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10/1/2009 - Google Wave Has Arrived--For Some of Us

Yesterday Google Wave made headlines once again as Big G began to send out the 100,000 preview invitations they promised. The real time communication and collaboration tool’s preview release will reportedly be hosted on the platform’s own website rather than in the separate "sandbox" developers have been using since the platform’s release to developers in May.

"In addition to the developers already using Wave, we will invite groups of users from the hundreds of thousands who offered to help report bugs when they signed up," said Google Wave Project Manager, Dan Peterson.

Will Google Wave be the next step in communication as so many like to imagine it will? Or the viable alternative to traditional e-mail that Google themselves planned for it to be? Well, we’re about to find out. If you didn’t help report bugs and are feeling lousy about it, don’t worry. Google wave is expected to be officially released for public use early next year. Alternatively, you could comb the net for someone who was invited, as each of the 100,000 chosen also received 5 invited of their own.

In any case, keep up with the movement here.

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9/30/2009 - You've Got News! How to Set Up E-Mail Alerts
Most news websites offer an alert service — they'll send you a quick e-mail whenever a headline that interests you hits the wires. There are other methods you can use, too, like homepage widgets. Read our simple guide to setting up a news alert.

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9/24/2009 - Are You Managing Your Electronic Documents? Why Not?

Confirming the recent Forrester Report that showed a widespread lack of management of electronic records, AIIM (news, site) has just published a similar report that shows 26% of organizations admitting that they have no electronic records management policy.

The report also shows that nearly half of companies surveyed (44%) have no procedures for freezing electronic records in the event of litigation or compliance issues.

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9/24/2009 - Video: Pentagon's Cyborg Beetle Takes Flight
A research team at the University of California Berkeley successfully implants electrodes into a beetle allowing scientists to control the insect’s movements in flight. Yeah, it's funded by DARPA.

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WHY DEVELOP CUSTOM SOFTWARE?

In what situations would I want to have a custom solution developed? The principle reasons for developing custom software are as follows:

A custom solution will meet more requirements

Custom software is most suitable when all available commercial shrink-wrapped software lacks necessary features, is awkward or difficult to use or is more expensive than custom solutions. Time is money. If a custom solution will speed-up processing it will almost certainly save you billable-hours or bring results to clients with improved turnaround.

Branding

If your solution is Web based or will be distributed, building a custom solution also offers you the opportunity to brand it with your logo and company's unique design.

Product Development & Innovation

In some cases, your objective will be to bring a new product to the market. Without in-house developers you will need a custom development company to build a prototype and/or final product.

How long does it take to develop the software?

This always depends on the size of the development but we provide an estimated development time in our proposal.

How much does it cost to develop custom software?

This all depends on the size and features built into the software. We have an hourly fee of $80/HR but offer project-based rates and retainers that reduce development costs.

How do I get started?

Call us at 414-559-2644 and we'll guide you through the steps. You do not need to have all of your business requirements set in stone for us to begin writing our proposal for you.

What guarantees do we have that the software will do what we need it to do?

We will discuss with you, in detail, the objectives and features that you need in your custom-designed solution.

How does custom designed software save me money?

If you save time by streamlining or expediting operational processing, it is likely that you will save money from employee or vendor expenses.

If you are able to better market your business to target clients, it is likely that you will make money by attaining new customers.

If you are able to perform daily operations with more accuracy and in a more simplified fashion, it is likely that you save money with fewer errors.

All of the above can be achieved with custom-designed software.