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Ajax based file upload component

Posted on 11/18/10 No Comments

The purpose of AJAX file uploading is to upload files without refreshing the screen.   Actually functions like a regular file upload but it mimics the AJAX feeling by using the iframe html object. In this article, we use a PHP script in the server to recieve the files.  Here are the basic steps to [...]

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Installing LAMP Stack on a Ubuntu Server

Posted on 11/15/10 No Comments

This is a step-by-step instructions on how to setup LAMP stack on Ubuntu server (Ubuntu 9.10). This setup is based on linode VPS. Linodes are very easy to setup and manage. It uses XEN virtualization technology. You can find more information about linodes @ www.linode.com. If you are looking for a dedicated server for your [...]

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Ambir partners with Indian software developer

Posted on 10/20/10 No Comments

After long espousing the virtues of doing business globally, IT consulting firm Ambir is now partnering with an Indian software developer to offer Atlantic Canadian companies the scalability, technical expertise and cost savings associated with offshoring in the Asian country. Shibur Basheer, left, chief technology officer of Cabot Technology Solutions and Ian Cavanagh, CEO of [...]

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IT partnership targets global market

Posted on 10/20/10 No Comments

Shibu Basheer and Ian Cavanagh stand in front of their IT business Ambir on OCT 18,Monday. (Peter Parsons / Staff) A MARITIME information technology consulting company has formed a partnership with an Indian software developer to turn far-shore outsourcing opportunities into near-shore reality. “Our vision is to be part of the global IT supply chain,” [...]

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Ambir and Cabot Solutions announce “Bridging the Gap to India” Program

Posted on 10/18/10 No Comments

October 18, 2010 – Ambir , an Atlantic Canada based IT Consulting firm and Cabot Solutions, a software development firm based in Kochi, India are jointly announcing the ‘Bridging the Gap to India’ program for companies in Atlantic Canada. This joint initiative is designed to help Atlantic Canadian based businesses learn and harness the IT [...]

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Creating Domain name entries in Linode DNS using the Linode API

Posted on 05/06/10 No Comments

Linode is a popular Virtual Private Server (VPS) service provider which provides quality linux VPS services at affordable prices. Linode allows programmers to create domain name entries in the Domain manager using a language of your choice via their API.  This article describes how domains can be created programatically using PHP. To use Linode API: [...]

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Create video gallery thumbnails using FFmpeg with multiple file format support for input video files

Posted on 01/15/10 No Comments

Using FFmpeg , a complete, cross-platform solution to record, convert and stream audio and video , Cabot developed a unique solution to create Video Gallery using PHP and JQuery. Features of this tool are: 1. Users can directly upload the video files to a folder on the web server using any FTP client software 2.  [...]

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Development of Enterprise CRM system with Flex, CodeIgnitor, and Ilog Elixir

Posted on 01/12/10 No Comments

Cabot Solutions was approached by Sunny South Insulators, to build an integrated web based CRM application to help manage their client contacts, project estimates, scheduling, invoices and calendar modules.   The application was to assist the firm to effectively streamline and manage its business processes. Manage client contacts and maintain a log of all communications [...]

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Displaying Math equations using MathML in mediawiki

Posted on 12/28/09 No Comments

Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) describes mathematical notations and capturing both its structure and content. The objective of mathml is to integrate mathematical formulae into World Wide Web documents. For examples of mathematical expressions and the syntax for writing them within a wiki refer http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Formula Example: $ {x}^{2}+4x+4=0$ represents the expression To setup mathml support in [...]

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Generating string combinations for a url shortening service using PHP

Posted on 12/24/09 No Comments

Url shortening is a technique in which a larger URL is made available by accessing a relatively shorter URL.  This is useful for sending links with via email, twitter,  sms etc.  Popular URL shortening services include tinyurl.com and bit.ly. Usually, the long web page url is mapped to a randomly generated string-numeric combination such that [...]

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