News and events

OpenRoad and Karo have been awarded a contract for the development of a Land Inventory System for the Land Management Branch of the BC Transportation Financing Authority (BCTFA).

Karo and OpenRoad have been awarded an application redesign project for the Ministry of Social Development and Economic Security (SDES). This project will utilize Karo and OpenRoad’s usability, information architecture, and visual design talents to enhance and redeploy an existing Ministry Intranet application.

OpenRoad (now OXD) is working with the Workers Compensation Board of BC (WCB) on extending the capabilities of its online clearance letter application. The application informs users whether a business, contractor or subcontractor is registered with the WCB and paying regular premiums all via the WCB’s public website.

OpenRoad (now OXD) has become an AT&T Value-Added Provider. Focusing on custom development of large web-based applications, OpenRoad is now able to provide its customers with access to AT&T’s hosting and data services, some of the largest and most reliable in Canada.

Karo and OpenRoad (now OXD) have recently completed a strategy and usability engagement for webBASIS, a provider of e-business productivity software. The California-based company allows businesses and organizations to communicate and conduct business through the Internet through a combination of software solutions, Internet data centre hosting and network management services, data storage, and consulting services.

The BC Ministry of Forests Annual Report System was recently awarded to OpenRoad. The Java-based intranet application will aid Ministry staff in compiling information for the Ministry’s Annual Report.

Karo and OpenRoad recently delivered an internet strategy for the BC Courthouse Library Society (BCCLS). The BCCLS provides legal information services to the legal community and the general public of British Columbia through 49 branch libraries across the province.