Services
Saqqara has been developing products for publishers and corporate clients since 1994. Largely, these developments have been characterized by high volumes of content with requirements for specialized software and the low support costs demanded by retail packaged products. Some examples are given on our About page. Where there is synergy with our current activities, we may be able offer very cost effective solutions to publishers aiming at deployment through web, packaged software and/or print.
A new initiative for 2010 is application of modern technology to create interesting yet cost-effective interactive web resources for customers in the museum, wildlife/conservation and heritage sectors. A primary focus is Silverlight 4 development. We are currently looking for a small number of partner organizations interested in providing a more engaging approach to their collections and resources for education and research, or simply boosting their online appeal as a visitor attraction. Contact us for more information.
Services for Publishers and Developers
Software development: we are pleased to discuss ways we could help with your projects using tools or technologies given below. Ancient Egypt: We can provide specialist consultancy on subjects ranging from use of InScribe in books and digital publications through to advanced hieroglyphic typography and data processing of Ancient Egyptian. We also have related software and content not ready for general release but available for licensing or adapting to requirements. Books: we have experience working with print on demand requirements, including use of complex layout features, hieroglyphs and other ancient scripts. Digital productions. We can offer design consultancy and development services where this is a good fit with our own technical activities. Licensing and technology support: We support efforts to encourage widespread availability of tools and resources for all that we do. We are happy to talk font and software licensing. along with development support for vendors who want to build a richer environment for information and communication.
Tools and Technologies
These are some of the tools we use. Of course at any given time, we are more active in some areas than others. Data, Design, and Authoring: Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint etc.), OpenOffice 2, Adobe Creative Studio CS2 (Acrobat, InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, GoLive), MySql and Microsoft SQL Server. Software development: Microsoft Visual Studio 2005, 2008, 2010 including C++, WPF, Silverlight, .Asp.net, MFC framework, C# and .Net. Microsoft Expression Blend 3. [Also C# under Mono with MonoDevelop for cross platform (e.g. Mac OS X, Linux) developments]. Font development: FontLab, Fontographer. Other Technologies: Unicode, EGPZ, XML, PDF, XPS...