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Starting a new business is always exciting and full of opportunities, but can require significant investment.
National Trade Network (NTN) were no exception, requiring IT infrastructure to enable them to trade.
The WyeTec approach was to focus on the aspects of the system that would enable NTN to generate a revenue stream in the early stages of the development, and to follow this up with upgraded systems that would allow the business to run efficiently and to grow in the future.
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Software development briefProject overview:Motor-traders wishing to advertise vehicles for sale or source new stock can do so by subscribing to NTN’s trade-only services. This takes the form of a fax containing "for sale" and "wanted" advertisements that is sent daily to approximately 6000 subscribers. |
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Project description:Central to NTN's business operations is a SQL database, accessed through a Windows® client application. The primary function of the client is to allow advertisements to be booked ready for faxing – so the user interface was designed to make this as quick and simple a task as possible. Built into the client are many additional features such as customer management tools (CRM), a vehicle make/model database and tools to manage the fax distribution lists. At the end of each day a separate application is used to extract advertisement information from the database and automatically generate the fax of advertisements. The fax document is generated by automating Microsoft® Word® from Visual Basic. This approach generates a document in a format that NTN could edit if needs be prior to faxing. Once authorised, a distribution list is built and the document is submitted to a faxing queue. At this point, billing information is generated, that can later be exported into a Sage® accounting package. Core Skills:
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