Mark Newton
Many moons ago in this article I suggested that desktop applications might eventually be replaced by web based applications. At the time this seemed farfetched but we started to see the first of these in Microsoft’s Outlook Web Access, a very early implementation of AJAX and the possibilities started to be seen. Products like Google […]
If like me you are currently doing a lot of AJAX development and like to try ideas out then you are probably using the search engines to get help on your code, but with the holiday season coming up having some light reading could be in order for those sleepless nights on holiday as you […]
If you are into any form of Web based, and now it seems Windows based, development you really need to start getting up to speed on HTML5. Now whilst it is true that HTML5 is not a fully defined standard, nor do all the modern browsers understand most of even the core of the proposed […]
VERDICT: Gordano has improved on its web mail interface and is a worthy and cheaper alternative to Exchange Server now. PRICE: from £2074 for 25 users ( Kerio £539 for 30 users ) 1000 users full version £ 46,382 ( Exchange Server £ 103,699) SUPPLIER: www.gordano.co.uk Tel : 01275 345100 INTERNET: www.gordano.co.uk REQUIREMENTS: Windows operating systems Windows Vista Windows […]
VERDICT: GMS offers extra features to Microsoft Exchange and costs less PRICE: from £225 for 25 users ( GMS Mail only) SUPPLIER: www.gordano.co.uk Tel : 01275 345100 INTERNET: www.gordano.co.uk REQUIREMENTS: Windows NT, 2000, XP Solaris, Linux, AIX Gordano Messaging Suite (GMS) has been around for many years and some of you might remember it as NTMail back in 1995, written […]
There is an old saying ‘You get nothing for free’ and in the case of Google maps its API and Geo-coding of Postcodes, that is exactly what you get; ‘nothing’. Now before everyone emails me to say what a wonderful free service Google Maps is, (a sentiment that in the main I agree with), let […]
INTERNET http://www.frontrange.com/ProductsSolutions/Detail.aspx?id=82&cp=969 SUPPLIER Frontrange 08704017480 VERDICT: Goldmine is a very powerful CRM product that will reward the user who spends time learning it, by being able to do almost anything related to CRM. Goldmine, is a well respected CRM program for all sizes of company, it is available as single or multi-user. Whilst strictly speaking CRM stands for […]
Hosting is always an issue for any web developer, sometimes the technologies that you can use are limited to what ever your hosting provider provide. It would be foolish to host an untried technology on your company’s web server just in case it brings down your main web site ( unlikely, but it could expose […]
With any email server the problem of spam and how to filter it is always an ongoing one. After trying various solutions I favour the excellent Cloudmark Exchange Server solution. The only drawback with this is that the detected spam can either be deleted or forwarded to a spam folder on a users account. This […]
Verdict: It could be said that Dreamweaver UltraDev is fast becoming the ‘Leatherman® of Web development’. If you are already a Dreamweaver UltraDev user then you should upgrade as soon as possible, and if you are not using Dreamweaver UltraDev then why not? Price: All prices exclude VAT Dreamweaver UltraDev/Fireworks 4 ESP – £499 (£586.33 inc VAT) […]