DisplayCraft Inc. Dives into Development Solutions with Alpha Five DisplayCraft Inc.

“Anyone — from an expert Web designer to computer neophyte — can create a functional, appealing database using Alpha Five. The powerful capabilities Alpha Five provides continue to amaze me.”

Rui Carvalho, Design Director, DisplayCraft Inc.

Customer Situation

During the 1980s, DisplayCraft found they were going through a tremendous growth period, and suddenly needed a method to automate and manage their clients’ tradeshow schedules. The company hired a professional developer to create a system that would allow every employee to be in sync with client schedules and requirements in one database. Coding from scratch made building the database slow and tedious. After two years, the company still lacked a database that could fully address their needs. DisplayCraft tried other name-brand scheduling databases, but still needed an internal connection to the main system. Without digital reminders for actions and purchase orders, the system was disorganized and inefficient. DisplayCraft needed an application that would seamlessly tie together various forms necessary for employees to complete daily tasks.

Partner Solution

Then DisplayCraft discovered Alpha Software. Using Alpha Four, Carvalho produced the company’s first integrated scheduling database in only 30 days. Completely satisfied with the results, they transitioned to Alpha Five upon its release. Now fully integrated into their system, Alpha Five helps DisplayCraft manage over 500,000 records of shows/events, schedules, clients, vendors, invoices and purchase orders in their database.

Benefits:

Alpha Five’s code-writing tools boiled down complicated processes into simple procedures, saving DisplayCraft significant time and money. The company created a trade-show management database, which combines separate forms used for scheduling, projects, and accounts. It automatically checks project status, and updates account managers with job number requests. This new calendar makes retrieving information as simple as clicking a button. Alpha Five also gives the company the tools to make professional and effective Web forms. Just as important, the new database increases security by allowing only exclusive departments full access to the database.

For More Information:

Alpha Software
781-229-4500
AlphaSoftware.com

DisplayCraft Inc.
860-747-9110
DisplayCraft.com