HighBrow Technology Raises Eyebrows with Alpha FiveHighBrow Technologies, PVT., LTD.
“Alpha Five has given us a clear advantage over other application developers who are stuck in the past with technologies such as .NET or PHP. In terms of investment, resource usage, and ROI, you just can’t beat Alpha Five.”
Prahlad Yadake, ,
Co-founder and Director of Marketing
Customer Situation
Since its inception in 1997, HighBrow Technologies has provided high-quality software solutions to clients across an array of industries. But the tools they were using to get the job done were costly. And many clients demanded solutions with multiple licenses, which drove costs even higher. Worst of all, HighBrow often needed additional infrastructure, but the platform’s upgrades took them to the bank. In addition, different jobs required different tools, which lengthened the time of each project due to developer training. Whatever time and effort was put into one project was usually not able to be carried over to the next, and HighBrow developers found themselves starting from scratch more often than not. HighBrow needed a solid database development solution that could provide a reliable, secure environment to store records. They also wanted easy access to those records for easy editing or deleting. Only a solution that was inexpensive and easy to learn would suffice. HighBrow wanted a platform that would prove to be profitable to the company and cost effective for their clients. And because HighBrow produces applications that handle sensitive e-commerce information, security was a must.
Solution
Prahlad Yadake, Director of Marketing for HighBrow Technologies, researched the market of database development solutions, and found Alpha Software. After poking around on the company’s Alpha Five platform, Yadake found Alpha Five’s built-in components were everything his company needed for rapid desktop and Web application development. Thanks to Alpha’s intuitive commands, everything Yadake built was easy to access and maintain. It took HighBrow developers about one month to become comfortable with the basic features and flow of Alpha, and they haven’t looked back since. Developers hit a few early bumps in the road with Alpha’s debugging feature for Web development, but were thrilled with the Alpha developers’ attention to their debugging requests when designing Alpha Five Version 10. The company has used Alpha Five to build a variety of applications for their clients, such as e-commerce applications and databases for shipment, inventory, and container tracking. Confident in their quick mastery of the platform, HighBrow is currently developing a 10+2 security filing and certified public accountant portal.
Benefits
Switching to Alpha Five addressed all of HighBrow’s desktop and Web database development issues. Alpha’s Genies and intuitive commands made adoption quick and easy for HighBrow developers, and employees never have to worry about taking valuable time away from building applications to learn a new tool. Alpha’s RAD platform has significantly sped up HighBrow’s processes, from concept to completion, enabling the company to drastically increase the amount of projects they are able to take on at a time. And clients are thrilled with HighBrow’s rapid turnaround. With Alpha’s agile development methodology, HighBrow developers can produce a page within days of a project’s kickoff. And because little coding is necessary, clients are able to make any changes or tweaks they need to their applications, without spending the money to pull in a developer. Yadake has found Alpha Five features such as the HTML editor, Xbasic, grid builders, reports, and style sheets have been invaluable. In addition, Alpha’s default security framework provides iron-clad protection for all of their customers’ sensitive information.
For More Information
Alpha Software, Inc.
781-229-4500
www.AlphaSoftware.com
HighBrow Technologies, PVT., LTD.
888-477-2656
www.HighBrowTech.com