The Java Community Process approved JavaServer Faces (JSF) specification 1.0 last week. JSF is standard intended to simplify the development of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for web applications. The development process of JSF was so long that some people lost hope that it will be finished.
Jochen Krause, president of Innoopract, a German software retailer, and a JSF supporter said that six months ago he was not sure whether the specification would ever be completed and approved.
Charles Burrus, a 17-year old high school junior from Beaumont, Texas, runs his own web design business. His interest in business started when he was a first-grader and sold water and lemonade at a neighborhood stand and he has undertaken in several business ventures ever since.
Broadband Wireless International Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: BBAN) announced today that the company has hired Ravenwood Designs of Atlanta, GA to complete its new web
site.The site domain is www.thenewbban.com and is scheduled to be completed in the near future.
Angelfish Media, a web design company based in Middlesbrough, won three web design awards. The winners are chosen from a list of international entrants by the members of the International Association of Web Masters and Designers. Carol Hodgson, MD of CEM Event Management, presented Rob Tucker, CEO of Angelfish Media, with the awards at a Business Clubs North East business showcase event.
blast!, a public relations and web design agency, announced that it has leased a new office in downtown Raleigh.
Kathleen Bagley, chief executive officer of blast!, said that the new office compliments the agency’s culture perfectly by giving it a ‘newsroom’ environment that encourages open communication.
Adobe Creative Suite (CS) from Adobe Systems Inc. is like a Swiss Army Knife for designers. Tucked inside are updated versions of the Adobe Illustrator drawing program, Photoshop image editor, GoLive Web page designer, InDesign page design software and Acrobat PDF creation tool. All of the tools are well integrated and share a common look and feel.
Specifically, developers may use Microsoft Office Excel 2003 spreadsheet and Microsoft Office FrontPage Web design applications to write services where eBay users could automate pricing and bid changes as needed.
The web is still very new and not much has been established in proper web design standards. This leads to many inconsistencies in the visual appeal as well as the functionality of a website.
If you're looking to add a little more depth to your Web site, Adobe's $399 Atmosphere may be the tool for you. Designed to make it easier and less expensive to create three-dimensional interactive online environments--useful for everything from marketing to education--the new program is competing with established, more comprehensive 3D packages that cost thousands of dollars. Unlike in those programs, however, Atmosphere files require a player, similar to Flash animations.
Sean Brasher and Scott Pierce from Intermark Interactive, a Birmingham web design company, are among just forty developers worldwide who have been awarded certificates for the new Macromedia Flash MX 2004 platform.
