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All Grown Up: Why Your Small Business Needs a Web Solution Not a Website

By Ilene Rosoff

Small businesses often struggle with creating and maintaining an effective web presence because their website is treated like the proverbial ugly step child. Learn how to take advantage of the power of the web by applying a solutions-based approach to your web projects and leveraging the expertise of a professional web solutions provider.

Web Application Vulnerability Assessment Essentials: Your First Step to a Highly Secure Web Site

By Caleb Sima

It is important for a business to understand the fundamentals of running a vulnerability assessment in order to determine how one will be run and what can be expected from the results. A web application security scanner can automate the process, but a quality assessment may still require actual human eyes to catch specific issues. Learn more about the whys and hows of vulnerability assessments.

Using Ajax for Web Application Development: What Businesses Need to Know

By Francis Wong

Ajax is a hot topic today when it comes to web application development projects. Because it's become such a buzzword, businesses may be wondering how they can incorporate this form of web programming into their websites and what the benefits could be. This article will help you understand the origins of Ajax as well as the pros and cons of its use.

The True Cost of an In-House SEO Campaign: Why an SEO Firm Can Increase Your ROI

By Scott Buresh

When a company begins considering embarking on a search engine optimization campaign, it has two choices: handle the campaign in house or hire an outsourced SEO firm to take over the job. A company considering the in-house approach may not realize how much time and energy is required to implement a successful campaign. Learn more about why it may make sense to outsource the project to a reputable SEO firm.

Top 10 Application Security Vulnerabilities in Web.config Files - Part Two

By Bryan Sullivan

Some of the most common and dangerous application security vulnerabilities that exist in ASP.NET Web-based applications come not from the C# or VB.NET code that make up its pages and service methods, but instead from the XML code that makes up its Web.config files. Incorrect configurations can open Web sites to application security holes such as session hijacking, Cross-Site Scripting attacks, and even allow the disclosure of private data to attackers.