Alpha Software | Case Study: Oerca Animal Healthcare App

OERCA

When Alpha developer Steve Workings was approached by marine mammal care and facility management company Ocean Embassy, they had been using a Microsoft Access program for their dolphin for the last three years that was clearly not up to task. They had been dreaming about what the next incarnation of this software might look like—one that incorporated mobile, robust reporting and charting, and extensive data, long-term scientific data collection—and wanted to know if Alpha could be used to develop the right solution.

Business Challenge

Marine mammal care and facility management company Ocean Embassy had been using a Microsoft Access program for their dolphin care for the last three years that was clearly not up to task. The Company approached Alpha Anywhere developer Steve Workings to help solve the problem. The team at Ocean Embassy had been dreaming about what the next incarnation of this software might look like—one that incorporated mobile, robust reporting and charting, and extensive data, long-term scientific data collection. The Company approached Alpha Anywhere developer Steve Workings to help solve the problem. They and wanted to know if Alpha Anywhere could be used to develop the right solution.

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Oerca Animal Healthcare App Case Study

New System is Becoming the Standard Software App for the Marine Mammal Care Industry

Responsive Aquarium and Zoological Management System Speeds and Improves Animal Healthcare in the Field

OERCA

Speed to Market

Data Integration

Security

Business Challenge

"There are just so many things you can do in Alpha with a few clicks of a button."

Solution

After just six months of development, Workings had the software operating in a research and rescue operation, a small zoological facility, and its first major implementation in a large theme park.

Results/Benefits

OERCA is on its way to becoming the standard software application for the marine mammal care industry.

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