The majority of custom enterprise applications being created today leverage a web-based development and distribution model. As internet and web browser technology evolved over the past decade, it became feasible to deliver increasingly functional business applications via the web. With the proliferation of the rich web technologies, including advances in Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) and AJAX, web-based applications can be constructed to provide the end-user with the same highly-functional experience that in the past was only available through traditional desktop software.
In order to create effective enterprise applications, the right mix of development expertise, disciplined process, and design ability must be present. At Northridge, we possess all three of these critical capabilities. Northridge has been building complex enterprise applications for over 10 years and we have dozens of customer success stories and reference engagements. Our True North Methodology™ leverages a detailed set of processes and deliverables to enable a successful solution delivery. We also understand that effective enterprise applications must include a highly-intuitive and attractive user interface in order to drive user adoption. For these usability and design needs, we leverage the talents of our Northridge Interactive sister division.
In many enterprise application engagements we find it advantageous to leverage Microsoft SharePoint as the platform and core foundation for the business solution by including native SharePoint capabilities combined with custom-developed functionality. Our team extends the intrinsic power of SharePoint with custom web parts, business intelligence functionality, and by integrating with other line of business systems. Internal business applications, reporting solutions and executive dashboards are a natural fit to be housed within a SharePoint environment.
In some situations SharePoint may not be the right platform given the business and technology requirements. In these situations Northridge will architect the enterprise application directly on top of the Microsoft.NET framework which can provide greater flexibility and range of functionality, although less "out of the box" functionality. These applications will not leverage SharePoint but will often utilize Microsoft SQL Server as the database engine. As a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Northridge focuses on the Microsoft development platform for web-based applications and thus we have tremendous expertise with the Microsoft.NET framework, SharePoint, Visual Studio.NET, ASP.NET, C# and SQL Server.
Whether your application is internally-focused, B2B (business-to-business) or B2C (business-to-consumer), Northridge can provide full lifecycle services ranging of business consulting and strategy, solution architecture, development, hosting, and ongoing solution management.