Introduction

Net Age continues to invest in the vast array of web authoring, graphics, animation, sound and database tools available for the rapid deployment of quality web sites. We believe for tight budget, specific target audience sites a page generator (such as Net Objects Fusion) is best. For more complex, larger sites involving dynamic pages and content we tend to use a combination of Hot Dog, Dreamweaver and other products.

We have selected the following tools for web site development: (Please note new products are announced frequently so this list will not reflect all tools in our stable).

Web Authoring

• Hot Dog Professional
  
• Dreamweaver
  
• Frontpage We are familiar with numerous web authoring tools. Should you require training in a particular one please let us know.

Graphics, animation and multimedia

• Animation Shop
  
• Macromedia Flash
  
• Paintshop Pro
  
• Adobe Photoshop
  
• Micrographics Picture Publisher
  
• GIF Construction Set
  
• Xara 3D

Uploading (file transfer to the Web Host)

• Bullet Proof FTP
  
• Cute FTP
  
• wsFTP

Database development and interconnectivity

• Allaire Cold Fusion
  
• Drumbeat 2000 E-Commerce
  
• Dreamweaver UltraDev
  
• ASP (Active Server Pages) Coding

On-Line shopping

• A variety of specialist Shopping Cart applications
  
• PayPal Shopping Cart
  

Audio web sites

• Real Audio
  

Specialist applications

• Java
  
• JavaScript
  
• PERL & CGI Languages
  
• Visual basic
  

There is no best way for completing web design projects. It requires the selection of the appropriate tool and expertise for the job and then doing it - correctly. The tools don't replace the knowledge but they may assist in getting the work done more efficiently and faster.