We are often asked the question, why did you chose the .NET development platform to be your platform of choice? Why not use PHP or ColdFusion? It's not a quick or simple answer, but at Magnetic we do strongly believe the Microsoft .NET platform is the best choice for the vast majority of website development projects. Here's why!
The Microsoft .NET platform is a set of web application development technologies that provide a flexible and scalable solution for the end-to-end management of your business. It can help you communicate across platforms and operating systems, regardless of each application's programming language.
Magnetic specializes in Microsoft ASP.NET for website development. Our developers are proficient in C# and VisualBasic.NET languages. If you have an existing website programmed using an earlier version of ASP.NET, we can also help you modify and update the code.
Streamline the Communications Between Your Internal Systems.
Are you ever frustrated that the various internal systems that you use to run your business don't communicate with each other? By enabling applications to share information across different hardware platforms and operating systems, .NET allows you to connect with business partners, deliver a dynamic and customized experience for customers, save time and money by cutting development time, lower operating costs, and increase revenue by opening up new business opportunities.
For example, you can easily connect all your inventory, accounting, warehouse management, customer ordering, shipping and supplier ordering systems together with one platform. The .NET platform allows the applications behind these systems to share information through the Internet, regardless of the operating system or back-end software. This means a lot less work and less opportunity for errors.
Here are the advantages of using .NET for website development:
- A wide range of supported applications: Intuit Quicken/QuickBooks, UPS Shipping, PayPal Payflow Pro Payment Gateway, Authorize.NET and more
- Compiles the code, instead of interpreting it like PHP or Cold Fusion sites, resulting in faster page loading and a better user experience
- Performs better than Java based frameworks such as Sun's J2EE platform
- Natively supports Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Microsoft SQL Server 2000 and Microsoft Access databases
- Easily utilizes Internet-based services like real-time UPS shipping rate calculations and PayPal Payflow Pro credit card processing
- Allows for the use of XML Web Services from any service provider
- Features compatibility with many cell phones, PDA's and other mobile devices
- Can eliminate web browser compatibility issues with automatic adjustments
- Offers simple deployment -- deploy an entire application as easily as an HTML page
- .NET has performance benefits over other script-based technologies as it seamlessly integrates information and communications to deliver a more personalized computing experience
