Summersault Blog

RICHMOND, IN – Richmond is putting in a bid to host a 2008 Presidential Debate or Vice-Presidential Debate, and Summersault is doing its part to help. Summersault co-founder and Principal Chris Hardie was asked to serve on the Debate Bid Steering Committee, consulting on issues of infrastructure and facilities needed to host the events. Summersault is also working closely with the Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County to evaluate ways to use the technologies of the Internet to win the debate bid and showcase our community.

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RICHMOND, IN – Summersault website development is pleased to announce that it now offers hosting packages that use the popular cPanel control panel software for site management. The tool allows Summersault’s website hosting customers to easily manage all aspects of their web presence from a single, user-friendly interface.

“We’re so excited to offer this level of hosting service,” said Chris Hardie, Summersault co-founder and Principal. “A number of our clients have been asking for something like it, and we’re pleased to join many others in the hosting industry who see cPanel as the gold standard in control panel software.” Read the rest of this entry »

HOUSTON, TX – Summersault website development is proud to be a Gold-level sponsor for YAPC::NA 2007, a national Perl conference that begins today in Houston, Texas. The event brings together developers, vendors, businesses and end-users from all parts of North America to discuss the latest tools and trends related to the Perl programming language. Read the rest of this entry »

RICHMOND, IN — The staff of Summersault bid a fond farewell to its longtime graphic designer Evan Agee today, as he ends his position at Summersault and prepares to work elsewhere in the web development industry.

“I consider myself truly blessed to have been a part of this wonderful team,” said Agee, on his departure. “We’ve done a lot of great work and had much fun.”

Agee joined Summersault in 2000 as its first employee, and has been an integral part of the company’s operations since then. As a website developer and graphic designer, Agee was responsible for much of the creative process behind the appearance and build-out of many Summersault sites. Read the rest of this entry »

RICHMOND, IN – The year 2007 will include the marking of Summersault’s 10th year in existence, and the company has begun making preparations to celebrate.

“We’re so excited to mark this milestone in our history, and we’re looking forward to doing so with our family and friends in the community,” said Summersault’s Principal, Chris Hardie.

The company was founded in August of 1997 by Hardie and Mark Stosberg, while both were Computer Science students at Earlham College. Stosberg and Hardie formed a partnership around a common interest in running a socially responsible business that made professional web development services more accessible to organizations with limited budgets. Read the rest of this entry »

RICHMOND, IN – Summersault website development has partnered with the Wayne County Foundation to establish the Summersault Website Development Donor Advised Endowment Fund. The fund will allow Summersault to provide enduring charitable support to individuals and organizations working in Wayne County and beyond.

“It’s an honor and a privilege to be able to give back to the community in this way,” said Chris Hardie, Principal of Summersault. “We hope that our efforts to support others in their community building will help make a difference in the quality of life here overall.” Read the rest of this entry »

RICHMOND, IN — Art to Heart XV, the premier gala and auction hosted by the Richmond Art Museum and Reid Hospital Foundation is offering a preview of auction items via a freshly re-designed web site, created in cooperation with local web development firm, Summersault, LLC. The outstanding works by talented artists who have graciously donated their work for this cause can be viewed on the site, along information on the evening’s entertainment and instructions for reserving tickets for this celebrated event. Read the rest of this entry »

RICHMOND, IN — Summersault website development recently expanded its staff by hiring Jane Holman as Marketing and Sales Coordinator. Jane will be working with Summersault’s local, regional and national customers to assist them in seeing all the possibilities that come with a database driven web site.

“I’m excited about my new position at Summersault and especially about all of our talented staff,” Holman says. “Their expertise in graphic design and programing offers an unending realm of possibilities for organizations, large and small.”

As the Executive Director of WayNet.org, a Wayne County, Indiana community web site, Jane already has extensive experiencing managing a large, community-based web presence, and knows first hand the types of issues that must be tackled to have a web site succeed.

Chris Hardie, Principal of Summersault noted, “We’ve worked with Jane in a variety of contexts for almost as long as we’ve been in business, and we’ve always been impressed by her skills and professionalism. I’m so pleased that she’s joining us, and I know Summersault will grow because of it.” Read the rest of this entry »

RICHMOND, IN — The Richmond Wayne County Chamber of Commerce has a new website, and they’re glad they “bought local” to build it.  Summersault, LLC recently completed the development and launch of the new site for the Chamber, which features a complete graphical facelift and content restructuring, as well as several updated interactive features.

The new site can be viewed at http://www.rwchamber.org/

“The Richmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce is thrilled with our new website design and with our site’s functionality,” said Dennis Andrews, President and CEO of the Chamber.  “The Chamber site is often a window to the community and so the website is important for many reasons. Summersault did a great job and we look forward to working with them more in the future!” Read the rest of this entry »

RICHMOND, IN — Summersault staff members Matt Christian, Mark Stosberg and Chris Hardie have just returned from attending the 2006 “Yet Another Perl Conference in North America,” a professional developers conference for users of the Perl programming language. The event was held in Chicago, IL from June 25 to June 28 and was sponsored by industry names such as Google, O’Reilly, apress, ValueClick and many others. Read the rest of this entry »