Current web technology allows a wide range of media to be displayed over the web, from simple application forms to streaming video. Listed below are some of the more common ones available, but if there is something that you would like and don't see, please contact us, as we are sure we can provide it.

HTML/JavaScript
Conventional websites still allow for quite a few "tricks" where other special features may be blocked by secure web environments and workplaces. These include interactive forms, embedded system checks, image galleries, links and rollovers. The latest websites now incorporate AJAX, a combination of JavaScript and XML.

Adobe Flash®
Entire websites can be made using Flash, either from scratch, or from designer templates. These can be graphically rich, including video, sound and even 3D imagery. However, there are a number of caveats that a client should be aware of:
  • Rather than loading individual pages, Flash downloads as a complete 'movie' so this can take some time.
    Impatient site visitors may just walk away.
  • Construction of Flash sites can be complex, and consequently expensive. Typically, a Flash site takes approximately three times as long to construct as a comparable HTML one.
  • Once a Flash site is built, it can be very difficult to edit, and requires amendment to the source code before rebuilding the site movie.
  • Dynamic Flash sites are possible, including the option for content management, but both these factors can prove to be complex and expensive.
RNCM recommend the use of Flash in much the same way as many other special features; as embedded 'applets', incorporated into a conventional HTML page (such as this one), providing many varied options without most of the associated problems. Flash applications include video and audio players, 3D viewers, image galleries, chat and webcam applets and a wide variety of interactive programming.

Java™
Java is a programming language of wide and varied usage, and although something of a veteran in the web field, it still continues to offer many functions one would normally expect to see as stand-alone programs including office applications, technical support, specialist applications and on-line chat.

Audio/Video
Many technologies, including Java™, Flash®, Microsoft MediaPlayer® and Apple Quicktime®, allow the playing of audio and video, either via downloads, or on-demand (streaming) - these can either be embedded as open-and-play, or by utilising one of many players that work directly within a web page.

Other features
This list is by no means exhaustive and there are many proprietary and public-domain technologies available to use when creating latest websites. There is a continual search for bigger, better, faster and more affordable ways of making websites work for the end user, and at RNCM we strive to keep ahead of the pack by providing the latest features, without compromising on quality, functionality or client satisfaction.

For further information on web applications and technology, please visit Wikipedia