Tuesday, June 16, 2009

HTML 5: Could it kill Flash and Silverlight?

HTML 5, a groundbreaking upgrade to the prominent Web presentation specification, could become a game-changer in Web application development, one that might even make obsolete such plug-in-based rich Internet application (RIA) technologies as Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, and Sun JavaFX.

The World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) HTML 5 proposal is geared toward Web applications, something not adequately addressed in previous incarnations of HTML, the W3C acknowledges. In other words, HTML 5 tackles the gap that Flash, Silverlight, and JavaFX are trying to fill.

The rich promise of HTML 5 "HTML 5 is really the second coming of this Web stuff -- of the Web," says Dion Almaer, co-founder of the Ajaxian Web site and co-director of developer tools at Mozilla. The specification boasts capabilities covering video and graphics on the Web, as well as a slew of APIs, Almaer notes.

HTML 5 technologies such as Canvas, for 2-D drawing on a Web page, are being promoted by heavyweights in the Internet space such as Apple, Google, and Mozilla. (Although Microsoft itself has given a thumbs-up to certain aspects of HTML 5, it has not backed Canvas.)

"HTML 5 features like Canvas, local storage, and Web Workers let us do more in the browser than ever before," says Ben Galbraith, also co-founder of the Ajaxian Web site and co-director of developer tools at Mozilla. Local storage enables users to work in a browser when a connection drops and Web Workers makes "next generation" applications incredibly responsive by pushing long-running tasks to the background, he says.

Web applications will become more fun, says Ian Fette, project manager at Google for the Chrome browser: "They're going to be faster and they're just going to provide overall a better user experience and make the distinction between online apps and desktop apps blurred."

HTML 5 features already appearing in browsers After five years of work, a draft of the HTML 5 specification was released in 2008. Parts of it are showing up in browsers, but the complete HTML 5 work won't be done for years.

"For example, video support is new in HTML 5 and new in Firefox 3.5," notes Vlad Vukicevic, technical lead of the Firefox project at Mozilla. Google's new Chrome browser also has some capabilities, including video tags, derived from the HTML 5 specification. And Microsoft has several HTML 5 features in Internet Explorer 8, such as local storage, AJAX navigation, and mutable DOM prototypes.

Source:[computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=development&articleId=9134422&taxonomyId=11&intsrc=kc_feat]

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Outsourcing Advanced Web Site Design and Development with Flash Animation to the Philippines

The world wide web is the new arena of competition where businesses vie for the attention of online visitors. A company's web site is its online office and storefront, carrying the company's image and reputation. Good web site design is, therefore, not good enough anymore. To really attract more visitors, convince them to stay and entice them to return again and again, a company’s web site design needs to be a cut above the rest, especially in its landing pages. In today’s online battle for supremacy, this calls for the use of flash animation.

Flash animation is achieved with the use of Adobe Flash, considered one of the most advanced graphic designing tools available today. It enables website designers to create more dynamic pages that have more visual appeal, enhanced with animated logos, banners, interactive movies, games, business presentations and other creative animations. It can even be used to make each visit a unique experience for the visitor. Undeniably, a web site with flash animation will have greater impact on a visitor and will leave a more positive impression about the company it represents.

Advanced web site design
and development, especially when enhanced with flash animation, is not something that can just be done in the office unless there already are experts in this field among the company’s employees. Otherwise, the company will have to hire programmers and designers who are experts in php, mysql, JavaScript, Adobe Flash and other programming languages and tools, as well as in the correct use of flash animation. It must be borne in mind that when used inappropriately, flash animation can actually even backfire on the company and turn off visitors. It can cause slow loading of the company web site pages, prompting visitors to leave. It can look like cheap advertising and be ignored. Only true web professionals will know how to avoid these mistakes.

Aside from hiring web developers, the company will also have to purchase the equipment they will need to develop the web site and to maintain it. The whole thing will be a considerable investment. To cut costs without sacrificing the company's need for an excellent web site, the solution is outsourcing.

There are many good reasons why a company should choose to outsource its advanced web site design and development with flash animation to the Philippines. On the matter of design, the Philippines can boast of top artistic talent. The best web designers can draw up original and highly aesthetic looks appropriate to a web site and pleasing to its online visitors. Skillfully implementing such design plans is also a challenge that Philippine web site developers have already had much experience with, and have long been known for.

One BPO company in Manila that can be trusted to meet your needs in advanced web site design and development with flash animation is Web Dot Com Website Development Philippines, Inc. It has ten years of experience in serving clients in the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, the United Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Korea, the British Virgin Islands and the Philippines, providing low cost advanced web site development and business process outsourcing packages.

These packages can cover advanced interactive database driven web site development, advanced portal development, heavy web based programming, web application development, content management systems, website design, graphic design and multimedia components including flash animation development, e-commerce site solutions including a shopping cart using osCommerce, website maintenance and support, search engine optimization, search engine marketing and social media marketing. Web Dot Com Website Development Philippines, Inc. is also a web hosting provider that can help with domain name registration.

Web Dot Com Website Development Philippines, Inc. is your One Stop Shop Internet and Contact Center Solutions Vendor for the Global Market.

Source:[elitestv.com/pub/2009/06/outsourcing-advanced-web-site-design-and-development-with-flash-animation-to-the-philippines]