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SOFTWARE & WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT

Client Side Coding

• Ajax – Asynchronous JavaScript provides new methods of using JavaScript, and other languages to improve the user experience.
• Flash – Adobe Flash Player is an ubiquitous browser plugin ready for RIAs. Flex 2 is also deployed to the Flash Player (version 9+).
• Javascript – Formally called ECMAScript, JavaScript is a ubiquitous client side platform for creating and delivering rich Web applications that can also run across a wide variety of devices.
• HTML5 and CSS3 – Latest HTML proposed standard combined with the latest proposed standard for CSS natively supports much of the client-side functionality provided by other frameworks such as Flash and Silverlight.

Server Side Coding

• ASP (Microsoft proprietary)
• CSP, Server-Side ANSI C
• ColdFusion (Adobe proprietary)
• CGI and/or Perl (open source)
• Java, e.g. Java EE or WebObjects
• JSP – Java Server Pages.
• PHP (open source)
• Python, e.g. Django (web framework) (open source)
• Ruby, e.g. Ruby on Rails (open source)
• .NET (Microsoft proprietary)
• C#, VB.NET, J#, C++ – Programming languages for ASP.NET

Database Technologies

• Microsoft SQL Server
• MySQL
• Oracle
• PostgreSQL
• SQLite
• Microsoft Access

Markup Languages

• HyperText Markup Language (HTML) – The original markup language that was defined as a part of implementing World Wide Web, an ad hoc defined language inspired by the meta format SGML and which inspired many other markup languages.
• Extensible HyperText Markup Language (XHTML) – HTML reformulated in XML syntax.
• XHTML Basic – A subset of XHTML for simple (typically mobile, handheld) devices. It is meant to replace WML, and C-HTML.
• XHTML Mobile Profile (XHTML MP) – A standard designed for mobile phones and other resource-constrained devices.
• Extensible Markup Language (XML) – A newer standard pattern for markup languages; a restricted form of SGML that is intended to be compatible with it.
• Web Services Description Language (WSDL) from the W3C
• Rich Text Format (RTF) – Microsoft format for exchanging documents with other vendors’ applications.

Web Services & Applications

IIS 6.0/7.0/7.5, ADO.NET, ADO, DAO and ODBC, SharePoint, Windows Server, Siebel CRM/ERP Business Solutions Server, PowerShell, SOAP, WSDL, LDAP/Active Directory, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), iPhones apps, iPad apps, Facebook apps, Twitter apps, Mobile apps, credit & escrow payment gateway integrations, and more.

Content Management Systems

Whatever your business, Content Management System software (CMS) is designed to store, organize, create, publish, process and power all your online endeavors. Most of the Content Management Systems we use are rated in the top ten for 2011 Content Management System Software Review Product Comparisons on TopTenReviews.com

• Joomla – A free, open-source content management system (CMS) and application framework that powers 2.7% of the entire web. With a vibrant volunteer community, user-friendly features and plenty of power.
• Drupal – Used to build everything from personal blogs to enterprise applications. Thousands of add-on modules and designs let you build any site you can imagine. Drupal is free, flexible, robust and constantly being improved by hundreds of thousands of passionate people from all over the world.
• WordPress – Although geared toward blog publishing, WordPress has proven that it can be a powerful CMS too, as you can see with our web site.
• Dotnetnuke – An open source platform for building web sites based on Microsoft .NET technology. It is extensible and customizable through the use of skins, modules, data providers, language packs and templates.
• MODx - Described as a “PHP application framework that helps you take control of your online content”; it allows developers and advanced users to give as much control as desired to whomever they desire for day-to-day website content maintenance chores.

CONTRACT, PROGRAM, & PROJECT SUPPORT

Acquisition Planning, Program Management, Technical Project Management Risk Management, Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Budget Management, Customer Relations, Administrative Support, Help Desk Support, End-User Support, and Tactical Training.

METHODOLOGIES, PROCESSES, TOOLS, & BEST PRACTICES

Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), SaaS, IaaS, PaaS Solutions, Rational Unified Process (RUP), Agile Development, Extreme Programming, Design Patterns, Object Oriented Design, UML Modeling, Systems Integration, Rapid/Iterative Development, Independent Code Reviews, Business Process Reengineering, Business Process Modeling, Enterprise Architecture, Business Process Redesign, Business Process Analysis, Workflow Automation, Benchmarking, Business Case Construction, Process Mapping (Workflow Diagrams, Flowcharts), Risk Management, Change Management, Business Logistic, Common Requirements & Modeling Environments (CRME), Software Configuration Management (SCM), Joint Application Development (JAD), Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), Rational Unified Process (RUP), Systems Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Software Engineering Life Cycle (SELC), iRise, Microsoft Visio, IBM Rational RequisitePro, IBM WebSphere Business Modeler Advanced, IBM Rational System Architect, Rational Team Concert, Rational Rhapsody, and Simul8.

CYBER SECURITY

DCID 6/3, DIACAP, DITSCAP, FISMA, NIST and FIPS compliance, Information Assurance, Security Engineering, Security and Monitoring, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), Certification & Accreditation, Compliance Testing, System Hardening, Security Test & Evaluation (ST&E), Independent Verification & Validation (IV&V), Vulnerability Testing – Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Continuity of Operation Planning (CONOPS), Web Security, Information System Security Managers (ISSM), and Information System Security Officers (ISSO).

NETWORK & DATA MANAGEMENT

Data Processing and Archiving, Network Engineering and Operations, Network Administration, Data Modeling, Data Warehousing, Database Administration, and Configuration Management.