Crow Data Products

Developers of desktop and web applications based on MS Access, MySQL, PHP, Joomla and WordPress

Services

MS Access Applications

Access is a popular solution for small to medium sized IT systems, and with good reason. Unique among development tools, Access allows you to create an entire IT system- database, code, forms and reports- within a single environment. While it's included in some MS Office installations, developing Access apps is a job for software developers, not business users.

For many organizations, Access is the middle path between Excel or paper based information management, and larger, multi-component IT systems. While it does have limitations, an Access solution can cost a fraction of one developed with most other technologies, and be just as effective.

Crow Data has expertise in all aspects of MS Access development, from database design to the Visual Basic for Applications code that drives the application. We’ve helped dozens of  clients discover that.
 

MS Office Automation

You know MS Office as the application suite you use to write letters, analyse data, and send e-mail. However, behind these familiar applications are tools to customize and automate your MS Office chores. Chief among these is Visual Basic of Applications, Microsoft’s powerful programming language. If your company is performing the same tasks on a regular basis using Excel, you should consider automating these systems. Automation saves time, reduces human error, and allows more than one person to control the process. Virtually any action that can be performed in Excel can be automated. Excel can also be customized to connect with databases, display automated reports and even pull data from the web. Similarly, Microsoft Word can be programmed to automate any task associated with document creation and publication. The most common such application is the generation of letters or reports from data located elsewhere. For example, an investment bank may create security prospectuses to clients based on records in its contact management system. Finally, MS Outlook can be used for much more than e-mail and contacts. With a little programming, you can create forms for surveys and feedback, develop customized calendars, or share contact and other information between employees.

MySQL/PHP Websites

PHP and MySQL when used together become powerful tools that are used to create dynamic and interactive websites. Both are open source tools and can be easily acquired for free.

PHP and MySQL are fast becoming the tools of choice for developing interactive websites.

Joomla CMS

Once we get your your Joomla! site is up and running, anyone with basic word processing skills can update it by adding content, managing images and keeping company-critical data up-to-date via a simple, browser-based interface. And because it's free and easy to use, you can focus your resources on the bit that really matters - the content.

WordPress

WordPress is an amazingly powerful content management system that is FREE. And it has a lot of power under the hood for a small or medium business looking for an easy way to manage their web site.

WordPress was designed as a platform for blogging, but you don’t have to use it as a blogging tool. With a few tweaks it can be used to run your website, with or without a “blog.” The fact that WordPress was designed as a blogging platform gives it some compelling advantages. It is optimized for easily publishing and changing content. And getting good search engine rankings requires fresh, unique content. You need a system that does not get in your way when you want to update your website with a new article or newsletter.

Rent-a-Coder

For short or medium term support either on site or remote. We are available to assist you in completing your projects or for on-site training. We have have recently completed projects based in:

I-CanTran, Web Based Stock Transfer System

We are in development of our ICanTran web based Stock Transfer System. Follow our updates on Twitter.

Telephone Number Lookup Service

We can provide telephone number lookup services for Canadian and US based addresses. You provide the name and address we match with a telephone number. Fess are based on successfull matches only.