Generic Software Is OK. But Sometimes It Sucks. Most of us use generic, general purpose software on a daily basis to do most of our work. Writing documentation, reading email, making spreadsheets, sharing data with our co-workers. And most common software products work fine for these things. But as business grows and changes, our data grows and changes and we oftentimes find that the software that worked fine yesterday is giving us a headache today for any number of reasons such as: My data has grown to a point where it is too big to easily manage and manipulate. My tasks have changed, so now my program no longer meets my needs. I've made some changes to my file, and now suddenly my software is crashing. My software vendor keeps raising prices, released a version I can't use, has gone out of business, etc. I am having a tough time sharing my data with my business partners because it's not in the right format, it's too big, it needs to be sorted and filtered, etc. My software doesn't really fit my tasks. I am really tired of trying to pound a square peg into a round hole. Yes, we have all had these problems at some point. Introducing The Custom Web Application. What in the world did we do before web applications? Web applications have solved so many communication, data sharing, workflow, and scalability problems for businesses. A web application is the perfect way to take widgets like text boxes, check boxes, and radio buttons and put them together in a series of web pages in such a way that it creates a virtual representation of how we want our work to flow. The data in these widgets is sent to a database, which can be designed in a variety of ways, and can be read and modified by any competent developer. And when our business grows and changes, and our data in turn grows and changes, no problem! We can scale up the database, we can modify the web application, we can change our work flows, and business continues on with minimal interruption. Technology needs to be able to breathe and grow just like our business does. Communication At Its Finest. Effective communication is extremely critical to running an efficient business, and yet it is something that requires reassessment and adjustments from time to time. Different businesses need different communication tools to share their information, and nothing quite does the job like a well developed web application. Sales people, business-to-business partners, clients, managers, and even computer programs can login securely to a web application from anywhere in the world and read the data that you give them permission to access and/or modify. And it is this concept that is central to effective communication, seamless integration, and automation.			Korey Pelton Information Technology Consultant Let The Ideas Flow. Even if you aren't sure a custom web application is something you need, it never hurts to talk to a technology professional and tell them what your specific business needs are. I have been in the information technology field for 10 years and most times I can give you some valuable tips and suggestions. Shoot me an email and we'll talk about it! pelton@peltonweb.com