Software Applications for Business
Software, the heart of any business activity on a computer. Why struggle with software that doesn't quite work the way you want to when you can escape the straight-jacket enforced by off the shelf packages and enter the world of bespoke or customised software? Bespoke software is specifically written to your requirements (purpose, task, hardware environment, software interfaces) whilst customising usually means working within a bought package and forcing certain settings to be constantly in effect.

Have you got an application that makes you work the way it demands when what you really want is an application that fits in with the way you work? Many software applications can be customised if you know how to do it. Depending on what packages you are working with we can modify and enhance software to enhance your work flow. Whether its a particular application or designing / setting up a database we can give you the best advice or practical help. These kinds of tasks can be completed without pain and without huge bills and on site.

If theres a process or function you carry out that could be computerised then why not get an idea of the cost of producing a bespoke application? Software development is never going to be cheap, but if you get it right then the savings in time and efficiency are going to pay you back that investment. Take out the menial tasks or minimise the time taken to do them, free your staff for more productive and possibly enjoyable work. We have worked with all manner of software on platforms from mainframes and PC's running all manner of operating systems to Win2000 servers and UNIX servers. We have created and customised software working on Mainfame machines and Distributed systems to standalone PCs.

Why use IT at all?
Some businesses or organisations may have extremely limited uses for IT, very small businesses may only use a couple of off the peg packages such as WORD or SAGE, thats fine. But when you get beyond 2 or 3 people IT can become complicated just because different users have different ways of doing things or different places they save files in. Setting the applications up correctly may only take an hour and might save you days of heartache down the line. What about back ups, do you take them or do you trust your computer to work perfectly forever! An archiving regime can be built into your machines to ensure you have a recent point to return to in the event of hard drive disasters.

Perhaps you keep a database of customers... perhaps you need advise on the UK Data Protection Act (personal data held on a computer is covered and you do need to be registered with the data registrar). Thats something we can help with.

Thats what a good piece of software should be doing for you.

We can design and construct custom software for you, using Global WebTraders in-house Systems analysis and programming skills. Then we can take you from software design to implementation and to the end of the softwares lifespan.

We can integrate systems across your business to provide the sort of computing environment that will positively assist you to carry out your main business. Integrating systems across your workflow provides real savings in time and efficiency, simply put it means ensuring that separate systems can pass data seamlessly with any conversions or transformations being invisible to the users.

We will support, maintain, and enhance software that we produce, and we will design and provide training for staff using it either in the form of a course or through a learning package built into the application. We will also provide a full set of documentation so you need not be reliant on us if you don't want to be.

Whether you are looking for a completely unique piece of software or just wanting to have existing packages tweaked to get the best out of them we can help you.

I'm just starting out with IT in my work environment
Thats possibly the best time to get the experts in (thats us at Global WebTrader by the way!!)

Whatever stage you are at your IT environment is dynamic and will grow odd appendages and eccentricities. Getting it right from the word go gives you a huge edge over those that allow IT systems and software to aggregate in an uncontrolled manner. Working out what you want your IT assets to do for you may seem straight forward, but having a cool eye cast across your plans will often show up problems that are threatening or already present.

When we get involved we will look at what needs to be done to allow you to get the best out of your IT resources, we will look at your likely needs for the future and make sure that (where possible) you are in a situation where those needs can be met with minimal fuss and inconvenience. We can recommend software packages and hardware platforms that will meet your requirements. We can design and cost your whole IT environment. We can highlight extra training needed by key staff or by the whole workforce. We can impliment your environment.

A full health check or a planned birth for your IT needs need not be expensive. Obviously if you have 2 PC's with 66MHz processors on a network that consists of two tin cans and a piece of string then our recommendations may involve new equipment costs, but if you have 5 people in an office or working from home and you want some kind of help getting the workflow right it may involve minor tweaks, upgrades, or just administrative or security recommendations.

In short anytime is a good time to plan or reassess your IT strategy. Whether you are a small business, a charity adminisatration, or a 40 PC organisation. Contact us now to arrange a consultancy or a health check.