About Us

Pgh Systems Corp, a software development firm located in Pittsburgh, PA, is a provider of custom web application development services. We specialize in delivering database-driven web applications.

Our principal holds an MS degree in Computer Science from the University of Pittsburgh and possesses 25+ years of industry experience in a wide variety of positions ranging from software development through senior engineering management for a Fortune 500 company. Having managed the infrastructure and development of a high-profile website gives us a unique understanding of what problems need to be addressed to ensure that a robust, scalable, secure solution is delivered to you, the customer. We are not learning as we go - we've already "been there and done that".

Pgh Systems Corp's goal is to delight its customers. Be it by developing a custom website for you, providing you with communications interfaces to Internet-based services or just simply identifying what's wrong with your current system, we can help you. Our rates are competitive; our results are delivered on time and we stand behind our work by providing excellent customer service. Contact us today to discuss your business needs.

Services

We specialize in the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) environment.

Our framework of choice is CodeIgniter.

We're experienced in the use of Ajax techniques to provide rich Internet applications and make full use of Dynamic HTML (HTML, JavaScript, DOM, CSS) to effect the presentation as dictated by client requirements.

We offer a lightweight CMS (Content Management System) which has a WSIWG interface and enables content to be displayed in page sections to be altered without the services of a web developer being necessary. If a more comprehensive CMS solution is required, we'll integrate with the CMS of your choosing.

Technologies

Most of our projects are implemented using the following technologies:

• APIs - Google Maps, Mixpanel, Postmark, Twilio, Zend, many more...
• AJAX
• Apache
• CodeIgniter
• CSS
• Dynamic HTML
• JavaScript - AngularJS, JQuery, more
• Linux
• PHP
• Memcache
• MongoDB
• MySQL
• XML

Our preferred environment is LAMP with the CodeIgniter framework but we are versed in other environments and programming technologies

We are experienced building scalable environments and are well acquainted with cloud hosting.

Security

Many developers don't take security into consideration until the final stages of the project. Others don't even do it then. It's surprising how many site developers don't really understand the basics. We are well versed in best practices and design our systems with security in mind. Make certain whoever you hire for your project does the same.

Scalability

Most developers can get a site with very low traffic volume to perform at a usable level. But what happens when the traffic increases? What happens when traffic increases from a few hundred page views a day to hundreds of thousands or millions? Does the site crash just when it's finally becoming a success?

The truth is that relatively few developers have the knowledge and experience necessary to design a site which will scale to high volume. We're not amongst the aforementioned group