Web Application and Website Development in Kent

News and Articles

Sinclair Design in a nutshell...

Sinclair Design was founded in 1987 as a graphic design consultancy specialising in corporate communications and identity development. The business also produced brochures, reports and information systems for organisations of all sizes including the NHS at local and regional levels.

As founder Roy Sinclair was an ex-aerospace technician trained in programming, the consultancy started designing websites in 1997 at the request of clients. But this soon led to specialisation in the provision of robust, secure and standards-compliant content management systems and web applications.

Sinclair Design's approach to business is friendly, relaxed and down-to-earth, with professionalism and commercial awareness that comes naturally after dealing on such a variety of business levels for so many years. Telephone: 01843 223550.

What is a Web Application?

A web application is a business management tool of the software variety that runs on a powerful, secure, centralised web server. Because such systems are normally classed as 'mission critical' (in other words a business could lose income or even fail completely without such services), server redundancy and data recovery procedures are standard practice when hosting web applications.

Users of web applications connect to a central web-server via the internet, using nothing more complicated than a browser such as Firefox or Internet Explorer with SSL data encryption (as with secure online banking). This means that the client-organisation only needs to maintain a stable ADSL connection and basic Macs or PCs — the hassle and worry of running and securing application servers and complex databases is removed from the office environment.

What's more, multiple users can instantly connect to the system from anywhere in the world with an internet connection (dial-up or broadband), meaning that staff from businesses spread across several national or global sites can login and work wherever they find themselves — even from home or an internet cafe in the Algarve ...now that's progress!

text size: A A A A

Look in this bar to see where you are within the website