Philosophy

Why Choose Rhino Plus Facile?

There are a large number of Content Management System options out there, everything from blogging software to full-fledged system administration tools to help you manage blogging software. Many websites and companies choose to implement a customized version of some out-of-box software, which is why many websites look the same. Blogging software was not mean to be used for anything other than blogs, and most non-blog applications of that software shoehorn their information into templates which don't fit. The savings in time one gains from using an out-of-box solution are outweighed by the time it takes to customize that solution.

So why not simply build each system from the ground up? Certainly, it's what many large companies are forced to do. If you have a huge budget and hundreds of programmers, then you have that luxury. But for everyone else, building such a system is prohibitively expensive. So where is the middle ground?

Rhino Plus Facile is dedicated to the idea that not everyone wants a site that screams, "I'm just a blog in disguise," or a site that requires an impossible amount of maintenance to keep updated. Not everyone has the money, people, and time necessary to implement a truly ground-up system. Not everyone wants to learn HTML. The people and companies who fall between the casual user and the multinational corporation, the small businesses, artistic endeavors, charitable foundations, need content solutions too.

What Rhino Plus Facile Offers

The Rhino will address your specific needs, rather than just forcing you into some existing design. We understand that information architecture is as important as information storage, if not more so. We offer ways to manage your website with specialized information storage, and we also offer ways to retrieve that information for your website in a way which looks organic, offers exactly the information you want, and maintains a separation between your users and your design, so security is preserved.

The Gritty Details

Rhino Plus Facile uses SQL databases to store information in a way which is meaningful to the project, so the architecture is both stable and easy to update if changes are needed. We implement the back-end access and the website interaction layer in PHP. We will then plug the information retrieved into templates specifically designed for the project. Both of these technologies are available on most hosts and provide stable, cross-platform support. They are also free, which is a nice bonus.

By using a combination of Open Source, free, and custom-designed components, The Rhino is able to eliminate much of the cost to develop a unique website without sacrificing the ability to customize the information. Because we design the various components to work together to do what you want, there are fewer bugs and a greater guarantee of security. Redesigns are easier and can be implemented more quickly.