Experienced web and e-commerce developer Steve Andrews has joined Oi as the agency continues to strengthen its digital media offering.

A Guernseyman, Steve has eight years commercial experience under his belt including working for Healthspan and most latterly an international music publishing company where he was responsible for their ecommerce platforms…

With a degree in Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science from Sussex University Steve is well versed in the latest web programmes including mobile application development.

Oi recently hired Jonathan Warr to work in its digital media team, which is now the largest of its kind in the Channel Islands. We continues to provide a diverse range of clients with the full spectrum of digital media services from website design, build and optimisation to Flash animation, games, email marketing, social media, viral marketing campaigns and advanced presentation solutions.

The dawn of the “App” era is upon us, with  the magnanimous  iTunes App Store leading the way. The number of mobile apps being downloaded around the world is surging according to  GetJar, the world’s second largest mobile app store…

GetJar’s study into the apps market predicts the Mobile App market in 2012 will be worth $17.5m,  or in real money, £12 billion with an expected 50 billion downloads as internet use on mobile devices surges ahead, leading some people to predict that mobile internet usage will sail pass desktop computers.

Apple is about to hit its 10 billionth application download, this goes to shows how Apps are already shaping the way we communicate using smart phones and computers.

Pier 17 restaurant serves delicious food with sparkling views of the harbour mouth and 13th century Castle Cornet. It’s ideally placed to pick the best of the daily catch from Guernsey’s native shores. Seamus Duggan’s contemporary cuisine has the freshest seafood and flavoursome European dishes. Serving good local food in this relaxed and warm atmosphere is a true passion and labour of love of the Pier 17 team. Their new website www.pier17restaurant.com – designed and built by Oi nicely reflects all of the above. Check it out, then book a table.

Award-winning jewellery designer Catherine Best has launched a new online shopping website designed and built by Offshore International Digital…

The site www.catherinebest.com - uses an advanced E-commerce platform for the online shop which showcases her new 2010 collection and 18 other collections, features a zoom function for the products, a magazine, story section, and also incorporates a blogging platform with the ‘Best’ blog.

Designed to achieve optimum usability and with a simple purchase process, the new improved site and initial online marketing has increased web traffic to over 2,000 unique visitors a month.

We think it’s a gem. Visit www.catherinebest.com and have a look for yourself.

Guernsey Post has launched a new website designed and built by Offshore International Digital.

The new look www.guernseypost.com has a simpler design so users can easily find information on postal, business, retail, money or philatelic services and incorporates an advanced content management system for easy maintenance, postage calculator, postcode finders, mail tracker, to name a few features.

Collins Stewart Wealth Management has launched a new sponsorship brand and micro-site as part of their sponsorship of Guernsey’s first rugby development officer, Geraint Cooper…

The Try Rugby campaign involved Offshore International Advertising creating a brand identity, support promotional material and taxi advertising, as shown.

Offshore International Digital built the website – www.tryrugby.gg – shown below, which provides latest news, match reports and event information.