pTools Puts GiveBlood.ie On The Map With New Website And Clinics Solution

pTools has announced the deployment of pTools Content Management Software (CMS) for the new Giveblood.ie website and donor clinic service for the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS). The project provides detailed blood donor clinic listings nationwide as well as blood availability information and an online questionnaire that helps people understand if they are eligible to give blood.

pTools worked with IBTS staff and with Open Interface, the usability and accessibility company, to define the key requirements around donor clinics and mapped this process successfully to the new site. The challenge to map the process was additionally met by providing CMS users with the ability to use the pTools Mapping component which allows the site's visitors to see a clinic's location and even to source directions.

Commenting on the new Giveblood.ie solution, Mirenda O'Donovan, Head of Corporate Affairs, IBTS, said: "Feedback both internally and externally has been very positive. Of particular note is the user-friendly approach to the delivery of clinic information, additional interactivity through the eligibility quiz and the overall look and feel which is sharp and contemporary."

The IBTS believes that provision of blood donor clinic services information online is an important tool in managing blood clinics and expects to see improvements in managing clinics as a result.

Speaking about the project, Managing Director of pTools Software, Tom Skinner, said: "Giveblood.ie effectively delivers key information needed by people who want to give blood and attend a donor clinic. By mapping the clinic information we put it into context for people and that 'content in context' is something pTools handles very well. We're seeing a trend toward mapping and other context group features that we expect to grow as people use online maps more to find information."

pTools content management software provides customers with a full featured enterprise content management application that includes mapping, digital asset management, online forms management and integration with SharePoint and other business applications.

About pTools™ Software
pTools is a leading developer of Enterprise Content Management software and Microsoft Gold Partner with headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. pTools ECM software is used to develop enterprise content application solutions for Intranet, Extranet and Internet systems for customers in private and public sectors in UK, Ireland and internationally . pTools software combines powerful ECM functionality with user-friendly interface and enterprise application architecture. For more information, visit: www.ptools.com

About the Irish Blood Transfusion Service
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS) organises and administers the national blood transfusion service in Ireland. The IBTS collects, processes, tests and distributes over 150,000 donations a year from voluntary donors for the treatment of patients.

SOURCE: pTools