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Web Development

While Web Development is our main focus, we do specialize in other digitial media fields, such as Graphic Serivces.

With Web Development, Shadow Development Technologies brings the best to our customers by using low-cost technology, such as Linux and PHP, to bring the best value for their work.

With the table below, the left offers the different technological services that we can offer for your website. If you don't know what they mean, don't worry. The right side of the table list different services that we can offer you by using the technologies on the left. Along with our top-notch team and these technologies, we can bring you more than just this list. We can create custom applications for you to meet your unique needs for your site!

Web Dev Services Web Dev Applications
HTML 4.0
HTML is the basic "skeleton" of web programming. Consisting of static code features, we use this to construct the outline of your site's construction.
XHTML 1.1
HTML may be nice for a skeletal structure, but we strive on validation of our code (to make sure it works right, and works everywhere). XHTML comes into play here. By validating our code, we can assure that no matter who works on it or sees it, your site can be improved.
CSS 1,2 and 3
CSS is the style-sheet coding of webpages. Instead of shoving styling code (like bold, italic, background color, size, etc) into the webpage and causing it to load slower, we use CSS files for style referencing. This allows pages to load quicker, compress the amount of code that browsers read, and if we need to change a style of a certain object, we simply modify the CSS file in a few seconds.
Javascript 1.5/DHTML
The basic barebones of AJAX, JavaScript and DHTML allow us to give some simple and dynamic effects to webpages. We don't overuse this, because then our pages wouldn't be professional. Mouse trails, blinking text, and font effects are just too much to add. If we ust JavaScript and/or DHTML, it is for the sole purpose of a professional manner for operating the page/site.
XML/XSL
XML is the language of choice for logs or lists, meanwhile XSL is the styling of how XML is used. Not widely used in the Web Development world, the XML/XSL combination can be used for creating many organizational systems.
PHP 5
Powerful, free, and just what we need. As one of the best web development resources and dynamic web servers, we used PHP as the processor for creating our dynamic services and applications. This also allows us to quickly update pages as needed, which can reduce costs for you, the customer.
MySQL 3.23.58
A smaller, free version of SQL, this database software is our primary source for Databasing. Since MySQL is free, this can also reduce costs for the customer whereas spending thousands of dollars on expensive licenses. Mainly used on our Linux systems, MySQL can become one of our main resources for our development.
Flash 8
Not one of our most used softwares, but it is available. Flash can be used to create the flashy, fast-moving, colorful actions when needed to create multi-color, very flashy systems and applications. We do not use this software to create "splash" pages, or intro segments, because we do not believe that having "splash" pages are very professional.
AJAX
The most recent programming language in Development today, AJAX is just like Javascript, but more along the lines of "instant" effects. One of our most AJAX-ified systems is an online searching method, which can return results at the stroke of a key, rather than having to wait for the system to process after you click "Search".
SSH Services
Secure Shell systems allow us to directly connect to our servers to make the necessary updates and development processes that we need to. SSH is free, which reduces the overall costs as well.
FTP
File Transfer Protocal is the transferance of files between servers. This can be done either by using a code-based backend, direct connection between servers, or even FTP softwares such as FileZilla.

We can use the technologies to the left to create the services below. The possibilities of services aren't just limited to this list; we can create custom applications to suit your needs, no matter what they are.

Photo Gallery
One of our first applications, this allows for a dynamic photo gallery to be displayed on your site. With directory navigation and automatic thumbnail creation, our photo galleries give an "ease-of-mind" to our users.
Calendar
Our Calendar systems are one of our first dynamic systems. By using a monthly navigation and individual day setting, the calendar can view any day that comes between 1900 and 2100, and if any of your events fall on any of those days, your views can see them. We have recently added "Image-taging" for the calendar days, so that the viewers can easily see what is happening on each day during each event.
Personel Listing/Profiles
Most likely known as a "Staff listing", most of our clients need a way to list the current staff, and have staff biographies listed on their site. This is a very simple process for us, and it can easily be customized to your specifications and needs.
Database Storage/Retreival
Used around MySQL, our Database storage/retreival system can allow for mass storage and retreival systems can give you a new method of storing information and displaying that information.
Dynamic Page Creation
Allowing our users to edit their own content is a fabolus idea, whcih reduces our work load, and allows the users to have a sence of "ownership" over their content. Even though the users do own their content, this is a connection through us for them to modify their concent. And by having a way.
Integrated Search Engine
Our integrated Serch-system, which is called Bonzai, allows for your users to search your site for keywords or important aspects.
Handicap Accessibility (Secton 508)
Not everyone has the same ability; some have a hard time reading, seeing, or browsing. Our Section 508 standards allow sites developed by us to be viewed by everybody, no matter what disabilities they may have.
Cross-Browser Compliance
Even though over 85% of the world uses Internet Explorer, we develop our sites in Mozilla Firefox, and make sure they can be used in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Opera, and all other browsers. We don't believe that websites sould be "browser-specific". We don't believe that websites should be "browser-specific."
Self-Serve Content Backend System
Also known as a "Backend Editor", this allows you, the client, to go into the backend of our site and modify what you need to at your will, let it be the calendar, content, photos, databases, whatever you need. This eliminates a lot of work on our end, and allows our clients to have an "administrator status" for their site.

We have more services than just this list. We can also create custom applications to meet your unique needs!

Graphic Services

We do mainly focus on Web Development, but while in the progress of creating a professinally made site, we also utilize our Graphics committee members. When these members aren't developing for our sites, they offer Graphic work on the site.