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• Actionscript
• CSS
• HTML
• JavaScript
• PHP
• SQL
• XML

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• Adobe Contribute
• Adobe Flex
• Expression Engine
• Zend Framework

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• Jira Project Management
• Agile Development Methodology
• Subversion Code Versioning

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If you've been looking through our site there's lots of acronyms, buzzwords and terms we made-up. We make up words all the time so this list isn't conclusive. Please ask if we're talking in a foreign language and we can translate...

Actionscript

ActionScript is the native language for Flash. Using Flash gives a lot more scope for creating interactive and multimedia web experiences <read more>.

CSS

Cascading Style Sheets allow the formatting instructions to be separated from the content of the webpage. This makes pages download faster, allows the content to be accessible to more people (particularly disabled people) and gives much greater control over the aesthetics of a page <read more>.

CMS - Content Management System

This is a system for managing content on your website - yep, you could have guessed that. There are 2 main types software or website based. Software systems interact with the web server to update the content on your site. An excellent example is Adobe Contribute <read more>. The website based systems are usually database driven and you can manage the content by filling in forms on the website. An excellent example is Expression Engine <read more>

CTA - Call To Action

Part of the page that stimulates action by people visiting your website.<read more>

Landing Page

A customised page so that you know how many people visited your site as a result of your offer, and how many people took action.

HTML

HyperText Markup Language (HTML) is the language that is sent from the web server, to the browser on your computer, with page content and instructions on how to display the page content <read more>.

JavaScript

JavaScript is a language that is used to update pages dynamically on the Browser so that pages can be changes without accessing the server. This can make the page content more responsive to the user <read more>.

OOP - Object Oriented Programming

OOP is a methodology that abstracts code into objects to increase modularity and reuse of code.

PHP

Hypertext PreProcessor is a language which allows webpages to be assembled dynamically based on input from users, servers, or other conditions. PHP generates HTML for the browser to display <read more>.

MVC

MVC is a project architecture that separates code into data (model), display (view) and interaction (control) to make the application more modular and manageable.

MySQL

MySQL is an Open Source Database Application that uses SQL (Structured Query Language) to retrieve information from a database <read more>.

URL

Uniform Resource Locator or URL is a website's "address".

VPS - Virtual Private Server

A VPS is a server that is divided up so that it behaves like several individual servers. This mean your VPS is running only your website and applications.

XML

eXtensible Markup Language is a language for storing information that is commonly accessible by all languages on all platforms. XML is a ‘tag based’ language similar to HTML <read more>

Case Study: NZBPT

The NZBPT website is manged using Adobe Contribute <read more>

What do you need?

Because we are working with different technologies we can recommend a solution to you <read more>