As a leader in Web technology since the beginning of the Internet age, NCS Technologies is again breaking new ground with our commitment to Web 2.0. This new paradigm brings much greater interactivity and collaboration to the Web through rich content and technologies such as Web Services, AJAX, Wikis, blogs, vlogs, and social networking. We are producing sites for our clients that not only push content, but also encourage sharing among users and gather content for collaborative use.

Web Services provide the opportunity for enterprises to rapidly deploy new applications using existing applications as "building blocks." Long the dream of older technologies such as CORBA and earlier proprietary products, Web Services finally provides the security, standards and flexibility required to make rapid, large-scale integration a reality. As a pioneer in this area, NCS Technologies has deployed integrated applications for our clients in record time. In fact, it is our standard practice to use Web Services whenever we build application functionality for a client.

A major enabler for Web 2.0 has been the spread of Open Source packages. Open Source provides high-quality solutions for a low price of entry. Perhaps the most widely used Open Source packages are environmental software, such as the Linux operating system, the Apache Web Server, and application servers such as Tomcat and Jboss; NCS has built and deployed many applications on these platforms. A more recent development is the rise of higher level applications such as Pentaho Business Intelligence. When NCS builds an application on Open Source software, we fully support both the customized portions and the underlying Open Source base.