Plug-In Development

We at MetaOption offer you quality Plug-In development services using a wide range of tools and technologies. A Plug-In is the least invasive method to extend the functionality and features of your existing software, allowing you to easily customize a pre-installed solution.

Plug-Ins are usually implemented using a combination of tools, technologies, development frameworks, languages specific to targeted operating systems. Our choice of technology and tools are based on your requirements, and existing technology.

We employ:

  • Tools, languages and libraries such as Microsoft VC++, eVC++, C, C++, Java, Objective C
  • Component technologies spanning COM/DCOM, ATL, OLE and Active X
  • MFC development Framework and several APIs including Win 32 API, Cocoa, Carbon API, Winsock API, Telephony API, NetBIOS API, Messaging API, and WNet API
  • Graphics, Games and Multimedia related technologies like Direct X, Open GL, Quartz, GDI+ and Windows Multimedia
  • Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, MySql, SQLite, and SQL CE databases

We undertake development of plug-ins specific to Operating Systems such as Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Win CE, Mac OS X/Server, UNIX, or Linux. Our team is well equipped to handle software development on any of the following IDEs (Integrated Development Environments):

  • Microsoft Visual Studio 6.0/.NET 2003/.NET 2005/.NET 2008,
  • Xcode
  • CodeWorrier
  • Eclipse

Our Designing Tools are Rational Rose and Microsoft Visio, we work on Mobile Technologies like Pocket PC/Smart Phone, J2ME and iPhone, and are adept at Apple script and Java script Scripting Technologies,

Our plug-in development also involves the following protocols and toolkits:

  • Protocols:

    ⇒Internet Protocols:

    a) TCP/IP and VoIP

    ⇒Storage Protocols:

    a) SCSI (Small Computer System Interface)

    b) CIFS (Common Internet File System)

    c) NFS (Network File System)

  • Cross Platforms GUI and Toolkits:

    ⇒Qt, WxWidgets, FLTK (Fast Lite ToolKit), and Gtk+

Our Expertise