Software Development

We have been providing bespoke software for clients over a number of years, from small utilities to major relational databases. As a user and specifier of Contact Management software, we have acquired a particular expertise in this area, developing our first system some 10 years ago. The core system, DataPulse has been customised for a number of clients, offering contact management, supplier and product management, order tracking and stock control. Automatic processing of on-line orders has also been integrated.

From the DataPulse project came PostRoom, a programme for the automatic receipt of e-mails. This programme checks an e-mail server for specifically identified e-mails, pulls them from the server, parses the content into a database, and sends an acknowledgement to the sender; all automatically.

Other, smaller, "standard"programmes available are:

• CD Presenter - a customisable front end for Autorun CDs. Gives attractive access to a CD's contents without the need for programming.
• MercuryFax - a programme that will automatically accept an incoming fax and then forward it to a specified e-mail address.
• Magic Lantern - a system to catalogue and display pictures held on disk. Pictures may be categorised and searched on keywords, and custom "shows" developed. Particularly useful for distributing picture sets on CD.
• Mercury-e - a system for bulk e-mailing from a contact database.
• Property Manager - a property database for solicitors/estate agents that can also automatically generate and upload property pages for a Web site.

Another area where considerable expertise has evolved is in the provision of add-on software for Varian, Inc. Scientific Instruments. Covering Chromatography and Spectroscopy, software has been developed for result storage in databases and specialist control systems, including:

• Varian Star Utilities - a selection of utilities for Varian's Star Chromatography Workstation software
• VistaBase - a database for results from the Vista ICP
• VistaTRS - display Vista Time Resolved Spectroscopy files as chromatograms.
• ADL systems - specialised programmes for the Cary UV-Visible and Fluorescence spectrophotometers

For a quote for any of the above "standard" systems, or for an idea of cost for a package written to your own specification, send your request in an e-mail

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