Mobile + Web + Desktop = Platform

SCIGON builds platforms. When you take a big-picture view of how people work, you see the divisions between applications and devices begin to blur. Web sites need to do more than convey static information, and they can come to life on more than a desktop monitor. Desktop applications need to do more than facilitate number crunching and word smithing, and they no longer live on an island. Phones still connect people, but they do so in ways that reach far beyond voice.

Examining the tasks that next-generation software needs to accomplish, we see the emergence of a new development paradigm that takes multi-tier application development beyond multi-tier architecture. Rather than a vertical configuration that puts a presentation layer on top of business logic and data tiers, new applications need to work across a range of platforms and devices to work the way their users do. Software solutions with multiple presences—web, desktop, and mobile—that augment each other are key to meeting people's needs. Our strengths in a range of key technologies facilitate this aim:

• Web 2.0—Make an impression, and let your site work beyond static information display
• Web Services—Dynamic data, with universal access across multiple platforms
• Rich Internet Applications—Leverage new generation multimedia technologies like Flash and AJAX
• Development for the Enterprise—Go beyond the desktop with .NET and Java
• Multi-Platform Development—Consumer applications that tear down the walls between Mac and PC
• Browser-agnostic Web—Create a rich internet experience for every browser
• Mobile Applications—Applications that truly work outside of the box

With the emergence of Web 2.0, web services technologies and next-generation multimedia capabilities, the realms of Rich Internet Applications, desktop environments and mobile devices are already converging. Businesses that implement feature-rich applications running on a range of operating systems and devices will work more efficiently and reach a wider user base. By focusing on the fact that people—not technology—are at the core of every successful endeavor, businesses that find compelling ways to satisfy people's needs through platforms that target mobile platforms, the web and the desktop, will thrive in any economic climate.