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Microsoft Windows™ Applications

Although the trend in the IT industry seems to heading towards targeting all applications for the web, there are times when a sold WIN32™ application is still best. They generally perform better, are more stable and offer superior UI aspects that make repetitive data entry tasks faster and more efficient. If you are unfamiliar with what a WIN32™ is, and example would be Microsoft Office™. It runs within its own environment on the client workstation as opposed to running inside of a web browser like Internet Explorer™.

For example, if you have an accounting application that requires lots of "heads down" data entry, a Windows™ application can be designed such that little or no interaction with the mouse is required. This may seem trivial at first, but even if you can save a few seconds per transaction, that time savings multiplied by thousands of entries starts to become meaningful. Although the web interface is getting better all the time with advances in AJAX, DHTML and client-side scripting, it still falls short in many respects.

The drawback of WIN32 applications had been the need to install the application on every workstation that requires it and all of the time and effort associated with that. Recent improvements in application deployment however have alleviated much of the hassle involved in managing Windows™ applications. The ability to deploy the installation and update files over the web or a LAN has gone a long way in making this easier through the use of One-Click Publishing™. This allows the application is updated automatically (if needed) each time it is used. This helps alleviate the headaches of deployment and versioning to a great extent.

It may be that you already are using a legacy Windows™ application and it requires some troubleshooting or some new features. We can help you solve any technical issues you may have or upgrade the application to suit your needs. This helps protect the investment you have made in the application and minimizes the issues that are created when you totally replace an application, such as user training and other issues.

For those of you who may know what language your application was written with, our core competencies include working with all versions of Visual Basic™, Visual C++™, and Visual C#™. However, if you have an application written in Delphi™, Borland Turbo C++™, or Sybase Power Builder™, we would be glad to take a look at those as well.

In terms of database platforms, we have extensive experience with SQL Server™, Oracle™, Sybase SQLAnywhere™, PostgreSQL™, and MySQL™. Check out our database page for more info on that.

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