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We know how important an efficient and stable IT structure is in your business.

WHITE-IT can help you achieve this and provide solutions to your existing IT needs. We can transform the way your business operates and enable new and better ways of working

For home users we know how confusing it can be getting to grips with computers, printers, broadband, websites etc.

WHITE-IT can give you a helping hand and wont blast you with 'IT buzz words' Help and support at the right level

Software Development

Our professionally qualified and experienced systems analysts and programmers provide an exceptionally professional service for each stage of the software development life cycle. We can execute each stage individually or all stages depending on customer requirements. The major stages of our software life-cycle are:

1. Requirements analysis (what is needed from a system is identified)
2. Design (how the system will perform its tasks so as to meet the requirements)
3. Implementation (where the design is translated into a useable system).
4. Testing (where the implementation is validated)
We also support and develop client/server systems utilising Microsoft SQL Server.
How much time wasted through the lack of a button of a link in the system. Maybe its the system itself that needs changing but you do not know what to change it to.

The beauty of bespoke systems is that they are tailored to the exact requirements of the company allowing the software to fully integrate, helping to meet legislation or key business objectives. Scalability is also a positive factor, with bespoke systems able to accommodate business growth and contract with any necessary downsizing. The system should evolve with the company to provide an ongoing perfect fit. This is possible because bespoke systems are designed with the long term IT plans of a company in mind. Software of this type ensures that the company can move forward instead of just automating what it already does, resulting in it being stuck in the same rut. The cost of bespoke software can be much higher than off-the-shelf solutions. Individually crafted software often needs teams bringing particular skills such as analysts, programmers, hardware and software specialists. The time and manpower needed to create and maintain a bespoke system quickly adds up. However, bespoke software successfully developed can potentially be sold on, becoming an extra source of revenue for the company.

Generally speaking, off-the-shelf systems are produced to meet the perceived needs of a particular market or sector. They have, in effect, a one size fits all set of generic features and, for more complex applications, customisation facilities. As a rule, they are easy to install and easy to use. It is important to remember that off-the-shelf solutions are bred from the best components of various software systems, often beginning life as a bespoke package designed for a specific client.

The best option for you maybe a compromise between off-the-shelf and bespoke solutions. Specialist IT companies can develop systems using a mixture of commercial off-the-shelf software which can be modified by them to fit in exactly with the customer's requirements. By matching the needs of the customer to an existing product, the challenge is then to integrate it seamlessly into the company, with little or no disruption to existing working practices. This provides an immediate competitive advantage to the customer who is not then operating the same system as direct competitors.

Other benefits that become apparent are the cost savings. Modifications or additions to an existing software package shouldn't run into the tens of thousands of pounds that a full system development would cost. This is a much more manageable project for an in-house IT team that also has ongoing IT issues to deal with.

We normally find that everyone wants their systems to be Better Quicker and Cheaper. Applications such as MS Access certainly do this Microsoft Access can be purchased off the shelf

WHITE-IT can provide the training to staff in order that these changes can be made on the fly if needed. This helps to keep down maintenance costs but of course we can always be on hand if things go wrong by providing help desk support and technical advice.

Give us a call to discuss how we can help you - 01284 788449