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19.01.2006 - Prismix and Monochrome Enter Joint Venture Agreement

Prismix and Monochrome sign a joint venture agreement to become the leading supplier of Rich Internet Application services to the UK and European markets.

The coming together of these two companies is going to provide our customers and future customers with an unmatched level of skill and experience. We are excited about the possibilities ahead of us and bringing our combined expertise to your project.

Prismix, in addition to offering the most experienced Macromedia ColdFusion MX expertise in the U.K., is one of only a handful of companies to be certified as a Macromedia Flex Partner.

Monochrome, also a Macromedia Alliance Partner, specialises in the creation of highly dynamic content for delivery on the Internet, innovative and exciting to explore.

01.10.2004 - Web Apps are changing

Rich internet technology is changing and Macromedia developers need to retool. Those were the major themes that Allen Manning, technical director of UK Macromedia Flex Partner, Prismix, hit home at the most recent UKCFUG seminar.

The free event drew UK developers and designers from the greater London area to listen to the ColdFusion beta-tester talk about Flex, Flash and the rich Internet application marketplace.

Manning’s technical presentation, Working with Large Datasets in Macromedia Flex and ColdFusion, led off with examples of how web applications are changing. He presented proof points that a new generation of client rich internet technology is making enterprise business application development simpler and better than ever. He stressed, however, that developers need to update the way they view data.

“Instead of navigating around pages and areas, you have to move around your data using views and tools to build next-generation Internet and business applications that meet user approval.”

Moving server logic onto the client side, Manning said, takes a deeper understanding of the tools themselves, be it Flash, Flex, ColdFusion or open-source content management systems, such as FarCry.

Before launching into the meat of the presentation, which gave developers a series of examples, each one more sophisticated than the last, of how to work with large amounts of data, the issue of accessibility came up. An audience member asked if Flash was in danger of failing accessibility requirements. The consensus was no.

The audience walked away with concrete ideas of how to create an architectural analysis that will ultimately help them develop applications that make sense to the end user. After the presentation, several went to a nearby pub to continue the discussion.

Download Manning’s presentation or look at
Macromedia Flash rich applications and Flex stores by visiting Demos.
For more information, contact Allen Manning.

30.09.2004 - Working With Large Datasets in Flex and ColdFusion

As Web developers we need to worry about displaying and managing large amounts of data. Tens of thousands of business objects - contacts, invoices, work orders – all the critical stuff that makes business work - is in our hands. Can we do it better? Is there an easier way?

Macromedia's Matt Chotin has insights into ways of working with large datasets in Flex. Prismix, a leading Macromedia developer and UKCFUG sponsor, is hosting a seminar September 30 to show developers how to apply Chotin’s concepts and patterns to their Flex and ColdFusion applications.

http://www.ukcfug.org/


16.08.2004 - New UKCFUG design released

After a week of work we released the new design of the UK ColdFusion User Group website. The website uses ColdFusion MX and the FarCry Content Management System. As time was tight we couldn't move away from the old layout too much, but we hope the new design will improve the overall feel of the site. Thanks to Filip our designer for putting together a truely awesome design!

01.06.2004 - Free Macromedia Flex Developer Seminar

Prismix will be giving the first of many free Flex seminars in London on Thursday 17th June. Using the Flex Store as an example, Prismix Technical Director Allen Manning will walk the audience through a new world of client side Flex architecture.

"After building a couple of initial 'getting started' applications with Macromedia Flex, developers often experience a feeling of liberation: all of a sudden, the all-too-well-known limitations of HTML for building applications disappear, and it’s hard not to get excited by the new possibilities and opportunities that the Macromedia Flex Rich Internet Applications platform unleashes." 

01.05.2004 - Intranet code name: FREE

We have just completed the requirements phase for our second Flex project – code named ‘FREE. FREE is an Intranet for a print design firm. When deployed it will be a workgroup Intranet (built in Flex and ColdFusion MX) that will manage both their strategic and tactical day to day workflows.

01.04.2004 - First Flex Project Started – ‘KIT’

We have just delivered our first Flex application Proof of Concept. Although similar to CameraFinder and the Flex Store, its market is more Business to Business.

01.03.2004 - Onfolio Launch

We are happy to see Onfolio Inc. launch their flagship product. We use it every day and find it an indispensable part of our day to day workflow. Onfolio is a new product category - a Search Information Manager or SIM. We use it as our primary knowledge storage and sharing tool.

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16.02.2004 - FilmFacts deployed

We have just deployed FilmFacts; a multi-dimensional data management system. It is used by Film companies to record information about a films marketing collateral. It uses Flash to manage OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) data. We feel that moving RIAs and OLAP together will be a major new trend for the next wave of business applications.

15.12.2003 - Prismix Endorse Farcry

01.10.2003 - Industry Forum Launched

Industry Forum, a not for profit corporate membership organisation, has deployed one of our business solutions to manage their company’s Intranet. Features in this Intranet include: Customer Relationship Management, Accounting, and Campaign Management.

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01.11.2003 - Content Managed Masterpieces

Critically acclaimed artist Francisco Centofanti can now share his art collection with the world thanks to technology supplied by Prismix. His tailor-made content management system allows easy control over what work he displays online via a custom-built and intuitive interface.

12.09.2003 - CameraFinder in Macromedia Demos

Macromedia’s global sales force has started demoing the CameraFinder application as a part of their Experience Matters campaign. We expect to see many follow-on applications like German MSG at.NET’s Handy Finder application.

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01.08.2003 - Macromedia Endorsement

Macromedia has upgraded our endorsement to Macromedia Alliance status. For an ongoing fruitful relationship, we thank you. Macromedia has a strategic vision of the future and is increasing investment in Enterprise server technologies. Improving online experiences will ensure their platform a long term prospect.

01.07.2003 - CF Europe 2003

CF_Europe 2003 (organised by Prismix) was a great success. We welcomed over 200 European designers and developers at the Olympia Conference Centre in Kensington. The keynote presenters Ben Forta and Tim Buntel launched the conference by painting a picture of the future of online experiences.

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