GLR Software consulting services

Services

Some of the services provided by GLR software are: (click on the subcategory to see more details about it, or click here to expand all subcategories at once.)

Web development

• Active Server Page. ( ASP )

• GLR Software has developed and maintained data-driven content web sites for companies like StarIQ.com and our own site http://www.GLRsoftware.com. Data entry forms for gathering information from the user. Membership registration and login security. Menu driven web sites. Internal Document and Page Search Engines. Collapsible Tree Menu for organizing large amounts of items into structured categories. Internet Stores with or with Shopping Cart. Credit Card Validation and Purchasing using either VeriSign© or PayPal© from eBay©.

• Data-Driven web content.

• If the web site you are considering will have content derived from data stored in a database, GLR Software can develop ASP pages to read the content and generate web pages. Data-driven web content using SQL Server databases, Microsoft Access databases, or Visual FoxPro Databases as the source of the content. Internal Document and Page Search Engines.

• JavaScript / VBscript development.

• To enhance the look and feel of your web site, client-side (browser) scripting can provide a richer experience. Allow the Downloading of material from your web site, and track the number of times a file is downloaded. Provide a means to upload images of the user to be included on the "list of Members" page. Displaying of an image on the menu when the content of a page has been updated since the last time the user had visited your site. "Email a Friend" link to notify another user of an interesting article. A link to display an article in a "Printer Friendly" version of a web page. Allow the user to change the color and style of your web site to meet the liking. Web page translation to foreign languages using AltaVista's© BableFish. Visitor counting and tracking to determine where the user came from to reach your web site. Provide a "Add to Favorites" link so the users can bookmark your web site for quick returns at a later time.

• Server-side COM development and implementation

• With the uses of server-side COM objects, your web site can provide services not normally provided with standard Active Server page scripting. Automated Email Newsletters and Notification to members who have subscribed for addition information.

Application design and development.

• N-tier application to SQL Server back-end.

• Many application and web sites sometimes require business logic to be separate and reusable to the database. Having the access to the database occur through object allows for greater scalability and ease of future enhancements.

• Interfacing to MS Office and other third party application.

• Sometimes the application needs to either import or export data to other third party applications, such as: MS Word MS Excel Other databases

SQL Server design and development.

• Analyze and design relational databases

• Working with the client, construct a proper relational database to meet the client's and application's need.

• Development of Mass Data parsing and data conversion utilities.

• GLR Software can develop tools to convert existing data from most sources to be imported into existing or new databases.

Mentoring on various development cycle tasks

• Application and User Interface design.

• GLR Software understands the importance of producing a proper design and specification in application development. Design the application or web site with consistent look and feel, and ease of uses. Prototype the forms and web pages before the actual development of the application begins.

• Database design.

• Designing the database before construction can help prevent unknown issues early in the development cycle. Write a database specification. Design a data flow diagram to illustrate the relationship between tables. Write a data-dictionary to outline the structure of each table in the database.

• Issue (bug and enhancement) tracking and assignment.

• All applications, when in development, can have problems. Having a proper Issue Tracking system will help track problems and enhancement through out the development cycle, and beyond. Track bugs reported by in-house tests, customer service and other sources. Manage the enhancement requested from customers and in-house. Generation of a Change History report at the time of the product release.

• Testing procedures and tracking.

• One the most under used phase of the development cycle, yet perhaps the most important is the Testing phase. Write a Test Specification and Test Plan documents. Develop regression test plans. Develop automated tests and organize them into schedule test suites to be run against daily builds.

Contact Us

If you or your company is looking for a experienced software consulting to meet your application needs, and you are located in the greater Tacoma / Seattle area of Washington State, GLR software can help. Call or Email for a free introductory consultation at (253) 826-4704 or Consult@GLRsoftware.com