Database projects can vary enormously in scope. These examples are given to whet your appetite for database services by giving some idea of what is possible.
Sometimes databases incorporate complex functionality. For example, we designed, developed and continue to support a Customer Relationship Management system that is used by a call centre located in Mauritius. The database is located in the UK and managed by Irax from Bury. The software interfaces with a number of external data streams for processing business critical transactions, telephone SMS messages, credit card processing and merchant enquirer facilities using XML data transfer and proprietary middleware from Software AG.
It is often the case that a business requires more detailed analysis of critical business information than can be provided by proprietary packages such as Sage. In these cases, a simple database that interfaces with existing systems will provide the required additional functionality.
Other examples of simple database applications that provide a costeffective yet bespoke solution to specific business issues would include: