Defiant PC Defies Application Problems with Alpha Five Defiant PC

“Alpha Five leads the spectrum of application development. With Alpha software a layman could come in and, in a very short time, compose applications comparable to those created by experienced Internet developers. Alpha Five Version 8 is perfect for Defiant PC, because we must be accessible to high-end developers, as well as those with less application experience.”

Maryjane Fox, Designer, Defiant PC

Customer Situation

Defiant PC had been using Web pages with CGI scripts to build commerce-enabled Web sites for clients. However, the browser-based administration interface produced a burdensome ordering management process for retrieval and manipulation of data. As a result, Defiant spent more time training clients in interface usage and data retrieval. Worse, Defiant’s personnel often had to walk clients through the process, assuming the document management responsibility. Defiant’s leadership had to redesign their Web sites as fully integrated e-commerce engines, with a true self-service interface for clients.

Partner Solution

Seeking a better business process, the company sought a solution that could integrate the Internet and a desktop database. They sampled a number of products, and experimented with many programming languages, all of which were either too simple or to advanced for Defiant’s needs. When the company discovered Alpha Five, the search ended. Using Alpha Five, Defiant’s designers and developers rapidly created an integrated solution, complete with Web pages, back-end MySQL database, and reporting functions. The prototype site had all the desirable features that the previous script-based incarnation supported, plus added features that Alpha Five’s fully integrated approach made possible. These included native MySQL connectivity, integrated user management, security, and reporting. Defiant PC created a clean management system that allows their clients to easily manage their site features, inventory, and orders. The company is now working with Alpha to create an advanced, all-in-one shopping cart system that fully integrates their e-commerce structure and eliminates unnecessary company work.

Benefits

The switch to Alpha Five helped Defiant PC expand their Internet development scope and incorporate far more than e-commerce services into their sites, including forums, blogs, and database-driven informational services. Alpha Five allows Defiant PC to complete processes that previously required tedious coding of Perl or PHP faster, easier, and more securely. The company slashed its database development time from three weeks to less than three days. It also dramatically reduced its Web site development from two months to two weeks. Native access to MySQL resulted in fully integrated self-service applications that don’t require external scripting, perform faster, scale better, are more secure, and provide centralized storage with automated management reporting. Alpha Five’s ease of use means every Defiant PC employee—including newcomers—can design, develop, and deploy Web applications in record time. Perhaps most important, Defiant’s clients now have direct access to all their e-commerce site features, with no technical training required. They can control, view, manipulate, and track inventory, orders, and data, which can be further analyzed through the built in reporting capabilities.

For More Information

Alpha Software, Inc.
781-229-4500
www.AlphaSoftware.com

Defiant PC
877-521-6392
www.DefiantPC.com