Database Development

A custom designed database system from mehdiward is perfectly tailored to meet your needs. It can be integrated with your existing technology and is designed to grow with your organization. We build systems that can be extended and updated throughout their working life.

Database development is a discipline we have acquired through years of database development, interface design, structured programming, and project management. Our experience provides a foundation which you can build upon.

Our goal is to ensure that your development project meets the users’ needs and is developed on time and within the budget.

We know the database development business inside out. We’ve spent years refining our skills in project management, database development, and computer programming. We were developing software for the Macintosh graphical user interface long before many of today’s tools were even available. We have been working with 4D - the creators of the leading relational database tools for the Macintosh - since 4th Dimension software was first launched in the UK in 1987.

We have leveraged our early Macintosh experience, and we now build complex solutions that connect different types of computer systems. mehdiward have the resources to manage everything from short time frame projects all the way through to enterprise-wide systems.

Development of bespoke software is carried out using upto-date and proven techniques. Our philosophy is to use libraries of tried and tested routines which improves reliability and reduces the development cycle. It is the only way to develop bespoke systems at an acceptable cost.

mehdiward use an evolutionary prototyping development methodology known as STEPS TM. This acronym stands for STepwise Evolutionary Prototyping System. The methodology is designed to provide systems that meet user requirements in manageable stages, each of which is complete in itself. We create stand-alone and client-server solutions using the best databases and interface tools available. Our development team has in-depth technical knowledge of many software tools : these include high-level server systems such as 4D Server, Microsoft SQL Server and Oracle, and interface tools including 4D Client, Visual Basic and Visual C++.

Software documentation can be a weak link in bespoke systems. We document our software at two levels : Technical Documentation for maintenance and alteration and User Documentation to ensure that full benefit is gained from the system by end users. End user training can also be provided as well as specialised training for System Administrators.

Our system expertise ranges from stand alone systems to multi-user and distributed systems. Systems that will provide you with the information you need - when you need it. mehdiward provide complete database business solutions, not just quick technology fixes.