The Secret of a Great Custom Database Application

Well, perhaps it is really no secret at all, but Inter•Sight has learned over the last eight years that any successul custom database application solves users' real problems, actually reduces users' workloads and is simultaneously easy to understand, easy to use and easy to change.

Typical users, however, are often at a great disadvantage when verbalizing their problems (and, therefore, the application's desired features) until after they sit down and play with some working software. This places great importance on creating early prototypes to work out all the important user requirements and user interface issues. Our secret tool? FileMaker Pro: a powerful relational database.

Inter•Sight Creates Databases That Grow With You

At Inter•Sight, we often use FileMaker Pro to take the mystery out creating custom databases. For applications with 200 or fewer simultaneous users (i.e. nearly all workgroup applications) FileMaker Pro Client and Server software are excellent low-cost choices for both prototyping and final deployment.

For larger applications, the learning from the FileMaker Pro prototypes makes coding the final application in Oracle, MS SQL Server or other Enterprise SQL databases proceed much faster and much more cost effectively.

The applications featured above and to the left have served as the cornerstone for Inter•Sight's first Automated Publishing applications at Levi Strauss & Co. and Medtronic Vascular. Each of these applications minimize the decisions that users need to make in order to specify the contents of their respective catalog pages. The applications automate the assignment of nearly all images and product descriptions behind the scenes.

Whether your needs are large or small, Inter•Sight has the expertise to build custom database solutions that are easy to use, solve real problems and can adapt as your needs change.