PHP Programmer

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Ben Whitaker

We’re looking for a part time PHP Programmer who enjoys working on a team.

PHP Programmer Job Requirements

  • Able to work with OOP in PHP
  • Zend Framework
  • MySQL
  • Able to work with a Team
  • Experience with WordPress a plus
  • Experience with MongoDB a plus

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Project Manager

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Ben Whitaker

We’re looking for an energetic and personable individual to help fill the role between our Rich Internet Application development team and our clients. This person will be responsible for making sure that each project is addressed and completed appropriately and on time.

The position is part time and expected to grow into a full time position in a short period of time.

Responsibilities

 

  • Identify, lead and direct team resources
  • Plan and control all aspects of a project such as scope, schedule, and budget
  • Develop and manage client relationships
  • Successfully manage the financial and technical aspects of projects
  • Manage proposal efforts and successfully negotiate proposal/contracts to award
  • Effectively use project management tools

Qualifications

  • Two years project management experience
  • Knowledge and/or experience working in an Agile / SCRUM Environment
  • Project management or leadership training (optional)
  • Able to multi-task and prioritize
  • Strong leadership ability and ability to work cooperatively in a team environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Able to work independently & make decisions
  • Internet savvy

Brownie Point Qualifications

  • Familiar with ActiveCollab or similar PM software
  • Enjoys Social Media
  • Loves Pizza
  • Star Wars Fan

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Sales Representatives

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Ben Whitaker

We are currently looking for outgoing and  talented individuals to represent our company. If you are interested in a great commission on Rich Internet Applications and website development projects, give us a call.

Sales Representative Job Requirements

  • Some familiarity with Internet technology
  • Outgoing / Enjoy meeting new people
  • Good communication skills
  • Strong work ethic
  • Team player
  • Willingness to learn new things
  • Reliable phone, Internet access and transportation

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Why Adobe AIR

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Ben Whitaker

Adobe Air has been out since 2007 and is now on release 2.6. Though many people are using AIR applications it may be difficult to think of how apply Adobe AIR and how it may be of benefit to your own business. This post is help explain the role that AIR can potentially play in the delivery strategy for your company’s Internet presence.

What is Adobe Air?

Adobe AIR basically is a vehicle for Internet based websites and applications (written in HTML, CSS, Javascript and Flash) to be delivered outside Internet browsers like Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome. These other environments include the desktop, mobile devices and tablets.

What Does that Mean?

Adobe AIR can mean quite a bit for your company. Consider the following benefits.

Multiple Environments

Expanding to new platforms can be very expensive and extremely lengthy. AIR becomes the helper in developing your application for PC, Mac, Linux, Android and other environments with minimal changes to the underlying code. This can save costs on programming and time learning new environments significantly. Adobe has made spreading your application across these multiple devices much easier.

More Possibilities

AIR makes available system resources that simply are not yet natively available from an Internet browser. Saving data, desktop alerts and offline synchronization are just some of the things that can be done. As you can imagine the ways that you can integrate your data with these various devices and environments is endless.

Summary

By integrating Adobe AIR as part of your Rich Internet Application delivery, you are able to increase not only the profitability of your current market but further extend your current market. Customer service can become simpler and farther reaching. Customer retention can become more effective with increased exposure to existing clients. Development, marketing and deployment costs can also be greatly reduced.

The uses for AIR are innumerable. If you are considering Adobe AIR, Contact us, we’ll be happy to discuss if AIR is a good fit for your business and explore the possibilities that make sense for your target audience.

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Prudential Idaho Realty

Posted on March 18, 2009 by admin

We have the privilege to be working with Prudential Idaho Realty formerly Boise River Properties. This is an exciting site that will continue to evolve as the company grows and increases it’s web presence. We are excited to release a Flex based MLS browser for the site soon.

Visit Prudential Idaho Realty

http://prudentialidahorealty.com

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AMF Support in Zend Framework to be Released in 1.7

Posted on October 10, 2008 by admin

Some of you reading may be familiar with the fact that Adobe has decided to contribute AMF support to Zend Framework for deeper Flex and AIR integration. You might even be familiar with the fact that Adobe has decided to go on tour with rock stars like Kevin Hoyt to PHP groups spreading the good news while providing some ZF+AMF training.  Riafox made the decision months back to use ZF for our back-end php code so as you can imagine we were pleasantly surprised by both announcements.

Speaking of pleasantly surprised, something funny happened to me today.  I came into work all ready to grab the latest Zend_Amf from incubator and play with it to put together a post on how to integrate Zend Framework and Flex. To my surprise it wasn’t there. I knew it should be there, I had stopped to visit countless times before.  It didn’t even leave a note, or a forwarding address.  ”Could it be?” I asked myself as I began browsing trunk.  Lo and behold there it was in all of its “I’m-going-to-be-in-the-next-release” glory.

Zend_Amf will be released in version 1.7 which is in the “sanity” (semi-nearing the release candidate) stage.

If you are curious, I compiled a snapshot of the Zend_Amf portion of the manual and stuck it here.

To celebrate, starting Tuesday 10/13 we are going to feature a 7 part series on building a complete rich Internet application a la Zend Framework and Flex using the new Zend_Amf component.

We hope to see you for that, but in the meantime here are some handy links:

Zend Amf Component Proposal

Zend Framework Trunk w/ Zend_AMF

Zend_Amf Manual

Cheers!

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TSheets Air Application

Posted on September 17, 2008 by admin

We were pleased to be able to work with TSheets on an Adobe AIR version of their application to bring TSheets to the desktop. utilizing TSheets API the application allows users to view and manage their projects from a convenient desktop app which will also allow time tracking offline and will seamlessly synchronize when an internet connection is restored.

Now TSheet users will be able to use their account without having to have a browser window open on their computer. Minimized the application resides in the system tray or as a Dock Icon making it extremely easy to use and unobtrusive to other active applications.

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Zipsta Community

Posted on September 17, 2008 by admin

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Kastera Homes

Posted on September 17, 2008 by admin

For Kastera Homes, RIA Fox created a website package which contains several different tools. Not only is the site visually appealing, but the rich Internet application environment includes four widgets which are specifically designed to assist Kastera in marketing, sales, and customer service.

Using the Interactive Plat Maps, Kastera can quickly and easily update their community plat maps with new home listings and details. Visitors to the site can easily determine not only the availability of each lot, but can view details relating to price, size, and house design. The Room Designer is also a tool geared toward customers, enabling them to modify room features such as countertops, paint, and flooring in a photo-realistic environment. By participating in dynamic color and pattern manipulation, home buyers can customize their home designs without traveling to other locations.

For internal company use by Kastera, RIA Fox manufactured a PDF Flyer generation tool, which can create promotional flyers tailored to a specific listing and sales representative. This cuts down significantly on design and printing costs from other marketing firms, allowing for direct in-house management. The final widget utlized by Kastera, Agent Identity, is a custom web application which allows agents to override MLS information and edit the contact data for web site display and physical media presentations. This eliminates the confusion which often arises from home buyers receiving contact information for multiple agents.

All together, the strategies implemented for Kastera Homes are a good example of the ways a business can connect with their market through RIA development.

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Saltzer Medical Group

Posted on September 17, 2008 by admin

“We’ve been really impressed at Saltzer Medical Group with the level of service and commitment to our new website, www.saltzermed.com, shown by RIA Fox. They have been with us through the design and implementation and have always been accessible, efficient and friendly. We feel like they care about the vision of Saltzer and are seeking to provide a website that compliments that vision. One of the chief things we required was a high level of direct content management. RIA Fox helped by creating a custom web-based content management system, and then implemented some of the best no-cost web resources to further enhance our end-user experience (WordPress and Yahoo Maps integration being the two most obvious).

They have also been great about follow up, sending us analysis of the site’s performance and always requesting critique to further enhance their service to us. We would highly recommend RIA Fox if you are looking for a local, dedicated and professional company to create and host your next company website.”

– Jonathan Griffiths

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