is about our software cooperating within your enterprise, as it is today, and as it may evolve. We preserve your IT independence with time-tested practices:
- avoid writing applications that run on specific computers or operating systems
- avoid closed and non-portable data formats
- avoid incorporating proprietary tools in our software stack
- avoid technologies that may not have longevity
- avoid using products from companies that frequently discontinue products
- avoid using products for which expertise is difficult to find
- keep program source at the customer site in contracting engagements
- provide advice with regard to other software participating in the enterprise
is about maximizing the audience for an application by following some more rules:
- "bake-in" internationalization, customization, personalization
- adhere to universal standards on web pages
- make provisions for mobile devices
- support SMS as a communication medium
- produce output in portable or ubiquitous formats like PDF, RTF, XLS, CSV...
"We didn't know custom software could be made for Jewel Wines, but the invoicing system that Independent Reach built for us fits our business so well that we couldn't imagine working without it now."
~ John & Phyllis Junor, Jewel Wines
"I am continually impressed with the Fenestratio program. It is user friendly yet precise. Fenestratio creates accurate information which can easily be applied to all aspects of window and door manufacturing, including sales and service. It is the most adaptable program we have found."
~ Evan Marykuca, Pioneer Window and Door Mfg. Winnipeg, Canada
"At Western Windows we have extremely high standards for quote presentation. Having decided in March to seriously evaluate Fenestratio, we had such a positive experience that as of May 1 we have become an official user through the Early Adopter program."
~ Jeremy Ryan, Western Windows, Calgary, Canada
