Expertise

Cuttlefish's core expertise is in creating easy-to-use Web sites that are also easy to manage. Our in-house content management tools make extensive use of 'Open Source' technologies and can be integrated with most people's existing information systems and ways of working.

Web Design and eCommerce

We are able to design and build fully-featured Web sites and eCommerce systems. Through the use of our in-house Content Management Systems, Cuttlefish can put you in control of Web site updates and give you up-to-the-minute sales and site usage information. Our websites adhere to the relevant standards for layout and accessibility.

Web Services

'Web Services' are the 'glue' that keeps the Internet together. They allow data to be seamlessly moved between web systems and enable complex tasks to be hidden behind simple user interfaces. Cuttlefish as a great deal of experience in creating such services for local authorities and business. These typically make use of XML and related technologies and are implemented in a variety of programming languages.

Internet Video and Multimedia

Be it a single Internet video, or a fully interactive WebTV station, Cuttlefish has the technology and expertise to deliver it for you. We can produce video material for your Web site and offer a range of playback options. We are also able to produce Flash sequences and other forms of interactive multimedia.

Social Networking

Cuttlefish has industry-leading expertise in the production of social networking systems. Our Content Management Systems have a wide range of tools for creating such sites and we can advise you on how to market your social network site or how to utilising existing social networks in your wider marketing strategy.

Search Engine Optimisation (SEO)

Once you have your website up and running, you need to be able to drive traffic to it and ensure that your potential customers are able to find it easily. Cuttlefish sites work well in search engines 'out of the box' and we can offer targeted Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) services.

Dual Language Web Sites

Internationalisation in business means that having a Web site that can be used by people who don't speak English is becoming increasingly important. Cuttlefish understands how to identify and create International Domain Names (IDNs), how to construct sites that will work well in overseas search engines and, by virtue of it's location adjacent to Loughborough University, is able to source skilled translators to produce foreign language versions of your website.

Widgets, Gadgets and Web Apps

Web Applications, Widgets and Gadgets can bring your Web site's functionality to your users' desktop, home page or social network page. Likely to become and increasingly important part of a Web strategy, Cuttlefish can design and build sophisticated Web applications to keep you ahead of the competition.

Web 2.0 and Semantic Web

It is no longer sufficient to simply have a Web presence. If you want your site to succeed then it's important to understand how to weave your Web site in to the fabric of the Web using concepts such as Web 2.0 and the Semantic Web. Cuttlefish can build sites that have these ideas built in to them from the start.

Mobile Internet and Digital Mapping

Despite a number of false starts, the mobile Internet is coming of age. Cuttlefish can build a mobile version of your website and advise you on the latest developments in mobile and location-aware content delivery.

Web Accessibility

An accessible website is one that works well across different browsing devices and can be used by people with differing abilities. It is important to get right, and in many cases can be legal requirement for your business. Cuttlefish understands the various accessibility guidelines and can ensure that your website is fully compliant at launch, and that it remains so throughout its lifetime.

Internet Consultancy

The Internet is undergoing its biggest phase of change since it entered the public consciousness 15 years ago. If you want to understand more about the threats and opportunities that this presents then talk to us about our consultancy options. They are delivered by Cuttlefish's Sean Clark, an Internet expert who has been there from the start.