Owensboro Catholic Schools launches mobile Web site

Owensboro Catholic Schools and Red Pixel Studios today announce the launch of the Owensboro Catholic Schools mobile Web site, which enables smart phone users to keep informed of the activities surrounding the school system.

The mobile Web site, at http://m.owensborocatholic.org, may look familiar to users of Owensboro Catholic Schools App for iPhone. Red Pixel Studios developed the mobile Web site as an expansion of their infoApp solution, a framework created to efficiently and affordably build custom iPhone Apps for clients.

“We have extended infoApp to include mobile Web sites. Now our clients are able to reach those consumers with non-Apple mobile devices, like Android or Blackberry, and provide a similarly engaging experience,” said Rob Howard, communications strategist, Red Pixel Studios.

The Owensboro Catholic Schools mobile Web site offers many features that the OCS App provides: a directory of faculty and staff; the latest news about student activities; and calendars for schools and athletics. In addition, the mobile site integrates the school system’s lively Facebook and Twitter accounts, so that users can easily get the very latest updates. The mobile site also provides locations and maps of the school campuses and athletic venues in the Catholic School system.

“Parents and students repeatedly tell us how much they use and love the OCS App on their iPhones,” said Keith Osborne, director of marketing, Owensboro Catholic Schools. “We wanted to provide the same information to our on-the-go families who are using Blackberry or Android phones. This mobile Web site does that for us, with an interface just like our App.”