Out of the Open Box

There are significant differences between custom software and commercial software. Open Box has worked in both fields and can provide you with information about the tradeoffs to be made if you are considering building custom software and then releasing it commercially. In addition, we can help you avoid the roadblocks that many of our clients have seen when they went to custom development companies for what was actually intended to be a commercial release. Let us help you make the right choices so you get the most bang for your buck where it will help you make more money so you don't end up painting yourself into a corner with choices made early on in the process.

Open Box has created two fully commercial software products; PranaStudio and Franchise Success, as well as creating software that clients have bundled into their own commercial software products.

Not only does commercial software development require more documentation and training materials, but it requires: Commercial software like Franchise Success

Stronger Security Measures
More configuration options (different customers will use the software differently)
Installation programs
Greater independence from the hardware it is installed on
Maintainability for the unexpected
Incremental development and releases
Stronger focus on usability to reduce long term support costs
Potentially different transaction management and scalability

You may think 'but I want all of those in my software project!' and of course you do if you have no budget limitations. Realistically, in some situations it may be worth your while to pay for usability because your staff and clients are not very computer savvy, while scalability maybe something that brings no business benefit and only adds to the cost. Or vice versa. We don't want you spending money in areas that bring no value to your business growth.

Contact us today to start talking about your business needs and we will help you put together a realistic plan that helps your business take flight but includes the risk analysis and the ROI calculations.