The challenge With a new international boarding program on the way, and facing ever-changing competition from other elite boarding and preparatory high schools on the east coast, John Bapst Memorial High needed a website refresh that would reflect a refined brand and...
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Company news, industry analysis, and advice from RainStorm.
Web-based oceanography book adds to open-sources learning universe
Following in the footsteps of other open-source web-based learning initiatives such as MIT's OpenCourseWare, RainStorm is proud to announce our participation in the all-new Ocean Optics web book project. As the web development agency for the project, we helped to...
Maine CTE portal gives a fully-featured website to 25 Maine high schools
For many high schools, building and maintaining websites can be a cumbersome challenge. Besides the costs associated with building a site, schools must also find the resources to pay an outside firm, or find staff with the technical skills and time available to keep...
RainStorm celebrates 10th anniversary
Last Thursday, RainStorm celebrated our 10th anniversary in business with a small gathering that included staff and family. We told stories, ate cake, and toasted 10 years of service to our clients. On October 30 1999, founder and CEO Brian Rahill registered the...
RainStorm Consulting announces office move
After months of preparations, we're excited to announce we've settled into a beautiful new office space on Main Street in Orono, Maine. To our clients and friends, please update your records with our new location and mailing address, but please note, our phone, fax,...
Maine Adult Education website honored as nonprofit site of the year by TechMaine
We're pleased and honored to announce that MaineAdultEd.org, a portal website connecting over 80 local adult education programs, has been chosen as the Best of the Web Nonprofit website for 2008 by TechMaine at their annual awards ceremony. Working closely with the...
RainStorm earns two TechMaine award nominations
Thank you to TechMaine, our state industry association, for honoring us with two TechMaine awards at this year's ceremony, to be held next week in Portland: Our fearless leader, CEO Brian Rahill is a finalist for the CxO of the year award for ""[leading] RainStorm...
RainStorm welcomes office manager Nicole St. Pierre
RainStorm Consulting is happy to welcome Nicole St. Pierre to our growing team as office manager. Whether handling the phones, managing billing accounts, or assisting with email and website support, Nicole will be a visible part of our renowned customer support....
RainStorm programmer Ray Kolbe earns top certification
RainStorm Consulting is pleased to announce that programmer Ray Kolbe has earned the title of Zend Certified Engineer, the industry's highest certification for PHP programmers. PHP is the world's most widely-used open-source web development language, powering millions...
White Paper: Using PayPal for your website payment solution
If you're considering an online payment solution for orders, donations, or registrations, you may be wondering which of the myriad options is best for you or your organization. At RainStorm Consulting, we can work with a variety of merchant services, but for many...
New Spruce Run website
We're pleased to announce the launch of an all-new website for Spruce Run, a Maine nonprofit dedicated to ending domestic abuse and online at SpruceRun.net. The site features an entirely new, modern design and many new features, including: Detailed information on...
RainStorm Consulting partners with adult education to launch network of statewide websites
We are pleased to announce our participation in the development and launch of MaineAdultEd.org, a new web portal connecting Maine's adult education programs into a powerful network of websites to serve people all over Maine. The Maine Adult Education portal, launched...
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