Custom-Created Software Might be Right for You.

The software manufacturing industry, specifically the proprietary programming industry faces fierce competition in todays software market.

This competition has created opportunities for those individuals or small companies that create custom programs.

Software manufacturing is being remodeled in its method, standards and ways of doing business primarily due to the growing emergence of applied-driven and custom-driven production methods and competition. This shift towards custom manufacturing is emerging in line with the prevailing open source programming taking over the IT world.

Anyone with a Personal Computer and a bit of know how can create custom programs that are as powerful and more finely tuned to a customers needs than the ‘Big Commercial Boys'.

The easiest and most common programs are rooted in Database administration; the collection, modification and reporting of data. Companies and individuals are willing to accept or at least try a program from a ‘small' programmer and the ‘small' programmers usually promote their software as shareware.

In the pursuit of customers, the large software manufactures include a lot of bells and whistles, not in response to customer demands, but designed to separate their product from their competitors.

This usually results in a manufacturing process that prevents detailed responses to errors - instead of major errors or flaws in the software making it to the factory floor - the reports are passed to ‘patch' creators.

Enter the little man, the small company. He or she want's your business and will work with a customer to provide a product that meets their needs and answers their concerns. Furthermore the small company understands that they don't have a satisfied customer until they prove themselves. It's in that understanding that many shareware programmers test and retest their product and offer demo's.

If you've visited PbxInfo.com before then you've most likely downloaded some shareware from the site. Some you may have liked and others you may have passed on.

Some examples of software available on PbxInfo.com.

Tran Houng has created · Pbx Reporter 1.0. This comprehensive call accounting and hotel management system has everything you need to effectively manage and keep track of CDR billing for your organization.

I've focused my programming on · MerSuite. A suite of programs designed for Nortel* Meridian switches.

There are other programs in our Download section. Some of the more common downloads include:

Iview Inventory Manager 3.0 - Audit software gives you up to date accurate and comprehensive inventory details.

COGZ Work Order Software - completely automates your work order program management by minimizing operator input during startup and normal operations.

Free Accounting Software 1.0.0.5 - multi-user/multi-company/multi-branch Windows-based accounting, inventory and customer management solution for your business.

Call Accounting Mate - an industrial strength, fast and reliable call accounting software that can be used in institutions such as offices, hospitals, universities and organizations that need to allocate telecom costs to various individuals, departments or cost centers.

Fresh Diagnose - a utility designed to analyze and benchmark your computer system.

Tera Term (Pro) - free software terminal emulator (communication program) which supports: Serial port connections, TCP/IP (telnet) connections,VT100 emulation, and selected VT200/300 emulation.

MerAssistant 2.0 - Nortel meridian option 1 programming GUI.  MerAssistant 2.0 is an upgraded version of MerAssistant 1.0 and adheres to CS2's MerAssistant Software Development Policy. As with all CS2 Communications LLC programs, MerAssistant utilizes a Concept Development roadmap that collects and values user requirements and qualification reviews. This information is then used to define feature requirements and to categorize specific deliverable objects that are included in subsequent software updates.

Just to name a few. Visit PbxInfo.com's  download area today and download a program or upload your own program. Best of all - Registration on Pbxinfo is 100% Free.

* - Nortel is a trademark of Nortel Networks.

Article by Charles Carter