Today’s businesses offer numerous outlets providing information and resources to their products and services. If you have a question or concern or simply want to stay up-to-date on product details, you can usually do so through a company’s website or social media outlets. The days of where is my order? or is this in stock? and how […]
In a recent CNN article, they reported an increase in cyber crime and hacking. As an IT company, we have also seen this trend recently as more and more companies are calling us to help when their site gets hacked. As more and more countries gain technical infrastructure but are not getting high quality IT […]
The Wendy’s High School Heisman Award is a joint program between Wendy’s and the Heisman Trophy Trust which rewards our nation’s most esteemed high school seniors. Award Recognition goes to those who are proven leaders and role models within their school and community as well as actively participating in school sponsored sports recognized by the International Olympic Committee. Switchbox […]
Years of experience has taught us that each business utilizes some sort of a dashboard. It may look like a piece of paper they hand out in a meeting, it may be a marker board that is up on the wall in their manufacturing facility or there are some who may have it as a […]
We’ve been getting asked a lot recently if it makes more sense to hire one developer that works in-house or to hire a development agency like us. Obviously we are biased in this issue but the discussion comes up so often we wanted to share our thoughts. Many businesses believe there is value in hiring one developer […]
More and more often we are finding that each client we work with has become increasingly unsure of which technology to specifically use. In a time with endless IT companies and their opinions, it becomes harder for non-technical people to determine what is best for them. If you’ve been looking for a new web application […]
One of the benefits of working at Switchbox is gaining exposure to many technologies, both new and old. Recently, one of our developers had the opportunity to learn and work with HL7. HL7, which stands for Health Level-7, is a set of standards used to transmit data between different healthcare providers. HL7 has been around […]
If you visit our office you would see several people sitting at desks with large monitors, typing. What is it exactly, they’re doing? Explaining what our developers do on a daily basis to a client is tough. Each developer works on several different projects at one point and time. Understanding the value our team creates […]
Business First recently ran an article about Armada, featuring CEO Tom Foos, entitled “Protect firms from workplace violence”. Armada is a provider of prevention, protection, response and recovery solutions. True to their mission statement, they work with businesses to protect people, assets and reputation. Their idea is emphasizing the importance of prevention and preparing for […]
As our business grows each year, we learn more and more just how we provide the best value to our clients. Initially starting as a company building websites, it has been more apparent that the value we provide most to our clients is not simply creating a website but is by creating business solutions. Most […]
Last week one of our PHP developers presented the pros and cons of Ember.js, prompting a team discussion centered around the idea of whether or not to move in this direction. Ember is an open-source client-side JavaScript web application framework. It allows developers to create single-page applications that are scalable. Ember was created in 2011 by […]
The redesign of the Netech website was a unique, challenging and fun project to have the opportunity to work on. The most demanding factors for this project revolved around the front-end implementations. While the site’s design is undoubtedly beautiful, one familiar with font-end web elements will know that the layout and styling of these components […]
Switchbox is happy to announce the launch of Schaffer Consulting! We collaborated with Rattleback, in setting up a new CMS platform as well as integrating a fantastic responsive-design. Additionally, we developed a few custom Modules to help Schaffer with content management for Harvard Business Reviews, CTA Submissions with Analytics, Case Studies Management, Blog and Team […]
Gardner, an existing Switchbox client, needed a quick and easy solution for their dealers to deliver engine installation procedures. The site had to be independent from their current site and have some very basic functions: Ability to search procedures and display results Create, Edit and Approve repower procedures An area where procedures were public and […]
We recently did some minor updates for the Liberty Foundation just in time for their interview with Fox News. A few of these updates included: Categorizing their news page into links on their homepage so they can be easily accessed, adding a news ticker on the homepage to highlight their top five news articles, adding […]
Joel and Steve had the privilege of visiting the Ronald McDonald House to meet with the Community Relations and Marketing Director, Ryan Wilkins. The Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Ohio is located on the campus of Nationwide Children’s hospital and serves families and hospitalized children by providing a home-away-from-home. This space provides a place […]
For the past year, Switchbox has working on a portal website for the Center of Vocational Alternatives (COVA). COVA, a program of Southeast Healthcare Services, provides services which assist and support individuals in overcoming emotional and other challenges to a productive life, focusing on employment, economic stability and life skills. Their belief that all people […]
Recently we had a unique challenge of launching a site with multiple high resolution images on several of their pages. While the site looked good it was taking several seconds to load on mobile devices with slower internet connections. We used a few simple tools to help analyze the problem and then to ultimately […]
Switchbox is excited to announce the launch of Gardner’s new robust website. Gardner is one of the largest family-owned Lawn & Garden and Outdoor Power Equipment distributors in the nation with distribution centers in Columbus, Ohio, Franklin, Massachusetts, and Jacksonville, Florida. The newly designed site, over a year in development, introduces a fresh more intuitive layout […]
Wilmington College unveiled their new website, designed to showcase its new brand and tell the story of their “Hands-On” tagline. In collaboration with Ologie, Switchbox helped construct a site that was designed to be more visually appealing, easier to navigate and responsive for mobile devices. The site defines easy entry points for students, parents, faculty […]