Pearl River Consultants specializes in large scale, high-traffic websites with complex architectures. We also provide localization and translation services for our clients so that they can spread their companies reach beyond their regional borders.

Due to the standard non-disclosure agreements (NDA’s) we have with all of our clients, we are forbidden from giving any specific details or URLs for any of the many projects we have worked on. However, we can tell you about some of the types of projects we have developed for our clients.

Below is a sample list including some of the many projects we have worked on.

Video Social Networking System
Language: PHP
Goal: Create niche video social networking system capable of handling heavy video traffic from 100,000+ users per day
Base System: Custom
Key Areas:

  1. Create Youtube.com type experience mixed with social networking experience for users
  2. Custom ad placement and tracking system
  3. Custom SEO system
  4. Custom filtering and moderation systems
  5. Custom video players
  6. Customized & skinable front-end system
  7. Localization and translation modifications

News Portal
Language: Java
Goal: Create an Internet news & marketing portal capable of handling 100,000+ users per day.
Base System: Liferay
Key Changes:

  1. Complete rework of database structure
  2. Created new system methodology
  3. Developed simpler, more targeted back-end for customers administration staff.
  4. Developed multiple new modules to handle custom tasks
  5. Custom front-end
  6. Localization and translation modifications

Blogging System
Language: PHP
Goal: Create multi-user blogging system capable of handling 1,000,000+ users per day while tying into customers existing portal system.
Base System: WordPress Multi-user
Key Changes:

  1. Complete rework of database structure. WordPress Multi-user normally creates a minimum of 7 tables per user. For 1,000,000+ users that would mean 7,000,000+ database tables. Our redesign reduced the 7,000,000+ tables needed to 10 tables total no matter how many users they had.
  2. Make system scalable to work on 40 web servers and 10 database servers located on 4 different continents in 7 different countries world-wide.
  3. Heavily modify administration panel to give users a simpler, less overwhelming interface.
  4. Allow system to be easily updated.
  5. Custom front-end
  6. Localization and translation modifications

E-commerce Site
Language: PHP
Goal: Create an e-commerce system that allowed users to buy MMPOG goods with a combination of real and game currencies.
Base System: Zen Cart
Key Changes:

  1. Completely rework database structure to handle 100,000+ users per day
  2. Restructure payment system to allow mix of real and game currencies
  3. Tie system into game API for delivering goods and modifying accounts
  4. Restructure administration system for easier updating
  5. Custom front-end
  6. Localization and translation modifications