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Custom
Software Development
Value-added Software
for the Digital Age
We bring you the technological knowledge and experience
you need to improve or start your business making
effective use of existing staff and systems. With
our expertise, you will gain the optimum solution
in terms of performance, functionality, reliability,
security and cost effectiveness.
We offer a free, no obligation, initial consultancy
service to all businesses in the UK and will give
you an honest and straightforward appraisal of
any current systems you have and offer advice
on the best way forward.
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Fixed Cost, Easier Planning
Larger software development companies tend to be reluctant
to provide fixed cost quotations. This will almost certainly
result in your project costing far more than originally
anticipated. At Seagrass we prefer to offer fixed cost
solutions for all projects we take on and in doing so
allow you to plan accordingly. We feel that this approach
is beneficial to our clients and it offers an additional
incentive for us to deliver software on time or even
early.
As a rough guide to cost, a simple 5 page website/software
application including a basic database will cost around
£1,500. Conversely an extremely complex business
critical database is more likely to cost in the region
of £7,000 to £12,000. When estimating the
cost of a particular solution there are many factors
to consider such as size, complexity, level of documentation
required and any previous experience we have had in
your particular industry.
Very large complex projects can often take years to
develop. In this case we suggest that, if possible,
your software be released in versions. This approach
allows successive versions to take into account newer
technologies and / or business requirements as they
emerge. It also means that you benefit from the new
software a lot earlier.
Migrating Legacy Databases
and Integrated Solutions
We are specialists at integrating Microsoft and other
third-party technologies into applications. For example,
we can integrate Microsoft Word into your application
to perform automated mail merge, Microsoft Excel to
provide charting functionality, or Microsoft Exchange
to provide e-mail and workflow solutions.
We can upsize a small databases to support the increased
demands from your business, such as to adapt a Microsoft
Access database to use something more powerful like
MSDE or MS SQL Server. Alternatively, if you have or
are about to invest in a new database or other piece
of software, we can help you make the transition as
smooth as possible by either migrating the data or even
setting up an permanent interface between two or more
systems. We will advise your business on the best approach
to take and offer solutions to keep everything running
smoothly.
In some cases, it will make more sense to totally re-engineer
an application and its data. This can offer major benefits
to your organisation, including incorporation of additional
features and removal of any obsolete functionality.
Internet Technology and
Web Services
Our skill set is expanding rapidly due to the ever-developing
world of the Internet and the increasing desire of clients
to stay at the forefront of competition in their particular
industry and hence enable them to serve their clients
better. With Seagrass you'll benefit from the security,
confidence and results of a solution provider proven
capable of learning, growing, and adopting new technology
and new expertise.
It is important to realise that the potential offered
by the Internet goes far beyond developing a website
or conducting eCommerce. The underlying technologies
supporting the Internet can be used to develop a wide
variety of software applications for both internal and
external business to business (b2b) use. Using innovative
technologies such as .NET and XML it is now possible
to develop dynamic and flexible software that can easily
adapt to the constantly changing needs of your business.
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