Tools
Tools are applications that may be part of a larger development but also be implemented as
separate functions in a already existing project.
Tools are functions as eg. clever search engine for your website, music/video player, simple newsletter administration,
wheater display, stock-quotes, et cetera.
Content Management
CMS or content management system is an application for the entire administration of your website content.
Good websites need good quality content and constant change of information. There has always been different ways in
approaching goals and there is also different solutions to this subject.
Either you need someone with HTML-knowledge to keep your website update and to create archives, link new pages, et cetera or
you work with a content management system.
Content Management Systems are the solution to this annoying problem. The application allows you to manage the content (text, graphics, pdf, .... )
without any knowledge of HTML or similar.
A simple structured webinterface builds the interface between you and the website's code. Archives and links are created automatically.
And this is just a beginning of what a CMS can be....
E-Commerce/B2B
E-commerce had been declared dead a several times already just to rise again very short after.
One of the main problems about e-commerce is undoubtfully the large scale market strategy of some dot.com's.
E-commerce/B2B is not eventually needed by all the companies and therefore not the direction to strive after but for a lot of firms the
implementation of e-commerce/B2B solutions is the only way of survival in the business market nowadays.
Communication is one of the main instruments to guarantee a successful business. Most of the e-commerce/B2B approaches
are heading into this direction. Your confidental business partners as well as your distributors should identify with your business and
your strategy. They have to feel themselves understood. Integrating your partners and distributors will help in growing your
business and keeping the good relationship.
Rich Media Applications
This new term shall define more closely the trend in the application development. Rich Media!
The value of application is increased with the help of new technologies eg. Flash. No more static display of the desired data.
Dynamic is the key to animate the user to remain on your website for a longer duration. The customer wants to have more of your service.
Because it is fancy looking? Because of the animation? Because of the modularity?
Yes. Because of all of that! That's rich media.
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