Custom Application Design & Maintenance

Many problems can be solved by designing your own proprietary applications when other systems fall short so please let our computer programmers create your custom application to make your life easier.   BTTC concentrates on the design, construction, implementation, and ongoing support of transaction-oriented Internet and Intranet Portal based applications.

These applications typically include transaction processing and interaction with one or more “back-end” databases and go beyond the static website in that they provide the client and users of the application the ability to initiate a business transaction. While a static website might be considered an online, Internet brochure, a Web Application is used to complete a business transaction: Order Entry, Information Uploads and Downloads, business form retrieval, completion, and submittal, etc. 

Already have a custom application that needs changes or updates? BTTC offers application maintenance services for pre-existing custom applications. Documentation services for pre-existing applications are also available.

Intranet Portal Development

Most successful small businesses are moving towards Intranet Portals which serve as a single point-of-entry for staff, customers, or suppliers, making available a world of information not previously accessible. 

The utilization of an Intranet Portal is one of the most effective and efficient ways to make information available to staff, customers, suppliers, and investors. By using common Internet technology, sound architectural planning, and adequate security measures, clients can either “push” out information, or allow authorized parties to “pull” information as needed. Clients have been able to identify real time and money savings by utilizing such Portal-based functions as:

• Publishing Company Documents Online. Items such as Employee Manuals, various Benefit Plan details, Company Policies, various employee enrollment and HR-related forms and instructions, and other employee-related forms. These implementations can dramatically reduce the volume of calls coming into the related departments, because most inquiries can be answered over the Portal.
• Portal-based Timesheet Entry. These implementations reduce the number of times a timesheet is handled, provide on-line editing to reduce errors, and speed payroll and customer billing processes.
• Portal-based Employee Expense Entry. Similar benefits are gained through instant editing and a reduction in the number of times an Expense Report is handled. Approvals can be automated, and not be delayed while paperwork is in the mail.
• Direct, controlled access to company-approved vendors. This capability can be used to control purchases by directing the buyer to the preferred vendor; minimize costs and improve visibility into travel expenses by directing the traveler to a preferred travel agent or carrier.
• Creating and making accessible an INTERNAL body of knowledge on any number of priority topics. Success stories, winning sales pursuits, internal product specifications, competitor weaknesses, and confidential communications can all be made available through the use of a secure Portal.
• Use of the Intranet Portal to disseminate important information and announcements to related organizations or individuals.

BTTC has extensive experience in Intranet Portal Development, and each portal is designed to meet the exact needs of the client. The client does not have to purchase unwanted functionality because it might be part of a package or shrink-wrapped portal tool. All of the software components are the sole property of the client and there are no license fees, either initial or ongoing, that would increase the cost of the solution. Client Portals can also be developed with the ability for the client to perform a great deal of the ongoing maintenance required to keep the information on the Portal up to date. This limits the client’s dependence on programmers, reduces the total cost of ownership over time, and extends the economic life of the software.