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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]