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CLIENT: Ministry of Economic Development
PROJECT: Envirostep online self-assessment
Envirostep is a free web-based self-assessment tool for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The tool was developed by Optimation for the Ministry of Economic Development, and is designed to encourage businesses to take practical steps that benefit both the environment and their bottom-line.
Envirostep provides SMEs with a simple web-based questionaire that measures their environmental sustainability performance. Users receive a customised report containing a score, profile, recommendations for improvement and links to further information.
Howard Markland, Senior Adviser on the Ministry of Economic Development's Eco-Verifcation Team, says they worked closely with Optimation to develop Envirostep.
"We approached Optimation because of work they had already done for other areas of the Ministry. We found their team to be flexible, resourceful and communicative, which made it a pleasure to work with them."

9 July 2010:
Optimation managing director Martin Butler talks about life in the IT business - and a bit of rock and roll - with Reseller News.
6 July 2010:
The Department of Corrections a consortium led by Optimation as its outsource partner for the provision of Application Development, Maintenance and Support.
22 June 2010:
Optimation has worked closely with the Medical Council to successfully develop and implement MedSys, its core medical practitioner registration and certification system.
27 July 2010:
We’re sharpening up our competitive edge in more ways than one with the roll out of a company-wide wellness programme and a Summer Shape Up contest.
1 July 2010:
Last year, I was fortunate enough to attend, and speak at, the inaugural AgileRoots conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. The core of my presentation was "people skills for geeks", and I shared some of the tips I've learned since I first got involved in the industry. You can now watch the first part via YouTube.
25 February 2010:
The recent theft of a family’s home computers with all of their photographs and videos has highlighted the fact that secure backups are not just something that corporates need to think about. With over 10 years of video and photos, adding up to almost a Terabyte of data, I’ve been asking myself recently, “How do I back that all up securely?”