Software Masters, Inc. -- History
We began writing computer programs over 20 years ago when the first Radio Shack Model III came on the market. Shortly thereafter, we welcomed
the IBM-compatible stage. In the early days, we started writing database programs with several shareware offerings. Our first was Data Manager,
a program that managed messages, calendar items, directories, recipes, etc. We then started getting calls from regular businesses that wanted a
program similar to Data Manager, only one that would be customized to fit their needs.
About 15 years ago, we had our first business client, an Insurancy Agency. After we wrote a program for them, we started getting referrals from some of their clients. When Data Mangers was written up
in a national magazine, we started getting additional calls from around the country. When we wrote a program for a Town Clerk in New York and
then sold that program to about 30 other offices, we opened up our own office. We hired two full time programmers, a secretary and we were in
business. We have now written programs for a large variety of business types and have an extensive library of coded modules.
Specialities
Our specialities are databases. We are excellent in designing a "normalized" database that maximizes efficiency. Our programs are created in
such a way to require a minimum amount of key strokes, ensure data integrity through dropdown list boxes where you set up what will be in the
dropdown boxes, as well as other validation routines. We use Microsoft Access or Microsoft SQL Server to house the data, depending upon needs of
the application. For the user interface, we use Microsoft Visual Basic for desktop applications and Microsoft Visual InterDev for Internet and
Intranet applications. We are also proficient in Seagate's Crystal Reports to generate high quality reports.
Finally, as the owner, I am a Certified Microsoft Professional and a Certified Novell Administrator. I am also a Certified Visual Basic Developer
and a Certified Microsoft Web Developer.
