Custom Software Development

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The name defines this division — this division centers around creating software solutions for our clients. What is custom software? Custom software is designed to fit your organization, rather than fitting your organization to packaged software. With custom software you do not have to work around missing features, and you do not need to change the way you like to work. In addition, you can avoid extra options, screens, setup, and other distractions that slow you down. Off-the-shelf software is designed to address the needs of a very large group of customers. Often, your business and its processes are unique, and there is no off-the-shelf software designed to do exactly what you need. There are other features to using custom software to fulfill a business need:

Change Management: With off-the-shelf software that resides at many organizations, changes to the installation code will void the service agreement. And even if that is not the case, what do you do when you change the software to suit your needs and then the vendor releases a new version? Now you are stuck between keeping your customizations and getting the newer software.

Long-term savings: Even if there is an off-the-shelf product that comes close to meeting your needs, you should realize how much cost (in terms of hours) will be spent training, learning, converting data into, and setting up the software. Custom software is designed around your current business practices, eliminating unnecessary time retraining employees.

Upgradable as you grow: What works for you this year might not be enough next year, or you might discover a new way of doing things. Rather than dumping your old off-the-shelf software and relearning and reconfiguring new software, simply add to or modify your custom software. This way, you can avoid risky up-front investments and save money in the long run.

Designed based on your input: During one of our custom software projects, you talk to the actual person(s) designing your application. They in turn understand your needs and develop solutions to meet them, from start to finish.

Streamlined and efficient: Custom software doesn’t need to sacrifice efficiency and ease-of-use in order to cram in countless features for marketing purposes. Our custom software provides what your business needs without a lot of security holes or frequent service patches.