Artumi Systems' Frequently Asked Questions

  1. Do you have any jobs available?
    Not at this time.
  2. Have you ever integrated a site with X?
    Web applications can talk to each other if designed to. We call this an 'integration'. We have done integrations with:
    • Payment gateways: Protx, PayPal, Barclaycard's ePDQ and Worldpay
    • Addresses, using an interface provided by Allies Computing and the Postcodes Address File provided by Arc en Ciel Ltd
    • Google Maps
    • Google Base
    • The DVLA
    • eBay
    • Interspire payment modules
    • Facebook (via facebook connect)
  3. Do you do graphic design work?
    Not really. We specialise on programming. We can create pages that look tidy, but work with professional designers when a page requires a designer's flair. We did however design this site.
  4. What programming languages do you have experience with?
    We use PHP for the code on the servers, and are expert with Javascript on the client side.
  5. What databases do you have experience with?
    We primarily use PostgreSQL though we have a lot of experience with MySQL
  6. Do you design eBay Shop fronts?
    We would work with one of our long term partners to provide this service, as we have done for Online 4 baby.
  7. How old is Artumi Systems?
    Artumi Systems started in June 2006
  8. Does Artumi have it's own CMS?
    Indeed it does, though we are happy to work with other CMS systems if they are secure enough.
  9. What are Artumi's coding standards?
    We code using PHP5, using object orientated programming. We use templates and have a formal structure to our code. We try to code to XHTML1.0 standard when possible. We use subversion as our VCS. We would like to write up more on this subject in the future, for those of you who are interested. Please call us if you would like to find out more.
  10. Why should you choose Artumi?
    If you are interested in finding a partner who is responsive to your needs, good at what they do, and around when you need them, then you will want to work with us.
    We have lots of experience with coding and with customers, as our Portfolio and Testimonials should show.
  11. Does Artumi use the MVC design pattern?
    No. Arguably we use a variation on the MVC pattern, it is close, but it's not MVC.
  12. Which browsers do your sites support?
    IE6 and above, Firefox 3 and above and Safari. We don't build for IE5 and haven't for years as it pre-dates Windows XP. We are hoping to drop IE6 in the near future, but the usage statistics we see still shows many users using the browser released back in 2001.