From this R744.com site:
Belgium — 2008-03-06 — Facing a rising demand for specific technical information, an interactive knowledge exchange, and for CO2 systems expertise, R744.com has decided to revamp the current website to offer more personalized services to its users.
“Over the last year we have identified a global community of R744 experts. You have told us that you want to have technical discussions, to share best practice, and to hire R744 engineers. We’ve listened to you and will be launching these new services very soon,” says Marc Chasserot, Managing Director of Shecco.
New Design & Features
R744.com will change its looks and navigational features to enhance usability and ease of information gathering. Built on a more dynamic platform, the new version will feature a fresh design and advanced search options. Users of the website will have the possibility to register, taking advantage of an R744.com Personal Profile giving access to a wide range of exclusive services and features.
New Services
The first new services to be launched will include:
Jobs Platform: Following the rising market need for CO2 Technology expertise, R744.com will launch a job database to facilitate the exchange between science and industry, creating new opportunities for students, researchers, engineers, and technicians.
Discussion Forum: To centralize fragmented knowledge in one place, share best practice and facilitate the exchange of views, the new website version will host the first online discussion platform exclusively dedicated to the natural refrigerant CO2. The R744.com forum, moderated by industry experts, will be open to all opinions and questions posted by scientists, developers, servicing staff, or users of CO2 Technology.
User-generated News: While R744.com will continue to provide daily news relevant for the CO2 Community, it will open up its news section to community members posting links to related articles, and user-generated articles.
Other services to follow over the coming months:
R744 “Wikipedia:” To enhance the accuracy and promptness of technical, policy, or industry information, R744.com will provide a new knowledge base where all registered users can freely create and edit entries. Users will be able to use this collaboration tool to answer to frequently asked questions and build an online encyclopedia.
Expert Blogs: Covering different applications of R744, leading industry experts will speak up in their personal blogs to share their view on latest developments around the world. Users are free to comment and share their view with all R744.com bloggers.
Directory: To facilitate Business to Business (B2B) networking, R744.com will start building a company database with relevant industry players in the field of CO2 Technology.
File-Sharing: R744.com will open up new ways to find and share a variety of audiovisual information between community members, including papers, pictures, audio files and videos. Call for Action
If you as an individual or your company is interested in partnering up with R744.com to take advantage of our new services and support our quality assurance team, do not hesitate to contact us for more information on info@r744.com or call us at +32 2 280 2037.