Orion – web development tool for developing in the web

Eclipse has launched a new open source software aimed at web developers. Orion, introduced by the Eclipse Foundation, is a web development tool that will enable web application development in the cloud. Today more services are shifted to the cloud, and now even software development companies have an opportunity to leverage the possibilities of cloud computing in their work and develop web applications in the web.

MySQL – database system for PHP web development

PHP web developers make use of MySQL for the development of web applications. MySQL makes part of LAMP stack and often goes together with PHP, Perl and Python programming languages. This database system employs standard SQL queries, which makes it easy-to-use for web application development. Hence, a myriad of software development companies take advantage of a winning combination PHP & MySQL.

Ruby on Rails to accelerate web development in agile environment

In agile environment many web developers harness the capabilities of Ruby on Rails, web application framework that allows faster and simpler web application development. Software development companies, which have adopted agile development methodologies, are able to reduce the development cycle by employing the framework, which enables creating basic modules automatically and customizing the development process itself.

Mobile money payments will be soon introduced in the UK and the USA

While Japan, South Korea and Malaysia actively make use of NFC technology for mobile money payments, the UK and the USA are still not very eager to make this payment system ubiquitous. However, the UK have made its first steps towards adopting the technology of mobile payments and one of the British leading mobile carriers is going to roll out the technology of electronic mobile wallets. Hence, software development companies may soon include custom mobile wallet solutions in the range of their mobile app development services.

Why Flex technology for RIA development?

RIAs provide rich expressive user experience and make the work with web applications more interactive and engaging. Web developers’ favorite technologies for RIA development are Microsoft Silverlight, Ajax and Adobe Flex, though Flex development tools are dominating this realm. Software development companies make use of Flex technology because it ensures easy development of cross-platform RIAs and allows Flex developers to boost the performance of web applications. Read more about Flex technology in RIA development in our article.

jQuery Mobile streamlines mobile web development

With the constantly growing community of mobile users there is a need to adapt many of web applications for diminutive handhelds and ensure enhanced experience for mobile users, who try to access web apps via their devices. Software development companies provide mobile web development services in order to build mobile versions of popular web solutions and jQuery Mobile is a tool, which makes the development process smooth, fast and easy.