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website design, Drupal development & interactive kiosks

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Development
  • We custom program dynamic web sites and backend databases
  • We are system designers who define the overall architecture and components of applications
  • We implement content management systems including Drupal and Ektron or build customized solutions
  • We are Flash developers using Flex3 and AIR™
  • We incorporate SEO and ADA compliant best practices
  • We provide project management for all aspects of development
Programming and database development
We offer flexible solutions to meet your needs.

Our in-house developers have a wide range of technical expertise and knowledge. We consult on your needs and requirements and devise the best technical solution.

Our dynamic web sites maximize the data control that backend databases provide. Our sites and RIAs are fully developer and user tested before they're deployed.
Systems design
Complex requirements require high-level planning that outlines the entire system to be built.
We can turn your ideas into specifications that show the overall architecture and the modules and components that are the building blocks of your system.

Our schematics make it easier to understand how all the pieces interact.
Content management systems
The promise of content management has always been to empower non-technical users to easily and conveniently maintain web site content. Many of our clients have turned to us for this capacity, and we are experts in several content management systems.

We provide Content Management Solutions (CMS) based on Drupal and Ektron CMS 400.net. Drupal is an open source CMS with a robust set of features. Ektron CMS 400.net is a robust commercial CMS that bridges the gap between Website and Enterprise level Content Management Solutions.

We can also build custom administrative interfaces that let you maintain content on your web site if you have access to the internet.
Flash development, Flex3 and AIR
We use Flash technology for animation and interactivity, including ActionScript programming.

Our experienced Flash developers also have facility in the latest Adobe Labs technologies, including Flex3 and AIR™.

We are using AIR™ to build RIAs that are cross-platform compatible and that can run on the desktop.
Search engine optimization (SEO) and ADA compliance
Need your web site to appear high on Google's search results?

Let us help you understand the fundamentals of search engine optimization (SEO). We can analyze your web site statistics to determine how your site's performing, what the industry-specific search terms are that should be reflected in your meta data, and target changes for improved results.

We also support industry efforts to make web sites usable for impaired people and to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements. We have incorporated many of the W3C's Web Accessibility Initiative, Level A standards into our every day practices, so that most web sites we develop are by default designed to be compliant or nearly compliant with Level A.
Content development
On the web, content is still king, and the development of new content or the need to re-work existing print-based content for the web can often be a daunting challenge.

We can help you organize your content development efforts and understand how to write for the web, so that your web pages are scannable, and capture and keep the attention of your site visitors.

If you need experienced, professional copy writers to assist in content development, we'll partner with you to find the right resource. We are also available to help you populate your pages with content if you need that assistance.
Project management
Our project managers focus on the most important component of any development effort: clear communication. It's the foundation of how well we work together and is a guarantee of success.

We believe in over-communicating to ensure that everybody on the development team collaborates to achieve project goals.
"Execution is everything. We believe most software is too complex. Too many features, too many buttons, too much confusion. We build easy to use web-based products with elegant interfaces and thoughtful features. We're focused on executing on the basics beautifully."
37Signals
"With AIR we have gone a long way towards bridging the gap between the web and the desktop. We've given web developers a way to quickly and easily create desktop applications. That's resulted in a lot of creativity and some very neat applications. And it's coming at a time when a web-desktop bridge is exactly what the web needs to move forward. So as a developer, if you're building an AIR app, you're on the cutting edge of something very big."
Ryan Stewart
blog.digitalbackcountry.com
"Before the middle of 2007, the SEO landscape was relatively simple.... As an industry, we knew the importance of the top three search listings.... Then universal search changed everything. With universal results, suddenly the top three listings lost a bit of their luster. The user was drawn to flashier, less uniform listings such as images, news results, and videos."
William Flaiz
SearchEngineWatch.com
"Project management involves more than just what a project manager does. All team members engage in some level of project management, whether meeting deadlines, communicating with others, or estimating task durations. Ultimately, everyone on a project contributes to its success."
James Kalbach
The Art of Project Management, BoxesandArrows.com
Image Works • 541 Congress Street • Portland, Maine 04101-3363
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