Bespoke software, properly supported
We design, write and look after business software. Sometimes that's a new system built from scratch, sometimes it's keeping a long-serving application healthy and bringing it up to date.
Bespoke software development
Off-the-shelf packages make you work their way. Bespoke software works yours.
We've written systems for courier firms, fire and rescue, healthcare, insurance, engineering, local government and many more. Some are built entirely from scratch; others are semi-bespoke, combining long-established designs we've refined over many years with the parts that make your organisation different. That keeps costs down without compromising on fit.
- Fully bespoke systems designed around your processes
- Semi-bespoke solutions built on proven designs
- Secure browser-based applications that work on computers, tablets and phones
- Integration, consultancy and problem solving
Technologies we use
We combine established design patterns with modern tools, using whatever suits the job and your existing systems.
- Microsoft .NET
- C#
- ASP.NET Core
- Blazor
- SQL Server
- Web APIs
- OpenInsight
- Advanced Revelation
- Revelation
- Multi-value databases
- Citrix
Requirements and consultancy
Good software starts with understanding the business it's for.
Before we write any code, we take the time to understand how your organisation works and what you need. We're comfortable working with technical and non-technical people alike, and we'll suggest improvements along the way rather than simply automating what's there today.
- Gathering requirements with the people who will use the system
- Explaining options in plain English
- Working alongside your IT team and other suppliers
- Suggesting improvements to processes, not just automating them
- Technical consultancy for multi-value development environments
Straightforward, from start to finish
Listen
We learn how your organisation works and what you need the software to do.
Design
We propose a solution, agree the details with you and keep it as simple as it can be.
Build
We write and test the software, keeping you involved as it takes shape.
Support
We help you go live, train your users, and support and develop the system for years to come.
Modernisation and integration
Your existing system probably still holds your most valuable data. We can help it do more.
We were early adopters of Microsoft .NET, and we've taken our own RevUp membership system from its first version in 1989 to RevUp Blaze, a modern browser-based platform. We can do the same kind of thing for your software, at whatever pace suits you.
- Moving desktop systems to secure browser-based applications
- APIs to connect your system with websites, apps and partners
- Integration with accounting packages, email services and other software
- Careful migration of data from older systems
- New reporting, dashboards and exports
OpenInsight and Revelation
Multi-value database specialists, with decades of hands-on experience.
Revelation, then Advanced Revelation and OpenInsight, were our main development tools for many years. We've built bespoke systems with them for large organisations and integrated Revelation-based products with Citrix for other software houses, so their customers could use them remotely.
If you rely on an OpenInsight or Advanced Revelation application, we can help keep it running well and plan its future.
- Maintenance and enhancement of OpenInsight and Advanced Revelation systems
- Technical consultancy and troubleshooting
- Citrix and remote delivery of Revelation-based applications
- Integrating multi-value systems with .NET, the web and other applications
- Planning a route to a modern platform, when you're ready
Support, training and hosting
Software is a long-term relationship. We're still supporting clients we first worked with decades ago.
When something needs attention, you speak to someone who knows your system, not a call centre.
- Support directly from the developers
- Training for users and administrators
- Hosting in secure UK data centres in Birmingham and Maidenhead
- Ongoing development as your needs change
Membership software for clubs?
RevUp Blaze, our membership and motorsport platform for car, motorcycle and motorsport clubs, has its own website.
Let's talk about your software
Tell us what you need, or what isn't working today. There's no obligation, and you'll be talking to a developer from the start.