OpenSource Solutions
Why would you need professional help?
Although open source PHP software is free, the adoption of open source software can be painfully slow and as a business owner you may find it quite intimidating to even make the choice between different open source offerings. If you have elected to replace custom development with an open source solution, below we have compiled a few reasons why off-the-shelf open source PHP applications may not work as-is for your business:
Lack of compatible applications
Open source PHP applications are often written by individual developers who have business knowledge in specialized domains such as Operating System, Database, Content Management, eCommerce or Customer Relationship Management. These applications are written independently and hence they may not integrate well with each other. For example, your company may require a Shopping cart, a CRM Tool and a Visitor Forum but there is no single product that will meet your needs and integrating three different applications to work together will require a deep understanding of the source code of all three applications. If your organization is already using an open source products then finding compatible applications could be a tough job!
Lack of training and support
Open Source applications are written by technical people and there are no training manuals for a large number of these applications. Moreover, getting help from the developers can sometimes be difficult as the support is primarily aimed at developers and not at business focused end-users.
Less user friendly
Open source applications tend to be less user friendly. The GUI of most applications is not good when compared to commercial products. Again the reason for this is very simple, these applications are not intended for non-technical people.
No warranty
No open source applications come with any warranty as to performance, or that the tool will function as described. Hence, you cannot rely on any one for validating or fixing anything that seems to be working incorrectly.
Opensource Benefits to small business
Supported Applications
On Windows platform
What can we do for you?
For a majority of open source PHP applications we can provide the following services:
1. Installation, configuration and up-grades
Our experts can install the most complicated scripts for you so that you do not have to spend time in figuring out server compatibility issues.
2. GUI enhancement
Our team of designers can design a new skin for an application to make it more attractive and usable for your users.
3. Customization
We can customize the applications to meet the specific needs of your business so that you don't have to change the way to do business to fit the way the software works.
4. Inter-working
Have two different open source products which you want to use together? Our experts can help you deliver seamless integration.