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| Database update | Database information is continually being updated. We now have 95% of all DVDs with bar code information. We now have 95% of all DVDs with release date information. |
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| Database update | DVD's due to be released during November / December 2003 have been added to the main database. Due to the nature of this information, some information is not yet available, and therefore although main DVD information is present some titles do not yet have cover images and synopsis. This will be updated as it becomes available | |
| Added functionality | Home page changed to have banner images for DVD's on offer and
'New Releases' displayed first on page rather than last. Also search pages have maximum lines
per page restricted to 1500, to prevent overload on servers for searchs that result
in large result sets. |
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| Database update | DVD's due to be released during September / October 2003 have been added to the main database. Due to the nature of this information, some information is not yet available, and therefore although main DVD information is present some titles do not yet have cover images and synopsis. This will be updated as it becomes available | |
| Database update | DVD's due to be released during July / August 2003 have been added to the main database. Due to the nature of this information, some information is not yet available, and therefore although main DVD information is present some titles do not yet have cover images and synopsis. This will be updated as it becomes available | |
| Added functionality | The statistics page now has links to the previous months values. The
previous month end statistics pages are available for the past three months. This will be continued
in the future so that an historic statistical record of the information held on the database can be
viewed. |
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| Database update | A total of approximately 92% of DVD's now have release date information
. This bring the total above the level we hoped to acheive. However work is still on ongoing and
more relase dates are to be added. |
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| Database update | Over 2,500 DVD's have had new release date information
updated. Currently approximately 60% of DVD's have release date information, this is growing
and a figure of 90% is hoped for in the near future. An additional 250 DVD's have had new synopsis, running time, actor and director information added. This process is a continual ongoing process to improve the database and make it as extensive and complete as possible. |
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| Database update | DVD's due to be released during May / June 2003 have been added to the main database. Due to the nature of this information, some information is not yet available, and therefore although main DVD information is present some titles do not yet have cover images and synopsis. This will be updated as it becomes available | |
| Added functionality | All of the search pages have had functionality added. A list
of valid pages numbers, within plus or minus 10 of the current page, is now available. This
enables quicker access to any page within the search results. The new release / pre-order and special offer pages have had functionality added. A list of valid pages numbers, within plus or minus 5 of the current page, is now available. This enables quicker access to any page within the search results. From the statistics page, reached from the home page, three new options have been added. These enabled a list of every actor name, director name or DVD title in the VistaDVD database to be displayed. These are large lists and can take some time to display in full. |
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| Go-Live | The VistaDVD web site is now live and accepting orders. The VistaDVD web site to sell region 2 DVD's to the general public within the UK, is open for business. |
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| Database update | DVD's due to be released during April / May 2003 have been added to the main database. Due to the nature of this information, some information is not yet available, and therefore although main DVD information is present some titles do not yet have cover images and synopsis. This will be updated as it becomes available | |
| Go-live date delayed | Due to a technology upgrade to be implemented between 3rd
March and 10th March, the launch of the new VistaDVD web site has been
delayed. Originally scheduled for 1st March, the site is now planned to 'go live' on 31st March. This ensures that the systems can be fully tested after the upgrade and before the official launch. Therefore launch of the VistaDVD web site to sell region 2 DVD's to the general public in the UK is now scheduled for 31st March 2003. |
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| Adult titles option | The main search pages have been changed to allow users optionally, to include or exclude adult titles in the search results. This provides a means where adults using the site with a younger user can be more confident that inappropriate images will not appear unexpectedly. | |
| Database update | DVD's due to be released during March / April 2003 have been added to the main database. Due to the nature of this information, some information is not yet available, and therefore although main DVD information is present some titles do not yet have cover images and synopsis. This will be updated as it becomes available | |
| New release / Pre-order search improvement | The new release and pre-order pages have had functionality
added. They now have the option to display appropriate DVD's for specified time slots.
You can now choose to see new releases within the past 7, 14, 30 days, or the last three months. You can now choose to see DVD's due for release within the next 7, 14, 30 days, or the next three months. |
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| Genre / title search added options | Both the genre search page and the main search page have had sort
options added. The results can bow be sorted by either price or title. The main search page has had the 'Genre' selection added. This means that now not only can a search be done for any combination of title / actor / director and price, but this can now be further customised to include a specific genre. |
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| Database update | DVD's due to be released during February /March 2003 have been added to the main database. Due to the nature of this information, some information is not yet available, and therefore although main DVD information is present some titles do not yet have cover images and synopsis. This will be updated as it becomes available | |
| Go live date scheduled | The 'go live' date has now been officially scheduled for 1st March 2003. It is envisaged that all database updates and development / testing will be completed to allow 1st March 2003 to be the launch of the VistaDVD web site to sell region 2 DVD's to the general public in the UK. | |
| Database update | DVD's due to be released during January / February 2003 have been added to the main database. Due to the nature of this information, some information is not yet available, and therefore although main DVD information is present some titles do not yet have cover images and synopsis. This will be updated as it becomes available | |
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