Truthout.org Finds Refuge in Joomla!

Truthout.org was one among those sites by Drupal which was outdated and scavenged by malicious attacks, and effortlessly hacked every week. Tired of being a pushover Truthout.org turned towards Joomla! Developers to transform the site’s platform to a more flexible and stable premise.

Merits of Drupal and Updates on Drupal Camps

Drupal is developed into one of the most complex open-source content management systems (CMS) on the market and is represented by an array of top notch sites. Drupal is the perfect choice for large Enterprise websites that has high traffic.

Added Up Mobile Features of Magento Enterprise 1.12 and Community 1.7

Magento and its team were pleased to announce the release of two of its best offerings Magento Enterprise 1.12 and Community 1.7. After this announcement the various key features of these releases were also discussed by Magento and its team of Magento developers and Magento programmers.

Joomla Programmer Expertise for Business on the Web

Joomla is an award-winning open source content management system (CMS) to build powerful online applications. The Joomla content management system provides excellent navigation along with superior CMS features.

Ruby on Rails for Web and Mobile Applications

Rapid development of powerful business applications with impressive user interface. Ruby on Rails, RoR and Rails are sometimes used interchangeably.

Friday, 14 December 2012

Developing Businesses Using the Massive Social Gaming Arena

Even before social networking became such a popular platform for people interact from various parts of the world, gaming has been an arena which connected millions of gamers. With the multitude of games available online for gamers to play with each other even if they are thousands of miles apart, the gaming platform has become very popular.

With the number of users logging into online games growing four times the speed of the total number of internet users, it is only reasonable for enterprises to go after this platform to establish them better. Social networking has been an aspect even before internet came into existence. People from various places come together with common ideas and share their knowledge and interact; this was the way Social networking was done. But with the advent of internet it has become simple for the users to sit at their desks and interact with the world. Game developers started using this aspect to their advantage and started developing minimalistic games which needed more than a single player to interact and complete tasks.

This revolutionized the way gamers interacted with each other. Now these games have changed the way social networking is done, by posting about the games and the scores one has obtained, the ways of connecting with other gamers has become effortless. This uncanny feature of Social Gaming has enticed businesses to look at it as a platform which will help them to grow. Game programmers find this task of promoting an enterprise through social gaming as a simple one and they this type of marketing is being done efficiently these days. By using Massively Multiplayer Online Games, businesses can connect with thousands of gamers if not hundreds of thousands instantaneously. 

The one similarity between all these MMO’s is that they use the internet to be played as the number of users being connected using this game is massive. Social Games can also be played using gaming consoles such as PS3, Xbox etc. But currently social networking sites are being targeted much and Facebook game developers are developing games at a rapid pace and in an efficient way to meet the demands of trend. These MMO’s enable businesses to reach with users of millions in number and this kind of marketing is cost efficient and can be done at a rapid pace. With such developments Facebook game programmers as well as mobile game developers are moving forward developing games for the social platform.

These aspects of Social gaming have attracted many entrepreneurs to advertise using this arena. Advertising using Social Gaming is highly efficient as hosting banners and pop-ups becomes simplified and these kinds of advertising attract the attention of users on a large scale. When millions of users are connected, the word of mouth advertising also adds up to a large scale.

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Magento Options Customizes Stores for Users



Magento has been considered as one of the most efficient platforms to develop an ecommerce platform for a business to connect with its customers. The tools which are provided by Magento are highly extensive and it enables merchants to manage online store effortlessly.

The task of managing an online web store where users can visit, choose products, and also purchase is not an easy task. The duties of an administrator are various and they keep increasing every day as the visitors keep increasing every day. The merchants can get the help of Magento developers from whom they can get analytical details of the website using which various developments can be done. Understanding the positive and negative aspects of the website using the analytics provided by the Magento programmer helps the merchant immensely. Without knowing which parts of the site entice the visitors and which do not, developing the website to better it becomes highly difficult.

Providing business oriented information about the web store cannot be done completely by the Magento developers too. Only by using the analytics provided by the Magento platform the merchants and the administrator of the website will be able to analyze the various ways to improve the website and increase the number of users visiting the website on a daily basis. The Magento platform provides various flexibilities for the web store and the merchants. And these functionalities are provided as objects such as catalog, shipping payment, product browsing, order management, search engine optimization (SEO) which can enhance the management of the website.

The shopping cart that a merchant can avail for his website using the development done by a Magento developer provides various functionalities that enhance the productivity of the web store. This shopping cart provides various advancements which helps in scaling a business using a web platform to scale efficiently. These various types of shopping carts make it possible for the merchants to manage a single product in various web stores increasing the sales of the product by marketing over a wide area.

The number of products that can be uploaded to the shopping cart developed using Magento are not limited. This helps the merchants as they will not have to update to a higher version every time the product limit is reached.  Managing different prices for the same product in different stores can be done to create versatility of a product. Changing configurations of websites to suit the type of the store helps businesses to cater accurately to their customers which might make it comfortable for the customers to shop from the website.
These aspects which help both the Magento developer and the merchant keep the technology as one of the most prominent ones today.

Tuesday, 11 December 2012

New Enhancements Simplify Flash Development



Flash has been playing a significant role as an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that connects with the Flash Player to run and parse Flash files. Flash player enables the IDE to present the files in the form of images, videos, etc. 

When objects such as videos or games are developed using Flash files they are called as “Flash movies” or “Flash games” and these files have a .swf extension. The entities developed using Flash can be anything such as an object in a website or an independent Flash file which executes by itself or a standalone Flash Player. These objects can be developed with immense functionalities and flexibilities by the Flash ActionScript developers.   

The ActionScript Virtual Machine is a part of the Flash Player which enables scripting interactivity during run-time, it supports video and audio playback and also for displaying bitmap graphics and images. The latest versions have enabled Flash programmers to integrate other types of image files such as progressive JPEG, JPEG, PNG and GIF. These different types of file acceptance have been highly appreciated by every Flash developer developing a project in this platform. 

Earlier Flash primarily was used to create animations on a small scale the scope for developers to script were minimal.  But currently the Flash ActionScript programmers are handed a versatile ground for development in these latest Flash development platforms. In a recent statement from one of the top officials of Adobe, it was mentioned that however speculating the reports from press are, the number of Flash video circulation has been as high as the roof.  This could be attributed to Flash’s flexibility and provision of comfort to every Flash ActionScript developer. 

The inclusion of various advanced options, such as vector and raster graphics have enabled   developers to design animations in a state of the art way. The bi-directional streaming of audio and video helps both the users and the Flash developers as using interactive objects in their websites. Interactive functions such as buttons, text entry-fields, pick lists etc can be provided by every Flash ActionScript developer to a project he/she is developing for the web platform. These projects become highly interactive and appealing to the users with the help of the Flash platform in a highly attractive way. Adding these objects not just makes the website look appealing but also make it simple for users to navigate within the website easily.

Flash objects were facing problems during cleaning up cache in certain browsers but that has been handled well by Google Chrome with its latest update. Normally, when Flash is run as a standalone plug-in (as it is with all other browsers), users have to visit an Adobe website to clear Flash Local Shared Objects (LSOs).  With the new build of Google Chrome it makes it simple for the users to delete the Flash cookies when the browser is closed. This can be done manually too by selecting Wrench > Tools > Clear browsing data.

Such various developments made in the Flash development has enabled this platform to sustain as a leader and help developers to build efficient and appealing projects for their clients.

Monday, 10 December 2012

Custom Modules Make Way for Unique Drupal Websites


Experts from DCKAP have been developing Drupal projects efficiently for their clients from all over the world. Employing various new techniques and advancements this team of Drupal developers has been able to create outstanding applications with a global reach.

Drupal is a highly scalable web development platform which can be used diversely to develop versatile websites which will help in escalating businesses to a different level. Such optimal solutions and services are provided by DCKAP with the help of its highly talented team of Drupal programmers. This content management system is based on PHP language and MySQL database with which various intricate functionalities can be added to the project that is needed to build.

With the presence of more than a thousand modules to choose from, every Drupal developer finds it simple to create unique templates for a website and such versatility can be achieved almost effortlessly using the Drupal platform. Nowadays it becomes indispensible to develop websites with unique design and content. If the design which is developed is a copy of another then this redundancy is not seen upon kindly but slashed down as spam.

To avoid being a mere copy of another website and provide the same information which is already provided web developers these days are very careful during the process of web development. And these Drupal developers find it highly helpful as the new and improved modules of Drupal provide them with various new functionalities and options. Apart from the functions which are provided by Drupal itself, developers can custom design certain modules which can be used for several projects.

With such advancements being made in the Drupal platform each day, developers find themselves being in a comfort zone when compared with developments using other technologies.

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Friday, 7 December 2012

Aspects Enhancing Sustenance of Ruby on Rails


With the market fluctuating rapidly every now and then it is becoming highly difficult to understand the growth and fall of a specific technology or a platform. Ruby on Rails is a name which every other developer from any part of the world can identify. From being a small platform for developing small time applications in 2004.

But even during difficult times as the recession there have been innovations which have scaled from being a part time into becoming one of the winners of the market. One such technology has been Ruby on Rails. Ruby on Rails has definitely become one of the most successful platforms in the Information Technology industry alongside big names such as Google, Amazon etc. The number of Ruby on Rails developers is still rapidly growing in all regions and this started evidently in the second half of last decade.

Ruby on Rails revolutionized the way coding was done once it got released as an open source technology. Before Ruby on Rails programmers, the others used to write hundreds of repetitive lines of codes, if not thousands. This practice was completely banished once Ruby on Rails took control over the market. Projects were developed in a rapid pace, and the quality of these projects too was remarkable. The aspects which started acting as advantages kept growing which still inspires developers to opt for Ruby on Rails.

Learning Ruby language to develop projects on Rails has always been a task which is almost effortless. The elegance and simplicity of the syntax’s structure enables every new Ruby on Rails developer to develop projects comfortably within a matter of days into learning. The drawback such a structured involves is that it reduces the flexibility of code but to tackle this Ruby on Rails provides immensely customizable configuration options which can be done during the process of development.

Rapid development can be done very easily using the Ruby on Rails platform as various sophisticated features are added to the project which is being developed. The rapid feedback option available to the Ruby on Rail programmer working on a project helps the programmer to do rapid changes in the development process as well as this reduces the time it takes for debugging. This time which is saved during the debugging phase helps the developers immensely in rapid development. This is one of the major reasons for programmers to choose ROR as their platform to develop their projects as clients are asking for faster rates of development these days.

These aspects which enable competent development of projects have been appealing to developers of other platforms to migrate to ROR. And clients and businesses looking for projects to be developed are looking for Ruby on Rails developers exclusively. Ruby on Rails sustaining in this fluctuating market is considered to be pretty permanent as the customizable aspect of development it provides is incomparably superior.

Thursday, 6 December 2012

Various Aspects Sustaining iPhone Application Market

iPhone is without a doubt way ahead its competitors when it comes to the smart phone market and the applications developed for it are much more sophisticated yet efficient. The aspects which make iPhone a favorite amongst both users and businesses are various.

Sustaining such a huge market, which iPhone is doing currently, is a very hard task and Apple has been doing it with ease. This has not been done effortlessly; the aspects of iPhone are the basis for such a wide market to sustain consistently. There are thousands of iPhone app developers and iPhone app developing companies all around the world but before choosing such a developer or a company there are certain features which need to be understood by the customer.

The importance of iPhone application development has become widely know these days but the intricate details of the importance are not completely understood. The fifth iPhone has been released and with much speculation it has been reviewed predominantly well. The sixth iOS version also seems to have enhancements which are believed to make life simpler for the users as well as the iPhone app programmers. Day by day the tasks of every iPhone app developer is becoming simpler, this is one aspect which makes developers from all over the world to start developing applications for the iOS devices.

The inbuilt application called SIRI was already lauded well by all users and developers for its sophistication and efficiency. This application has been refurbished with enhancements and has been released along with the new iPhone. This application has inspired every iPhone app programmer to develop something as revolutionary as it. This is the quality and innovation which has made iPhone to become such a successor in the smart phone market.

The alternatives that are provided in the App Store for the user have made the application development market a huge arena for scaling one’s business. Independent iPhone app developers are coming up as start-ups to develop applications for business entities which are already established in a huge way. The iPhone Computer Software Coding has enabled developers to build applications for the device in a different level when compared with developers building applications for different platforms such as Android, RIM, Symbian etc. The potential this provides for developing businesses through developing applications which connect with the users instantaneously is very vast. This gives the chance for businesses to convert users into potential customers within a matter of weeks.

Marketing strategies have changed completely since the revolution of the iPhone applications began. Though social networking is still a strong arena to market an establishment or a service, applications and games too have become as strong as that. But iPhone being a mobile device which can be accessed at any point of time, businesses have changed focus into applications for developing their stand in their respective markets. Such rapid change in focus does excite all but the consistency and stability of this industry are looked upon skeptically by experts. But these skepticism does not do any damage until iPhone and its applications lose their stand in the market as leaders.

DCKAP is experienced in iPhone app development with skilled and experienced iPhone app programmer teams. iPhone Application Development Company provides custom iPhone Mobile App Development with the help of iPhone app Developer, iPhone app programmer.

Wednesday, 5 December 2012

First Incubator Release Enhances Scope of Flex Development

Amongst all Rich Internet Applications Adobe Flex has been one of the most prominent ones. The aspects provided for developing internet applications has enabled many developers from all over the world to opt for Flex as their platform.

As the new version of Flex was much speculated amongst the Flex developers’ community, the expectations were also sky high. The released version did attract some attention with its new aspects which seemed promising and exciting to the Flex developers.

The latest version of the Software Development Kit has been touted to be almost flawless and has been reported to have overcome the issues which the Flex programmers faced while developing projects using the past versions. Flex consists of the Flash Builder which has three major components which are source code editor, build automation tools and a debugger using which every Flex developer can build his/her own project. These new developments which have been added to Adobe Flex have created a new buzz around the platform. More and more new developers using other technologies are looking at Adobe Flex, which is currently with Apache Software Foundation, as a platform to build more efficient projects of theirs.

The currently trending technology is the Android Operating System for mobile devices. The speculation that Android might allow native Flex based applications to be compatible with it has given high hopes for both independent and corporate Flex programmers. The scope for developing platform based applications and internet based applications for the mobile platform is regarded to be one of the industries with the most potential presently. Thus it is expected that there will be a rise in demand for projects developed on the Flex platform and for Flex programmers.

The time and money saving aspect of Flex has been the reason for developers to choose it as a platform to develop their complex and sophisticated projects. This advantage has been one of the most prominent aspects of Flex which appeals to the developers using other technologies. Still there is a bit of uncertainty amongst the developers’ community which is gradually coming down. Though the advantages posed by Flex make it simple for the project developers, the challenges faced by these developers due to issues of compatibility make them skeptical about using Flex.

To tackle these challenges developments are being done in the Apache Software Development to completely revive the existence of Flex as a completely active platform. The community too supports the Flex programmer actively round the clock. The process of development and design can be done within matter of hours if the Flex programmer is well versed with the aspects of Flex.

With such enhancements of Flex it is implausible that this technology might just fade away. Experts have not given up on Flex yet but if applications continue to get disregarded due to compatibility issues then the future of Flex does not seem bright. But with the new developments from Flex and its developers there definitely seems to be bright future.