It wasn’t that long ago that we all accessed our data through applications that worked strictly on the client or were part of a client/server solution. With enterprise data access as a given today, it seems that all new development is designed to allow users to access their documents and data via the Web.
Several concerns determine the corporate philosophy for what technology will be used to create any new ECM system. Certainly platforms that are well supported and likely to survive well into the future are a prerequisite. Manufacturer/vendor independence is also important. And thirdly, are products and/or developers available to allow you to create or integrate these systems.
As an established provider to the ECM market, we cringe when we talk to clients who are bleeding edge hungry – eager to try the newest technologies or the youngest vendors. It isn’t folklore that more than 50% of all enterprise software systems fail to ever operate successfully.
We’ve learned over the years that it’s more than technology that makes the difference in success. Yes, product and features are important. But reliability, pedigree, and robustness between different platforms and application software are critical to easy deployment. And the ability to find knowledgeable programmers and engineers or professional services groups is also key –because as you should all know, the glue to all implementations is the people.
So how does this all relate to the headline? How can you have it all?
Snowbound’s philosophy is to serve the market professionally and comprehensively. We don’t preach about programming preferences or the right platform for your application. We know our customers have strong preferences based on knowledge of their markets. So we let you do it your way.
If you have standardized on Java tools and solutions, we have them for you - from clients that allow you to retrieve, view, annotate and manipulate your documents and images to conversion programs to development tools.
And if you’re more excited by .NET and Web Services, we have a family of products for viewing, conversion and development as well. Do you want to mix and match – we even let you do that. Java applets with .NET server components or .NET clients with Java servlets, we have it all. And because we build it on a code base that we have nurtured over many years, it works with few surprises. Ask us about our many satisfied customers.
-Simon
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