Crowe & Dunlevy Leverages the Northridge Systems Content Management Solution for its New Website

Northridge Systems, an Atlanta-based information technology consulting firm and Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, recently implemented its Content Management System as part of a comprehensive website designed and developed for Crowe & Dunlevy (http://www.crowedunlevy.com/), an Oklahoma-based law firm. The website was crafted to address the firm’s site management requirements and to better communicate its brand and value proposition to current clients and prospects.

Founded in 1902, Crowe & Dunlevy is one of oldest and largest law firms in Oklahoma with offices in the state’s three largest cities: Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Norman. Recently selected as the best law firm in the state by two national publications, Crowe & Dunlevy represents clients in all aspects of the general practice of the law, including complex business transactions, litigation in both state and federal courts, natural resource law, and all types of alternative dispute resolution.

Crowe & Dunlevy Director Jerome Holmes said, “It was evident from the beginning that Northridge carefully listened to our desires regarding the design of our new website. It was important that the history and culture of our law firm be reflected on the home page and throughout the website.” Holmes added, “The website is extremely easy for visitors to navigate which was of utmost importance to us.”

Northridge Systems engaged in full discovery, design and implementation phases and provided end-to-end services for Crowe & Dunlevy spanning online strategy, creative design, CMS implementation, custom development, and hosting. The online strategy and creative design phases of the project were delivered by Northridge Interactive (http://www.northridgeinteractive.com/), a wholly owned subsidiary of Northridge Systems. Full content management capabilities are provided through the proprietary Northridge Content Management System (CMS).

The CMS solution allows non-technical users to fully manage a website including the ability to easily add, edit, and remove pages from the site, fully manage navigational menus and information architecture, re-organize entire sections of the site, control meta-data and search engine optimization, as well as many other critical content and site management features. All of this site and content management functionality is encompassed within a workflow engine that controls authoring and publishing to the site based on user-level permissions.

Crowe & Dunlevy Business Development Manager DiAnne Bryant said, “The Content Management System is very user friendly. It was imperative that we be able to make the majority of the website changes in-house. Northridge has developed a management system that gives us the freedom to make these changes at the drop of the hat. Bringing up-to-date information to our viewers is vital to our firm and our profession.”

"We are excited to see the new Crowe & Dunlevy website in production and we are extremely pleased with the work product from both a creative and functional perspective," said Rob Patten, President & CEO of Northridge Systems. "Our CMS solution, which is geared toward marketing personnel, is extremely valuable to companies that do not have in-house development resources yet wish to make timely and effective updates to their website."

About Crowe & Dunlevy
Crowe & Dunlevy is one of the largest and oldest law firms in Oklahoma with offices in the state's three largest cities: Oklahoma City, Tulsa and Norman. The Firm was founded in 1902 and has grown to more than 100 lawyers, representing clients in all aspects of the general practice of law, including complex business transactions, litigation in both state and federal courts, natural resource law, and all types of alternative dispute resolution.

About Northridge Interactive
Northridge Interactive (www.northridgeinteractive.com) is the interactive marketing and design division of Northridge Systems. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Northridge Interactive provides an array of services including interactive strategy consulting, branding, web design, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS) user interface design, e-newsletter design, Flash and Silverlight interactive applications, and search engine marketing (organic optimization and pay-per-click).

About Northridge Systems
Northridge Systems, Inc. (www.northridge.com) is a privately held professional services firm focused on delivering high-caliber technology consulting and managed services on the Microsoft platform. Founded in 1999, Northridge Systems is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and one of the leading Microsoft partners in the Southeast. The company delivers value-added services in the areas of Business Intelligence (BI), Corporate Portals, Custom Development, and IT Infrastructure. Northridge Systems is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and provides services to clients throughout the United States.

Northridge Systems’ clients range from well-established firms to Global 2000 companies and include industry-leaders such as Acuity Brands, Atlanta Gas Light, CARE, Carter Real Estate, Cousins Properties, FootSmart, Georgia Pacific, Gold Kist, Harry Norman Realtors, Johnson Industries, Naturally Fresh, Newell Rubbermaid, ReMax, The Athlete's Foot, Time Warner Cable, TitleMax, Trout Unlimited, SCANA Energy, Smithsonian Institution, and W.C. Bradley.

In assisting clients to reach their business goals, Northridge Systems leverages leading-edge Microsoft technologies including Microsoft Office PerformancePoint Server, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS), SQL Server, Microsoft .NET Framework, Windows Server, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF), and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF).

For more information regarding this press release, you may contact Monica Thomas via email at mthomas@northridge.com.