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NEWS

The technology we refer to is connected to culture, tourism and education, and always accessible and inclusive

4 October, 2013

Ventour 3.1: more freedom for creating apps for your visitors

Ventour 3.1: more freedom for creating apps for your visitors

It’s time to show you the work we have been undertaking in recent months. We are launching Ventour 3.1, the new version of our CMS, with which you can make the most of the world of apps and gain more autonomy when designing and publishing apps. These are the...

4 October, 2013

“Customer service is the key to SaaS”

“Customer service is the key to SaaS”

There is no need to delve into the reasons why we took on Javier López-Cózar as our new Technical Director. We asked him about the evolution of cloud services, their future and their “forbidden paths”. First question … iOS or Android? Firefox OS! (He smiles). Seriously, both systems have...

15 September, 2013

Museums can overcome the “Mona Lisa effect” … and much more

Museums can overcome the “Mona Lisa effect” … and much more

In 2010, the Louvre decided to study the movement of its visitors using Bluetooth technology, in order to deal with the “Mona Lisa effect”: tourist congestion in certain areas of the museum. Exhibition designers have traditionally relied on visitor statistics which take into account the social characteristics of the...

6 September, 2013

Culture-Entertainment makes its way to “heads-up” mobile games

Culture-Entertainment makes its way to “heads-up” mobile games

Visitors with their heads down staring at their mobile devices. This is the image that springs to mind when “apps and museums” are mentioned in the same breath, like an automatic response to a Rorschach test. However, the fact is that this image contradicts the latest trends. The symbiosis...

8 August, 2013

“EXPOmuseus 2013” is about to begin: let’s talk about technology and culture

“EXPOmuseus 2013” is about to begin: let’s talk about technology and culture

The first on-line fair on equipment and comprehensive management of museums, “EXPOmuseus 2013” is just round the corner. Although this event is focused on Latin America, it has no geographical limitations. From August 10 until December 20, no matter where you are, you can visit us in Hall B...

8 August, 2013

“Awareness of accessibility is not achieved only by coercion”

“Awareness of accessibility is not achieved only by coercion”

Working for an accessible society implies going beyond a compliance with minimum legal requirements. One of the most effective tools to identify best practices and generate the “multiplier effect” is the coveted certification of accessibility. Adrian Yuste works for CEIS (Tests, Innovation and Services Center), an organization that has...

27 July, 2013

The Museo Lázaro Galdiano unveils its first accessible app

The Museo Lázaro Galdiano unveils its first accessible app

Visiting the Museo Lázaro Galdiano  from your mobile is now possible. The Foundation is launching its official iPhone application, which has been developed with Ventour. The Museo Lázaro Galdiano app, adapted to people with sight and hearing impairments, can be your guide during the visit or a new way...

18 July, 2013

Content Management Systems (II): app builders for museums

Content Management Systems (II): app builders for museums

In the field of museums, content management systems have traditionally been used to manage and publish digitized collections online. However, in recent years, there has been a growing need to adapt these contents, both in format and in treatment, to mobile devices. The aim is to use these powerful...

18 July, 2013

Content Management Systems (I): Evolution and different uses

Content Management Systems (I): Evolution and different uses

With Content Management Systems  (CMS), you can  create, publish and update content on all kinds of digital systems, such as web pages, mobile applications (apps) or online shops. There are plenty of them, and they were born to meet the need of updating online publications without relying on a...

11 July, 2013

How many Spanish and Latin American museums will have an app before 2015?

How many Spanish and Latin American museums will have an app before 2015?

According to the preliminary results of the “Apps en Museos y Centros Culturales Iberoamericanos” survey, 66% of museums plan to implement a mobile application during the remainder of 2013 or during 2014. Museums that have no plans to publish a mobile app give the following reasons for not doing...

18 June, 2013

Cultural centers recognize the importance of implementing a comprehensive digital strategy

Cultural centers recognize the importance of implementing a comprehensive digital strategy

On Saturday, June 8, we went to León (Spain) to monitor the “Third Meeting on Social Networks in Museums and Art Centers” organized by the MUSAC, a contemporary art museum in this city. Before reviewing what some tweeters considered “obvious, but essential”, we would like to highlight one fact:...

3 June, 2013

Indicators of success for cultural apps

Indicators of success for cultural apps

One in four Spanish people use applications and on average, each user has 65 apps installed on his smartphone (CincoDías.com). The challenge of any company or institution wanting to enter this market is to be among those 65 and to stay there; but what if this is not the...