Bespoke Business Software

What is Bespoke Software?

Bespoke software is software written especially for you. It works exactly the way YOU want it to and you don't have to pay for features you don't need.

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Isn't it expensive?

You might think bespoke software would be more expensive than an 'off the shelf' package. This is not necessarily the case. Even if an 'off the shelf' package is available, it may not work the way YOU work. With a bespoke solution, you get what you ask for and you don't pay for things you don't want. Generalised software often has many options that you will never use, but they often serve to make the system more complex than it really needs to be. If you add the time you spend learning and adapting an 'off-the-shelf' package, you will often find you could have got what you really want more cost effectively by having it written for you.

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But we don't know enough about computers. Where would we start?

You may not be experts in IT or the Internet, but you probably know your own business better than anyone. We have worked with many small and very small businesses as well as a few larger ones. We are able to discuss your real requirements in a language you understand. We can work with you to put together a highly cost effective solution which may involve off-the-shelf products, where available and appropriate, and custom software to meet your unique requirements.

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But we ARE happy with some of our software.

We won't advocate re-writing software needlessly. Computerisation is usually about improving profitability or customer service. Throwing out systems that are doing their job and forcing staff to learn new ways of working unnecessarily, is not a good way to start. We always try to work with what you have. We have considerable experience of integrating custom software with standard packages, including accountancy software from Sage, TAS and others or word processing and general office software from Microsoft and Corel WordPerfect.

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Will bespoke software from Peveril will compatible with systems from other suppliers?

Yes. We use a wide range of industry-standard tools and databases. With the tools available today, data incompatibility should never be an issue. If you have existing databases, we should be able to use the same data and avoid duplicating effort. If your software uses industry-standard formats, such as Btrieve, Clipper, dBase, FoxPro or SQL databases, we can often use the data directly. If you no longer require the old software, we can convert the data to a more robust format. For new systems that we develop, we tend to use the Topspeed or Microsoft Database Engines. For larger systems, we recommend Microsoft SQL Server, but we can work with practically any SQL database. If you need to use data from one of our systems with software from a another supplier, we can provide ODBC drivers, custom DDE or OLE links or specific export routines.

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What programming language does Peveril use?

With modern software designed for Microsoft Windows, the language used is practically irrelevant from the user's point of view as programs written in different languages can talk to each other and interact seemlessly. We have experience in a number of different languages which means that we can choose the most suitable language for any project. For bespoke work, we use mainly Clarion and sometimes Visual Basic, though some small parts of our systems are written in C++ or Delphi. For Internet work, we also use JavaScript, PERL and PHP. We also have experience in BASIC, C, COBOL, dBase, Clipper and FoxPro. While we would not normally write new software in these languages, the skills can prove useful when maintaining or upgrading older 'legacy' systems.

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