Encourager Software - Clarion Third Party - Best - Worst Dressed List

	Encourager Software's rating system for the web sites of Clarion Third Party Developers. It is based on 4 tiers - Best Dressed, 2nd Tier, 3rd Tier, and Worst Dressed. Current complete list assessment as of June 25, 2007. We have created a separate web page to illustrate how the Best Dressed excel. Here is an example from that page. We use screen shots that illustrate what makes a Best Dressed site stand out. By clicking on the screen shot, a separate browse window will open with the original page. Artistic touches The more info image is a link to extended information about the product. Note: With a framed site (the Best Dressed sites are not), creating the URL for the screen shot would "orphan" the menu system. Best Dressed - Cutting edge design, updated Logos/graphics, top notch navigation, well designed menus, product information displayed logically and attractively, AND just as important - Clarion specific information that is readable and informative. 2nd Tier - Includes very functional sites, but could use some basic redesign to make their product information more uniform and take some of the guess work out of the Clarion specific information, etc. 3rd Tier includes those with one or more of these kinds of problems: navigational problems, links not working properly, design challenged, and more. Worst Dressed - Appearance, navigational problems after the first click on the home page, hard to read product descriptions, layout problems/design, multiple products without much consistency in the presentation, price and download tables that need better designs, and more.

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	Best Dressed Clarion Third Party Developers

Clarion Third Party Developer	Date	Rating	Extended Description
ABX Systems	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Basic 1 product framed site
AdiTech	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Needs price table, and improved navigation
amazing software	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Easy to navigate, good product information
AuDkus	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Excellent use of online help file to describe product
Author Direct Shareware	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Basic 1 page section for popular Clarion freeware - ABC Free
BG Softfactory	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Content management driven, works reasonably well
Boxsoft Development	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Good basic design, needs Clarion info
Carlos Gutierrez	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Good navigation
Castle Computers	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Good site design, menu problems, Clarion specific info
ClarioNET Solutions	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Good overall design, missing some Clarion info
Comformark Pty Ltd	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Basic 1 page section for Clarion products. Good overall site
Comsoft7	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Nice makeover design, general formatting needs improved
Creative PC Solutions	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Good overall design, could use some screen shots
GAP Development	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Clarion specific information?
Informatik.Consulting	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Nicely designed one product site, lack DL date
IngaSoftPlus	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Excellent download table, good Clarion specific charts
J&S Software, Inc.	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Good basic design
Keystone Computer Resources	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Good product description, Navigation challenged
LANSRAD	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Good screen shots, Information Overload
NikaSoft Company	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Uses droplist control to navigate - works and displays well.
Oleg Fomin	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Good overall design
POSitive Software Company	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Good overall redesign
ProDomus	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Good info display, some navigation problems
RADventure Products BV	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Good Menu System, Lacks Clarion specific info
RADFusion	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Basic limited site information, but displays well.
Riebens Systems	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Improved navigation and overall site appearance
Ripley Software	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	One product site - Very good navigation - displays well.
Simplified Software	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Good basic web design, could use more screen shots
SkyHi Software	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Good Clarion Compatibility Display
Soft Creator	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Well done site but Clarion product hidden in Legacy menu
Sterling Data	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Needs menu improvement, good Clarion info
Telford Software Solutions	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Good basic design
Tinman Development Corp.	06/25/2007	2nd Tier	Version chart helpful

Clarion Third Party Developer	Date	Rating	Extended Description
Dave Beggs	06/25/2007	3rd Tier	Navigation problems
Enabling Simplicity	06/25/2007	3rd Tier	Poor menu design, navigation problems
Evolution Consulting	06/25/2007	3rd Tier	Navigation challenged - odd open another window for products
IntelliNova (Pty) Ltd	06/25/2007	3rd Tier	Appearance
KwikSYSTEMS Associates	06/25/2007	3rd Tier	Navigation problems - Poor display of products
MORware	06/25/2007	3rd Tier	Basic design, appearance needs upgrading
Sable Software	06/25/2007	3rd Tier	Navigation, better product info display needed
Taboga Software	06/25/2007	3rd Tier	Lacks overall consistency, DL info, Clarion info

Clarion Third Party Developer	Date	Rating	Extended Description
Carl Barnes Computer Consulting	06/25/2007	Worst Dressed	Navigation problems, appearance
iTradeZone, Inc.	06/25/2007	Worst Dressed	In need of makeover
Jeffrey Jones	06/25/2007	Worst Dressed	Basic lackluster design, but product is freeware
Logic Central	06/25/2007	Worst Dressed	Site is very inconsistent with menu selections, slow
The Network Connection, Inc.	06/25/2007	Worst Dressed	Extreme makeover needed
Vivid Help Systems Pty Ltd	06/25/2007	Worst Dressed	Makeover candidate

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