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Designing web-sites for clients is an interactive and detailed process, starting from firming up client's web strategy, choosing the right user interface and graphics to applying the appropriate software/hardware technology to achieve web objectives. Increasing technology choices and frequent update requirements make web maintenance is an important area to think about before development. There is a balance between making a page graphics rich and the time necessary for loading the page. It is also a requirement to make the back-end processes subtly visible in the front-end without creating confusion in the user interfaces.

Internet / Intranet /   Web applications

Java applications, Scripts, applets, servlets.
Enabling existing applications to Web / Internet / Intranet.
Web integration with existing applications & databases.
Back-end integration of Access, Oracle, SQL Server, etc. to web (JDBC, ODBC).
Integrating tools and other applications to web.

Web Development Process

Discussion & analysis: Objective/ goal analysis, preliminary discussion - E-commerce/ Web-site strategy/ situation analysis, firming up strategy
Technology, software evaluation
Cost analysis for development, operations, maintenance
Design initial layout/ features/ capabilities, prototype, relevant contents
Design iteration - complete several rounds of revisions/ reviews/ refinements
Define final design, layout and features
Develop/implement web site (graphics, back-end software, content, integration with 3rd party/external software)
User testing, functionality testing, performance testing, acceptance testing

Web-site Maintenance

• Modifications / maintenance of existing E-com / Web applications

• Site performance measurements & enhancements

• Full cycle maintenance of site

• Web & applications hosting through third party

• 24/7 User & Customer support

Design Methodology

We follow a systematic and step-by-step methodology for all our software development. In our development methodology we first follow our clients' defined processes and methods, and then incorporate our own internal process steps where ever they are appropriate, with clients' approval. In absence of clients' defined methodologies, we present a draft of methodology to be followed in a project and get approval from our clients.

The main objectives of following a methodology is to make the development cycle as efficient as possible, to complete development within lowest possible cost keeping the highest quality, and to achieve the fastest turn-around. Another important objective is to make future maintenance easier and faster. The development cycle for each and every project is some way unique, depending on clients' requirements and their unique operating environment. Design and development methodology also varies depending on the software, hardware technologies chosen by clients.

In designing and developing web and e-business applications there is substantial amount of interface development, customization, programming and systems integration involved. Selection of method depends on available development and turn-around time, budget, scalability, and future evolution plan. Almost all developments for B2B, B2C, Portal, Auction, or Community sites involve some kind of database design, and development, whether it's a commercial database package or a simple flat file.

Static HTML pages might have been adequate a couple of years ago, but today's Web sites need Web-database connectivity for dynamically generated pages. There are numerous benefits to data-driven Web sites. They offer much greater power, value, and effectiveness. Pages can easily be updated without causing Web builders repetitive strain injuries, and sites will be more consistent throughout, minimizing the chance of errors. Finally, there's a great range of Web databases available, from the powerhouse to the affordable. What Web database product is right for you? There are a number of factors to consider in making your choice.

Why Use a Web Database?
Most companies have some sort of corporate database containing employee information, product inventory, customer orders, or other data. Until recently, this data was usually accessed using client-server systems or dumb terminals. Data might not even be shared over a network at all and might be available only on a specific user's system.
The World Wide Web, along with Web-database connectivity, offers far greater flexibility. Users can access data via the Internet through a Web server, with no geographical limitations. Salesmen in the field, employees in separate offices, and anyone else who is given permission can use the same pool of information. All they need is a Web browser and an Internet connection.

Bring Your Data to the World.
While access to corporate information can be a huge benefit of a Web-enabled database, there can be even bigger advantages. The ability of the Web server to communicate with a database opens up an incredible array of possibilities. You can store e-commerce orders, customer information, user preferences, and discussion board postings. You can keep Web site content in a database, separating the content of your site from the layout and formatting.

This separation allows you to use one data-driven product information Web page to display every product in your inventory. Even if you sell 1,000 different products, you can use the same page to display every one of them. The layout and formatting remain the same, but the content of the page is obtained from the database for each different product. You've turned 1,000 static HTML pages into one data-driven page.

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