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QA Graphics Joins National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA)

August 15, 2013

Contact:
Sarah Erdman, Marketing Director
515.965.3403
serdman (at) www.qagraphics.com

QA Graphics is pleased to announce that they have joined the National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA).

The National Agri-Marketing Association (NAMA) is the nation’s largest professional association for professionals in marketing and agribusiness. The non-profit organization is made up of more than 3,500 professional and student members, serving the food and fiber industry. Focused on its members’ professional development, NAMA provides access to solutions and opportunities in agribusiness. QA Graphics has joined the National Agri-Marketing Association to further connect with other organizations involved in agribusiness throughout Iowa and nationwide.

QA Graphics Develops Website for SystemWorks LLC

August 7, 2013

Contact:
Sarah Erdman, Marketing Director
515.965.3403
serdman (at) www.qagraphics.com

August 7, 2013

QA Graphics, Iowa based interactive design firm, is pleased to announce that they have developed a website for SystemWorks, LLC. SystemWorks, LLC is an independent, third-party commissioning provider located in West Des Moines, Iowa. The company specializes in building commissioning, retro-commissioning, LEED commissioning, facility analysis, thermal imaging, indoor air quality testing, energy audits, utility benchmarking, and certified testing and balancing. The company was looking for a new and more modern website and looked to QA Graphics.

QA Graphics provides custom website solutions, whether it’s a new site, an update of an existing site, or an interactive component to incorporate into an existing site. For SystemWorks, QA Graphics created a new site, developed with an open-source CMS platform that gives them the ability to update content, graphics, and videos as needed. On the site, SystemWorks is able to showcase their extensive services and credentials, introduce the team members, and share a portfolio that highlights past projects.

“The new website is impressive; the look is fresh and professional, and it showcases our work very well,” Scott Talbot, SystemWorks, LLC. “We truly love the look and functionality of the site. The staff was great to work with and very knowledgeable.”

QA Graphics Introduces AcquiSuite Integration for Energy Dashboard

July 30, 2013

Contact:
Sarah Erdman, Marketing Director
515.965.3403
serdman (at) www.qagraphics.com

July 30, 2013

QA Graphics, Iowa-based interactive design firm, is pleased to announce the release of 3.3.1 of QA Graphics’ Bridge Data Manager, an integral part of the award-winning Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard. With this release comes native integration with the Obvious AcquiSuite devices.

The Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard (EEED) is an interactive application used to create occupant awareness through the display of building performance data, demonstrations of sustainable building features, tips on how to be efficient and other educational features. The Bridge Data Manager acts as the central communication hub for this solution. Now with the release of 3.3.1 the Bridge Data Manager, comes native integration with the Obvious AcquiSuite devices.

Any data request made is managed by the Bridge Data Manager, which gathers information from the AcquiSuite A8812 device through a configurable port on the network. Available through the web services from AcquiSuite, a simple XML request can be made from the Data Manager through an added gateway. The Bridge Data Manager supports multiple gateway integration and allows for multiple AcquiSuite devices to be added. Once this data becomes available to the Data Manager, it can be provided for the Energy Efficiency Education Dashboard application to display metered data throughout a facility or campus. The data can be displayed through a variety of educational graphs, comparison charts, leaderboards, etc., to educate viewers about building performance and provide insight on how everyone’s actions impact building efficiency.

QA Graphics Develops Product Configurator for Wyatt Bicycle Co.

July 29, 2013

Contact:
Sarah Erdman, Marketing Director
515.965.3403
serdman (at) www.qagraphics.com

July 29, 2013

QA Graphics, Iowa based interactive design firm, is pleased to announce that they have developed a Shift Virtual Configurator for Wyatt Bicycle Co. Shift is a cutting-edge interactive application that allows virtual product customization. Wyatt Bicycles is using the application to allow customers to virtually customize their bicycle before purchasing.

Wyatt Bicycle Co is a bicycle company based out of La Crosse, WI. The company specializes in reliable, affordable, and appealing fixed gear and single speed bicycles. Wyatt Bicycles saw a need within the bicycle industry to provide customers more flexibility when bicycle shopping. Typically customers have the ability to choose from a few color options for the frame, but not the entire bicycle. Wyatt found that a large portion of their customer base was requesting more custom bicycle combinations, so the company wanted to find an easier way to help customers identify exactly what they wanted. Wyatt sought out QA graphics to discuss a solution that would help them streamline this customization and buying process. QA Graphics worked with them to create a Shift Virtual Configurator.

“I hope that this configurator will provide an innovative way for customers to pick and choose the colors of their bicycle and actually see what the bicycle will look like before they purchase it,” said Wyatt Hrudka, owner, Wyatt Bicycle Co. “I believe that this will help increase our sales and grow the company.”

The interactive application has been integrated into Wyatt Bicycle’s existing website. It allows users to customize their bike and better visualize different color options before ordering. Customers now have the ability to select their color preference for the bike’s frame, wheels, seat, chain and decal. They can also choose from different background settings and save an image to view the customized bicycle at a later time. This configurator can be viewed on Wyatt Bicycle’s website at http://wyattbikes.com/customize/.

QA Graphics Introduces Bridge Data Manager

July 22, 2013

Contact:
Sarah Erdman, Marketing Director
515.965.3403
serdman (at) www.qagraphics.com

July 22, 2013

QA Graphics, leading provider of HVAC graphic design solutions, is pleased to announce that they are now offering the Bridge Data Manager as a standalone solution. It can be used to log data from virtually any data source for comparing, trending, validating, commissioning, and reporting on that data.

The Bridge Data Manager is a data logging tool built on the powerful Microsoft .NET Framework to run as a Windows service. This software provides flexible licensing and is easily deployed in any network to fit IT security policies. The intuitive, web-based user interface makes it easy to work with and is compatible with standard Microsoft Excel and SQL reporting tools.