the aurora framework / aurora core

Over 2 years of research and development has gone into our proprietary framework, called “Aurora”, which is the basis for most of our dynamic online applications. This framework allows us to build customised, flexible online applications that can cater for virtually any needs you may have. The framework has been constructed using the latest technologies, and is continuously supported through an integrated automatic update system.

This foundation has allowed us to build core - which is our headline application that is extendible with our other products to offer you a complete, one-stop online administration facility for your website and your services. These applications are developed as 'packages', and on a standard level can just be added to your account, ready to use "out of the box". However, we are most proud of the extendability of these out-of-the-box applications, which almost always serve as the basis for a customised solution, tailored for your website. No two websites are identical, why should administration for each be the same?

Because of this, our application packages have built in functionality to make extending simpler. This way, custom-built applications become a possibility, backed by the latest framework coding, which means that we can offer you solutions that other companies simply cannot.

Our out-of-the-box applications include (but are not limited to):

• Member-exclusive areas of your website, with administration module for both the user and moderator.
• Content Management, allowing the editing of your website’s content and content-specific images without a need to know how to program.
• Image Manipulation, allowing you to perform several image-related editing tasks, such as resizing, cropping and compressing for web as well as advanced effects such as framing, watermarking and copy-protecting.
• Email Messaging with Contact Manager, which allows one to create and manage mailing lists for the sending of targeted email marketing campaigns.
• Product Catalogue and Shopping Cart systems.
• Interactive Content systems (i.e. blogs, forums.)
• Advertising & Content Scheduling systems.
• SMS integration systems.
• Zone-based website systems (multiple-language websites.)
• File Management systems.

Using the latest web technologies, the “Aurora” system is growing constantly, with improvements and additional features regularly. And you can harness the power of this for your own web presence – and if you have a special need, this framework will be the first step in realising that need.

what does this mean for me?

Using the “Aurora” framework allows us to readily create general web applications, as well as specialized, non-mainstream online applications by simplifying the actual development process, which cuts down on development and testing time, saving you money. While we pride ourselves on our ‘out the box’ applications, sometimes you just need something to perform a specific task, and we can do that for you, quicker and more efficiently.