The State of the Art

Websites that actually DO something...

What a concept!

When the web was young, it was completely acceptable to publish an on-line brochure. All it had to do was look pretty. But this merely transferred the four-century-old print paradigm to the computer screen.

The next stage of website evolution was the addition of cool effects: animation, sound, and links to related pages. However, much of this work still boiled down to little more than eye-candy, and hard-to-navigate, hard-to-maintain conglomerations of pages, links and data. After pouring millions of dollars into such efforts, companies started asking, "When is this going to pay off?"

The maturation of web-based business models means achieving full utilization and symbiotic coordination of networks, computing resources and applications in a nonlinear information environment. Modern sites are expected to perform. They are robust, data-driven, web applications that are fully integrated into the daily workflow of thriving companies. What's more, modern sites play music, stream video, and remember your name. Anything less, and potential customers move on to the sites that do

Pushing the envelope...

Until it pushes back.

Code-Monkeys is advancing this maturation, helping companies realize maximum benefits from web-based technologies. Besides opening new, more accessible "front doors" to customers and suppliers worldwide, by boosting the integrity and accessibility of critical data across the company, web-based solutions can also optimize internal processes, such as order fulfillment, HR activities and product development.

If we had our way, businesses would use web applications in nearly every aspect of operation. But not every business needs everything at once. So another critical part of our job is to help you evaluate what makes sense for your company in terms of its size, objectives and budget today, as well as mapping out a growth strategy for tomorrow.

If you manage information as part of your business, chances are good that your process could be enhanced with an appropriate tool. Contact us and find out what's available.