Technology doesn't matter. It's how you apply technology that does.

Istarel Workshop uses select technologies to build powerful, intuitive web applications. If you only need a simple brochure-style web presence, we will point you to very talented designers who can help you. But, if you want to control the content you present to the world, or you want to securely manage important business workflows, Istarel Workshop can craft a custom solution for you.

Product catalogs, prospective customer management, interactive web features, complex design features? We can help!

Powerful Framework

To support cost-effective development of client projects, Istarel Workshop crafted a custom PHP framework that features a PostgreSQL-friendly ORM and predicate library, a lightweight template-based rendering engine, and an innovative workflow approach to application design. We've invested over 1250 hours of development time in creating and refining the Istarel Workshop Framework. It works, and it works well.

Database Mastery

Our extensive database experience means that whether you are making your first appearance on the web or have important legacy data you need to migrate, we can help. PostgreSQL is our preferred choice because of its liberal commercial licensing terms and its extremely powerful implementation, but we know (and have used) MySQL, Oracle, and SQLServer. Have a peculiar database need? We can learn it.

Server Experience

Every application is unique. For those sites that use common features and expect to see only moderate traffic, we can prepare a shared hosting environment for you. For applications with exacting performance and functionality requirements, we can install a virtual private server (VPS) or dedicated host. We've done installations on Mac OS X, Ubuntu, Cent OS, and Red Hat Enterprise Server.

Design

We have considerable experience with the Adobe suite of design applications. That means we take a graphic designer's vision and seamlessly integrate it into your web application. We can work with our own talented partners or work with professionals of your choosing. Either way, we will save you time and money.