the content management burden. A simple but effective social media integration.

You can get your Twitter Module and Sitecore web solution by contacting Codehouse.

MVC Framework

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:51:00 GMT

The MVC Framework (model-view-controller) may not make much sense outside the esoteric software developer vocabulary but translated into practice it can really help contribute to your bottom line. By offering enormous flexibility, code quality improvements and constant feature enhancements to your application, working within the MVC framework, Codehouse can deliver both real, bottom line business value as well as value for money.

MVC? The acronym stands for model-view-controller and covers a framework (or an architectural pattern) within the software development world where the business logic is kept separate from both user input and the user interface – thus making independent development, testing and maintenance of each possible. The advantages of the MVC framework are the ability to make changes to different parts of the software application without having to undo/redo every other aspect of the project. This means continued progress throughout the life of the application with fewer regression errors.

In MVC, Models are the components of the application that represent state (for example, a list of clients stored in a database). Views are the components that define how the data (those clients) are shown to the end-users in a graphical interface. And Controllers are the parts that handle the subsequent end-user input and interaction (changing a client’s address).

Applications built with the MVC framework can be used in everything from CMS solutions to intranets, extranets to back-office business systems.

Microsoft has taken the framework and developed it into ASP.NET MVC, allowing it to work within the .NET platform and suite of tools and languages. Being a Microsoft Gold Partner of many years, with CMS and bespoke application development experience, Codehouse know how to build bespoke .NET applications to suit your own, unique requirements. With ASP.NET MVC, we now have another device to add to the toolbox, and a few projects under our belts already.

We may, at first, seem like a bunch of .NET nerds, but we still might be so bold as to challenge your business assumptions. We want to help deliver a quality solution meeting your current requirements as well as be your natural, first choice for ongoing support and development phases.

Get in touch with Codehouse to find out exactly how we can help contribute.

Sitecore Blog Module

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 11:00:00 GMT

Use your Sitecore CMS as a direct portal to the blogosphere. The Sitecore Blog module from Codehouse lets you transcend the borders between corporate website and blog - and content manage everything from within Sitecore CMS.

The Codehouse Blog module expands your web presence by arming you with a blog which is the perfect tool for campaigns and communication within a given target audience. A blog can be a strategic tool for establishing two-way communication with your stakeholders. You can encourage a dialogue by letting your stakeholders comment on your posts – ultimately resulting in a community around your brand. A blog can be used to empower your employees by letting them contribute with content, and a blog can boost SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) and Google rankings by generating links, traffic, and interest in your website.

With the Codehouse Blog Module for Sitecore you can manage the blog from within your existing Sitecore CMS. This means no new tools to learn and full integration between blog and website. The blog can be integrated into your site (e.g. http://www.yourdomain.com/blog) or it can be created as a separate entity (e.g. http://www.blogdomain.com).

How do you enter the blogosphere? Get in touch with Codehouse.

When is it time to upgrade your Sitecore solution?

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:59:00 GMT

When is it a good idea to upgrade to the latest version of Sitecore CMS and what are the benefits? Well, it depends on your needs and whether real value is being added. However, the latest version of Sitecore CMS introduces possibilities not seen before in a WCMS.

What are you getting?
The latest version of Sitecore WCMS is called Version 6. This version adds to the wide variety of content management functions with additional features for transforming your WCMS into a tool for web analysis and online marketing. Furthermore you will get an improved user interface, enhanced performance, and increased security.

A good reason for upgrading to Sitecore 6 is the inclusion of the groundbreaking Sitecore Online Marketing Suite (OMS), implementing web analysis and online marketing tools into your CMS. Sitecore OMS enables you to analyse your website traffic, segment your visitors and create targeted content for different groups of visitors. If you want your website to be more than a just a digital product catalogue then Sitecore OMS is a very good reason to upgrade to Sitecore 6.

Additionally, the editing tools are enhanced and new features make content editing more intuitive and user-friendly. The new inline Page Editor even enables editing directly in the website page as well as the ability to change page design layouts. Thanks to the new Quick Action Bar you are constantly held up-to-date with notifications of such things as broken links, missing versions, and workflow status. Additionally there are improved tools for validation and accessibility (WAI) checking before publishing.

Now what?
To ensure a speedy and painless transition to Sitecore 6 you should choose an experienced Sitecore Partner mindful of the potential pitfalls in the upgrade process. You could, like Maconomy, Widex, and Premier Group, choose Codehouse if your priority is a professional, smooth and safe transition to Sitecore 6.

As one of the most experienced Sitecore Partners we have huge expertise in implementing, upgrading and integrating Sitecore solutions within businesses. Choosing Codehouse will give you a future-proof solution tailored to fit your needs – with the added value of custom-made Codehouse modules.

Do you want to know more about the advantages of Sitecore Version 6 and how we can help tune up your Sitecore solution? Please feel free to contact us to learn more.

Sitecore 301 Redirects Module

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 07:04:00 GMT

Hold on to your Google-rankings and maintain great user-experiences while making changes to your website. The Codehouse Redirects Module for Sitecore CMS helps prevent broken or dead links.

The Redirects Module for Sitecore enables you to create 301 and 410 redirects directly within your Sitecore CMS. In other words: your visitors will never again be met with frustrating error codes but instead redirected to the right pages. In addition to an improved user experience, and the elimination of broken links, you won’t lose your Google rankings while redirecting your website traffic. This means Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) without coding.

The module consists of both 301 and 410 redirects which are the most common types of redirects. 301’s are used when you move content from one place to another on your website. The search engines read 301’s as a permanent move thus keeping the indexation of a page even though it is moved to a different URL. 410’s are used to automatically inform your visitors when they try to visit a page that no longer exists. But as opposed to the standard page, you can customise the design of the module pages.

Additionally, the module includes a script that helps automate the process when changing the location of entire structures. The script automatically creates 301 redirects for every single page in the structure pointing to the new locations.

Contact us to learn more.

Sitecore Web-to-PDF Module

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:12:00 GMT

One click and your website’s content gets transformed into a PDF. The Web-to-PDF module from Codehouse enables your site visitors to save, share and take home the latest content from your website.

The content on your website can be transformed into PDF files using only a single click, so your visitors always get access to the latest versions of articles, case stories, product descriptions, etc. The Web-to-PDF module gives them the freedom to save, distribute or print for later use. The layout of the PDF is 100% flexible and can easily be designed to support your Corporate Identity or include additional information.

The module equips each of your website’s pages with an icon that, when clicked, instantly generates a PDF using the content from that page. Using “on-the-fly” PDF file generation, this module differentiates from many current websites “download a PDF” button, behind which PDF files have to be created in a separate process making them static and soon outdated. With the Codehouse Web-to-PDF module, when the content on the site is updated the very next PDF generated by a visitor includes the updated text.

Sitecore Online Marketing Suite (OMS)

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 06:57:00 GMT

Profile, segment and target! With Sitecore OMS you can analyse traffic and visitors on your website and target the content to different profiles automatically. That means greater visitor-insight and improved sales.

Do you know who your visitors are? Do you know how they find your website, which pages they visit, or how long they stay? And do you know how to target your website even better towards your prospects? Then maybe Sitecore OMS is your road to better conversion rates?

Sitecore OMS is a marketing toolkit bringing together a set of exciting features under one umbrella – tools that have only been accessible through different suppliers until now. With Sitecore OMS you will get an integrated solution, combining content management capabilities with web analytics and marketing tools, allowing you to adjust your website content to target different visitor profiles.

Through the use of user-profiling and segmentation tools you can have your website automatically present visitors with personalised content, enabling your communication to be more targeted and relevant. This will help provide enhanced interaction, higher conversion, and greater numbers of return visitors. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to evaluate campaign initiatives against website goals and actual results.

Sitecore OMS gives you five powerful web marketing features aiding your visitor-insight and boosting your sales:

Web Analytics
Visitor Experience Analytics
Segmentation Analysis
Real-Time Site Personalisation
Campaign Management

Talk to us about special Sitecore OMS offers available both for new customers and existing Sitecore licence holders wanting an upgrade.

Umbraco CMS Partner

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:18:00 GMT

An open source CMS based on Microsoft’s ASP.NET with the possibility to edit your website content within Microsoft Word? Then you got it. The name is Umbraco CMS, born and raised in Denmark, and Codehouse is a Certified Solution Partner.

Codehouse has established an official partnership with Umbraco – producers of a CMS with arguably the same flexibility and strength as the commercially licensed alternatives. The only difference is that Umbraco CMS is open source and thus available at no licence cost.

For you, our investment in getting to know the Umbraco CMS means that you will be given a best practice solution built to our exacting standards. We, at Codehouse, always strive to be at the forefront of the newest possibilities, updates, and initiatives – thus keeping your website cutting edge.