Education isn't enough to design a system in today's environment of multiple platforms and diverse technologies. Pluta Brothers Design can provide the necessary consulting services to help you make some of the difficult decisions as you start to implement your business solutions - decisions such as:

• What hardware will run my business logic?
• What hardware will I use for web application serving?
• What is a DMZ, and how do I position my servers?
• What is the relationship between SSL, HTTPS and VPN?
• Will I use digital certificates, and where?
• What language will I write my business logic in?
• What language will I write my web applications in?
• How will my web applications communicate with my business logic?
• Do I need thick clients?
• What is my overall architecture?
• Do I need intranet, extranet, or Internet access?
• How do I handle OS/400 security?
• How do I decide between WebSphere and Tomcat?
• How can I reuse my existing systems?
• How do I deliver reports?
• How do I develop and test my applications?
• How do I effectively roll out new versions?

At PBD, we've dealt extensively with these and many other issues relating to web application development, and we're available for consulting engagements designed to help you find the right answers to these questions.