We Love Open Source Technologies

When we began work on the Pure Streams application, we chose to use open source tools - a decision we've never regretted. We took advantage of an old technology that just caught fire called AJAX, better known as Web 2.0. Pure Streams application is written with 100% Ajax technology, the first to market for churches. For the server side we us PHP, the most popular and widely supported programming language on the web. The database side of the system uses MySQL. Our hosting environment runs Linux and uses the Apache web server.

We provide managed hosting through Redplaid, a premiere managed hosting provider. Our server environment provides a stable, reliable, and optimized environment for all our clients streaming needs and Software as Service (SaS).

AJAX - Asynchronous Javascript And XML

Ajax, or AJAX, is a web development technique used for creating interactive web applications. The intent is to make web pages feel more responsive by exchanging small amounts of data with the server behind the scenes, so that the entire web page does not have to be reloaded each time the user requests a change. This is intended to increase the web page's interactivity, speed, functionality, and usability.

The name is an acronym standing for Asynchronous JavaScript and XML. Ajax is asynchronous in that loading does not interfere with normal page loading. JavaScript is the programming language that Ajax function calls are made in. Data retrieved using the technique is commonly formatted using XML, as reflected in the naming of the XMLHTTPRequest object from which Ajax is derived.

Ajax is a cross-platform technology usable on many different operating systems, computer architectures, and Web browsers as it is based on open standards such as JavaScript and XML, together with open source implementations of other required technologies. It is also one of the programming languages used to make Web 2.0 programs on the iPhone.