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Small Software Development Projects Can Give You Big Results

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  • Do you have ideas for ways to improve your operations,
    • But it would take new software,
    • And you don't want to spend much money?
  • Does your in-house IT staff focus on core business application support,
    • But you have an idea that needs non-core applications developed,
    • And you have a limited budget?

ec link’s Software Development Team Gives You the Power

  • Our consultants (average 25+ years business/IT experience) help you define your objectives to generate maximum benefits from minimum investment.
  • You review development as it progresses to assure that the final program meets your needs.
  • We deliver results fast, so you can start seeing benefits right away.
  • We continue to work with you to help you eveolve the program as your needs change and grow.

Here Are Some Applications We Have Provided For $5,000 Or Less

  • Customer Service Scheduling Multiple dispatchers can coordinate, search, create, and view schedules for multiple technicians at the same time. Each appointment is linked to a work order with detailed information. Work orders and dispatch lists can be printed on demand. Managers and workers can see schedules over the Web from anywhere.
  • Call Reporting Field reps enter call report information using Web application that eliminates paper forms and mail delays. Managers access Web reports.
  • Websites such as www.rivervalleycu.org and www.churchofthekingmcallen.org include a tool that allows non-technical staff to keep them up-to-date.
  • Boards of Directors no longer get massive sets of printed documents before each meeting. Now they can access the documents over the web. Plus they can have on-line discussions and votes. All of which makes board meetings faster and more effective.
  • Project websites help coordinate major projects involving in-house staff and external vendors by providing secure access to shared documents and other information.
  • Intranets provide a central place where employees can get up-to-date company information and forms.
  • Order tracking allows multi-location manufacturers to monitor orders divided among multiple manufacturing locations via a web tool that tracks order status.
  • Proof-of-concept website allowed management to see the value of a visual selection tool for service parts ordering, where selection could be made by drilling down on increasingly detailed drawings to identify exact part needed.
  • UPS Integration transfers customer information from shipping software to UPS and transfers freight costs and tracking numbers from UPS to shipping software.

Here Are Some More Complex Solutions We Have Provided To Clients

  • eCatalog website enables customers to access product catalog and order on-line. See example at www.shopdsi.com.
  • eReportCard program lets teachers update student records for report cards over the web. Administration prints report cards.
  • eStatements improves member satisfaction and saves money on printing and mailing by giving credit union members secure web access to their monthly account statements.
  • Extranet gives each customer their own customer-specific look and customer-specific data that can be easily managed and updated by non-technical staff.
  • Smart Forms improve accuracy of data by providing real-time error-checking and eliminate delays of paper forms. Data is immediately accessible from on-line database and can also be integrated with existing applications and databases.
  • Customer Information System Quickly locate and share client information among entire staff to better coordinate client support.
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