Web Engineering and Construction
Onset Industries is a software engineering and web hosting company consisting of a flexible, agile network of developers and administrators who enjoy working with open-source technology. We use experience, know-how and creativity to architect and build modern applications.
- Web application development
- Systems integration
- Content Management System (Visycs CMS)
- Custom and packaged eCommerce solutions
- Fully Managed Web Hosting
- System Administration
- Mashups integration (Google maps, Flickr, Twitter)
- PHP5, Zend Framework, CakePHP
- Ruby on Rails
- Java, JEE
- Javascript, AJAX, Jquery, Prototype
- Flash, Actionscript
- mySQL, postgreSQL, Oracle
- Linux, Solaris, OS X, BSD
We also work with a number of advertising and graphic design agencies, providing development, system administration and consulting services to enable them to provide strong technical solutions to their clients without the need for in-house expertise.
Recent News and Projects
Cocoon, Inc.
This local high-tech manufacturer builds complex protective covers, aircraft hangars and other systems for long-term storage of assets for industry and the military. We were proud to partner with Rumbletree, using their design expertise, to integrate the Visycs Content Management system, allowing staff to visually maintain all aspects of the site, including case studies and an online quote generator.
www.cocoon-inc.com
Netjets store
We collaborated again with our partners at Circus Media to build an employee gift distribution site for Netjets, the market leader and orignator of fractional aircraft ownership. The site offers Netjets gear to existing customers, and also allows sales reps to send promotional items to clients and prospects, based on managed credit limits. This custom solution integrates directly with a 3rd-party fulfillment house for shipping and order tracking.
shop.netjets.com
FCE Property Mini-sites
Provided with a set of unique visual designs and user-interface guidelines by our partners at Mechanica, we were able to create semantic, valid structure that came alive with extensive Javascript development based on Jquery. Built for real-estate company Forest City Enterprises, these sites all use AJAX to query the legacy ERP system for apartment availability and leasing information, and feature innovative image slideshows and interactive maps applications.
lenoxclubliving.comlenoxparkliving.com
onefranklintown.com
1835arch.com
Withers and Withers
A local purveyor of epicurian equestrian edibles contacted us with the need to establish a simple on-line presence and offer retail e-commerce, using their existing design and content. Their simple product line and un-fussy design lent itself well to our in-house e-commerce framework, which provides a standard set of catalog and order management features with an emphasis on ease of use.
www.cocoon-inc.com
Ali.com store
One of the icons of the 20th century - an athlete and a personality without comparison - could he be The Greatest of All Time? There is no argument here. We were proud to partner with our friends at Circus Media to develop the official online store for Muhammed Ali Enterprises. Books, authentic signed memorabilia, and some excellent posters are all available through this custom catalog and e-commerce application, which is managed by MAE staff and integrates directly with their shipping and fulfillment partners.
shop.ali.com
Copley Society of Boston [Co|So]
CoSo is the nation's oldest non-profit artists association and gallery. Provided with stellar design and direction by Torque9 Media, Onset integrated our Visycs CMS to allow CoSo staff to update their constantly changing Exhibitions and Special Events information. We also provided a custom e-commerce solution, allowing visitors to register for Artist Workshops, pay member dues and make donations online.
www.copleysociety.org
StoopSales.com
A friend who has a passion for the streetside weekend sales that pop up all over Brooklyn got in touch with an idea to make her life, and those who share the love of the hunt, easier and more fun. Working from her design and direction, we developed Stoopsales.com, a site to find and list Stoop Sales (a yard sale for those with stoops) in Brooklyn, using Google Maps and Ruby on Rails.
www.stoopsales.com
EBSCOhost
Onset was proud to work with EBSCO Publishing to maintain and extend their EHConnect application using J2EE and mySQL. This application gives library members and students across the world access to EBSCO's extensive database of academic and popular journal articles.
EBSCOhost ConnectionJobs
Onset is always on the lookout for top-notch developers who can contribute to the team. Here are some of the skillsets we are looking for right now:
UI developer/designer
designer/developer to create standards-compliant, cross-browser, semantic (X)HTML and CSS application presentation layers with JavaScript interactivity. more...
Web Application Developer
junior PHP programmer to collaborate in innovative new projects, and provide customization for CMS's, e-commerce and more. more...