PSD to Joomla

With the emergence of a new content management system on August 17, 2005, Joomla has achieved many highs since then. The first version of Joomla was released in September 16, 2005, which was in-fact a rebranded release of Mambo, and the latest being the release of an alpha 3.0 version. Some of the features of Joomla over the years are:

PHP based using object-oriented programming techniques Cross platform compatible Page caching and RSS feeds Printable versions of the pages can be generated Supports language internationalization Blogs, polls and search features

Apart from these features, Joomla offers user management and admin management functionalities as well.

In-order to have a fully functional Joomla website, the first step is always the layout. It decides how clean and attractive the look of website is. Photoshop helps to achieve this quite easily. But it can out emulate the functionalities of the website, for which Joomla CMS is a prerequisite. Added to that, directly uploading the large PSD files to the server is a time taking process and not viable. Due to this reason such a conversion is the need of the hour.

Although this conversion sounds relatively easy to achieve, but many other considerations are also to be kept in the mind. Search engine optimisation of pages and cross browser compatibility are some of the important points that has to be ensured while coding. So an expertise support is required.

There are a number of service providers across the internet, but choosing the right one to avail services from is the crucial factor while considering. There are web development and web design company, who have been into this trade for a long time now and have successfully handled a number of projects of clients simultaneously, much to their satisfaction. They have their own expert team of professionals who would like to assist you in converting your PSD into Joomla template. Some of the highlights of services offered are:

Cross browser compatible Joomla themes and templates W3C validation of the codes Easy code are hand written and tested Optimised speed of the web pages Systematic and well structured coding process T3 based framework Flexible module positions in template Search engine friendly Complete ready-to-install Joomla pack 100% assured client satisfaction Affordable price and fast response time 24x7 support and maintenance through emails and chats Detailed easy to understand documentation Avail required modules from our stores, free of cost

So, your wait for the right service provider comes to an end. All you have to do is mail your design in PSD or JPEG or PDF format, and they will take the burden in converting your PSD into Joomla.

PSD to Magento

Built using Zend framework, in the year 2008, Magento has been considered as the best e-commerce content management system available till date. Although, only the community version of Magento is free, yet it still proves to be handy for web-developers and users alike. It too is based on PHP and is compatible across all platforms. It is an open source, rich in features and thereby, supported by more than 110.000 merchants over the globe.

Moreover, highly customizable and flexible e-commerce can be carried out using Magento. Powerful and robust sites can be made that will foster more traffic to the website, which in return will lead to increased revenues. The look of the website can be easily emulated by the help of Adobe Photoshop, so the layout is never a major concern. But Photoshop alone cannot bring out the necessary functionalities in the website, for which we need Magento immensely. Added to that, loading the large-sized PSD files in the server is a time taking process and not advisable.

To provide PSD to Magento services and to assist clients, there are a number of service providers world-over. But to choose the right one best suited, makes the clients overwhelmed. Some proudly boast of being in this field for quite some years now and have successfully dealt with multiple clients and handled multiple projects, effectively. Their dedicated and competent team of experts, rich in latest technical know-how, will take the sole burden of carrying out this conversion.

Some of the features of PSD to Magento template package are:

Each and every code is hand coded lucidly W3C validation of the XHTML/ CSS is a must Test for cross browser compatibility for all major web browsers Size and page loading optimisation Pages are search engine optimised Updated about the status of project regularly Affordable cost and 100% client satisfaction Fast turnaround time 24x7 support and maintenance through mails and chats Avail necessary modules from our Magento stores, free of cost Money back guarantee, incase we fail to deliver

Thus if you want to have your own Magento website, then feel free to contact or request a quote. All you have to do is mail your Photoshop design of your website in PSD or JPEG or PDF format.

The developers will analyse the design and according set a price and time quote for the project. On confirmation and 50% payment, the development process will start on our local server. Then they would insist to go through it and check for issues and recommend modifications, if any. On payment of the balance, their team will make the complete setup on the client's server.

PHP Coding for Beginners

What is PHP?

PHP is what's known as a server side scripting language. To put it simply, all php code is processed on a server and anything that is outputted by the code is sent to the browser as html. It allows website users to gain controlled access to server based resources, e.g. database and files based on the server.

Starting your php code

All php code is wrapped like so... <?php PHP CODE GOES HERE?>

Anything within these tags will be processed by the server as html.

Variables

A variable is a way of storing information. For example you can set a variables value to anything you wish. e.g.

$variable1 = "hello";

Here we set a variable named "variable1" equal to "hello". Notice the dollar sign, this tells the server that we are setting a variable. Also the line is ended with a semi-colon, this tells the server that the variable is finished being set. Semi-colons are to be used to separate code and allow the server to read and process the code correctly.

Variables can also be joined e.g.

$variable2 = $variable1.$variable3;

Comparing variables

Variables can be compared using an "if" statement as follows:

if($variable1 == $variable2) {

$variable4 = "yes";

} else {

$variable4 = "no";

}

The if statement works by comparing the values of variable 1 and 2. If they are equal then variable 4 will be set to yes, if they are not then variable 4 will be set to no.

The basics of the if statement works in the following way:

If anything within the brackets returns true then run the code within the squiggly brackets "{}". If an else statement is present (not essential) then if whatever was in the brackets returned false the code within the second set of squiggly brackets will be run.

Note the use of the double equals, this is to tell the server we are comparing two values and not setting the value of a variable.

Outputting simple data

Up to now we have not written any code which would output any html.

Here we learn about the echo function. This functions prints data out to the page as follows:

echo("hello"); //returns hello

echo($variable1); //returns the value of variable1

Note the use of the semi colon again to terminate the line.

Now you've learnt the real basics

You'll be surprised how much this simple tutorial can help you. Although these are the real basics they are used in every single php page I have programmed in my 8 years of programming.

Try and create a php file to output data, depending on the value of a few variables using what you've learnt about variables, the if statement and echo function.

Check back next week for another lesson.

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Planning A Website Launch: Aspects Of Web Development And Web Designing

Web Development process of a website is a series of steps which is generally completed via firms which develops websites professionally. This is both advised and followed, as web development and web designing needs a lot of technical knowledge as well as expertise for efficiency. But it doesn't mean that you will be totally dependent on the web development firm for the whole process, you can plan ahead about the website. Get the rough designs in shape so that you are able to convey exactly what you want.

Here are a few tips to help you design your website before the actual web development.

Firstly, know what you want, a structure of website should be clear in your mind so that you can efficiently communicate the same to the web development team that is going to work on the project. This includes both design and functionality of the website. Web designing can be done with as much creativity and originality that you can possibly imagine in your mind. Original and positive ideas always click with the audience, copied ideas can be easily recognized and it will cause a negative publicity about your website. That is why you should know what you want.

Secondly, you may visit numerous websites to get an understanding of all that is possible with your designs and functionality, but this should be limited to generation of understanding on how the web works. Taking ideas from already established websites is always a bad idea. Your website should have a unique quotient, which will be the reason your customers will visit it repeatedly. Web development majorly deals with the functionality of the website and it can be used to integrate different functionality in the website. These will change the feel of the website, and this could be the unique quotient that has been mentioned above.

While making a plan on the website designing, you also need to think about the theme of the whole website. The theme should preferably be relevant to the services/product that your company is dealing. Even otherwise the theme creates an elegance and beauty in the site when efficiently produced through web designing procedures. Nothing too illustrious or dazzling will work to attract customers to visit the website repeatedly.

Also while deciding the theme to be implemented through web designing, the color combination should be considered as really important. The colors used throughout the website should not be too bright that they pinch the vision or too dull that you have to strain the eyes to read the content. Good web designing firms will always give you design portfolios to choose from and they can be a good source of selecting the theme and theme colors.

The content rules the web; you should prepare the content that will be put on the website. The content can be efficiently handled via a CMS or Content Management System, which can be developed by the firm which is doing the web development for your website. When dealing with huge amounts of content it is always advisable to get a CMS developed by the web development firm so that it is easier for you to manage the content throughout the website.

Lastly, don't think about web development and web designing as different procedures, make your web development firm interact with you on daily basis while planning as well as development is taking place so that they understand exactly what you need and you understand exactly what is being produced for you. Get into the development process so that a clear understanding is developed in your mind about the product that is being developed for you.

Planning your website, before the actual development procedures are kick started by the web designing and web development firm, is as crucial the actual product development so get your game shoes on.

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Why You Should Be Using CSSLint In Web Development

CSSLint is software that has been designed to look at code and flag any bad programming practices that may have occurred during the web development process. Whilst you may think that you are total coding genius, it is important to remember that no one is perfect and that, sometimes, little mistakes manage to slip through. This is why it is beneficial to have these sorts of tools to help us out.

So, should we be using the CSSLint tool regularly as a part of finalizing the web development process? There are a number of differing opinions on the matter - some developers say that it never hurts to have someone else look over your work, whilst others would be completely horrified at being asked to even consider such a thing. The latter tends to be very clinging with their code and don't like anyone to tamper with it.

At the end of the day, however, it is important to remember that CSSLint is just a tool that we can utilize to ensure that we are producing the best code and, therefore, websites possible. It isn't going to send out alarm bells if it notices a mistake; it isn't going to send your boss an email chewing you out; and it certainly isn't going to make you feel inadequate. It's just helpful for picking up on things that we may have missed.

In answer to the question, should we be using the CSSLint tool to help finalize the web development process, yes we really should. Code can be a highly complex entity, which can make it near impossible to spot mistakes at times, so we really do need all the help we can get. Wouldn't it be much easier to fix mistakes using a tool that can pinpoint the general problem area?

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The Latest Evolution in the Apple OS Clan - iOS 6!

Introduction:-

iOS 6 is an operating system for iPhones introduced on June 11, 2012 and will be available for download by September 19, 2012. At a conference held by Apple in San Francisco on September 12, 2012 they showcased the upcoming releases of three latest offerings from Apple namely iPhone 5 and iPod Touch of the fifth generation as well as iOS 6 which will initially support both iPhone 5 and iPod Touch (fifth generation). Later iOS 6 will support Apple devices such as iPad 2 and advanced models, iPod Touch (generation four) and advanced models, iPhone 3GS and advanced models. Let's glimpse at a few amongst the 200 odd features offered by iOS 6:-

Siri:-

A voice assistant which helps the users by predicting the weather, answering questions, reminding meetings, providing latest statistics and score, giving information regarding movies, restaurants locations and reviews, flight information, games, social networking, etc. But most importantly now Siri can be used in any application which is launched by the user. It provides an additional support to multiple languages such as Mandarin, Italian, Korean, Spanish, etc..

Maps:-

Navigating through maps will change the way of looking at the world. The elements present in it, i.e. text and graphics, are detailed and with vector graphics. This results in an incredible zooming, panning, rotating and tilting to view places, streets and areas. Real time updates of traffic are available through voice and visual navigation. The bird eye's view will show your exact positioning and will guide you to your destination. Through Siri, voice directions can be achieved without touching the phone.

FaceTime:-

With this application, calls related to FaceTime can be through Wi-Fi as well as the cellular networks. Thus, FaceTime can be used any time in order to emote expressions related to an eye, smile, air kisses, wink, etc. and will be available only with latest versions of the iPhone and the iPad.

Call Features:-

iOS 6 adds multiple features of calling. It reminds the user by giving a call back reminder or a message in case the incoming phone is rejected. When "Do Not Disturb" facility is turned on then you won't be receiving calls from anyone except the ones who have not been barred from the contact list.

Email:-

Email service in iOS 6 lets users create a VIP list where important messages from selected people are not missed. It is also easier to add videos and photos to email messages and with just a single swipe, mailbox could be refreshed anytime.

Passbook:-

With this application, electronic versions of loyalty cards, retail coupons, movie tickets, boarding passes, admission tickets, etc. can be accessed and stored easily. Scanning could be performed in case you want to redeem these whenever required. Passbook also alerts the user regarding the change in information regarding admission, boarding, movie, coupons or cards, etc. and even displays automatically at the right place at the right time even when the lock screen is kept on.

Facebook Integration:-

Social network interaction will now be much easier with Facebook integration with other applications and services. This means that Facebook comes integrated with the Camera, Maps, Game Center, Siri, Calendar, Contacts, etc. Only thing required in this case is your logging into the Facebook and then your updates will automatically be posted on it. Also changing information of your friends will be reflected automatically in your Facebook friends list.

Shared Photo Streaming:-

Photos can now be shared with only a few selected people using iOS 6 devices or Mountain Lion based devices. Just select photos from Photosapp, click Share button and choose contact with whom you want to share. Streams of shared photos can also be seen on Apple TV and people without Apple devices can see it on the web. It lets you share unlimited photos over the cellular and Wi-Fi networks.

Safari:-

With the new advanced Apple's own Safari browser, now users can view a full screen sized web page using Landscape mode, save a web page for later offline reading, and can even share streams of the photo. iCloud Tab helps users to start from the same web page where they discontinued last and continue from there onwards on other Apple devices.

Accessibility:-

iOS 6 have various features meant for physically disabled people related to mobility, learning, hearing and vision. Guided Access allows an administrator, teacher or a parent to limit iOS device to only one application by turning off the home button and also restriction is implemented for touching areas of the screen randomly. Voice-over, a screen reader, is meant for low vision or blind people which is integrated with Zoom, Assistive Touch and Maps. In addition, Apple is working on manufacturing hearing aids specifically made for the iPhone which will deliver an audio experience high in digital quality and efficient power saving as well.

Find My iPhone:-

With this application, your iPhone can be tracked in case of having lost or misplaced it. You are able to check into the application on another iPhone with the same application. Also you can immediately lock your iPhone using a 4 digit password using this application on other iPhone and also send a message on your iPhone to inform back on the number being in use to locate.

Find My Friends:-

With this application you can share locations with family and friends. When locations are being shared then the people associated with it can easily see the current position of each other on the maps and also get location based alerts regarding the same.

Revamped Stores:-

The best of books, applications, shows, movies, music can be seen using iBook Store, App Store and iTunes Store. All these are present on the homepage and only swiping is required to browse through it. History and product collection can be traced and shopping can continue from in across Apple devices using iCloud.

Conclusion:-

iOS 6 adds a whole lot of new features to the iPhone but what's disappointing is that iOS 6 is not compatible with every Apple device. However, we can expect evolutions to take place at regular intervals.

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PHP Development - Super Powerful Package

If you are looking for a real attractive web application for your business that is inexpensive, then employing PHP development solutions is what is recommended for you. Running on over 1 million servers and serving more than 20 million websites, your admission in PHP family will give your business a quick break from stagnant website to a new dynamic website.

Capable of such feat, PHP can only be described as "Super Powerful Package." However, in order to completely unleash the true power of PHP, your IT entrepreneurs and site admins must have to be well aware of the benefits that PHP has to offer.

PHP, traditionally Personal Home Page, now Hypertext Preprocessor, is an Open Source technology bearing PHP License, which states that it is free software. Hence, solutions offered by PHP Development are less expensive. PHP is considered as the best technology and no other technology can come close to it when it is measured in terms of flexibility, compatibility and more importantly scalability. This can be further explained as under:

Flexibility - application built with PHP development can be flawlessly deployed and run on almost all web servers such as Apache, Boa, Microsoft Internet Information Service (IIS), Caudium, etc. Compatibility - PHP developed application is compatible to run on almost all the web browser ranging from Dolphin, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Opera, Safari, etc. Scalability - PHP supports several databases such as MySQL, MS-SQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, etc. Hence if you are migrating or upgrading your database, PHP will support all.

Solution developed via PHP can easily and effortlessly embed into any HTML code. Hence, PHP website development is capable of delivering dynamic web pages and website. In addition to this, because of seamless embedding feature, it can also make the website interactive. It's been 17 years now that the PHP has been in the market. It has been actively and periodically updated to ensure that the latest PHP websites and applications are secure and more reliable. Unlike other technologies, both Microsoft and Open Source, bug fixing in PHP is relatively easy and costs are very minimal for the same. Finally, PHP is the only platform that has been popular with several Open Source Content Management System (CMS). Content Management System can allow web admin and even novice IT professional to manage every facet of a particular website including web contents, video, audio and images. Some of the well-known CMS that are developed using PHP are WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, and eZ Publish.

Considering all these benefits that PHP has to offer, no wonder why PHP Development is so popular these days all around the world.

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The Best Way to Create a Freelancer or Job Bidding Website

Introduction

This article will show and fully guide you through the process of setting up your own freelancer or bidding website. The main idea behind a freelancer website is this: the service buyers will post up projects within a certain budget, and other users called service providers will bid with different prices (maybe price per hour). At the project time expiration, the service buyer will choose a winner for the project, and the job will start.

Choosing your domain name

The first to do when setting up this kind of website and any kind of website, in fact, is to get yourself a domain name, and a hosting for your site. The domain name must reflect the site's nice. If for example your website is focused on IT and programming, the name should reflect keywords like: programming, web development and such.

Getting hosting

After choosing your domain name, you must choose your hosting. For start you should go with the cheapest hosting you can find. As a recommendation for your choices see the list below:

Shared Hosting (godaddy, bluehost, 5$-15$ / month) VPS Hosting (myhosting.com, iweb, and others 30$-100$/month) Dedicated Server (from 100$ to 1000$ a month)

Project bidding and freelancer software

The next step is to choose your actual freelancer script or software. Recently after trying many classical php freelancer scripts, that are heavy and difficult to configure, we came across a better alternative: WordPress. Yes you heard it well, WordPress is a good alternative, and there are a few WordPress project bidding themes for achieving this goal.

Here are the main and key features of a WordPress bidding theme:

good for SEO: WordPress websites pickup faster on search engines free plugins: offering unlimited free plugins community driven: big community available that can do free mods for you bidding packages: the project bidding theme offers multiple admin controlled bidding packages complete admin system: control everything from your admin area project budget: set different budget types for your projects private messaging system: users can send private messages to each other attach files for download when posting a project social logins: Facebook and twitter login options multiple payment gateways: PayPal, PayPal adaptive, parallel payments and chained payments, moneybookers, payza, credit cards virtual credits system: virtual currency on each users account

Monetizing and making money online

The important thing when having an online business is to make money online. There are several ways of monetization, like listing fees, listing for featured projects, or taking a percent from each completed project. Similar websites are making millions of dollars yearly and you can do so. For different niches, similar websites are: freelancer, elance, odesk, taskrabbit and others.

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Joomla Website Optimization for Better Speed and Performance

The loading speed at which the website gets load is very crucial. It also affects search engine's rankings because search engines objects to serve most relevant content or information to its users in shortest time possible. Providing links of the sites that are slow is not a good idea and so fast loading websites are ranked on top by search engines.

As and when the number of modules, components and plugins used in the Joomla based website increases, the loading speed of the website decreases.

Optimization of a Joomla Website/Blog -

1] Site Structure

The first and foremost thing to look at the time of optimizing the website is the structure of the site. This includes - the HTML code, the URL structure, title, and Meta tags.

The most common problem in any poorly optimized website is the navigation system of the website that is not visible to search engines. Search engines are easily able to identify links embedded in JavaScript and Flash and so it is advisable to provide plain HTML or CSS based navigation system in the site.

Moreover, search engines always like the websites having clean URLs. Some things that should be considered are -

- The Title tag and Meta description tags should have primary keywords and phrases.

- The Title tag should be only up to 60-80 characters and Meta tag up to 200 characters maximum.

- The most important thing is the Meta and Title tags should be different for every webpages of the website.

- At least two or more paragraphs of content in a webpage should be relevant and fresh. The keywords should not be stuffed in the content but it should be used in a balanced way.

- The Home page of the site should include unique and attractive content with Primary keywords and phrases.

2] Image Optimization

For any website or a blog, images and other graphics used are an important part. Perhaps, if used properly the site looks better and attractive but if used inappropriately it can slow down the loading speed.

Joomla users make a biggest mistake when they try to resize an image in a text editor itself. It is a bad way of inserting images because the image will be resized using height, width, HTML or CSS parameters but it will be loaded of full size by the browser and then will be resized before being shown to the users. This means the full size image is being transferred to the reader before shown to the visitor. Also, if images are resized in the browser, it appears to be blurred and of low quality. The solution to this problem is - the images should be exactly the pixel size as to be shown in the final page on the website.

3] Joomla Cache

Before launching a Joomla based website it should be taken care that Joomla Cache is being activated. This helps to increase the loading speed of the site.

After setting the cache type in the Global Configuration, it should be checked that the cache plugin is activated by going in the Plug-in Manager. Sometimes, though cache is enabled the plug-ins is left out disabled. Another thing to check is the order of the plug-ins should be correct.

Other than these three things, many other things need to maintain before and after making a Joomla site live.

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Companies See Mobile Games Development As a Profitable Business Option

Mobile games have become a craze among mobile users and because of the sudden surge in the overall mobile users, companies are moving towards getting different sorts of mobile applications developed for their business. What is noticeable is that these games not only keep customers engaged but it also are a great means of advertisement. A number of companies have taken initiative to develop sport applications specifically customized for their target customers or loyal customers so as to keep them engaged with the company. Brand image of the company gets stronger with the use of the particular game launched by the company.

To beat competition and move faster in terms of technology adoption as well as customer engagement, mobile application and mobile games are the perfect solution. Games have always been addiction; longer use of games means more engagement and quicker advertisement at a meager cost. For example, car companies are developing car race games targeting certain customers. Companies find an easy way to keep customers happy and gain from the quicker means of advertisement.

Mobile games development companies are also coming up with creative solutions for businesses to help them achieve the objectives. They provide mobile games development services for all the major platforms. Most common platforms are Android, IOS and BlackBerry. These three platforms have taken smart phones to a different level.

Companies outsource Flash application development services, 2D application development services and Android application development services to the expert and experienced mobile development companies because of their affordable cost, creativity and innovations in the respective domain. These companies are expert in making cost effective and efficient mobile games of all sorts. Multi-player games, action and adventure are most common and popular among the users. Hence, companies are developing these kinds of games based on their market analysis. Irrespective of age, everyone is busy with some sorts of applications on their mobile to pass time while traveling and waiting. Mobile games come as a perfect solution to them. They can easily pass their time playing games on mobile.

To advertise movies or a certain products, companies creatively design specific sports applications matching the attributes of the products, like Karate Kid application was launched before the launch of the movie to make the application popular among kids. The strategy worked and the movie was a grand hit. Companies need to hire efficient mobile games developers or dedicated iPhone or iPad application developers for innovative sports applications for your company.

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Enterprise CMS Delivers Social Intranets

Content management has an essential role to play in any project which involves social interactions. Though enterprise CMS does not have magic potions for business, there are a number social intranets which brings highly collaborative experiences that connect people to each other through documents and applications.

While enterprise social capabilities are a must, a practical intranet implementation should integrate enterprise CMS features such as web pages, documents, images, videos, etc. for blogs, groups and forums. This involves workflows, roles, permissions, personalization, revisions, and analytics.

Many companies are thinking of implementing social communication channels and technologies into the business. This can be complicated or a probably overwhelming idea. In order to dive into a deeper social perspective let us consider social technology fairly straightforward. Social intranet delivers a dynamic online enterprise social environment that empowers employees to create social communities and improve interactions. It enables organizations to build intranets integrated with powerful social capabilities. The integrated corporate social content management system allows endless possibilities for employees to collaborate and communicate better through website, portals, chat, notifications, intranets, online communities, groups, forums, social networks, ecommerce, directories, polls and surveys. The native content integration to enterprise CMS includes apps, workflows and messages. This provides organizations with a single content repository that includes documents and marketing collaterals which aims to improve customer engagement.

Enterprise CMS brings new social capabilities that include social groups to collaborate on targeted conversations on new projects, product ideas, etc. The integration of calendar feature on pages allows companies to focus on activities, deadlines and resources. Users can create specific projects for team members to communicate and monitor business processes. It allows users to add a To-do lists, calendar, news, RSS feeds and more. Enterprise CMS brings cloud integration, which can be hosted on a public or private cloud. Enterprise CMS comes with strategies and tools that enable companies to manage website, portal, intranet, mobile, ecommerce, learning, training, marketing and social collaboration on a single platform. It enhances user experience through its UI, and other attractive features such as document editing, search, and a powerful repository.

Enterprise CMS with compatible social intranets significantly improves communication in a collaborative environment. It will provide security, flexibility and control in the system as well as drastically cut down costs and improve brands in exciting ways. Enterprise social intranet leverages the right strategy, tools and technology to scale with the business requirements and improve the effectiveness at a much higher return on investment. Integration of social functionality such as document management, digital asset management, records management and event management combined with news streams, blogs, and contacts provide an engaging two-way communication in a real-time collaborative environment for enterprises.

Enterprise drupal revitalized with social intranets provides, flexibility and support for business processes. The bottoms-up approach has benefited employees when organizations have embraced the social software into their system. The huge popularity of Face book combined with the patronage of the workforce has prompted companies to start a dedicated face book site apart from employees forming their own Face book site for improving social communication. There are a number of business benefits for implementing social intranets for enterprises which includes:

Improve productivity Reduce costs Enhance internal communication Motivate employees and improve their morale Enhance online collaboration Improve customer satisfaction Improve employee engagement What Makes A Website Successful On The Internet?   How Collaboration Works Between Marketing Department And Website Development   Magento Development: 7 Best Magento Extensions for an Online Business   Sell Better Through an E-Store   

It Is Easy to Create Websites With Joomla

If people were asked, which is the best Content Management Systems then they would certainly say that Joomla is the one which they can rely on. It helps people to build and develop websites and also assist them in creating web applications. People who want to get a website built often go to companies who provide the service of website development and in most of the companies it has been seen that Joomla is being used. There is no doubt about the popularity of this software when it comes to website development.

The best part of Joomla is that it has an administrative system which is very user friendly and therefore allows its users to make easy alterations in the content section and also on the layout as and when required. One thing about Joomla that makes it different from the other website building software programs is that the interfaces on which the software has been built makes it easy for users to install it in the computers unlike the other software programs where the installation procedure is rather complicated.

In fact once the website has been developed with the help of Joomla the clients would be able to manage their individual portals on their own. They would be able to update, add and delete any content from their website without taking any help from the professional web developers. The websites are so developed that they can be easily be uploaded in browser services such as Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or Google Chrome.

The Benefits of Joomla Development.

Since Joomla is one of the best and most advanced open source content management systems, there are many benefits of choosing Joomla development. Some of the benefits are discussed below:

It has got some unparalleled features. Joomla development is much more flexible and secure than any other website building software program. It has got module integration, which can be easily used by a third party. The interfaces used in this software are quite easy to use. There would be regular updates on this software so that you get to work with the latest modifications. If you want to customize any feature then there would be options for that too. Joomla development has got modular architecture, which no other software has introduced till date. Joomla development is one of the most cost effective ways of getting a website built.

There have been many questions about the services which Joomla development provides to its users. Some of the services facilitated by Joomla are given below:

Joomla Module Development. E- learning Website. Online Website Stores. Business Directory Development. Joomla Design Integration. Social Networking Websites. Joomla SEO. Corporate Website Development. Joomla Module Installation. E-commerce Website. Custom Web Application. Web Portal Development. Job and Recruitment Website. Regional or Community Website. News and Magazine Website. Restaurants and Hotels Website. Church and School Website. Joomla CMS Development and many more. What Makes A Website Successful On The Internet?   How Collaboration Works Between Marketing Department And Website Development   Magento Development: 7 Best Magento Extensions for an Online Business   Sell Better Through an E-Store   Tips To Improve Coding And Web Development   Buying a Website Domain: Keeping Up With Business Trend   

The SSL Certificate?

When the average Internet user visits a website, there's a lot of information being exchanged between the computer or device and the web host. These transactions can unfortunately be breached-and quite easily-and thus hacking and identify theft are always major issues to contend with online for any frequent net user or businessperson. Knowing which sites to trust and letting users know that you can be trusted may all boil down to an SSL Certificate.

Although you may have seen sites displaying an SSL Certificate, and although you may have a general idea that it is security-based, few people actually realize what's at the root of this feature. SSL stands for Secure Sockets Layer, and like its predecessor, Transport Layer Security (TLS), an SSL is a cryptographic protocol providing tight security during data exchanges.

Using symmetric encrypting for confidentiality and asymmetric cryptography for the key exchange, an SSL essentially encrypts information by scrambling various segments of a network connection at two key points - the Transport layer and the Application layer. The method is so effective that email, faxing, IMs, VoIP and many other communications online are protected by SSL protocols.

Of course, this is the security side of the equation; i.e. how SSL actually works. The certificate is another story entirely, and we will explain a little bit about it below.

Luckily, the actual certificate here is much easier to explain than how the SSL security protocol actually functions. However, an SSL Certificate isn't exactly how it sounds. In other words, it's not a piece of paper displayed like someone's college degree. Rather it is a means by which a web server can actually prove its identity to web browsers. Once proven, the transaction can take place and each end can participate in communications privately by way of the HTTPS protocol.

These certificates are not handed over lightly. There are a few places out there acting as Certificate Authorities (CA), and these authorities must authenticate a site or a server and subsequently sign a digital certificate that is stored, much like a cookie, alerting all protocols that the incoming connection is trusted.

Thawte and GoDaddy are two big CAs, but there are plenty others out there. With so much information being handed out on a daily basis, such as credit card information, IPs, banking info, and other vital information, most servers need an SSL Certificate in this day and age to ensure that a browser will always accept its incoming connection. Although this might not be the case with individual websites (at least on a smaller scale), it most certainly is the case with larger web hosts. They need to be certified by a CA before they're trusted.

To break it all down into understandable English, an SSL Certificate is nothing more than a small data file containing pertinent information about its owner that will be picked up and quickly read by a host connection as it receives the request for connection. It makes financial transactions and other data exchanges secure. Without a certificate, the site or server may not be trusted at all.

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Application Development With New Released Dot NET 4.5

With the release of Dot NET 4.5, Microsoft has mainly focused on the enhancements done to the core features of .NET that mainly sharpens web, services, and data development. This latest release of .NET framework incorporates many changes that will definitely revolutionize the web development world.

Dot NET is considered as the most important component of Windows that enables developers to develop and run the next generation web application and web based services. The main elements of this framework are - CLR [Common Language Runtime] and class libraries that include ADO.NET, ASP.NET, Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Foundation, and Windows Workflow Foundation.

The new enhancements made in Dot NET framework are as follows -

1] Windows Metro Style Apps

With the release of new version, Microsoft has focused a lot on the performance enhancements of metro style apps that are built using .NET APIs. This includes -

Reduction in startup time Updates in garbage collector for improved memory retrieval when app is suspended Addition of automated buffering for enhanced file I/O performance Better support for IRandomAccessStream and performance testing facility in the Windows app certification kit Supports faster development of client UI code with asynchronous programming in C Sharp and Visual Basic

Many other major improvements are done in.NET framework so that it supports all the changes done in Windows Runtime API.

2] ASP.NET Updates and Enhancements

The newly introduced version includes enhanced support for async, cancellation and threading. Also, it supports Entity framework enumerations, special data types in dynamic data, unit testing, Entity framework 5.0 RC and web forms compilation system's extension. Moreover, ASP.NET web API is now updated with Json.net to allow JSON formatting.

3] Windows Communication Foundation [WCF]

With WCF's custom X509 certificate validator, it now supports client side validation of the server SSL certificate. Now onwards, developers can simply add WCF service references in a managed windows Metadata [WinMD] file. And so, JavaScript apps can call WCF services using the windows runtime feature.

Overall, considerable improvements for enhanced performance have been done. With the newest Microsoft release the overall performance, compatibility and reliability has stepped forwarded the level of Dot NET web development, execution and maintenance platform. Developers and leading web development companies believe that the productivity of their web development services will increase with Dot NET 4.5.

With this release, the demand for the framework will grow for various requirements that include Desktop apps, client-server apps, enterprise apps, web apps, ecommerce stores and most importantly mobile apps.

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Improve Your Online Presence With Customized WordPress Theme Design

As soon as you commence with your online venture one must always consider the importance of customized WordPress theme design. Incorporating this wonderful tool in your online site is truly a work of charm especially if you are running a business. WordPress is commonly used as a blogging platform. Due to this fact, the platform has also been referred to as "BLOG". Aside from being a blogging tool, this platform possesses incredible functions that an individual can utilize for their online business. At the same time, it is among the best Content Management Systems (CMS) available on the market today. Most importantly, the overall system is easy to use and you will never have any problem posting your contents. In addition, this has already been proven and tested by many users.

As you can see, there are plenty of good reasons why most site owners would choose WordPress in comparison with other CMS. Mainly, they always strive to give quality service as well as excellence in the field.

Generally speaking, any individual could choose from the many WordPress theme design and layouts. However your main concern is that these designs and templates have already been used by thousands of site owners. The next big thing that you need to undertake is to customize and make them unique since it would not be ethical to duplicate one's work. Moreover, your theme design would then be considered as a fraud in the sense that your prospects will not trust you anymore. By doing this, you will be able to hold up against your competitors as well as it will eventually set you apart from other competitions. Always remember that the more you distinguish your online presence, the better traffic and return it will give you.

Then again, implementing the appropriate WordPress theme design can sometimes be troublesome especially if you are fed up with your contents. Most certainly, this is easy to handle. One option that you can consider is to employ a graphic guy to get the job done. This can help save you time and effort on your site plus you will have extra time to ease your mind. Once you have settled with that savvy guy then you are ready for your contents. As you final point, do not forget to speak out what is on your mind so that you will get the right design.

Immediately after utilizing your customized theme you can already consider yourself among the most creative webmasters. I know that this is a bit fast but given the fact purchased templates are way over modified ones. The level of uniqueness is just incomparable. Some features that modified templates offer are changeable header, background display and colour, navigation, icons, control keys, and the layout colour. Also, you can always incorporate what your preferred requirements are.

A customized WordPress theme design will undoubtedly take your website presence to the next level. Not only that, it can also mean better traffic and more gains. Make sure you understand these ideas simply because these are your guide towards a better online marketing.

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Steps Towards Creating Your Own Website

Though everyone can create their own website, people usually think that it is very difficult to do so. There are various tutorials available on the internet like HTML, CSS and PHP, however, if you follow the steps stated in this article, then you will find it very easy to create your own web page and use it effectively. This article will take you step-by-step through the whole website building process so read and follow it carefully!

6 steps and your website is created:

1. Get a domain name.

A domain name is a name you want to give to your website. It is the name by which your website will be searched on the internet so you need to choose the name very carefully, making it attractive and decent. You have to register the name and have to pay an annual fee that costs around US$10 to US$35, which us usually paid through a credit card or a PayPal account, only then you have the right to use that name. The fee has to be renewed annually. Having an identity does not mean that the website has been created, this is similar to when a business is given a name and is registered. There are other things needed to be done before the website becomes usable.

2. Choose a web host and sign up for an account.

This is very important. A host is a company which has various computers connected to the internet. So when you choose the host, which should be a well-known one, your web pages will be placed on those computers and the whole world will be able to view them. To ensure that your website has a home, you will have to create an account with the web host you have chosen. After the account has been created, you will have to print your domain to that account.

3. Design your web page

You can use web editors like WYSIWYG ( What You See Is What You Get) to do the designing for you. Such editors design your website virtually as well as technically. There are various commercial designers available and that too at no cost.

4. Test your website

This should be done throughout the whole process of creating the website. You should test your website on all the latest versions of browsers like Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, etc. Since all these browsers are easy and free to download, this should not be a problem.

5. Money Making

You need to get credit card information from various companies who are usually on a lookout for new websites. Especially if you are creating website for products and services, you need to do this very accurately.

6. Advertising your Website

You should submit your website to the search engines of Google and Bing. You can also advertise it in newspapers and spread awareness through word of mouth and also on other websites.

These few steps are not the only way to create a website, much more details are also available. For more information stay tuned.

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The Present Programming Trend - Core Java Application Development

Java is an apparent preference as a programming language due to its omnipresence platform, effortless development, measurability and maintainability. The platform provides security, validity, database consciousness and quantifiability. Hence the usage of the J2EE environment hugely assists by decreasing the intricacy and supplying a solid venture platform for Core Java Application Development.

It is very important that a developer understands the purpose of his application development by means of Core Java technologies. It means that he will have to find out well in advance whether the application will be used by solitary desktop PC or a network. It is significant to scrutinize that the opening of the application is affected by this feature. Below are some of the factors that a lot of application developers mull over when applying Core Java for developing applications.

• The degree of allocation from the application: This means that as mentioned supra, including whether the application can be utilized for any sole desktop PC or possibly a network.

• Benefits: It is indispensable to glance for the operations that the application would carry out, in advance even prior to creating or even planning the application.

• Strong operation: Applications developed on the core Java technologies will definitely have strong operation power.

• Security measures: The platform of Java provides with a lot of security measures to be taken.

• Internalization: Means and includes the capability to decode the application into additional languages.

If truth be told, even as Java Application Development has characteristics abundantly, developers scramble with its complex intricacy. In its favor, on the other hand, are consistent services such as dealings, database admittance, electronic messaging and safety. In addition, J2EE application servers apply bunching up proficiencies that permit a greater number of consumers to contact services.

Developers must also remember that Java applets can be run with the help of Oracle's Java run-time software program. Programs which are written in the Java programming language for desktops need Java so that it can function well. When you want to set up Java on your computer you will have to bear in mind that you must take into account certain things particularly the security part. Take care and a lot of proper precautions with regard to security problems while installing Java on your PC.

In reality all over the world organizations prefer Core Java Application Development to control and organize high end web apps. Java actually operates on the theory of "write once, run anywhere" model. All this means that you need to write the code of the program only once but you can use it on various other destinations as well. This is possible because Java is not only a computer programming language but as well as a software platform. Hence a lot of application programmers make use of this simple, class based and object-oriented programming language instead of the complex sophisticated programming languages like C and C++. Also Core Java Development India has a very huge market all over the world.

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