Apache

Yesterday I discovered you cannot use apache to host multiple ssl-enabled sites on the same ip address. This was rather irking, but not the end of the world for my current project.

Apache will just use the first SSL declaration it finds for all following vhosts, and since it is TCP layer 4 and HTTP is TCP layer 5, this makes since the session is already setup by the time it gets the http request.

www.stopdwi.com

Problem: Alcohol Detection Systems (ADS) came to VMT as a startup company who engineered a breath alcohol ignition interlock device.  This is a device that controls the ability to start a vehicle by analyzing a breath sample from the driver.  There is a complex software component to the ignition interlock that captures events while starting the vehicle and testing the breath sample from the driver.  States that convict people of driving under the influence (DUI) increasingly require the installation of an ignition interlock and reporting of the event information that is captured.  ADS needed to develop software to manage the event information from installed interlocks and also provided inventory control and sales tracking for a nationwide distribution network.

www.genealogical.com

Problem:  Genealogical Publishing Company was an early adopter of e-commerce sales and marketing in the early history of the Internet.  Their e-commerce site had been re-written several times on different platforms, including Cold Fusion and Microsoft ASP.  The site had been custom written with little documentation and was primarily supported by only one developer.  The company recognized the need to add functionality and more sophisticated search engine optimization tools (SEO) to increase Internet sales.