248creative Visual Communications announced the launch of their new upgraded website, located at www.248creative.com. The new site, featuring RIA technologies, syndication, online ordering and client tracking tools, was developed in-house and will be launched in 3 phases. The first phase was completed on September 1st, 2008. The remaining phases, including online ordering and customer job tracking controls will launch on October 31st.

248creative has been on the cutting edge of online design and fulfillment since the launch of its satellite site, www.shirtsforbands.com which implements a flash-driven design lab that allows customers to design their own shirts online.

Thomas Desmond, CEO of 248creative says “… we’re all very excited about enzo [the name used internally to refer to the new website], there’s a lot of technology under the hood that will make life much easier for our clients, especially in the upcoming client job tracker… It’s very important to us that our clients know where their projects are throughout the production process, they rely on us to make their all important marketing materials, and we respect the importance of each and every job that comes through our doors…”.

The deployment of the new 248creative.com marks one of the first deployments of AS3 technologies in the area.

248creative, Troy’s premier design and printhouse, has partnered up with the Troy Chamber of Commerce.

“We’re really excited about getting involved with the Chamber and the community of Troy…” says 248creative CEO Thomas Desmond, “… I personally live in Troy, and now that we’ve headquartered our operations in Troy, there’s no better way to get involved that with the Chamber of Commerce.”

The partnership opens up opportunities for both parties leading into 2009.

For more information on the Troy Chamber of Commerce, check out http://www.troychamber.com

The new media landscape has become murky waters to a lot of today’s small businesses. There’s tremendous possibility on the web 2.0, but it’s also not the dot com bubble either. Today’s internet, while still young, is more mature, and defining your company’s web presence isn’t as simple as throwing up a design from FrontPage anymore.

Today’s web is dynamic, interactive and rich. Building this new generation of internet requires a diverse set of skills and a balanced development team that understands the fine line between business and art. 248creative isn’t a simple consultancy, it’s a network of experienced specialists.

With all the new technologies emerging everyday, 248creative leads the way in pragmatic solution development. We employ the latest open source technologies to power your projects while keep your overhead low.

Now surfers to your website EXPECT interaction. Simple brochures online are no longer enough to maximize your website’s return on investment. Developing fully interactive applications online is a daunting, time consuming and costly long-term venture. Thankfully, there are frameworks already matured and available that will solve many of the recurring requirements of modern websites. These frameworks are ever-evolving and robust, supported by worldwide networks of millions of users and developers. Their ubiquity guarantees that the software powering your website will never be abandoned.

Compared to the high cost and rigid, brittle base of developers who support proprietary, self-developed, non-public software, open source is the most stable and pragmatic solution to getting your website up and running without costing you serious dollars and a year of development.

248creative is NOT a set it and forget development house. We offer creative web services to select projects because its our passion, and not every web project is a match with 248creative’s results driven development model. We believe in websites that make money and provide a benefit to their surfers.

If you need help with your next creative project, enlist us.

Our services include:

• Web Design & Development (Blog, Myspace & E-commerce)
• Online Marketing Campaigns & SEO
• Digital Signage & Videography
• Graphic Design
• Printwork
• Custom Tshirt Printing