Software Purchasing Concerns

Oddly enough the concerns of first time purchasers of software are different from those purchasing software to replace existing, similar, software.

Purchasing Criteria The First Time Around

1. Price of software
2. Ease of implementation of new system
3. Ease of use
4. Software's ability to fit the business
5. Functionality of software

How we meet requirements

• Price - Our price is certainly good , we believe much better priced than other software.
• Ease of implementation of new system - Some competing software is easier to install as no .NET framework would be required. Simpler systems not incorporating scanners and with a limited customization feature would of course be easier than ours to implement. Our choice of the free but top level Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express database component does take up more disk space than software using a simpler less secure database.
• Ease of Use - Once configured and installed our software will be as easy or easier to use than other complete asset management software.
• Software's ability to fit the business - Here our customization features really shine and our software is likely to do an excellent job.
• Functionality of Software - Again our functionality is as good as or better and the 'Grid' layout likely easier to understand by most users.

Additional Concerns

• Level of support from local partner - We may be able to provide this through value added resellers in certain areas. Such servicing is normally only offered for expensive enterprise level software.
• Software's ability to fit the business - Very strong feature, flexibility was designed in.
• Growth potential of the software - A strong feature as the program can be customized by end user and special options  called upon even years later.