Development
Why reinventing the wheel?
Benefits of a made to order software:
- It is personalised to your requirements.
- The source code is yours to modify anything when you want it.
- It is budget efficient, as you only get what you need.
- You are not tied to modifications made by the vendor such as required updates and new versions.
- If you need new resources, you can set your own development schedule, instead of waiting for the vendor to deploy it.
If you can not find or is not happy with an of-the-shelf solution but your needs and budget are not big enough for a large scale development project, the Information Ecology Labs is here to act as your local software house. The internet revolution has created an amazing range of possibilities and sometimes all you need is a little piece of digital intelligence to save your business time and money.
Some examples where a personalised application can be useful are:
- Orders or projects management.
- Spreadsheets replacement.
- Office printing automation.
- Logistics and inventory management.
- Costumer relationship management.
- Any web-accessible database (contacts, diary, to do lists, etc).
You certainly have lots of options to buy a of-the-shelf application for the examples above and for most of the requirements of a typical company, but you will never get the freedom of your made to order software, where everything can be customised. When we design a package to suit your needs, we will take in considerations what sort of users your company has and the system will be designed to be operated in a friendly manner to them, in a way that makes sense for them. Doing that, the implementation will be smooth and quicker because the application will fit into your company processes, not the other way around as it usually happens with big project implementations.
At the same time, you will not be missing any benefits of a good quality software. We rely on solid and proven technology to build our systems. Our preferred platforms are Microsoft .NET (C#) for Windows software or some web-applications and PHP for the majority of web-applications. Inside the Windows environment, .NET 3.0 (for Windows XP) or 3.5 (for Windows Vista) will bring strong integration with the Operating System, allowing for the utilization of the most modern resources inside it, while PHP is the language of choice for the Internet environment, being largely available and supported for free in most of web hosting servers.
After the first stages of design and development, we will allocate enough resources for testing to assure the security of your data. We will also offer you a maintenance and support contract once the system is implemented, when required. Contact us now and organise a free no obligation discussion so we can start working on a solution tailor made to your needs and budget.