We're big enough to take care of your needs, but small enough to care.
When Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut called for help with their systems upgrade and database conversion, they had only a 24 hour window in which they could shut down their database. We provided advice and planning, followed by intensive preparation and benchmark testing. When the upgrade happened, Foxwoods was confident and prepared, and everything went as planned. We worked with Foxwoods to make things happen on short notice. We're always there when a client needs us and for however long they need us.
We are totally client-focused
Our entire focus is to find ways to help the businesses of our clients thrive in a rapidly changing world. We are always listening ask the pertinent questions. "What does this mean to your customers?" "Are we getting the most out of your application, Progress, disks and systems?" "What else can we be doing to save time and money?" When you read our publications or attend our seminars you will not have to wade through a lot of theory; we give you the bottom line from a business perspective.
We understand the challenges your customers face
Is your competition using the Internet to provide quicker service? Do you already own the technology but can¹t quite tweak it to get that nightly processing time reduced? Why do your customers call but no one seems to have a logical explanation for their problem?
You need to find new ways to efficiently add value to the entire process. Efficiency is a must at a time when cost of personnel continues to skyrocket and the cost of doing business continues to climb. Yet, the definition of "value added" has changed in the high-tech world. Those who find ways to efficiently add value in this post-modern era will thrive. We want to be your source in accomplishing that.
We speak English, not buzzwords
Frustrated trying to find practical answers to your technology questions? Turned off by the convoluted language bantered around? Tired of trying to turn the theoretical into something practical you can use? Today the average IT department needs to explain technology concepts in ordinary terms, so the language does not get in the way of the business. We bring to the table practical experience in the latest buzzword compliancy then do the translation for you, so you can make the right decisions and convey the right answers to management and users. We have the technical pedigree, but only speak that language when the details become important.
We have walked in your shoes
We've been serving the Progress community since 1985. We have worked for Progress Software many times. Almost always, they ask for our advice as a voice of experience. We make decisions based on data and review the outcome each and every time to see what new we can learn. Our objective is to build the voice of experience and practicality in every consultancy.
We are highly successful consultants willing to share the ideas that work for us and pass on our technical knowledge. We are constantly looking for new ideas and new practices for our clients to implement.
We won't put you to sleep
Our courses entertain as they educate. You won't fall asleep reading Programmer's Progress; no one has ever put their head down in a Backman systems review, and our presentation seminars are so motivational you will want to come to the same seminar twice.
We take professionalism to a new level
We write books, magazine articles, and attend the advanced-coverage seminars as all professional geeks do; but we take it a step further. We not only study technology, we work hard at getting to know the individuality of your systems and staff. We've stayed at the helm virtually every minute of a three-day weekend to shepherd a rough conversion. We've analyzed an objective of spending weeks writing a complex C application and replaced it with 3 lines of Progress code. And we've helped a company who was about to spend millions on a new application figure out how to get the same functionality out of their current software. We take pride in becoming part of your staff during the time we work with you.
We love what we do
We find the power of Progress fascinating and are proud to be a part of an industry that offers the opportunity to beat all other technologies: cheaper, faster and easier.
We respect the key role the professional consultant plays in making this phenomenal product work in business. We are honored to be a part of that very important link in the Progress community. We wouldn't do anything else, any other way, with any other technology.
