With the latest version of Windows 8 and Visual Studio 12 out in the market are you looking for Windows Runtime (WinRT) and Silverlight skilled development professionals? Are you wondering where you can find them to design those cool apps for you? Read on more.

Silverlight developers all across the globe are trying to add Windows Runtime (WinRT) development to their existing skill set. What makes WinRT a viable proposition to learn and execute is the fact that the Windows Runtime apps are built on XAML which in turn is suitable for developing apps for Windows 8. There are some fundamental differences between WinRT and Silverlight which bring out the differences between the two platforms. The first difference that one can notice is that while Windows Runtime apps are primarily built for touch input, Silverlight apps need a mouse and keyboard as primary input devices. Whereas Silverlight apps which are hosted inside a web-browser plug-in can run on a variety of operating systems such as Windows, Mac OS and Linux (via Moonlight), the use of Windows Runtime apps is limited only to Windows 8. While the Silverlight apps make use of Microsoft .NET Framework from versions 2.0 to 4.5, Windows Runtime apps can work only on the latest version of Microsoft .NET framework which is version 4.5.

While those stated above are the fundamental differences between Windows Runtime and Silverlight, there are differences between the application lifecycles of both these platforms. While the Silverlight app has a completely user driven lifecycle which will continue to run until the user closes the browser on which it is running, Windows Runtime apps are almost completely managed by the Windows 8 environment. Another major difference between these two platforms is brought out by the fact that WinRT applications can be more easily monetized than Silverlight apps. The reason WinRT can make more moolah is the availability of a large number of global markets who have the capacity to discover and purchase the WinRT apps that WinRT developers from various countries develop. This was Silverlight developers’ major woe as they found it very difficult to search for customers who were willing to buy their apps. This with better facilties for apps discovery and with greater reach it makes sense for Silverlight developers to gather experience developing Windows Runtime apps.

If you are an end customer and do not care much about technology, then you need to Hire Silverlight developers who are able to understand your basic business needs and tailor make solutions that run on both Windows 8 as well as a host of operating systems for better reaching out to your customers. The answer lies in judiciously choosing a professional Silverlight and Window Runtime app development company who can facilitate your business by the taking key technical decisions.

Mindfire Solutions, a 13 year old offshore software development company that has an extremely talented pool of skilled Silverlight development professionals who are proficient in Windows Runtime (WinRT) development. We welcome you to view our Silverlight development skills and if you find us a suitable technology partner then rest assured all your Silverlight and WinRT development needs will be perfectly handled. If you are in need of Silverlight application development who have great experience in developing Silverlight applications to execute your silverlight development services efficiently then look no further than Mindfire Solutions, your trusted Silverlight partner.

 
If you are looking for a development partner to address your need for Silverlight and WPF development services then read on!!!

Silverlight & Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) products from the Microsoft stable are based on XAML & the .NET Framework and enable developers to create Rich Internet applications for a rich user experience. While at the outset they may appear to look like two peas in a pod there are quite a few noteworthy differences between these two platforms. These differences have to be understood clearly by an organization that wants to migrate an application from WPF to Silverlight or vice-versa or when the organization is considering building an application that targets both Windows Presentation Foundation and Silverlight.

A bit about WPF first. It provides developers the requisite tool which is a unified programming model to build rich Windows Forms applications that help integrate user interface (UI), media, & documents. Another advantage of using the WPF is that it enables software developers to deliver an enhanced level of user experience (UX). This is achieved by providing the developer with a declarative-based language (XAML) for specifying vector-based graphics which makes the whole process scalable & thus help take maximum advantage of hardware acceleration.

Silverlight on the other hand is a cross-browser, cross-platform implementation of the .NET Framework. This is used mainly for delivering next-generation rich interactive information consisting of both media & content over the Web as well as for developing browser-hosted Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) that can integrate data & services from a host of various sources available over the internet. It helps developers build rich applications that contribute greatly to enhance the typical end user experience, compared with traditional Web applications like flash, flex etc. In a manner similar to the Windows Presentation Foundation, Silverlight provides an XAML-based language to specify the various user interfaces.

While Silverlight & WPF share many of the common features and capabilities, it is important to note here that they are built on top of different run-time stacks. To elaborate it further one can gather that while WPF leverages on the full .NET Framework & executes on the common language runtime (CLR), Silverlight is based on a subset of XAML & the full .NET Framework which is specific to Silverlight, and it executes on a browser-hosted version of the CLR. The reason for the absence of some of the WPF & .NET framework features can be attributed to the need to keep it small and lightweight. Again this brings about noticeable differences that have to be taken care of when moving an application between Silverlight & WPF or when building an application that targets both the technologies.

Hire Silverlight developers from India based offshore development company Mindfire Solutions who will ensure seamless integration of both these profound technologies to create Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) that are tailor made to address your business needs. With more than 20 experienced development professionals who have an average of 3+ years of exclusive Silverlight development experience along with a host of related Microsoft based technologies. Your Silverlight consultants at Mindfire Solutions will help you realize the business application that you want to implement for your company. If you are in need of Silverlight application development who have great experience in developing Silverlight applications to execute your silverlight development services efficiently then look no further than Mindfire Solutions, your trusted Silverlight partner.

 
At Mindfire we have been developing applications for the healthcare industry for quite some time now. So over the years we have developed a good understanding of the industry as a whole plus knowledge on use of Flash technologies to address problems/ find solutions to problems faced by our clients who work in the healthcare domain.

Recently we developed a video conferencing widget for a client who is into health services and provides Telemedicine services. Please find below a short write up on that project – it has two parts to it, first part contains the description of the client need and second part has the description of the solution provided by Flash application development experts at Mindfire.


Client Need – What the client wanted to accomplish?

The client wanted to build an application which would enable the patient to set up video conferencing appointments with doctors. Client wanted the application to be such that the user can send an invite for the video conference to others as well and all those who accept the invite can then meet up and chat in a group video conference setup. This way the location constraint is removed. Client wanted to optimize application performance and consider reducing network bandwidth usage and we implemented peer connectivity with several load time optimizations to achieve this.


The application developed by Mindfire

We designed and implemented a web based video conferencing widget to be used as an extension to a health care application. The web application implements a link that allows users to schedule a meeting in advance and send an email with the invitation link to the patient/group of attendees. The attendees can then click on the link and join the conference. The widget allows for recording the conference sessions and presents users with the ability to group chat as well as see each other and talk on an audio video interface. At the end of the conference session the users can download their copy of the text chat and recorded video. Among features we implemented standard controls for video/ audio including controls to mute/pause video stream and control the microphone and speaker’s volume. We also implemented the option to ping users to get their attention which causes the widget on attendee’s machines to ring. In consideration of bandwidth we also implemented Peer 2 Peer connections on demand when recording of conference was not needed. Flash Media Server was used as the back end server and implemented meeting requests synchronization and authentication for user widgets.

The technologies that we used for developing this application are Flex 4.5, Actionscript 3.0, FMS 4, PHP, JavaScript, XML, MySql, SVN.

This application exactly catered to what the customer needed and was very satisfied with the final outcome. In addition to this the Flash team at Mindfire has done a lot of other useful/good projects in Flash, you can click here to have a look at those.

To know more about our expertise in Flash website development or Hire Flash developers, please contact us at sales[at]mindfiresolutions[dot]com or call 1-248-686-1424. We will be glad to help you.