advantages of bespoke software
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tailor-made to fit your business
Because our database software is designed and constructed especially for you and your business, it does exactly what you want it to do. In fact, with our system designer's help you will probably come up with new, improved ways of working that suddenly become achieveable with the right software. In some ways we give the customer what he needs, not what he wants. This does not happen with an 'off the shelf' package, where what tends to happen is that you have to fit your business to the package rather than it fitting in with your business.
Some businesses are so specialised that there is no suitable package available off the shelf. For these, the only choices are either to write something in house or to get someone else to write it. Whilst getting it developed in house is often viewed as a less expensive option, it can often work out more costly in the long run, especially if the system becomes critical to the business in any way.
make the best use of your resources
In-house developments tend to be done in someone's 'spare time', which means that as well as not doing their 'real' job they seldom keep track of exactly how much time they are spending on the project. Furthermore, if this person is away from work for more than a few days there's no-one available to help with any problems with the system, and of course if they leave your employment altogether you're left with an unsupported system which is probably completely undocumented and probably not particularly professionally written.
On the other hand, a system from Samarind is professionally designed and constructed, fully tested and documented to the level you choose, and supported on an ongoing basis by Samarind's very human and approachable support engineers.
please your staff
Another advantage of tailor-made software is that the amount of training your staff will require will be minimal, because the system is written to mirror or improve your business processes. This means that introducing new staff to the business is easier too.
And, you'd be surprised how happy your staff will be using a well-written, easy to use piece of software that's been made just for them.
justifying the cost
The cost of well-written bespoke software can be easily justified in many circumstances.
Bespoke software can enable your company to handle much greater volumes of business, more effectively, with the same number of staff. Whether you're an international bank aiming to quadruple the take-up of your balance transfer facilities or a small family business wanting to grow dramatically in turnover and profitability without a corresponding increase in size and overheads, bespoke software can help you achieve your aims.
Although the initial investment often seems high, especially for smaller businesses, bespoke software can pay for itself within just months of its completion.
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