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EventKeeper™ Calendars
Keep Church Web Sites Current
Media contact:
Chris Bailey
(508) 746-4080
cbailey@plymouthrocket.com
PLYMOUTH, MA — July 23, 2002 — Plymouth Rocket Inc. announces the release of
EventKeeper™ 3.0 with expanded features to help churches and other organizations make their
Web sites more useful with lively, up-to-date calendars of events. EventKeeper 3.0 provides on-
line calendars and event listings that can be managed easily by anyone who knows how to use a
standard Internet browser. No Web design training or Webmaster technical experience is
required.
EventKeeper is increasingly popular with individual churches, denominations, and
regional Christian communities that want their Web sites to inform members and the public of
current events and announcements, but don't have the in-house expertise to create and maintain a
dynamic Web calendar. EventKeeper was developed as a solution to the outdated information
found on many Web sites. "How many Web sites do you see that list calendars and events that
are two months old or more?" said Ric Bailey, president of Plymouth Rocket. "We wanted to
provide an affordable yet full-featured alternative to outdated calendars or full-time
Webmasters".
Easy Entry of Event Information
With EventKeeper, the task of maintaining the calendar can be assigned to church staff or
members that plan the events. For example, the Music Director or Christian Education
coordinator can create or modify calendar entries by logging in to the EventKeeper Web site
with an authorized password and then filling in simple online forms. They can quickly and easily
add event titles, descriptions, schedules, contact information, Web links or other desired
information to their calendars. As events become outdated, they disappear from the EventKeeper
calendar automatically.
"EventKeeper made it possible for our church staff to update our site without any hassles
or confusing codes to learn", says Rev Andrew Warner, Pastor at Plymouth Church in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Configured for a Church's Needs
EventKeeper calendars are customized with colors and graphics to appear as an integral
part of the church's own Web site. EventKeeper is fully configurable to allow churches to
choose features that suit their needs. Events entered by church members can optionally require
approval by a church administrator prior to release on the Web. Editors can designate keywords
for listing specific groups of events (e.g. "Sunday Worship", "Board Meetings", "Choir
Rehearsals") and can create re-usable popup notes that provide Web visitors with additional
information (e.g. "Meeting Agenda", "Directions"). There are a variety of choices in display
formats including event listings and standard one-month calendar formats. EventKeeper 3.0
introduces multi-language support for churches with Spanish and other language versions of their
Web sites. Private calendar options are also available to incorporate private events (such as
"Internal Staff Meetings") on a public calendar.
The basic EventKeeper 3.0 package is just $195 for one year. The subscription fee
includes setup, support, and hosting for the EventKeeper data on Plymouth Rocket's servers.
For more information, please visit www.eventkeeper.com or the company's Web site at
www.eventkeeper.com
About Plymouth Rocket
Founded in 1997, Plymouth Rocket Inc. provides consulting services in Web design and
development, and specializes in Web applications that simplify the maintenance of Web sites
through the use of dynamic data-driven Web software. The company is based in Plymouth,
Massachusetts.
EventKeeper is a trademark of Plymouth Rocket Inc.
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