News and events

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OpenRoad’s new location

OpenRoad has moved, but not too far. On October 1st 2004, OpenRoad took over the fifth floor of 353 Water Street, moving up from our old location on the second floor. Come by and see us in our new digs, we’ll be glad to see you.

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Supreme Court launches SCSS

OpenRoad is pleased to announce that the pilot of the Supreme Court Scheduling System (SCSS) has been launched at the Supreme Court of British Columbia. SCSS is a scheduling application that allows trial coordinators throughout the province to schedule and track upcoming hearings for all court cases in the province. Contact us to learn more […]

Events, News

Tour de Gastown 2004

OpenRoad Communications is proud to be a sponsor of the 2004 Tour de Gastown. With annual crowds of nearly 30,000, the legendary Tour de Gastown is one of the most famous bicycle races in Canada and the centrepiece of BC Superweek, British Columbia’s most prestigious week of bicycle racing. Run over a super-fast 1.2 km […]

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Playground launches PIE

OpenRoad (now OXD) and Playground have launched PIE, a tool for sales specialists within Playground to forecast upcoming sales and the corresponding commission revenues, along with tracking their actual commission revenues. PIE will give sales agents the ability to set their targets more accurately, as well as provide sales directors and business unit managers greater […]

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HomeVision launches new site

OpenRoad, Karo Calgary, and Brainforest are pleased to announce the re-launch of the HomeVision Entertainment web site. Home Vision Entertainment specializes in independent and world movies on DVD, including their acclaimed Criterion Collection. OpenRoad worked closely with Karo Calgary to adapt the product catalogue administration backend, integrating it with the content management system used on […]

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BC Securities Commission content management recommendation

OpenRoad Communications has delivered a Content Management System recommendation report to the BC Securities Commission (BCSC). This is the first step in the BCSC’s project to redesign and redevelop their current website. OpenRoad, Karo Design, and Paul Hibbitts Design joined forces to provide usability analysis and recommendations; web interface design, and technology consulting to select […]

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BC Court of Appeal launches WebCATS

OpenRoad has deployed the WebCATS application for tracking case information and hearing schedules for the British Columbia Court of Appeal. OpenRoad was integral to the project, designing the interface, developing the application, migrating the cases from the previous system and deploying the project. For more information on WebCATS, please review the case study.

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Ministry of HR ESI wins GTEC Award

GTEC Week is the most significant event of the year devoted to celebrating, learning, networking, and advancing the body of knowledge on the management of information and the use of innovative technologies to improve government operations and public service delivery. The BC Ministry of Human Resources Electronic Service Initiative (ESI), developed by OpenRoad and Karo, […]