The Client
At a time when the world literally came to a halt following the dotcom bubble burst in 1999-2000, a new tax portal dedicated to bridge the glaring communication gaps between the Policy Makers and the trade & industry; the Revenue Boards and their own field formations spread across the country; the justice seekers and the justice deliverers – began its journey in May 2000. www.taxindiaonline.com – a new and comprehensive international trade & tax-based portal, armed with a set of enviable values and a firm commitment to bridge this communication gulf, set about to forge ahead with the single aim to disseminate latest information to all segments of the Indian Economy at a speed and authenticity never seen before.

The Challenge
After the huge success of the portal, the TIOL management was looking for a solution to make it more user-friendly so that its members may get the optimum benefit out of it.

The Solution
Besides giving a new look and feel, Olive incorporated some robust modules such as the shopping cart, news module, SMS alerts, e-mail solution for various TIOL groups, search function, discussion forum, banner management etc. The site admin can manage the modules through a password-protected and secure back-end control panel.

Benefits
The shopping cart is created so that users can buy TIOL products online through secured payment gateway.

The news moduleprovides information on the latest happenings across the globe. Users may also search for news & articles in the archive section.

SMS alert helps users get important messages, renewal notices etc. on their cell phones.

A discussion forum is developed so that TIOL members can discuss various topics online.

The e-mail solution for various groups helps the site admin send news/articles to the relevant group/s, to which a user subscribes at the time of registration

The new look of the site helps TIOL attract more traffic.