Services

Application Design and Programming

• Web Applications

Whether it's a marketing/sales site, or a complete line-of-business application, Benchmark can bring your company to the Internet.

• Desktop Applications

Customer management, sales, accounting, banking and medical device manufacturing are but a few of the fields for which Benchmark has created high-ROI desktop applications.

• Microsoft Office Customization & Integration

Benchmark has many year's experience developing Office templates and integrating Outlook, Word and other Office applications with back-end databases. Let us help better leverage the skills your employees already have with Office by using the advanced programming capabilites of this suite of business tools.

• PDF Form Design & Programming

Move beyond the simple sharing of text and graphics, and use PDF files for interactive on-line applications, forms and data acquisition. Benchmark can help you leverage the powerful programming capabilities of the PDF file format to resolve your business needs.

• Silverlight Media & Business Applications

Silverlight enables businesses to deploy media-rich content and the business functionality users demand on the Internet (desktops and mobile devices). Once you've seen Silverlight in action, you'll want to use it in your applications! Benchmark can help you take advantage of this exciting technology.

• FileMaker Applications & Customizations

FileMaker is unmatched in usability, allowing even novices to quickly create useful database applications for themselves and other users. Whether you require a new complete system, an upgrade or just some assitance, we can offer the perfect solution to meet your needs.

Other Services

• Technology & Application Audits

Make sure you're getting the most out of your investment in applications and hardware infrastructures. We can perform a wide range of reviews and audits, providing specialists in the many technical aspects of information technology. We give you a complete written report where we document our findings and make suggestions on how you can achieve a more secure, performance and maintainable information environment.

• Business Process Analysis

Exactly where are the workflow bottlenecks and how can they be resolved? Do your software applications adequately support your business processes? Can a business process be modified for greater efficiency or automated? Are you swamped with duplicative data entry or paperwork? Should you purchase off-the-shelf software or consider a custom solution?

• Quality Systems Consulting

While there are many standalone QMS software applications, to make optimal use of those systems often requires integration with other corporate systems such as production, shipping/receiving, inventory and accounting. Let us help you make practical and informed decisions in achieving your quality system goals.

Technology

Silverlight provides highly interactive media and business applications, both for the desktop and the Internet. For delivery on the Internet, applications built with Silverlight are more secure and interactive than other delivery systems.
Add business-process automation with Microsoft's Office suite: connect to your central database and Sharepoint servers; share vital business information with colleagues; track pending tasks, and much more.
Enterprise-class database used where data integrity, security and high volume are important considerations. SQL Server is scalable, from the small mom & pop website shopping cart, to the delivery of huge corporate applications.
.NET is Microsoft's framework for delivering sophisticated software applications on the desktop, mobile devices and the Internet. .NET enables the development of software at much lower costs than were previously available.
Windows/Macintosh entry-level database with tremendous programming features, even for the novice user. Great for small companies wishing to create and maintain their own database. Advanced functions can be added with its scripting language.
While broadly used to deliver text and graphics across multiple platforms and the Internet, a PDF (Portable Document Format) file can also be programmed to capture important business information.

Client Comments

"We are very excited about the System Engineer/Manager Certification Course. Not only does it meet all of our effective training criteria, it also has the potential for yielding an excellent return on [our] training investment...
"This training is a giant step toward [our] objectives of building quality into our processes and products, and reducing cost and waste while improving the effectiveness and efficiency of the work we do."

R. G. Berger, GM, Human Resources
McDonnell Douglas

The year is 1789...

Vienna is in the depths of a recession and Mozart is having trouble finding work because his usual clients don’t want to spend any money.

“After all, my dear fellow, it’s only music…”