Some of what we do
We have our own in house experienced group of designers and developers, who work on client related projects. Some of the areas in which we are particularly experienced are listed below.
We are predominantly experts in Microsoft and Amazon (AWS) technologies. Our staff have been involved with desktop, server and web based development projects for around 15 years, most of which have been based on Microsoft Platforms using Microsoft development technologies and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
The core of our solutions are based on the latest Microsoft and Amazon Web Services (AWS) technologies including the following:
- Microsoft SQL Server 2012
- Microsoft ASP.Net
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
As a natural result of the fact that we build / configure / test and maintain our own servers, means that we can capitalise on server features that may otherwise be un-available.
Integration and consolidation
All business are different, therefore most solutions are also different.
As a general rule we try to use standard building blocks, some of which are our own, mentioned below, and software applications to provide solutions to our customers. In this way we can produce the quickest solution at the lowest cost, both initial and on-going. Having said this our staff have extensive knowledge and experience to combine the best of what is already available with any bespoke work necessary to produce the results required in very short timescales.
In the majority of cases our customers have existing systems with which their new requirement(s) have to work. We have extensive experience of integrating with, and consolidation of Clients existing systems to they end up the simplest, most cost effective and elegant end solution. In many cases these are also remote from each other.
e Commerce - The B2B Webshop software
We have developed our own e Commerce software called our B2B Webshop software. We not only use for own online shops, but often also as a basis for our Clients.
The B2B Webshop software is extremely flexible and can be used as a portal for many diverse shops. I is currently beignused for over 50 shops to control the order processing, customer administration and content management all from the same administration system.
Content Management System - CMS
Our B2B Webshop software comes with it's own CMS enable you to manage most of the content directly yourselves.
Order Placement Control System
Many of our customers have a need to supply individuals, be they employees or end customers, with the tools or clothing that they need to perform their job. Our B2B Webshop Software has built in systems to enable either a recommended or set number of items to be ordered by a user.
The flexibility of the Software continues well beyond this in that facilities are also in place to control whether the order is placed all in one go, or in stages over a pre-determined period of time, e.g. 12, 18 or 24 months.
Data Entry and Shop Management
Should you or your staff not have the time to manage your own shop, we have our own in house staff experienced at all aspects of day to day set up and management of online shops. This could be from automated imports directly into the shop database, production of the all high quality images required, through to day to day end customer management and reporting of orders on the shops.
Single Sign On - SSO
We have already enabled Single Sign On for several web sites, including integration with SAP ARIBA, Oracle Fusion and SAML. If a Client already has their own Identity Provider (IdP) service, we can make use of this, however we can also enable other SSO services if required.
Technologies used
Amazon Web Services - AWS
We use Amazon Web Services significantly to enhance the robustness, reliability and performance of our systems. Please click here for more details about some of the Amazon Web Services that we use.
Microsoft VB.Net and C#.NET
We have been using Microsoft C#.Net and Microsoft VB.Net ever since the Beta versions were released. As you would expect we are constantly training, and always aim to use the latest versions of these products.
Microsoft SQL Server / database skills
We use SQL server as our main database server by choice.
We have been using all versions of Microsoft SQL Server since Microsoft SQL Server 7, and have extensive total life cycle experience from initial concept to post implementation. As you would expect we are using the latest version of SQL Server, SQL Server 2012 for all our current development work.
Microsoft Reporting
We have our own in house Microsoft Reporting Server and development services. For those who have not come across this before, Microsoft Reporting Services are an extremely quick and powerful set of tools for any Management Team.
Microsoft Exchange Email, Calendaring and SharePoint Services
In house we make extensive use of Microsoft Exchange Email, Calendaring and SharePoint Services. We can also offer these at very competitive rates to our customers, should they have the requirement.
ESCROWed Software
For our clients protection and peace of mind, we also use an independent Escrow service provided by NCC Group to give customers peace of mind. This is an additional service that customers may take, should they so wish