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Alba Spectrum Technologies

 

Business and Residential Tree Removal company

 

Situation


Business system had multiple loosely integrated parts.  It was difficult to address the client order status request, because of the data distribution between multiple systems.  Crew scheduling was in the paper form with following manual entry into accounting, resulting in frequent errors.  Absence on the internet leaded to decreasing competing potential.

 

Our approach

 

With the business growth the need of web-enabled Client Relation Management system was identified.  The decision was made on Microsoft CRM. 

CRM Tuning

-          Standard quotation forms were created with the check lists for onsite estimation

-          Crew’s members assignment custom system was integrated with CRM

-          All the necessary reports were enabled via internet for the crews and sales team

Technology:

-          Microsoft CRM Form, Tables and Workflows modification via Built-in Customization tool and Deployment manager

-          .NET C# web pages for entering data into MS SQL Server tables for crews assignment and tracking

-          CRM configuration settings enabled seamless integration of crew assignment form with CRM Order

-     Crystal Reports for custom invoice and work order forms

 

Results

 

- Order entry was enabled via internet to the customers

- Employees got self entry timesheets, which reduced cost of time cards paper work

- All the business processes, querying and reporting were transferred to one system, eliminating data duplication problems and enabling advanced analysis

 

Industry: Services

Applications: Microsoft CRM

Technologies: SQL Server: Stored Procs, Views, .Net, C#, HTML, XML, Web Publishing, MS CRM Customization Manager, MS CRM Deployment Manager, Crystal Reports

 

 

 

Furniture Retailer

 

Situation


Company had multiple stores in several regions.  Currently it was mailing salary/commission payroll checks to all its employees and salespeople.  There was a possibility to replace current check mailing to its employees by enabling them over the internet via web report from Great Plains payroll module.

 

Our approach

 

We suggested secured login and Crystal Report web publishing for employees in the following form:

-          .Net aspx pages

-          Crystal Report engine

 

Results

 

-          Elimination of extra paper work

-          Meeting government requirements

 

Industry: Retail

Applications: Great Plains

Technologies: .Net, C#, Web Publishing, Crystal Reports

 

 

 

Small Merchant

 

Situation


Client needed self-hosting of its Web Server due to the specific of its products and the need to provide online-store from its SQL database via direct web publishing.  This was not possible in case of hosting through the third party web hosting providers.  On the other hand – the way of purchasing T1 or DSL line with static IP address wasn’t financially and technically possible.

 

Our approach

 

We suggested

-          Using current cable internet with dynamics IP address assignment

-          Web service client call from actual web server, with dynamics IP address to web service on the so-called skeleton web site, hosted through web hosting company and doing dynamic IP address regular update

 

Results

 

-          Client was enable to have its full-featured web server exposed to its customers via inexpensive cable internet dynamics IP address

 

Industry: Retail

Applications: Other

Technologies: .Net, C#, Web Services

 

 

 

Metal Distributor

 

Situation


Company had legacy asp application to enable internet ordering for its clients.  Also company had Microsoft CRM implemented for its Client Orders tracking and Sales automation.  Management was willing to secure its investment into legacy asp application and have it integrated into Microsoft CRM system

 

Our approach

 

We suggested deploying of HTTP handler to enable ASP data transfer into .net web services based Microsoft CRM

-          ASP Page calls url at .net web server which is further processed by custom HTTP handler

-          HTTP handler calls Web service for customer and order creation in Microsoft CRM

 

Results

 

-          Securing former investments in ASP legacy web site and seamless integration with new Microsoft CRM

 

Industry: Distribution

Applications: Microsoft CRM

Technologies: .NET, C#, Web Services

 

 

 

Venture Capital Fund

 

Situation


Company has confident information on its clients-prospects for decision making to provide venture capital.  Also company had other lines of business, automated in Microsoft CRM.  The need was to provide absolute secure view/modification of venture capital line of business to trusted users/officers

 

Our approach

 

We suggested the deployment of new MS SQL Server database to store venture capital specific info

  

-          Verifying User Credentials via C# customization of MS CRM

-         Deploying .Net datasets to extract the data with strict user’s credentials control

-         Venture capital data publishing into CRM integrated web frames

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Results

 

-          Secured connection to custom data was enabled in standard Microsoft CRM environment

 

Industry: Finance

Applications: Microsoft CRM

Technologies: .NET, C#, Web Services

 

Alba Spectrum Technologies

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Office: 1-630-961-5918

Cell (consultant-on-duty): 1-630-854-0597

Email: help@albaspectrum.com   

 

 

 

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