Web Development

Discover the benefits that a powerful web presence can bring to your business with the help of Banks-Hill.

The World Wide Web can be an extremely powerful business tool when utilized correctly. Not only does having web-enabled services allow you to reach a broader audience, it also gives you the freedom of allowing your users access to relevant, up-to-date information on demand.

Web Sites

A fully functioning web-site is an important first step for any organization seeking growth. Having a complete web site allows others to access the information that you provide regardless of both location and time. Whether you are upgrading an existing site or building a new one, Banks-Hill can provide what you need.

All of the web sites that we create have the same guarantees:

Content: All content is semantically correct and can be viewed on a variety devices or can be stripped of the styling completely while still maintain integrity of the information on the page.
Compatibility: All web sites created are viewable on any of the major web browsers (IE, Firefox, Safari, Opera), as well as on any platform that provides a standards (W3C) compliant browser.
Maintainability: Any web site created will be done so with a focus on maintainability and elegance. Through the modularization certain components of the design, the styling can be changed in just one file and reflected across the entire site. With modular design, the content is separated from the styling which allows much more flexibility overall.
Effectiveness: We guarantee search results through the use of semantically correct content and tableless layout. If you want proven results that will increase the potential for new audiences, turn to Banks-Hill.

Web Applications

With the growth of the internet, and the development of new technologies, many organizations are turning towards a web-based approach for the ideal platform of business applications. The benefits of having web-based business applications are numerous and Banks-Hill is ready to help your organization explore them.

Some of the benefits of developing web-based applications for your organization include:

Security: By using a web-based business application, you can store all of the data on the server which removes potential security risks of having sensitive data on user computers. Through the use of encryption and authentication, you can effectively secure your applications making them inaccessible by those unauthorized to do so.
Flexibility: No longer are users of your application constrained to certain system requirements. All that a user needs to access the web application is a web browser - that's it. People can access your web application from anywhere with an internet connection and any device (PC, Mac, Blackberry, PDA etc) that supports a standards compliant web browser.
Maintainability: If updates or changes are required to the application, they need only be made on the server. Through the utilization of web applications, gone are the days of downloading and installing updates on client computers.
Integration: Often, web based applications can be built to extend your existing applications and data. This allows the freedom of continuing the utilization of existing business systems while extending the functionality of them to a whole new level.

Web Services

WebServices Business relies on the availability of information and, often, it is necessary to make certain data available to users without having to manually process it. Web services allow organizations to share selected information over the internet in a secure manner.

Web services can be set up to integrate with your existing business systems and can be a very useful tool especially when dealing with external organizations.

Efficiency: If others need access to information on demand, a web service is the ideal method of providing it as it requires no human interaction which saves on resources and time.
Accessibility: Web services can be set up to be accessible from anywhere in the world which allows subscribers of the service the freedom of choosing how and when they would like to utilize the data.
Compatibility: Through the use of XML, web services provide data in a universal format that can be read by anyone. If a subscriber is not equipped to read xml, there are many free utilities built to convert XML into other various (Excel, Access, SQL, DB2, Oracle, etc) formats.

Summary

The World Wide Web is growing and its value and utilization as a powerful business tool has become evident. Banks-Hill provides web-based business solutions to organizations that recognize the need to extend their reach and functionality and seek to do it in a standards-based, maintainable manner.