Who Are the Kodhedz?
KodHedZ Software Development, Inc. is a Greater Victoria based company with extensive real world experience designing ASP.NET and DotNetNuke applications. From internationally respected giants such as The Hertz Corporation and Rice University to the neighborhood church website, their client portfolio demonstrates versatility. What distinguishes their methods are innovative approaches to streamlining code. The evidence is in the result: faster project completion, savings for the client budget and a stable code base. A thank you letter from Hertz Sales and Marketing Automation Manager, Augusto Borras, recognizes the KodHedZ work ethic. “I would personally like to thank you for the tremendous effort that you and your company put into making our Hertz #1 Partner Program a success. You managed to maintain a high level of quality while working around the clock to meet our launch date. We feel that the program is a state of the art program and are very satisfied with the way it is running.”
Founder and President, Mark Hoskins, relishes the one on one communiqué his company provides. “By serving our clients in the dual roles of consultant and chief architect, I ensure that no detail is overlooked”, says Hoskins, who admits to an early zeal for binary technologies from the days of 300 Baud modems. “I am equally comfortable strategizing with managers about improving their business processes or guiding developers through technical tutorials about such things as XML Serialization and managing Business Objects in .NET.” It was this last skill that led to his invitation to lead a workshop on Advanced ASP.NET programming at the Victoria .NET Users Group at the University of Victoria last February. The group dynamic sparked an interest in teaching. “It was exhilarating. I would welcome an invitation to speak with college or high school technology students.”
His clear explanations of complicated processes are certainly appreciated by small business owners, who are often obligated to excel at tasks beyond their area of expertise. The KodHedZ Storefront was designed with this dilemma in mind, providing a powerful and flexible Ecommerce solution including a full featured product catalog, shopping cart, inventory management and media management tools. For small businesses, franchises or large companies with a desire to maintain a solid web presence, the variety of components available at www.kodhedz.net provide answers to some of the most common questions.
Maintaining his position as a valued original member of the DotNetNuke Core Team has kept Hoskins a step ahead in predicting and preparing for trends in version changes. The releases of DotNetNuke 3.2 and 4.0, for instance, were coordinated with the launch of MicroSoft SQL Server and Visual Studio 2005. The assurance of “seamless platform migration” from ASP.NET 1.1 to 2.0 and native integration of Windows Authentication promises to keep developers on the cutting edge.
What is DotNetNuke?
According to a recent newsletter, DotNetNuke is an open source Web Applications Framework ideal for creating and deploying projects such as commercial web sites, corporate intranets, online publishing portals, and custom vertical applications. With a rapidly growing community of over 215,000 registered users and a legion of dedicated developers, DotNetNuke continues to strengthen its leadership position in the MicroSoft market..
On the Horizon
Where will the information highway lead KodHedZ Software? “Ecommerce”, in a word from Hoskins. “Every business, event, publication, you name it can benefit from a web presence.” With the livelihood of many Victorians dependent on tourist and student dollars, Hoskins recommends posting a catalog or calendar online. “Visitors are more likely to browse than commit to large or costly items. By offering an opportunity to order from home, they can purchase gifts that caught their eye.” Similarly, special events or classes gain the attendance of the savvy local population when scheduling and registration are available, or at least viewable, online. New residents can plug in quickly to interest groups or choose which shops to patronize. As well, “Nearly every business has a feature in their internal system they plan to reorganize,” Hoskins contends, “It’s my job to clarify and implement the smoothest transition, integrating a client’s goals with software compatibility.”