CUSTOM PROGRAMMING & DATABASE APPLICATIONS
FOR E-COMMERCE WEBSITES

Web-based data-driven software can enhance all facets of your enterprise while removing the high costs and operational overhead typically associated with internal technology management.

Organizations of all sizes are recognizing that their Web platform can be far more than an electronic brochure, or even an order form. They have discovered that dynamic, data-driven business software served over the Internet provides a far more secure, cost-effective and trouble-free operational environment than typical local networks running outdated programs through an internal server.

Why develop and base your database and operational software on the Internet? Simple - less cost, less headache.

• Low investment cost compared to traditional internal systems requiring heavy hardware investment and ongoing network maintenance and upgrades - Internet connectivity is your only concern!
• Rapid development cycle - customized applications typically can move from design to implementation in eight weeks or less
• Outsourced use of world-class infrastructure providing state-of-the-art security, firewall and connectivity channels as the 'home' for your web-based software
• 24x7 oversight and support
• Daily tape backups of all content and data
• Full access to your data for reporting and local archiving and storage
• Expand your operations with minimal IT investment - your secure database programs are accessible anywhere in the world - headquarters, regional offices, home-based offices, anywhere you can log onto the internet
• Use new browser-enabled PDAs (hand-held computers) to access your operational software - ideal for on-site service providers
• Built for growth - fully scaleable and in most cases, the software we build is yours - you own it (certain restrictions may apply and licensed sub-components may have restrictions)
• Our programs use worldwide coding protocols such as Macromedia ColdFusion, ASP/.net, PHP, FlashScript and Java, clean and well-documented, ensuring their viability into the future, whether or not you are doing business with Ciniva.

Examples of custom programming applications completed or under development by CINIVA include:

Sales and Contact Management | CRM
Manage and share information among a sales service organization. No monthly per-seat licensing costs (salesforce.com), no installation and upgrade costs (ACT). Keeps track of leads, contacts, accounts, projects, etc. with the ability to broadcast email, maintain group and individual schedules. A fully-equipped CRM system for your organization!

Online Book Exchange
A new business that lets students to post their used text books for a nominal fee after a free trial period (See this application in action at the Virginia Book Exchange site). The project features full user-control over the business, dynamic content, database linking campuses, departments, courses, online payment integration, and record keeping.

Legal service for filing lien other construction-related documents
This booming business is based in Florida where state law requires contractors and sub-contractors to file specific documentsat the start of their work projects in order to protect them in the event they must file a lien against their client. Our web-based software links up with city and county databases to synchronize real estate documents, lien notices, etc. and provides a full application that manages customers information, tracks critical filing dates, and produces appropriate legal documents. The owner of this business was frustrated with the ongoing problems associated with an outdated Access-program, poor service from a single developer, and the ongoing expense of maintaining her own web server and internal network.

Title search and filing
A Maryland-based company has placed its entire core business operation on the web, and is currently outpacing its competitors because of the speed, flexibility, and accessiblity our Web-based software affords it.

Service Call Management System
A provider wants to reduce equipment overhead and avoid investing in a patchwork of off-the-shelf products that won't give him the competitive edge he desires. Service calls, dispatch, parts inventory, PDA access by on-site technicians, and invoicing all managed through fully customized easy-to-use screens and a web-class MS-SQL database server.

Technical Support
Provides support technicians and customers of an international manufacturing company with a global but private access (password required) web site providing equipment parts listings and technical documentation in HTML, PDF, or CAD formats for viewing and downloading. Easy administrative management of thousands of inventory pieces.

Group Tour Catalog and RFP System
A group tour operator in the Washington DC area provides a catalog of tour itineraries presented by theme and location, with an online form for group leaders to submit their proposals. All services are easily updated through a private administrative section. Customers have special password-access to learn about special private offers; the system is complemented with ongoing email broadcast to thousands of tour operators and organizations interested in this company's services

Hotel and Package Reservations
A product for convention and visitors bureaus and tour operators to offer fully customizable overnight package services to individual customers. The product delivers instant online quotations to web users who enter their date of travel and choice of package inclusions and options. They can save their quotation and book at any time. The system uses cost-based accounting, and features room inventory control, features and attractions management, flexible pricing, image management, and more.

These are just a few examples of the type of applications we have built and are developing. Although we customize for each customer, our ability to reuse 'parts' of code and learn from processes we have developed, allows us to offer rapid deployment and reasonable development fees to our customers.

Also see our business tools page which shows examples of more standardized software applications that are also customizable and offer great enhancement features for your web presence.

SCRIPTING PLATFORMS
Ciniva employs industry-standard application software to drive functional applications. These include:
ColdFusionMX: Now under the Adobe® software umbrella, ColdFusion is utilized on websites of 75 of the Fortune 100 companies, including Bank of America. (Click here to see other examples) ColdFusion allows reliable and rapid deployment of database-integrated sites, translating into maximum 'bang for the buck' in the shortest time possible.
ASP/.net: Whereas ColdFusion runs as native JAVA (J2EE), the asp/.net platform from Microsoft offers a stable and widely-used web 'framework' that can quickly execute software written in the C# or VisualBasic (VB) languages. A wide variety of robust applications and modules are available for this platform, including e-commerce software, and the innovative DotNetNuke(DNN) content system.

Depending on a number of variables, including functional requirements, budget, and timetable, Ciniva Systems will make a recommendation on the best platform for your project. Whichever 'behind the scenes' technical methods are used, rest assured that website usability, reliability, speed, cross-broweser compatibility, and search-engine visibility are our chief concerns.

Please contact us to provide you with a detailed proposal for implementing the next phase of your Web operations.