What Is Custom Programming?

And More Importantly . . .

What Can It Do For You?

Off The Shelf - The best way to start a discussion about custom software is to talk about what it is not. Market, or Off The Shelf software has grown tremendously the in last ten years. The number of software choices is vast. Large companies such as Corel, Lotus, MicroSoft, and Oracle and smaller speciality companies have created a virtual cornicopia of software for companies to choose from. If you need Word Processing, Spread Sheets, Email, Graphic Design Tools, you need look no further than your local computer store. But, what if you need something unique like an internal sales system?

Custom Needs - There are many smaller companies that produce all types of systems for many special purposes. Some of these systems are great and some . . . well . . . The problem with Speciality Off The Shelf systems is that you have to run your business the way they wrote the software. If you need special information tracked, or custom designed reports, you may be able to pay them to add it to the system for you (normally at a very inflated price) and you may eventual get to. But, if you need a major new process, you are out of luck. Quite often companies have these "Custom Needs". Custom needs call for Custom Programming.

Custom Programming - True custom programming works from the ground up with your Custom Needs in mind. No cookie cutter formats are put into effect and no limits are put on the design, function, or implementation. For example, recently a large Statistical Analysis firm came to us with some very unique needs. The input data was coming from all over the world in a myriad of formats. The data needed to be parsed, organized, categories, and analyzed. Then reports, speadsheets, and graphic outputs needed to be generated to exact client specifications. No deviation could be or would be allowed. After close examination of the process, we chose the best tools for the job. We selected the Paradox data base system to collect the information and organize the information. Then the data was automatically sent to Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets and Powerpoint Charts so the final output could easily be emailed and manipulated by the end uses all over the world. The result of this system got our customers contract renewed for three years.

Do You Have Custom Needs? - Most likely you do. Let Antler turn your needs into solutions.