Services

Bespoke Web Applications

Sometimes there isn't an "off-the-shelf" package that fits your requirements, or maybe the complex licensing or vendor lock-in of an existing solution make it unattractive. With todays availability of frameworks for rapid software development and a modular approach, building a bespoke application can actually be very cost effective. We create web based software to streamline your business systems and help you integrate with the processes of your businesses partners. These can be internal (i.e. intranet based) or external (web or extranet based).

Customisation, development and integration of existing systems

You may have already invested in an intranet or standalone applications, systems and databases for your internal business use that are no longer supported or fall short of what you want them to do. You may need someone to advise how to integrate them or extend them without requring a full rebuild.

We have years of experience of customising existing applications and intranets, using a variety of different technologies. We can provide the glue to integrate your systems with 3rd party or bespoke applications or tailor our solutions to fit in with yours.

Front end development and skinning

We have expertise in creating skins and themes for popular content management systems such as Plone, Drupal and Wordpress from provided designs or designs that we comission for you from one of our design partners. All of our themes are built to modern web standards ensuring that you end up with a sustainable and accessible website, intranet or web application.

General Web Design and Development

Although our expertise is in the more technical side of web development, we work with award winning freelance designers to create contemporary, stylish websites. We can also provide additions and consultancy for your existing website.

Consultancy

We can provide consultancy at any stage of your web project - from initial specifications and requirements gathering through to technical development and project management.

Technologies

Although the world would be a simpler place if everyone used the same technology and everything could be started on a clean slate, we recognise that in the real world, often a mix of technologies are needed to do achieve a particular task and to allow for integration with existing applications and systems. We have accumulated a diverse range of expertise in a variety technologies, including XHTML, CSS, Javascript, AJAX, XML, PHP, ASP (classic and .NET), MySql, MS SQL, Access, Plone and Zope, IIS and Apache. We also work with a network of freelance and contract developers who can supplement our in-house skills with other technologies such as Ruby on Rails.