In Part I, we discussed how relying on Flash for websites can lead to problems with smartphones that don’t support Flash. We recommended the solution of detecting whether Flash is installed and, if not, substituting an alternative such as a non-animated graphic image. But that can be rather boring and not in keeping with your […]

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This is a sidebar to our Article “Exploring Cloud Computing“.
Here is a rundown on most of the current issues concerning cloud computing:
Security – While a leading edge cloud services provider will employ data storage and transmission encryption, user authentication, and authorization (data access) practices, many people worry about the vulnerability of remote data to such […]

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This is a sidebar to our Article “Exploring Cloud Computing“.
Here is a list of the five most common types of cloud computing.
Software as a Service (SaaS) – a single application, library of applications, an API of web services, infrasructure or development platform users who are not necessarily aware of one another interact with through their […]

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Volume 4, Number 1
Could You Be Using It Someday?
We have entered an era of Things Cloud: “cloud storage,” “cloud computing,” or, just simply “the cloud,” referring to how IT personnel often represent the Internet in their diagrams. Are there opportunities to save money or get improved processes by moving to the cloud? In our analysis, […]

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Will Motorola’s Droid or Google’s Nexus One trump Apple’s iPhone?
The latest entries into the mobile computing market are the Motorola’s Droid and Google’s Nexus One, both based on Google’s powerful new Android 2.0 Operating System. Some reviewers have called these smartphones “iPhone killers.” Are they really? What does Android represent to mobile computing?
The Droid […]

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One of our clients noticed that his website wasn’t showing up on smartphones and other mobile devices. The problem was that his website used Adobe’s Flash which doesn’t render properly or at all on some mobile devices. We describe a solution in this first of a two-part series.
The Problem
Adobe Flash (formerly from MacroMedia) is a […]

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This checklist accompanies a DataPlex, Inc. article entitled Things to Consider When Building or Redesigning a Website. Its sections are titled “Before any Design Work Begins,” “Graphical Interface,” “Usability,” “Content,” “Coding,” “Website Engineering,” and “Beyond the Website Design.”

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Designing, implementing and managing a commercial website suitable for a modern-day company, firm or business enterprise has become both a software technology minefield and somewhat of an art form.  While almost anyone with some basic web design experience can create a nice-looking website using off-the-shelf tools and some training, having a website perform precisely along certain desired lines to help grow a business is another matter indeed.

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DataPlex completed two technical feasibility studies for digital entertainment media clients centered around the current landscape of digital media streaming services. DataPlex has a finely-tuned process for conducting comprehensive research and delivering exceptionally accurate reports to clients considering new businesses or products.

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