Squiz Testimonials

Westminster Abbey: Imogen Levy, Online Editor

"I was impressed with Squiz all the way through. As well as providing a great product in MySource Matrix, they also delivered great service. What I liked initially was that I knew who my contact was and they remained my contact throughout the project. It provided consistency all the way through. And when we went into the testing phase, they actively involved me at every stage. They didn’t just go away and do things, it was a constant two-way conversation."

"MySource Matrix allows us to do so much more. Because our content owners are now able to make their own content changes quickly and easily, they no longer need to spend time worrying about little things. They are much more focused on the bigger picture. It’s a real cultural change."

Emap: Jonathan Ferro, Web Director

"Going the Open Source route with MySource Matrix has brought a sea change in our web production efforts. Firstly, we’re now spending our cash on development services rather than licences.  Secondly, we have total freedom to deliver new sites, whenever we like.  And thirdly, the Matrix Foundry platform means that we can do all of this rapidly."

"Not only has MySource Matrix saved us time and money, it has given us complete control and flexibility. Matrix is intuitive and easy to use so the content creators can own their sites and we are able to make significant system changes and improvements ourselves. And because Squiz has a clear and published roadmap for Matrix, we have confidence for the long-term."

Clearswift: Keith Merriman, Global Web Manager

"We wanted the ability to control our brand internationally. So we went out to market, to look for a flexible and scalable content management system. It became very obvious early on in our negotiations that Squiz's MySource Matrix was much better than anything else on offer. Squiz was the only one who could answer 'yes' to everything we asked and always seemed to be offering much more."

"The Account Managers at Squiz have been extremely good throughout the process and the Developers really know their stuff, but it was the supported open source software and the flexible content management system that really sold Squiz to us."

"We liked the fact that once our website was built it was ours to keep. There was no annual retainer and no ties to any one agency. And we can develop it in line with our business ambitions... The expandability of the technology is attractive."

"Now all things are possible, we want to do a lot more. We've found that you can literally be up and running in a day. Though MySource Matrix is a complex system, it’s very easy to pick up."

Oxford University Library Services: Ruth Bird, Bodleian Law Librarian

"In terms of functionality, Matrix was ideal for us.  It’s incredibly well documented and simple to use.  It’s enabled us to develop a low-maintenance publishing factory that’s easy to roll out and easy for a small technical team to support.   In quick time we’ve managed to build an implementation and training practice around the CMS that gives people exactly what they need, and allows them to get a site published within days."

"In terms of control and ownership, the use of open source software was important to the overall direction of the project.  Once the system was built, it was easy to build a properly documented policy behind it and set ourselves up as a centre of competence that would be respected by the library network.  With Squiz’s support, we’ve been able to devise a complete start up programme for non-technical library staff that includes custom documentation and training.  This provides them with everything they need to get up and running and generating web pages.  With Matrix, we’ve basically built the new book on portal publishing, and it’s good to know that we own it and can develop it in whichever way we need."

RCN - Royal College of Nursing: Leon Hughes, Web Manager

"The main attraction of MySource Matrix was that it was open source and we liked the opportunities that presented to us. It clearly had great core functionality, but the option for us to further develop it to our needs without any financial or vendor constraints was very attractive."

"The reason why we’ve been able to achieve what we have so far is because of the strength and flexibility of MySource Matrix. We never imagined we’d be able to do so much with it. Consequently that presents us with plenty of scope for the future development and continuing progression of this very valuable resource."