Web-based applications - How they can help you.

Act now to protect your business from increasing fuel costs. Due to demand from the expanding economies of India and China, the world is now entering an era of sustained fuel price rises, expected to go on for decades to come. It is the urgent responsibility of Financial Controllers and other senior executives to review current operating procedures with a view to reducing transport costs and other operating expenses where possible and preserve your profitability against this threat.

We can advise you on how Internet applications (web-based computer systems) can give your business the edge to remain competitive by trimming transport costs.

Web-based applications - What they are.

If you need a new computer system, choose a web-based application for your own peace of mind.

Web-based applications run on web sites and perform the same function as software that you might otherwise download and run on your pc/workstation. They have the advantage of executing on a web server, so they don't consume space on your hard drive, don't crash or conflict with other applications. You don't have to worry about database administration or new software version releases. Best of all, the application is accessible from anywhere. You can use these applications with just an up-to-date browser connected to the internet. Organisations like Localco Ltd that create and serve web applications are called Application Service Providers (ASPs).

Commonly used virus protection and firewalls are not enough to guarantee you won't be attacked, nor will they protect you in the future. We have expertise in configuring public access computers (where viruses and old data would be a real headache, if not for the techniques we use). Also, we make it simple for your staff to change their workstations. All workstations are set up the same and have no persistent data.  In a typical office, the network is simplified so that each user owns a part of a network drive and no other pc requires virus checker updates or attention from support staff.

Our web based computer applications are replacing the older pc based systems. Used together with our other techniques, they provide:

• added security
• no viruses
• ease of use
• transportability
• accessibility.

Accessibility means that your staff, customers and the public have appropriate access to your computer systems through the internet.

Select from a range of 'Off the shelf' applications including customer relationship management, accounting, order processing, warehouse management, document management; asset, property or inventory management. We can help you assess and choose from a wide range of freely available open source/GPL applications and install and support them for you. Or develop a system together with us to meet your specific requirements.