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Catalyst has established itself as New Zealand's pre-eminent open source solutions provider through commitment to our company's approach and our achievements to date. It now brings that successful approach to Europe.

Brief history

Catalyst began our outsourced services some ten years ago based in Wellington, New Zealand. Since that time we have grown to host over 200 servers within our primary environment, with other remote servers also managed by our team. Over time Catalyst has built an impressive resume of projects built on open-source technologies  - including the SRS, Electoral Enrolment Centre, Fairfax New Zealand, TAB, Open Polytechnic and Telecom open source based development, hosting and support contracts. Open Source technologies have allowed us to grow these services well beyond what we could have achieved using proprietary technologies. Our software development business has specialised in open source technologies and will retain this focus.

Company Name: Catalyst .Net Ltd
Staff levels: Catalyst currently has over 100 staff based in locations around the world.

www.catalyst.net.nz

Openness

Catalyst is unique for an organisation with our size and range of services in that we have a long-held commitment to open standards and open source technologies. We are advocates of open technologies and philosophies and the benefits they can bring to our clients.

Our open consultative approach has given us the trust of, and involvement in, some of New Zealand's most highly regarded businesses.

Philosophically, Catalyst is averse to locking clients into our offerings, be that our skill sets, or any intellectual property we may bring to any project. We believe clients pay us for our expertise, not for the software components we may bring with us to use in development projects.

Knowledge transfer

We expect our clients to be more knowledgeable as a result of their involvement with our staff, and we expect to learn from this interaction too.

Innovation

Catalyst is fortunate in that we work with a wide variety of technologies and services in a diverse range of industries. Open source has been a key enabler in this. It has allowed us the freedom to experiment in services and technologies such as VOIP, video conferencing and mobility telephony. Our R&D programme has introduced us to new business sectors such as health, education, mobile games, online news, and hosting.

Catalyst Europe

In early 2009 Catalyst IT Europe Limited was registered as a private company in the United Kingdom with offices in Reading, Berkshire.  We are commited to bringing our innovative open-source approach to the European community while retaining access to the comprehensive resources, infrastructure and expertise of the long-standing New Zealand company.

Our work
Catalyst IT have a proven reputation as a deliverer, with major clients investing heavily in Catalyst services over long periods of time. Our open consultative approach enables our clients to trust Catalyst as their technology partner.

Our clients pay us for our expertise. We are averse to locking clients into our offerings, be that our skill sets, or any intellectual property we may bring to a project. We share our experiences and intellectual property with our clients. We also do not charge for software components we may bring with us, to use in development projects.

Partnerships

Catalyst operates partnering relationships with many of our clients. We understand their business objectives, we offer them priority access to staff, and we deliver timely quality services at a very competitive cost. We have no doubts we can operate a long-term business relationship that will satisfy your expectations.

Contact Us

European Office

Catalyst IT Europe Limited

Friese-Greene House
15-17 Middle Street
Brighton BN1 1AL
United Kingdom

Tel:   +44 (0)1273 201 381
Eml:  [info@catalyst-eu.net]
Web: [http://www.catalyst-eu.net]

Sydney Office

Catalyst IT Pty Ltd

Suite 401
89 York Street
Sydney 2000
Australia

Andrew Boag - Director
Mbl:   +61 421 528 125
Eml:  [andrew.boag@catalyst-au.net]
Web: [http://www.catalyst-au.net]

Wellington (Head Office)

Catalyst IT Limited

Level 6,
150-154 Willis Street,
PO Box 11-053, Manners St.
Wellington 6142,
New Zealand

Tel:    +64 (4) 499 2267
Fax:   +64 (4) 499 5596
Web:  [http://www.catalyst.net.nz]

Online Support

Our work request system is also available online, so if you are a registered customer, you can submit a work-request to us directly at [http://wrms.catalyst.net.nz]

Services

Services

Catalyst provides services to some of New Zealand's largest organisations. We specialise in providing open source solutions, and have been successfully doing so for some 10 years.

Our services include:

  • Systems integration – integrating open source solutions with established business systems, integration of open source products
     
  • Open source development – extending and customising open source products to meet your organisation's needs
     
  • Application design and development – analysis, design and implementation of business applications, web enablement of business applications
     
  • Website design and development – We offer a selection of web design packages for moodle theming which you can view here. Also see our portfolio of work.
     
  • Mobile solutions – establishing open standards WAP and SMS solutions for your business

Catalyst has an international reputation for providing development, integration and hosting services for the leading open source e-learning platform Moodle.

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Catalyst IT Europe Limited

Registered in England
Company Registration Number: 06723798

Registered address:
Griffins Court
24-32 London Road
Newbury
Berkshire
RG14 1JX
United Kingdom

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Design Portfolio

Web / Online

Forward Thinking Grapic Design

Welcome to our Web / Online Portfolio where you will see our most recent work. We specialise in building websites that work both technically and visually.

Greenpeace "Sign On"

Website Design / Drupal Integration

Catalyst was asked by Greenpeace to help launch and promote their new "sign on" campaign. This campaign is to gather public support and backing for pushing for NZ to adopt a higher emissions reduction target for 2020.

Visit http://www.signon.org.nz


Intel Education

VLE design and development

Catalyst recently developed the Intel Teach - Advanced Online and Collaborative training platform based on the VLE Moodle and Mahara ePortfolio. This provides training to teachers, enabling them to build communities to advance the integration of technology and 21st century learning through a blend of face-to-face and online training.


T.A.B

Website Design

Since its launch in 1997 the TAB’s website has consistently shown strong turnover growth, which has increased further since a major revamp in 2005. The TAB has benefited from the power and freedom offered by our expertise in open source technologies, reducing the cost, timeframes and risks often associated with large scale developments.

Visit http://www.tab.co.nz


VetSpace

Website Design / Drupal Integration

Design and development of Drupal based content management system for VetSpace portal, the new online hub for the wider New Zealand veterinary community. VetSpace brings together the NZVA family of websites - including NZVA, Special Interest and Regional Branches, VetLearn, VetScholar and soon SciQuest - under one banner.

Visit http://www.vetspace.org.nz


Otago Daily Times

Website Design / Drupal Integration

Design and development of content managed website for New Zealand based newspaper Otago Daily Times.

Visit http://www.odt.co.nz


Drivesouth

Website Design / Drupal Integration

Design and development of content managed website for Drivesouth, a leading New Zealand motoring information portal, combining over 5 years of road tests from Drivesouth's top motoring writers.

Visit http://www.drivesouth.co.nz


Moodle

VLE theming and development

Catalyst are specialists in eLearning, we have multiple case studies of theming, developing and deploying small and large scale instances of Moodle.

Visit http://www.moodleinschools.org.nz


Mahara

ePortfolio theming and development

Catalyst are the developers and maintainers of the Mahara project, and have been since it began in 2006. We have inside-out knowledge of Mahara and are able to provide installation, consulting, integration, theming and development services.

Visit http://www.mahara.org


Damwatch

Website Design / HTML / CSS

Design and development of corporate marketing website for specialist providers of dam monitoring, assessment and risk management consultancy.

Visit http://www.damwatch.co.nz

Custom Theme Services

Moodle Theme Packges

The Catalyst design team offer three Moodle theme packages, so your Moodle site will match the visual identity of your organisation. Our specialist design team can also customise your Moodle site according to your needs and budget.

We offer three Moodle Theme packages:

Bronze

16 hrs / £1120 +VAT

Within the Bronze package we can offer you a theme based on an existing Moodle theme pack with your logos, fonts and colour schemes. Any logo design, or changes to the final theme are at an additional cost.

Silver

22 hrs / £2100 +VAT

As a Silver package customer we will provide you with a customised theme designed and implemented on your Moodle site. Our design team will provide you with 2 theme concepts based around your current websites look and feel.

As an integral part of the design process, you will be given the opportunity to provide us with feedback on these concepts. Following this consulatation process, we will perform a round of changes and tweaks on your preferred design prior to implementation.

Gold

32 hrs / £2800 +VAT

The Gold Theme package is a comprehensive service offering you a fully customised Moodle theme designed specifically to your requirements.

Following a design consultation, our designers will provide you with 3 custom tailored design concepts for your review. Once you've selected your favourite design, you can make up to 3 rounds of changes to ensure you end up with your perfect Moodle theme.

Your finalised design will be implementated and tested against all major browsers to ensure you and your users enjoy a rich, visually appealing learning experience.

New Zealand website: www.catalyst.net.nz Australian website: www.catalyst-au.net

For further information about this or any other item on this website,
please [contact us] or call us on +44 (0)127 320 1381