Here at Ultro Digital, we put high emphasis on the quality of the digital solutions we deliver. Alongside our Quality Assurance (QA) team, we make sure that the digital solutions we produce - not only comply with the client’s guidelines and practices, as agreed in the written statement of work - but also adhere to the standards and norms defined by the web standards in the industry. During every phase in the website development life cycle - we measure the quality of our digital solutions against: a set of guidelines on the techniques, practices and conventions that need to be followed; a...
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In our previous posts, we’ve started to talk about HTML5. But this time, we’re going to inspire you with the magical things HTML5 can achieve (alongside other languages such as JavaScript) - by showing you some existing HTML5 sites leveraging the following functions:Speech RecognitionYou can now provide your website visitors an enhanced user experience using a free HTML5 technology, the HTML5 Speech Recognition. By integrating this into your blog site, your users/visitors are able to enter text in any input fields by the voice recognition. This would allow them to search through your blog...
Facebook is currently the most popular social networking website in the world. Millions of people log onto it daily to connect with friends and family. And, Internet marketers have not wasted time in capitalising on this popularity by marketing their products and services to the ready audience found on Facebook through making applications. The problem, though, is that what these Facebook applications can do for your business is quite limited. Or, at least it was, before Drupal for Facebook was developed. 1. Drupal For FacebookDrupal for Facebook is a set of themes and modules that makes...
As related to our previous post, here’s another interesting news about HTML5 and why we are confident about our shift in focus toward it. It all comes down to functionality - and we’ve seen more of that with HTML5 earlier on. Thanks to Steve Jobs, users are enlightened about Adobe’s Flash player as an unnecessary video tool for today’s mobile devices.How HTML5 Won Over Flash In Mobile VideoAdobe have seen just how HTML5 was gradually taking over the functionality of Flash, and so their company decided to discontinue the development of Flash mobile-browser versions. Admittedly, Adobe...
This year 2012, we at Ultro would be supporting most of our projects using the HTML5 platform, especially when building mobile apps. Amongst the many key HTML5 features, we find the HTML5 Local Storage and HTML5 Multimedia to be most helpful. We've seen just how more stable and reliable HTML5 today is, compared to how it was in the past. There are more and better HTML5 support to help us leverage HTML5 - alongside a group of technologies to deliver efficiently.Oddly enough - Google developers posted an introduction video to HTML5 three years ago, saying that it's the future of...
We at Ultro were pleased to be approached by Arkwright Society to act as their partner on the development of their charity website www.ArkwrightSociety.org.uk.About The OrganisationSir Richard Arkwright was a pioneer of the industrial revolution through his inventions of cotton spinning machinery and manufacture, started at Cromford in Derbshire. His buildings are now part of the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site. The Arkwright Society is a registered charity started in 1972 as a living celebration of Sir Richard Arkwright’s advocacy directed towards education, the conservation...
Ubercart, the leading e-commerce solution available today - has fully integrated its online store with the leading open source content management system, Drupal. This means that businesses which need to build a website around their products but wish to still provide the functional aspects of a great website structure can now achieve that more successfully. The integration of Ubercart with Drupal spells a lot of good things for businesses all over the world. As you can have your online store built on Drupal’s core, you can expect that your store would be properly connected to other...
Social networking websites are platforms that do not only mean a better way to connect with those you love, but also as means to bringing your business to more people.Now that it’s the new year - 2012 - why not bring more brand awareness and loyalty to your business through Facebook and Twitter.Facebook, Twitter and other social networking websites applications are ideal for promoting your products and businesses because they:1. Reach your clients better. The communities that come with social networks are vibrant and interactive. This means that when one user uses your Facebook or Twitter app...
This is our two-article series on Drupal + CiviCRM Integrated - For Charity Sites. Make sure you've read Part 1, the introduction.How The CiviCRM Components WorkThere are many types of constituents which non-profit organisations maintain relationships with. And CiviCRM provides that much needed single database to maintain a comprehensive (Constituent Relationship Management) CRM information - that would eventually come in handy when engaging with supporters. These benefits are all possible with the optional components that comes with CiviCRM, which are as follows:CiviContribute- Define, keep...
Are you still managing your data and communication using a myriad of tools such as Excel, Access, RaisersEdge, amongst others? If so, then you may not be realising just how much money you’re putting into waste, and how much you’re missing out on the available management tool to help your organisation operate effectively - that is, Drupal.If you are already using Drupal, want integration and pondering on a CMS choice - then CiviCRM is definitely a good consideration. This is especially true if you are running advocacy, non-profit and non-governmental organisations.Drupal + CiviCRM - An...