Archive for March, 2010
Open source web applications have a very intriguing quality about them. They are free applications that get released under special licensing terms which make the core coding viewable and can also be edited by the user to suit his needs. The author creating these applications has the right to release it for free distribution where it can be further worked upon by programmers. Open source applications are meant for numerous usages. Web development companies design open source applications for diverse usage and for a lot of other usages too. There are certain principles that go behind the development of open source applications with some of them being free redistribution, inclusion of source code, imperative modifications, zero discrimination and single license allotment.
Offshore software development companies and web design India companies design a lot of such applications. They get criticized and also a lot of praise is heaped on them for the work they do. Offshore outsourcing companies designing open source web applications have often mentioned about its advantages and disadvantages. The advantages are numerous. The core software comes free of cost. The capital can be kept down by a lot of margin. The evolving software is again an added advantage. Features can be implemented at a rapid pace and resources can be pooled in. When one is short on cash and has to get modifications done on the source, he can do it himself on these open source web applications. One is not tied to a single vendor from whom the application is developed. Since the code is open source, it can be modified and handled by anyone.
There is a flip side to these opensource web applications developed by web development companies and offshore software development companies. Very similar to commercial applications, some of the open source web applications have this tendency to die quickly. Programmers lose interest in them and sop developing them further leading to stagnation and eventual annihilation. Offshore outsourcing companies making these applications often receive complaints regarding support issues. Online bugs often keep invading these applications time and again forcing the buyer to constantly call the vendor. If the vendor is not available, then the buyer might have to pay someone to get rid of the bugs.
Having these open source web applications on board ensure that the task is carried out smoothly and at the same time, also brings n some flaws that need constant corrections. The best thing about such applications is they can be handled by any programmer and not only that one who made it in the first place. It also helps in software companies understanding the way in which these applications get made and also the effort put in by their competitors. Since open source web applications can be read without any hassles, it is quite encouraging to know that they can be handled and managed by anyone. Perhaps that is the reason why they are always in such huge demand and regularly ordered.
Fantastico Hosting is the world leading auto-installer for cPanel servers. It is a PHP web application service installer perfect for PHP script packages. It is usually added on to a control panel such as a cPanel. It adds value by integrating quickly with any cPanel and thereof provides the ability for the web hosting clients to install dozens of open source programs into your hosting account.
Fantastico is very easy to use, it helps to facilitate many of the open source applications on web hosting accounts. A lot of major web hosting companies are providing Fantastico solutions to the society today and it had since received an over-whelming demand because of its high flexibility and ease for use. Today, reliable source had revealed that over ten thousands of servers are installed with Fantastico auto-install scripts services with more than one million users world-wide and these statistics are growing every now and then.
Fantastico scripts are normally executed when a new website is created. These scripts create tables in the database, install necessary software and modify the required web server configuration. Fantastico tends to increase in its popularity because of its flexibility for although Fantastico mainly targets on open-source software, nevertheless it had a list of scripts for proprietary products.
Some of the active applications which work well with Fantastico hosting are, Wikis, Blogs, Shopping Cart software, web content management system and many more.
Here are some of the services which are provided by Fantastico Hosting to its clients today as tabled below,
- Powerful server with at least 99.9% server up-time, which are administered closely by the assigned team to ensure greater security for their websites
- 7/24/365 technical experts which are ready anytime to assist and solve customers’ problems, their staffs have been consistently sent for enhanced customer support training program to further improve their customer service and support to an higher level of excellence!
- They also provide free Fantastico Auto-installer for their clients
- A lot of useful features are offered and available with Fantastico hosting plan as such, free domain name, free CMS installation, free Blog installation, unlimited web space, unlimited traffic, unlimited email accounts, unlimited FTP accounts and unlimited MySQL and PHP databases.
Also sharing here are some of the key benefits of Fantastico hosting enjoyed by many website hosting users today,
i. Fantastico is a very easy to use Auto-Installer which takes only seconds to be installed even with a newbie of web hosting. Fantastico helps to eliminates the difficult learning curves which a new user need to go through with.
ii. Fantastico hosting is very popular today partly due to its competitive cost which is only of USD20 per annum
iii. Fantastico is one of the most advanced script installer in the 21st century, because of its high flexibility and great integration with a wide range of scripts ranging across multiple different systems and applications.
Web applications are supposed to make our internet life better but it seems that even this has been attacked by malignant cyberattackers. They have begun including Trojans in applications and widget sin social networking sites like Face and MySpace. According to researchers at Finjan, cyberattackers are now going to these social networking sites such to get more victims.
“Attacks will become more sophisticated by combining several services in order to heighten infection ratios and decrease the detection rate, while providing more robust and scalable attack frameworks,” Yuval Ben-Itzhak, chief technology officer, Finjan, said in a news release. “The focus will be on trojan technology as it enables maximum flexibility in terms of command and control. This adds another potentially malicious element to the ‘legitimate’ web traffic that needs to be examined by security solutions.”
In short, before installing the app or widget that your friend sent you, confirm if it came from them. If it didn’t, kindly delete it immediately. If it did come from them, research on the app or widget from previous users.
Source
People who don’t have the necessary knowledge to make a website on their own can now do so with the help of a website builder. Also known as the Automatic Website Builder or AWB, this application can be used by any individual who want to set up his own website, even if he doesn’t know anything about website software and the programming languages that are needed to create a site.
Regarded as a superhighway of information technology, the internet is one of the most widely used means of media communication and interconnection for many people around the world. As such, more and more people want to get their own space on the World Wide Web, not only to market their businesses but also to share knowledge and even individual thoughts. However, not all these people really know what to do when they want to create websites of their own. Some of them have no clue whatsoever when it comes to building a website from scratch. This is where the automatic web builder comes in.
This application is unlike the HTML editor that is just responsible for the making of proper HTML scripts. This automatic builder for websites gives out ready-made templates for web pages that can be easily altered according to the preferences of its users. Aside from these templates, there are also some AWBs that come complete with other essential features as well. There are even some of them that have shopping carts for web owners who wish to provide different kinds of goods for their web visitors. There are also other programs in web builders that have built-in counters for surveys that enable you to monitor the amount of traffic that has been generated.
If you are also looking for the easiest and fastest way to place the freshest and most pertinent content on your website, you can do this with the automatic builder. If the content that you are providing in your site is very informative, then you can be assured that you will get satisfied clients who will possibly come back to buy more of your products or avail of your services. A website with interesting content can attract more traffic, which will in turn result in better optimization of your website.
While there are websites that cost a lot to create, there are others that are made without any cost at all. When it comes to website builders, there are some that have to be purchased while there are others that you can get for free.
You have to take note that if you want more premium features in your automatic builder, then you will have to go for the ones that come with a price. However, if you are content with just the most basic and general features and you would like to be spared the huge expense of getting your own purchased website builder, then you can go ahead and avail of the free program.
The web designs that come with a purchased AWB program are almost limitless, and you can make use of them to make more money too. You can use the designs in the program to make some side income out of creating websites for friends and other people. There are even certified applications that come with these purchased automatic builders that you can use for free.
A free automatic web builder, which is just the same as the ones that are usually used for blog websites, may feature design concepts, but they are very limited. The drawback with this type of builder is that it is usually prone to the presence of pop-ups or advertisements from third parties that are just piggybacking on your website. Although the originality and the security of your website can be easily compromised when you use an AWB, you can always take consolation in the fact that it does not cost you anything.
Paid web builders also come specialized. There are those that only build ecommerce site, those that focus on building monetized content sites, and then those that specialize in building blogs.
Whichever website builder you intend to use, you can be assured that you will have an efficient and easy way to create a website of your own.