Web Application Development and SupportService Offering by Professional Services Group

The Web Application Development and Support Service Group (WDSG)provides Web application or Web site development, maintenance and support services. This group provides on-demand consulting, application development and support services that leverage best practices as well as a defined software development life cycle (SDLC) methodology for building and maintaining Web applications and Web sites.

The following is a sampling of the types of services that can be provided to customers of this service:

  • Executive/Sr. Management level consulting for defining and developing Web-centric business and technology strategies
  • Web site/web application planning, design, development, testing, implementation, maintenance, and support services
  • Web site setup and configuration including domain registration
  • Web-database integration
  • Web content management/updating for customer Web sites
  • User interface design for Web-based software applications
  • Usability analysis, testing and recommendations including Web Accessibility
  • Open source application integration
  • Managed hosting for customer applications including end-to-end services for designing, developing, testing, maintaining, supporting, and hosting a customer’s Web site or Web application.

Application Hosting

Application hosting is provided via Media Temple hosting Service which is a reliable, monitored, secure, and managed solution with the flexibility and performance of a distributed computing solution. The Web application development methodology that is utilized follows best practices for the SDLC including rapid application development (RAD), prototyping and iterative delivery techniques.

Application Development

The Application Development and Support team has extensive experience with a wide variety of application software technologies, tools and platforms including but not limited to the following:

  • Java/Open Source technologies including Java/J2EE, EJB, JavaScript, XML,
  • Microsoft technologies including .NET, VB, ASP, VBScript
  • Creative Web content design and graphics including Flash, Photoshop and Dreamweaver
  • Data base technologies including SQL Server, Oracle, DB2, and MySQL
  • Operating systems including Windows, Unix and Linux