Archive for January, 2009

Developing your own agency software in FileMaker

FileMaker is marketed as being the world’s #1 easy to use database application, so is it not entirely unreasonable to think that you can buy a licence and get creating?
In theory, not at all. FileMaker is easy to pick up and have a fiddle with, and I’m fairly confident that you could have a basic [...]

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Factors to consider when purchasing bespoke software

Planning:
Do you actually need a bespoke software solution?
There are lots of purpose built off-the-shelf software packages, built for a variety of businesses.  It is well worth evaluating these as well as talking to a bespoke developer.
Your business comes first
When evaluating off-the-shelf software, remember that the software should fit your business, not the other way round.  [...]

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