We Like Technology

Below you will find some of the technology we like to use. We are not limited to the content of this list, but this is a good place to start. Contact us today and we will help you choose the right technology for your project.

Flash, Adobe Flash, also known as Shockwave Flash or simply Flash, refers to both the Adobe Flash Player, and to the Adobe Flash Professional multimedia authoring program. Adobe Flash Professional is used to create content for the Adobe Engagement Platform (such as web applications, games and movies and content for mobile phones and other embedded devices).

PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) is a server-side, HTML-embedded scripting language used to create dynamic web pages. In an HTML document, PHP script (which has similar syntax to that of Perl or C) is enclosed within special PHP tags. Because PHP is executed on the server, the client cannot view the PHP code.

ColdFusion is an application server and software development framework used for the development of computer software in general, and dynamic web sites in particular. In this regard, ColdFusion is a similar product to Microsoft ASP.NET, Java Enterprise Edition or PHP.

Perl is a dynamic programming language created by Larry Wall and was first released in 1987. Perl borrows features from a variety of other languages including C, shell scripting (sh), AWK, sed and Lisp.

Ruby on Rails is a free web application framework. It aims to increase the speed and ease with which database-driven web sites can be created, and offers skeleton code frameworks (scaffolding) from the outset. Often shortened to Rails, or RoR, Ruby on Rails is an open source project written in the Ruby programming language, and applications using the Rails framework are developed using the Model-View-Controller design paradigm.

XHTML (Extensible Hypertext Markup Language) is a reformulation of HTML 4.0 and XML 1.0. It is a new language for building web pages that has recently been proposed as a recommendation.

JavaScript is a scripting language commonly used to construct web pages. Programmers use JavaScript to make web pages more interactive, for example, to display forms and buttons.

CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) is a language used to define the visual styles of a document written in a markup language. When applied to an HTML document, CSS offers a great deal of versatility in specifying properties such as layout, font, style and color. 

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a family of web feed formats used to publish frequently updated content such as blog entries, news headlines or podcasts. An RSS document, which is called a "feed," "web feed," or "channel," contains either a summary of content from an associated website or the full text. RSS makes it possible for people to keep up with their favorite websites in an automated manner that is easier than checking them manually.

Ajax, shorthand for "Asynchronous JavaScript and XML", is a development technique used for creating interactive web applications. The intent is to make web pages feel more responsive by exchanging small amounts of data with the server behind the scenes, so that the entire web page does not have to be reloaded each time the user requests a change. This is intended to increase the web page's interactivity, speed, functionality, and usability. Ajax is also usable on many operating systems and architectures as it is based on JavaScript and XML.

XML (Extensible Markup Language)is a general-purpose markup language.  Its primary purpose is to facilitate the sharing of data across different information systems, particularly the Internet.

SOAP (Simple Object Access Protocol)is a protocol for exchanging XML-based messages over computer networks, normally using HTTP/HTTPS. SOAP forms the foundation layer of the web services stack, providing a basic messaging framework that more abstract layers can build on.

MySQL(My Structured Query Language) is a relational database management system, which means it stores data in separate tables rather than putting all the data in one big area. This adds flexibility as well as speed. MySQL’s unique separation of the core server from the storage engine makes it possible to run with very strict control, or with ultra-fast disk access, whichever is more appropriate for the situation.

Apache is open-source (i.e., its source code is freely available and can be shared) HTTP web server software. It is currently the most popular web server on the Net. It is usually run on Unix-based operating systems like Linux or BSD, but it can also be run on Windows and OSX.

Note: Other technologies used when applicable.