LuminFire specializes in integrating software (making systems talk to each other automatically).
This isn’t easy. In fact, it’s one of the toughest challenges in computer science. The result is more up-to-date and timely information where you need it and less time spent with redundant data entry. Your business saves time and money making it more profitable.
When we tell clients that, for example, we can get FileMaker and WordPress to talk, the response is often “You can actually do that?” …and that’s just the start. We do this kind of work all the time. Think of us as translators and interpreters for information…not just languages.
Any technology that has an API (Application Programming Interface) is something that we can connect to and exchange information in an automated way.
This page lists some of the technologies that we’ve worked with and integrated successfully in Brilliant Solutions for past clients.
You’ll find descriptions of each technology and why it is used along with links to some success stories or specific implementations we’ve done. Over the years, we’ve worked with hundreds of businesses and solutions. We didn’t have time to write them all up. Just because there’s not a story here doesn’t mean we can’t help or haven’t worked with that technology. It often means we’re too busy building helpful solutions for our clients that we haven’t gotten around to have writing it up yet.
We’re platform agnostic when it comes to working with what you have in place. When we have a choice of technologies we’ll see if WordPress, Laravel, or FileMaker (or one our other favorite options) will work — as they do help to solve a majority of business problems. When they don’t work, we’re happy to work with the right tool for your business.
Accounting
App Framework
Laravel
Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax.
FileMaker
The world's #1 Rapid Application Development (RAD) platform.
Electron
Framework for creating native desktop applications with web technologies like JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
React
JavaScript library for building user interfaces. It is maintained by Facebook, Instagram and a community of individual developers and corporations.
React Native
Build native iOS, Android and Windows apps with JavaScript.
Cloud Storage
CMS
BrilliantConnect
WordPress
The most popular content management system on the internet running nearly 60% of all CMS sites.
Drupal
A free and open-source content management framework.
Joomla
A free and open-source content management framework.
SquareSpace
A software as a service based website builder and ecommerce platform.
CRM
CRM/ERP
Data Analysis
Database
Oracle
Enterprise database management system from Oracle.
IBM DB2
Enterprise database management system from IBM.
MS SQL Server
Enterprise database management system from Microsoft.
Postgres
An object-relational database management system
FileMaker
The world's #1 Rapid Application Development (RAD) platform.
MySQL
Open source relational database management system.
BrilliantHub
CRM/ERP custom application framework built on FileMaker.
Ecommerce
Email Client
ERP
Events
Forms
Integration
Languages
PHP
A server-side scripting language.
JavaScript
A High-level programming language that is one of the three core technologies of World Wide Web content production.
HTML
Hypertext Markup Language used to create web pages and web applications.
CSS
A style sheet language used for describing the presentation of a document written in a markup language.
AppleScript
A scripting language created by Apple Inc.
Map Databases
PostGIS
An open source software program that adds support for geographic objects to the PostgreSQL object-relational database.
Microsoft SQL Server
A relational database management system developed by Microsoft.
SQLite / SpatialLite
A relational database management system.
Oracle Spatial
A component of the Oracle Database that aids users in managing geographic and location-data
MySQL Spatial
MySQL spatial extensions enable the generation, storage, and analysis of geographic features.
Map File Formats
File Geodatabase (GDB)
A collection of files that can store, query, and manage both spatial and nonspatial data.
GeoJSON
An open standard format designed for representing simple geographical features, along with their non-spatial attributes.
ShapeFiles
A popular geospatial vector data format for geographic information system software.
KML/KMZ
A file format used to display geographic data in an Earth browser such as Google Earth.
GeoTiff
A public domain metadata standard which allows georeferencing information to be embedded within a TIFF file.
GML
Geography Markup Language (GML) is the XML grammar defined by the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) to express geographical features.
GPX
GPS Exchange Format is an XML schema designed as a common GPS data format for software applications.
Map GIS Servers
ArcGIS Server
The core server geographic information system (GIS) software made by Esri.
GeoMoose
A Web Client JavaScript Framework for displaying distributed cartographic data.
GeoServer
An open-source server that allows users to share, process and edit geospatial data.
MapServer
An open source development environment for building spatially enabled internet applications.
Map SAAS
BrilliantConnect
ArcGIS Online
An online, collaborative web GIS that allows you to use, create, and share maps, scenes, apps, layers, analytics, and data.
MapBox
An open source mapping platform for custom designed maps.
OSM / Open Street Map
A collaborative project to create a free editable map of the world.
Carto / CartoDB
A Software as a Service cloud computing platform that provides GIS and web mapping tools for display in a web browser.
Fulcrum / FulcrumApp
A mobile data collection platform that allows you to build mobile forms & collect data.
Map Tools
BrilliantConnect
Solar Analyst
GDAL
The Geospatial Data Abstraction Library is a computer software library for reading and writing raster and vector geospatial data formats.
OGR
An Open Source library providing access to a variety of GIS databases and vector file formats.
LASTools
ArcPy
A Python site package that provides a useful and productive way to perform geographic data analysis, data conversion, data management, and map automation with Python.
MapFish
A framework for building rich web-mapping applications.
Map Web Service Protocols
Mapping
BrilliantConnect
Google Maps
Web mapping service with satellite imagery, street maps, 360° panoramic views of streets (Street View), real-time traffic conditions (Google Traffic), and route planning for traveling by foot, car, bicycle, or public transportation.
Esri
Environmental Systems Research Institute is an international supplier of geographic information system (GIS) software, web GIS and geodatabase management applications.
ArcGIS
A geographic information system (GIS) for working with maps and geographic information.
QGIS
A free and open-source cross-platform desktop geographic information system (GIS) application.
Mapping Web Libraries
Messaging
Misc Technology
Office Suite
Operating System
Windows
A metafamily of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft.
macOS
The current series of Unix-based graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Apple Inc.
iOS
A mobile operating system created and developed by Apple Inc.
Android
A mobile operating system developed by Google.
Linux
A name that broadly denotes a family of free and open-source software operating systems (OS) built around the Linux kernel.
Payment Processing
BrilliantConnect
Stripe
A US technology company that allows both private individuals and businesses to accept payments over the Internet.
Authorize.net
A US-based payment gateway service provider allowing merchants to accept payments online.
PayPal
An American company operating a worldwide online payments system.
Projects Management
Security
PCI
Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard
HIPAA
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) is United States legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information.
FERPA
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act is a federal privacy law that gives parents certain protections with regard to their children's education records, such as report cards, transcripts, disciplinary records, contact and family information, and class schedules.
