O.k. I work for a software development company and we are looking for new vertical markets. We have an inventory system that can be easily modified for any business. It is fairly inexpensive. More than Quick Books, but wont allow your employees to go in and delete items out of inventory and then steel them. This happens a lot. I was wondering if any of the coin dealers on hear have Bms (business management systems) and if so what the names of their software is. I use coin manage myself for my own collection, but it is pretty garbage in my humble opinion. I really enjoy collecting and most of the dealers I buy from hand write receipts for me. Making me think that lots of others run their business this way as well. I imagine I would sell something like this for 700ish up front + 59.99 a month service and support fee. I would even take trades, heck we have traded software for boats why not several rolls of halves (personal fave of mine), Does anyone think their would be a market for something like this?
Most people just use Excel or Access. There is also already coin software out there. I am sorry but I don't think there is a market for it!!
we use a complicated piece of proprietary software. I think the problem you run into is that those businesses who can afford your program have the ability to have their own program written.
I was actually ready to release much of what I wrote under the GPL in C++, Image Magic, MYSQL and GTK for coin collecting. The problem is getting a full database of pictures of coins and a community like this can be instrumental in filling that space. As usual with Software, the code isn't the commercially important aspect of the project. Its the updated business information. Ruben
Arizona Jack, I feall you brother. Who has time to count inventory when there are boxes of quarters to search. Mrbrklyn, thats awesome let me know if you release it. I would love to check it out, and you are defiantly right that updateing busniess info is a hudge draw back. It is the main reason that bms have such high maintance and support cost. Got to pay the progrmers to update everthing. Mysql is a sweet program. I really like sql express as well. Maybe one day mricosft will stop charging 10 K a processer for Sql and we could all have much cheaper enterprise solutions. The_Cave_Troll: Sry to hear your system is complicated you should complain to whom ever manages your sytem for you. I make a lot of money off of busniess that want exactly what you describe, but do not have time/ skill to even think about developing something themselvs. schytaz, Thanks for the info. I would much reather know that people are doing things themselvs than pitch something to my boss that turns out to be a total flop. Excell and Acess are ok, but the time wated in managing excell files and messing with acess can be streamlined. I guess what im thinking about works better for companies that have larger labor cost. An example if you pay someone 20 bucks an hour and they waste 0ne hour a week messing with an excel file then in a year software pays for itself and also please excuse any grammatical errors or spelling problems, I concord metaphysics in college, but never the english lanuge, darn dyslexia
Anything that can withstand wikipedia, cointalk and google is good for enterprise IMO The trick with distribution is that everything has to be nicely packaged together. QUickbooks has so many problems from the POV of accounting that it really boggles my mind that the SEC allows it to be used for publicly traded companies. For one thing, NOTHING should ever be allowed to be deleted and its audit trails are nearly non-existance. I was thinking that for a small program like that a small database like sleepycat of BDB is worthwhile, but frankly, I just don't feel like learning the arcane syntax or program in file locking. Why bother, MYSQL does it anyway and supports SQL both interactively and in the C++ code. Ruben
One look at the way I post in forms and it is clear that my codeing is a mess and I gave it up a long time ago. I have people skills. U know programers cant talk to the customers. I just like sql express for companies because if they ever grow to the point there database is larger than 5 gigs they can get the big boy easy because express is functionally the same thing just a little less features. Also my knowledge about his is minimal at best. I havn't coded sense I took a C++ and Digital Logic class in when I was 15. the Sec they couldn't even catch Bernie Madeoff how can we expect them to dissect computer programs. Imo the problem with regulation is that the most talented people get the best Jobs make all the money and cheat. It is the reast of the busniess class that don't have those offers that head up regulatory boards. Its like trying to race a ducati with a vespa it only works when dude with the ducati hits a tree! I also think the sec are just as big of crooks as well when they investaget to see if companies have ill gotten gaines they charge hundreds of dollars an hour leaving the investors with even less money to make up for what was stolen from them. surprisingly though QB isn't even the worst. Their is a program that I compete against a lot for small engine dealers that will let people change the price of an item after it is sold. Tell me thats not riged!
The biggest reason for Enron was that the Software went around normal accounting safeties. You'd think that was clue enough. Ruben
