Services
ByYourSite's core expertise lies in web-based application development.
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Database Design
To be able to store and retrieve information is crucial to your
success. A well-designed database assures maximum data integrity,
storage efficiency, easy reporting, and will allow modifications
to adapt to your changing needs.
We understand that databases are the heart of most web applications.
The only way to deliver quality web applications is to deliver
quality database design.
ByYourSite has experience designing Relational Database Management
Systems (RDBMS) such as the Microsoft SQL Server and other file-based
databases such as Microsoft Access.
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Web Application Development
Web Application Development is ByYourSite's core business.
Web applications resolve the shortcomings of a static web site.
In a static web site, the content is created once and for all.
Each change requires a redesign. That approach is easily implemented
and relatively cheap to produce. However, it becomes very cumbersome
to use with fast changing information, cannot easily adapt to
multiple needs, and cannot contain any logic.
A web application is what adds intelligence and interactivity
to your pages. Scripting is what makes your web site's content
dynamic and up-to-date. With a web application you can do such
things as customize pages for the specific needs of a single user,
or you can generate "on the fly" highly significant
reports and graphics, or you can create interactivity with your
constituency, and so on...
We're talking about applications because to add logic and interactivity
we need to write programs (or code) that live on a web server.
Today, Microsoft's Active Server Pages (ASP), Sun's JavaServer
Pages (JSP), ColdFusion (CFML), and Perl are among the most popular
server scripting technologies.
On top of having their unique functions, web applications can
be significant money savers. They can reduce your site's maintenance
costs and software licensing costs. With web applications you
can reduce production bottlenecks by distributing content publishing
responsibilities to end users.
It is highly recommended to design a site
with both static content and dynamic components. It is cost effective
to design a web site with static content for all the information
that remains valid through time and space, and to add dynamic
content to sections that require user interactivity, reporting,
display of volatile information, and conditional situations.
You can find some examples of web applications developed by ByYourSite
in the Samples section of this site.
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Web GIS
Web-based Geographical Information Systems (Web GIS) are specialized
web applications that require a unique
skill set and specific tools. Web GIS can exist on its own, but
it often pulls information from existing GIS applications.
There are several advantages to putting a GIS system on the web:
(1) it allows access to the information from a remote location,
(2) it can generate significant cost savings as it doesn't require
a license purchase for each user, (3) maintenance and upgrade
of the data set and applications are centralized in one location.
You can find many examples of web GIS applications on the Autodesk
web site (on the MapGuide page select the "Interactive Application"
link) or on the
ESRI web site.
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Web Site Design
Web site design is the art of making your site an effective communication
tool. A well-designed site allows the user to quickly and effectively
retrieve or input the information in which he is interested. A
good web site design is user-centric and concentrates on removing
the barriers between the user and his goals.
Good web site design is necessary to create successful web
applications. While the web application concentrates on the
mechanics, the design communicates the information. Web site design
brings together the look of the site and the data to better sastify
the user's needs. The look of the site is composed of all the
graphics and page layout tricks that assure good presentation
and visual appeal.
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