As Internet applications become more available, companies are increasingly transitioning their websites from isolated sources of information to interactive sources of integrated content and functionality. This phenomenon of Consumer Internet, popularly known as Web2.0, is really a new way for creating a web-computing platform serving rich Internet applications (RIA) that are as interactive and responsive as a typical client server application. To remain ahead of the competition, it has become imperative for consumer-focused, Internet-based companies to showcase products featuring Web2.0 enhancements. GlobalLogic has the tools, processes and experience necessary to help software companies develop innovative Web2.0 applications quickly and cost-effectively.

GlobalLogic utilizes the latest tools and technologies to ensure innovative Web2.0/Consumer Internet solutions:

• AJAX-based APIs to provide interactive, professional-looking GUIs with a dedicated team of usability experts
• Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) based Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) for providing integrated content
• Wiki and similar collaborative technologies for self-publishing and editing of content by end users
• Blogs, RSS and other feed-based mechanisms to provide better and more structured readership
• Microformats, RDF and other Semantic Web tools and techniques to give more structure to available information
• Customized platform with ready-made components to easily integrate with major Web2.0/Consumer Internet applications
• Architecture and capacity to scale up to thousands of users
• Ruby on Rails (RoR) platform that can create an Alpha release typically in 4-6 weeks and a live Beta release in 8-10 weeks
• Distributed Agile Method to reduce time-to-market and provide shorter release cycles
• Portability experts to provide consistent support across a variety of browser platforms
• 24/7 in-house support services to ensure uptime and continuous availability to your customers

GlobalLogic has a Web2.0 Center of Excellence that is equipped with business and technical subject matter experts to provide expertise in:

• Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE), including Spring, Hibernate, JDBC, Java Cryptography, JSP, JSF and Struts
• Microsoft ASP.NET including Atlas
• Database Skills such as SQL Server, Oracle, mySQL, Postgres and DB2
• Open Source tools and technologies:
  • Ruby on Rails Platform
  • LAMP (Linux, Apache, mySQL, PHP)
  • Python and Perl
• Testing tools like JUnit and JMeter
• XML, XSLT, XPath-based APIs
• RIA-based APIs:
  • Macromedia Flash and Flex
  • Microsoft Atlas
  • Java Script and DHTML
  • Video and Audio integration using Real Media, Windows Media and QuickTime
  • Laszlo, an open source platform for developing rich Internet applications that can be delivered either as a Flash application or as a DHTML application