How versive are we?

Owner partners Fisseha and David have over 40 years of experience in web development. Yes… 40 Years… it’s true! But Versiveness is about more than web expertise. We leverage our business and life experiences, and apply analytic and synthetic intelligence to create great websites and products with trusted and skilled collaborators.

40 Years of Digital

Our digital roots trace back to the early 1990s; when CD ROMs were the big idea, and the internet was a fascinating but complicated way to send a message or document to a distant colleague. Things have changed so much since then, and the pace of change is still speeding up.

Nimble Minds

Versiveness needs a nimble mind. This is the critical quality we rely on to help you achieve your higher order goals and objectives, and to align the tools we create to your environment and processes.

Multiple Career Lives

Besides being digital when digital wasn’t cool (that does seem a long time ago), we also have direct experience in; teaching, HR, financial systems, IT systems, policy development, sales and advertising, writing, and statistics.

Staff

Honesty and Humility

Partner

Fisseha Mengistu

Fisseha has over 20 years of experiences in web application development, database administration and network administration. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Ryerson University in Toronto.

As a lead developer he has worked on wide range of projects including law firms, museums, auto manufacture, educational institutes and more. His background includes creation of custom CMS tools for Mercedes-Benz Canada dealer sites, and extensive work with Kentico CMS, including multisite structures with custom single sign-on integration for clients such as Bell Media (Discovery Channels).

Fisseha applies his wide range of expertise and years of experience to identify optimal solution for projects. He is recognized amongst peers as a true guru of CMS development and web integration.

Fisseha works directly with clients and the project team to ensure that all aspects of development are properly mapped, documented, and executed.

The developer’s motto is ‘anything is possible’. It’s a great space to be operating in, but most challenges in the world scratch and scrape away at those possibilities. What’s left behind can be anything from a scar to a gem.

I understand that I am uniquely skilled in my work (databases, platforms… digital nervous systems), but it only matters to me when I’m helping people reach their objectives and providing tools they may not themselves even have imagined.

My parents and grandparents made huge voyages through time and space for me to be here today, on the edge of Toronto, with my own family that I cherish and live for. I’m a careful soul, but have had to nickname my children ‘the Great’ and 'the Wild’.

Be good… but not too good.

Partner

David Taylor

David started producing and project managing online applications in 1999. His experiences started with PeopleSoft, and have steadily improved since then. His clients over a dynamic career include respected companies and brands, from Fortune 500 to local stars. Deloitte and RIM in one era, Canada’s National Ballet School and Kids Help Phone in another, the University of Toronto, and Toshiba America more recently.

Before dedicating himself full-time to web projects, David gained experience in management consulting and human resources, labour relations, advocacy and support, insurance, and law.

David works with clients on their business and operational needs. He takes time to understand, and promote the business objectives, and looks for the best opportunities to maximize success and value of projects. He is an engaging and effective business partner, able to make a difference.

Tasks and schedules, notes, reports and forecasts. The world needs organizing, and at Versive, I do that. But...

As a creative leader, I admire that the world escapes all attempts at control. The world works as an infinite series of interwoven systems; endlessly resourceful, and spectacularly creative. While it needs managing, the world must also be intuited, and the future embraced.

Embrace the future; not as some inevitable destiny but by letting go of the false shore and pushing out into the river’s flow. For this, be prepared with aim, navigation, adaptation...

Circles of Influence

Reimagining Healthcare

We’ve been exposed… to major medical activities. And it’s affected our DNA.

Student and resident training

Healthcare can benefit amazingly from online education and training support, improving all kinds of outcomes for hospitals and patients. Online education can be accessed from anywhere in the world!

Online CME/CE

We help produce CME that matters; where learning is the fundamental objective, and certificates are a useful side product.

Institutional and technology challenges

Hospitals and healthcare facilities can feature tangled webs of technology capabilities and requirements. If you need to develop web tools that will work inside a healthcare facility, why not work with people who’ve been through it all before?!

Healthcare Lifestyles

We understand many aspects of the healthcare industry, both in N. America and globally. We deal with administrators, doctors, nurses, technicians, surgeons, radiologists… you get the picture. Let us help you to connect with your audience.

Revitalizing E-learning

Essentially all human knowledge is online, but how can we use it to learn things?

Engaging Content

The best learning experiences start with engaging content. Work with our team to identify the right format and structure for your needs.

Satisfying Interfaces

Recognition that “the medium is the message” is powerful. The sites we make say “we know”, “we will help”, “you can rely on this” “it’s going to be fun”. What messages is your website sending to users?

Evaluation/Testing

To learn effectively, your users need feedback and encouragement. We build evaluation tools to help users track and manage their progress.

Accreditation

Our solutions will support all your accreditation and certificate-granting needs.

Custom Solutions

Bespoke Speaks & Gets Spoken To.

CDN Integration & Security

Popular content needs an affordable distribution solution. Our custom, exclusive Amazon AWS implementation gives you the affordability and reliability of a global Content Distribution Network, together with proven content security. Distribute and protect your content at the same time!

Multi-Device

Your websites need to provide a great experience for all users, no matter what devices and tools they use to access you. Our websites are designed from the beginning to give all your users a great experience.

Payment

We are experienced with integration and implementation of all modern payment processors, including Paypal, Stripe, Beanstream, Doomla and Braintree. So many online purchases, so little time… make your payment process a great one!

Smart Investment

When you develop a custom site with us, you get all the savings and benefits of proven technology and practices, but none of the limitations and, let’s be honest – nightmares, that come with standard out-of-the-box solutions.

User Interface

Okay, so we said this already, but it is worth repeating: on the web, more than any other technology before it, the medium is the message. Let us develop the user interface that makes your message and your features a joy to experience.

Video

Whether you are using our in-house filming and production team, our custom player solutions, or our custom compression solutions, your online video will never have looked better!

versive. Digital Made Beautiful

WIDI Critical Care

Information is a commodity. Effective education and training leads beyond information to insight.

Our goal is insight.

Anthony Mancuso MD and Chairman, UF Dept. of Radiology

Solution Spotlight

Supported by short expert video reviews and complete DICOM studies (ie: professional image viewing software), users are invited to understand and practice the arts of interpretation and communication in medical imaging.

The basic unit of education in WIDI Learn consists of a set of medical images from an actual case, integrated with a 5-6 minute expert video assessment. These are direct, discrete learning opportunities, perfect for medical professionals who need to quickly look up a particular issue, as well as for student training.

We implemented a stand alone instance of VitreaView’s DICOM viewer and integrated this to the website. Videos are hosted on CDN, for smooth streaming and cost-effective site management.

When users find that they do not understand a case in full, they have the opportunity to review longer (15-minute) report guides, that outline the radiologists responsibilities in assessing different kinds of studies, and provide a template for creating a report.

TL;DR
WIDI Critical Care

Such an exciting e-learning project. We worked with University of Florida and Toshiba to create an incredible radiology training tool.

The Gators down in Florida are revolutionizing radiology training, and WIDI Learn features an amazing interface that puts the work of the radiologist right in the centre of the online experience.

This if affordable, flexible, customized online learning at its best!

Strategy

Evolving the paradigm for Radiology Education

The Radiologist’s Report became the structural foundation for the online radiology learning platform.

Content

Insightful Video

Videos are short, energetic and packed with relevant information about how to interpret images and make negative as well as positive assessments.

Report Guides

Users can study Report Guides to develop and consolidate their background knowledge of different imaging exams.

Technology

Image and Patient Data in Seconds

Availability of a full DICOM (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine) reading experience allows users to investigate cases just as they would in an actual workplace situation.

E-Learning

Learning Made Easy

Users can enter a self-assessment mode to test their current knowledge base.

Grapple Law

We are all busy these days, but lawyers are at another level. The rules require professional development, but most learning services are just there to fill the requirement. As professionals, we want more than completed paperwork. We want value for our time. We want learning.

Rohit Parekh Partner, grapplelaw.ca

Solution Spotlight

To really push for simplicity and ease of use, we included a few extra features and touches to the Grapple site. One such feature is the CLE Credit Tracking tool.

Legal CPD credits come in two important flavours: Substantive and Professionalism. For lawyers, tracking and reporting of CPD hours is another detail headache in a job full of much more critical details.

To assist with CPD credit management, we provide two services. First, we simply track and capture all on-site credit activity, and display this info to users in a clean interface. It prints well too! Second, we created some simple tools that allow users to track their other CPD activities on Grapple as well. One tracking tool, automated, customizable, and printable. It’s a small thing, but it fits nicely into many lawyers lives.

TL;DR
Grapple Law

Grapple Law is a sumptuous legal education website, delivering great CLE to professionals across North America.

Beautiful video quality, nice features, so easy to use.

We worked with Grapple and the designers at Viva and co to produce this legal groundbreaker.

Content

Personalized Learning

I say ‘barrister’ you say ‘solicitor’. Everyone has their specialty. Grapple’s great search and filter interface helps you fill your knowledge gaps faster than a judge’s gavel.

Features

Retain What You’ve Learned

As well as great video lectures, Grapple provides related Binder materials, downloadable and also accessible at any time.

Groups

No One Stands Alone

Big firms, little firms, regional societies are providing Grapple as a service to their members and staff. They get great group rates and activity reports.

Technology

Take the Tablet off the Table

Grapple goes where you go. Sign-in and turn on. It’s always waiting.

E-Learning

Convenience

It’s only convenient if you enjoy doing it. No hour-long snorefests here, and no painful waiting for the next session to load. This is modern e-learning. Attractive. Engaging. Value added.

Medlantis

The whole purpose of education is to turn mirrors into windows.

Sidney J. Harris

Solution Spotlight

Early in project discovery we understood that tools then available for delivering simultaneous presenter-slide combos were not suitable for the quality of experience we sought. We also knew that we would need to develop extensive administrative functions to allow for 3rd party online content to be linked with specific lectures and presentations.

The necessary solution; develop a custom media player that met all of these requirements:

  • IE 7, 8 friendly (Flash-compatible)
  • Complete HTML5 solution, compatible with IE 9
  • IOS friendly
  • High quality video capture and display practices
  • Secure syndication of 3rd party content (from a custom partner website)

Finding the solution required us to apply a wide range of expertise, in HTML, Flash, filming techniques, compression protocols, degradation techniques, and CDN implementation and security.

TL;DR
Medlantis

One of the original groundbreaker medical training sites, Medlantis introduced a whole new sophistication and quality to e-learning.

Dual-stream, HD video technology, integrate with professional texts and case studies to deliver the goods on a truly multi-dimensional learning experience.

Medlantis will always hold a special place in our hearts.

Content

Key Partnerships

Medlantis’ visionary leader, Dr. Kieran Murphy, combined top quality lectures with related reading materials from Thieme publishers to create a unique and groundbreaking training platform.

Features

Lecture Library

Hundreds of lectures for the world of radiology from some of the top practitioners in N.America. Pay-as-you-go, or purchase a site-wide license.

CPD/CME

CME-accredited courses available for instant access. Come back and print your certificates anytime.

Technology

Video Delivery

Dual-stream video, perfectly structured search and browse. Across-the-board compatibility to meet hospital tech requirements. We’re talking HTML5, IOS, and back… back… all the way to IE7!

E-Learning

Above and Beyond

This was a product truly ahead of it’s time. Instead of just reproducing a conference experience, Medlantis added content, value and meaning to the learning process through the power of the web.