http://www.ivvy.com/ ivvy.com Blog en Sun, 27 May 2012 23:18:59 +1000 http://www.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy-receives-gitc-accreditation http://www.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy-receives-gitc-accreditation Exciting news! This week our application for the Government Information Technology Contracting Framework (GITC) was approved, which means we are now able to supply the Queensland Government with all the wonderful event and membership management products that you’ve already been enjoying. The task of getting GITC accredited is a long and difficult one, but our success is proof that iVvy has what it takes to be the best! http://www.ivvy.com/blog/introducing-the-ivvy-membership-manager- http://www.ivvy.com/blog/introducing-the-ivvy-membership-manager- We’ve got some great news to share with you all: the iVvy Membership Manager is here and we are absolutely positive that you are going to love it! Why? Well, for starters, the entire membership management process will happen all in the one place. This includes the initial sign-up, payment, membership approval, members newsletters, membership renewal reminders and even your reporting. Furthermore, the tool fully integrates with your iVvy Event Management system allowing you to manage your events and memberships all in the one place. Let’s take a closer look at how... http://www.ivvy.com/blog/did-you-love-aime-2012-as-much-as-we-did- http://www.ivvy.com/blog/did-you-love-aime-2012-as-much-as-we-did- This year’s AIME was everything we hoped it would be. It was a huge success for us and we’d like to again thank everyone who came and visited us at our stand. For those that didn’t catch our earlier blog post, AIME is a yearly conference that attracts individuals and organisations in the events and meetings industry. People come from all over the Asia-Pacific region and use the event as a chance to keep up-to-date with happenings in the industry and meet new key personalities. iVvy was represented by four of our valued team members, Lauren, James, Melissa, and... http://www.ivvy.com/blog/all-aboard-for-aime-2012- http://www.ivvy.com/blog/all-aboard-for-aime-2012- Last year the Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meetings Expo (AIME) in Melbourne was a blast. We had such a great time that we are participating in 2012 AIME, in fact next week! Just like last year we will be available at a stand (Stand 1900) so we can hopefully have the opportunity to meet you and introduce you to our software. But this year, we’ve also got something pretty special planned... The launch of our very new Membership Manager! The Membership Manager, like all iVvy components, will integrate seamlessly with the rest of the tools for a complete Event... http://www.ivvy.com/blog/victoria-university-event-management-department-chooses-ivvy http://www.ivvy.com/blog/victoria-university-event-management-department-chooses-ivvy Are you a prospective Victoria University Event Management student? If so, you’ll be learning the iVvy system as part of your degree! Pretty cool, heh? iVvy and Victoria University have teamed up to provide Event Management students with an academic program that gives graduates industry accreditation for iVvy, improving their employment opportunities upon graduation. Martin Robertson, lecturer for Events Management at the University said, “We can clearly see that iVvy is quickly becoming one of the market leaders in the events and conferencing space, and as a result have... http://www.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy-makes-the-cover-of-cim-magazine http://www.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy-makes-the-cover-of-cim-magazine We were absolutely delighted when we received our copy of CIM Magazine today! Why? Well, it was bright pink and had a big white ‘V’ on it!  That’s right folks, iVvy made the front cover of CIM Magazine and we couldn’t be happier! Better still, we turned to page 10 to find our very special cover story on the benefits of cloud technology for Event Management. It’s always great to have publications like this recognise and support us in our quest to revolutionise the Event Management industry. If you’d like to learn more about CIM Magazine, visit... http://www.ivvy.com/blog/how-cloud-technology-will-revolutionise-events-and-membership-management http://www.ivvy.com/blog/how-cloud-technology-will-revolutionise-events-and-membership-management What is “Cloud Computing” and how will it revolutionise events and membership management? James Greig, Chief Technical Officer and software expert at iVvy, talks about this new method of software distribution and the benefits for associations using it. What is Cloud Computing? Well, in a nutshell, there is one major difference between traditional software and Cloud based software. Traditional software is stored on your computer’s hardrive or your server, whereas Cloud software is stored on the developer’s service and you gain access to the software via an... http://www.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy-security-whitepaper http://www.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy-security-whitepaper There’s been a lot of talk lately about the inherent security of cloud computing, particularly in light of the June hacking of a large Australian web hosting firm. As a cloud computing services provider who relies on the integrity of our security system, we thought that now would be the perfect time to release our Security Whitepaper, which outlines the measures we take to ensure the security of our clients’ data. In the Whitepaper, you’ll find information on how we manage personnel and staff, measures we take to protect against hacking attacks, as well as how we protect... http://www.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy---awarded-in-the-top-ten-of-australia-s-most-innovative-products http://www.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy---awarded-in-the-top-ten-of-australia-s-most-innovative-products That’s right folks! According to the 100 maven judges in Anthill’s SMART 100, iVvy is the seventh most innovative and commercially viable new company in Australia. For those that didn’t hear, the SMART 100 competition went live last month and was judged by trusted industry experts as well as all our friends and fans who helped make our success possible by tweeting, liking and commenting about us. It is with much gratitude that I thank everyone for their help, as well as our amazing programming team who have committed countless hours developing our application. So,... http://www.ivvy.com/blog/vote-for-us-on-the-anthill-smart-100-list http://www.ivvy.com/blog/vote-for-us-on-the-anthill-smart-100-list For all you iVvy fans out there, you’ll be pleased to hear that we’ve entered into the Anthill SMART 100 list! This initiative by Anthill magazine recognises companies across Australia for their sense of innovation as well as their commercial viability based on a public voting system. This is where you come in. By simply visiting our SMART 100 listing and “tweeting”, “liking” or leaving a comment, you’ll help us achieve our goal of being listed in the Anthill SMART 100 Index alongside ninety-nine other groundbreaking, innovative Australian... http://www.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy-exhibits-at-aime http://www.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy-exhibits-at-aime AIME, or the Asia-Pacific Incentives & Meeting Expo, is heralded as the “must attend event for event organisers,” so of course our iVvy directors, Lauren Hall and James Greig were there with bells (and suits) on! The event was held in Melbourne on the 15th and 16th of February and was a wonderful event for everyone involved in the Event industry. The entire two days was a hive of activity with 850 exhibitors representating all aspects of the event industry, networking with each other and sharing ideas. The highlight of the event was definately catching up with some of our... http://www.ivvy.com/blog/extra-security-measures-for-your-account http://www.ivvy.com/blog/extra-security-measures-for-your-account Here at iVvy, we understand that we look after some of your most valuable data, and it’s a responsibility that we take very seriously. In our latest updates, we added new security measures to protect your privacy and data with even more diligence. Restrict login to IP address Tell our system what IP addresses are safe or “whitelisted” for your account to increase your security measures. If someone tries to login to your account from an IP address not listed in the system, they will be refused entry. This option supports multiple IP addresses, so it’s ideal for... http://www.ivvy.com/blog/launch-into-sms-marketing-today- http://www.ivvy.com/blog/launch-into-sms-marketing-today- New tools and functions are getting added to iVvy all the time, and this month we saw the launch of the new SMS Marketing tool for all our iVvy Professional and iVvy Enterprise users. This revolutionary tool is a fantastic addition to the event marketeer's arsenal. Messages can be sent to your contacts' phones within seconds, or scheduled to be sent a date and time in the future to coincide with an event’s session or website launch. The benefits of choosing SMS Marketing over conventional marketing techniques are far reaching. Many of us have access to our phones more often than we... http://www.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy-introduces-its-pricing-plans-and-billing-system http://www.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy-introduces-its-pricing-plans-and-billing-system So, you’ve been trialling iVvy, you love it, and it’s time to jump on board and get yourself an iVvy account. But where do you start? Luckily, the team have made it easy for you to decide on the plan that’s right for you. There are three options for you to choose from: the entry level Starter plan, to the Professional plan, right up to the feature rich Enterprise plan. For the details of each of these plans, visit our Pricing Options page. For all the plans there are two main billing components that should be considered. The first is the monthly service fee, which is... http://www.ivvy.com/blog/updates-to-two-of-ivvy-s-features http://www.ivvy.com/blog/updates-to-two-of-ivvy-s-features I never fail to be amazed by what our product development team are capable of here at iVvy, and the other day was no exception to the rule! The team have been working long and hard on improving the functionality and features of our tools, and their last two updates have been nothing short of outstanding. So, I'd like to take this moment to let you know about the updates and congratulate the team on their hard work. Abstracts The first update saw some very nice changes to the Abstract management tool. It's now easier than ever to manage abstracts for your event - simply fill out one quick... http://www.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy-exhibits-at-the-paice-expo-2010 http://www.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy-exhibits-at-the-paice-expo-2010  We love events here at iVvy - we love organising them, we love seeing you organise them, and we also love attending them - which is why we had such at great time as an exhibitor at the Pacific Areas Incentives & Conferences Expo this year! The PAICE Expo, held in Auckland, New Zealand on the 15th of September, was a great way for Australian and New Zealand based incentive and conference organisers to meet with each other and source suppliers for their business. There were representatives from a number of international hotels and resorts, cruise and tour companies, and tourism... http://www.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy-launches http://www.ivvy.com/blog/ivvy-launches ATTENTION frustrated Event organisers! The day you've been waiting for is here! The solution to all your software headaches, iVvy, has officially launched today. iVvy is an online event management platform designed to help conference and events organisers increase their efficiency and ROI by managing all aspects of an event in one place. Sounds quite simple, but nothing else like it exists in the events industry. iVvy features: Event and delegate management - it's the Swiss Army knife of events software, with tools to manage everything from speakers, sponsors, budgets and tasks, to...