Collada DAE format Across the domains of computer game design, engineering computer-aided design (CAD) and architectural modelling, there is as yet no single, accepted common data format for representing complex 3D mesh models. A leading candidate is Collada, an XML schema that has gained much popularity over recent years.

Flex vs Silverlight The world of "Rich Internet Applications" (RIAs) is here, and there are two technologies competing for developers' affections. A very brief rundown of the pros and cons of Adobe Flex and Microsoft Silverlight.

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Developer Blog Solving the everyday problems of software development is often a community affair. We like to give back as well as take by posting our own discoveries from time to time.

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Papervision3D Engine Papervision3D is a simple and elegant open source Actionscript library for rendering and manipulating 3D objects in Flash.

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What We Know: Our Technical Skill Set

Symmetri has experience and expertise in a wide range of development technologies. We build rich, usable software using any of the following: Adobe Flash and Flex with Actionscipt 3 (AS3), Microsoft Silverlight/WPF, [ASP].NET with C#/VB.NET, all flavours of SQL; XML/XSLT; C/C++; HTML5 and Javascript/DHTML/AJAX; PHP and MySQL.

We are curious about technology and do not believe that any one platform is the best for all projects. We make time to constantly update our skills and knowledge.

Rich Internet Application development: Flex/Flash, AJAX, HTML5, Silverlight

Adobe's Flex allows the development of powerful, animated, data-driven applications. Unlike most Flash developers, we are not only designers but engineers. We can build you an application that combines visuals, usability and complex application code - or maybe one that is just a bit of fun.

Microsoft Silverlight is a platform for rich internet application development that is fast gaining popularity. Our team has experience in building Silverlight and WPF applications.

Building interfaces with HTML, CSS and Javascript is bread-and-butter for us. We especially enjoy using jQuery and AJAX for ASP.NET.

We're excited about HTML5 and we are keeping up-to-date with the latest developments; although it may be some time before it is widely supported in browsers.

We are also upgrading our skills in 3D animation and rendering using tools such as Papervision3D and Blender.

Application development: .NET, ASP.NET, SQL Server, C++

We have excellent credentials developing with all versions of the .NET framework (1/2/3.5) using C# and VB.NET, and we have previously designed and developed a number of large, enterprise-level applications using .NET technology and SQL Server.

We are also keeping abreast of newer technologies such as LINQ. And we can still maintain and upgrade legacy applications using older technologies such as Visual Basic, VBA, ASP, C/C++.

Open Source Development: PHP, MySQL, Drupal

Open source technologies such as the Linux, Apache, PHP, MySQL(LAMP) stack allow for flexible and low-cost solutions that leverage off the large open-source community.

We have built several applications on the LAMP platform.

Open source is often the best choice for building software if the developer community has already been working on similar problems. We understand how to use open-source code effectively and ethically to solve real-world problems. We can explain the advantages of using open source in the context of your project.

We also have recent experience in creating a commercial web application using Drupal.