all news: 2009

The Berndt Group announced today that it has acquired several new clients, including the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), the University of Nebraska Medical Center, CGI Federal and America's Health Insurance Plans.

The Berndt Group partnered with Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center to design and develop a new web site in the Ektron CMS400.NET content management system.

Shortly after the "Dot-Com bubble" collapsed in 2001, John Berndt got a phone call from national Content Management System (CMS) expert Lisa Welchman, one of the most significant thought leaders in the country on CMS and governance for large web sites.

As much as we at The Berndt Group love to delve into the world of information architecture for huge, content heavy web sites, we are equally fascinated by the impact that can come from a compelling, decisive use of multimedia.

Increasingly, The Berndt Group, a Baltimore, MD-based full service interactive agency, is focused on the specific issues that define high content web sites, namely, the harmonious marriage of usability, content strategy, and sustainable technical implementation that give these sites the best possible life span.

The Berndt Group announced that it will attend Ektron's Synergy Conference. Synergy 2009, is Ektron CMS400.NET's Worldwide Customer Conference; the conference is a premier networking and professional development event in the content management systems sector.

The Berndt Group worked with SafeNet, Inc. a global leader in information security, to create a new web site that involved implementation of the Enterprise level of the Ektron CMS400.NET content management system.

The Berndt Group is working with Loyola University Maryland to develop a new web site for the University, implemented in the Sitecore Content Management System (CMS).

Nonprofit organizations and associations that have built their online strategies using Ektron CMS400.NET include Arts Every Day, a web site designed and developed by The Berndt Group, which was recently honored with a Webby Award by The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences.

As part of The Berndt Group's growing national reputation for expertise in CMS technology and implementation best practices, The Berndt Group is frequently called on to help large organizations select  Content Management System (CMS) and portal platforms. 

Although The Berndt Group has a venerable history of great work for large nonprofits, in the last three years we've seen a major upsurge in interesting projects for professional association clients.

In addition to being a long-time Ektron Partner, The Berndt Group was recognized as the Ektron partner of the month in July for their dedication to developing outstanding web sites and creatively extending Ektron technology to meet their clients’ business goals.

The Berndt Group worked with The Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) to create a new web site that involved implementation of the Ektron content management system.

Arts Every Day needed to develop a platform that connected educators, artists and parents for supplementing classroom education with the arts.

As larger organizations mature, they are often surprised at the difficulty of taking their web strategy to a truly international, multi-site, multi-language level.

One of The Berndt Group’s core activities is helping organizations select and purchase the right content management (CMS) tools, which can result in great savings and a better experience all around.

Today, while web budgets are often under fire, organizations are being asked to provide a much higher rate of return on their web investments.

The Berndt Group announced today that it has acquired several new clients. New clients include Towson University, Chemical Heritage Foundation, CGI Federal and Maryland Highway Safety Foundation.

The Berndt Group is providing pro bono web design and development services to the American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) and the Arts Education in Maryland Schools Alliance (AMES).

The Berndt Group kicked off 2009 with site launches for RWD Technologies and The Council on Quality and Leadership.

The Berndt Group announced today the launch of a new web site for KCI Technologies.

The Berndt Group is pleased to announce the launch of a new web site for the Maryland Science Center.

The Berndt Group is the Web developer of choice for many of Baltimore's best and brightest, in a variety of industries.

The Berndt Group announced that it has again received recognition by the Baltimore Business Journal in its 2009 annual Book of Lists.