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Strategy

We perform situation analysis, self-evaluation and competitor analysis: both internal and external; both micro and macro-environmental via suitability, feasibility and acceptability.

We set Objectives. These objectives should be parallel to a time-line; short or long-term we will set up mission statements, overall corporate objectives (both financial and strategic), strategic business unit objectives (both financial and strategic), and tactical objectives. These objectives should, in the light of the situation analysis, suggest a strategic plan. The plan provides the details of how to achieve these objectives.

Social Media

There are a lot more features to social media tools than just signing up and sending out information. We have the ability to shape and brand each one of these on both web and mobile platforms so that they best fit the use and strategy of your company. We have the ability to create customized social media applications such as:
• Facebook fan page development (FBML & FQL)
• Twitter background image design
• YouTube Direct implementation and custom page design
• WordPress design and functionality

Mobile : iPhone/iPad. Android. Blackberry.

Smartphones and Tablets are the fastest growing segment of the mobile phone and computer market. Our Mobile Application programming is primarily done in Cocoa, FLex and Java. We code our performance critical apps in Objective-C, C++ or the Android Native Development Kit (NDK). As Registered Apple Developers we work with Xcode and iOS SDK and the latest iOS Simulators.We currently have applications in the Apple app store, Android Market, and BlackBerry App World .

Search Engine Optimization

Search engine optimization (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search engines via the "natural" or un-paid ("organic" or "algorithmic") search results. The more frequently a site appears in the search results list, the more visitors it will receive from the search engine. With the growth in popularity of social media sites and blogs the leading engines made changes to their algorithms to allow fresh content to rank quickly within the search results. This new approach to search places importance on current, fresh and unique content. We can help.

Web 2.0 Technology

The client-side/web browser technologies used in Web 2.0 development are Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax), Adobe Flash and the Adobe Flex framework, and JavaScript/Ajax frameworks such as Yahoo! UI Library, Dojo Toolkit, MooTools, and jQuery. Ajax programming uses JavaScript to upload and download new data from the web server without undergoing a full page reload.

To allow users to continue to interact with the page, communications such as data requests going to the server are separated from data coming back to the page (asynchronously). Otherwise, the user would have to routinely wait for the data to come back before they can do anything else on that page. This also increases overall performance of the site, as the sending of requests can complete quicker independent of blocking and queueing required to send data back to the client.

CGI, 3D & Motion Capture Animation

From Narnia to iphone games, we know that to make an exciting experience - polished computer graphics are a priority. From Motion capture (the process of recording movement and translating that movement on to a digital model. More rapid, even real time results can be obtained) to composited layers of 2d and 3d animation, the recreating of complex movement and realistic physical interactions such as secondary motions, weight and exchange of forces needs to be recreated in a physically accurate manner.

We use Visual Communication and Communication Design. We create and combine words, symbols, and images to create a visual representation of ideas and messages. We use typography, visual arts and layout techniques to produce a final result you will never forget.

Web Design

Information Architecture
is an approach to the design and planning of websites which, like architecture itself, involves technical, aesthetic and functional criteria. As in traditional architecture, the focus is properly on the user and on user requirements. This requires particular attention to web content, a business plan, usability, interaction design, graphic design.

Visual & Interactive Design
defines the structure and behavior of interactive systems. Interaction Designers strive to create meaningful relationships between people and the products and services that they use, from websites to kiosks to mobile devices and beyond.

Usability Studies
is a technique used to evaluate a product by testing it on users. This can be seen as an irreplaceable usability practice, it gives direct input on how real users use the system. This is in contrast with usability inspection methods designed to evaluate a user interface without involving users.

User eXperience Design is a subset of the field of experience design that pertains to the creation of the interaction models that affect user experience of a device or system. As user experience is a subjective feeling, it cannot actually be "designed". Instead, you can design for a user experience, trying to enable certain kind of experiences. The scope of the field is directed at affecting "all aspects of the user’s interaction with the product: how it is perceived, learned, and used."

Branding & Style Guides
The recognition and perception of a brand is highly influenced by its visual presentation. A brand’s visual identity is the overall look of its communications. Effective visual brand identity is achieved by the consistent use of particular visual elements to create distinction, such as specific fonts, colors, and graphic elements. At the core of every brand identity is a brand mark, or logo.

Behind the Design

Planning and Management
Requirements management is the process of identifying, eliciting, documenting, analyzing, tracing, prioritizing and agreeing on requirements and then controlling change and communicating to relevant stakeholders. Requirements analysis, is an important part of the software engineering process; whereby business analysts or software developers identify the needs or requirements of a client; having identified these requirements they are then in a position to design a solution. Theoretically, each change can impact the timeline and budget of a software project, and therefore by definition must include risk-benefit analysis before approval.

Localization
Localization is often treated as a mere "high-tech translation", but this view does not capture its importance, its complexity or what it encompasses. Though it is sometimes difficult to draw the limits between translation and localization, in general localization addresses significant, non-textual components of products or services. In addition to translation (and, therefore, grammar and spelling issues that vary from place to place where the same language is spoken), the localization process might include adapting graphics; adopting local currencies; using proper forms for dates, addresses and phone numbers; the choices of colors; and many other details, including rethinking the physical structure of a product.

Analytics
Web analytics is not just a tool for measuring website traffic but can be used as a tool for business research and market research. Web analytics applications can also help companies measure the results of traditional print advertising campaigns. It helps one to estimate how the traffic to the website changed after the launch of a new advertising campaign and provides data on the number of visitors, page views, etc. to gauge the traffic and popularity trends which helps doing the market research.

RIA Development
Our extensive experience in Rich Internet Application (RIA) development takes your company to a whole new realm of productivity. Our applications have many of the characteristics of desktop applications, typically delivered either by way of a site-specific browser, via a browser plug-in, independent sandboxes, or virtual machines.

System Hosting and Maintenance
We currently host with Dreamhost VPS and Linode. We offer complete hosting programs, from SFTP to Full ssh and root access, Dedicated IP address to Clustering Support and Bandwidth pooling our datacenters in US and Europe take your site to a new level. With our partners in Cloud hosting, we allow for powerful, scalable and reliable hosting based on clustered load-balanced servers and utility billing. Removing single-point of failures and allowing customers to pay for only what they use versus what they could use.