Custom Software Development Fundamentals By John Pereless

Custom Software Development is a professional terminology for information technology industries or

personal specializing in implementing on demand software for accomplishment of specific set of tasks for
customers and applications. The final deliverable product is not usually a all purpose i.e. of general use in
the conventional sense of being marketed and sold to a general group of people or say targeted
audience. Rather, it is developed and delivered on an order basis to a specific buyer or organization etc
and often cannot be sold or else provided to other users as it is a copyright for the user who reuested
originally also it needs to be further customization to fulfill the ne!t buyers needs etc with a fresh set of
reuirement.
Custom software pr tailored application is supposed to offer specialized and"or special user
interfaces"intermedia connections, workflow, and system that provide the end user with further
advantages and outcome value than off#the#shelf $built in for all% applications offer.
Custom software development providers offer assistant on current scenario for fast changing
enterprise"business solution providers on their business reuirements to keep harmony with the rapidly
changing market business niche environment with the help of advanced upgraded system approach and
error free functional management. &ost custom software providers can implement technical
documentation for software, help with implementation of software to development, etc.
Why we need Custom Made Applications or Software:
'e are living in the computer age where we need everything done on a fraction of second and for that we
do effort to keep people happy with our business. (s a customer ) end user, we look forward for better )
fast services. (nd it is possible through high technology outcomes. *n order to deliver that, we need some
applications which can manage and handle our e!tra labor. +ere comes custom software or application
development services in focus.
ypes of Custom Software Applications:
!"# Word Processin$ Application Software
*f you have a publishing place or a workshop where you need to manage so many files or documents, ',
application is dedicated to you.
!%# Data&ase Mana$ement Software
-!ecuting D. operations effectively ) efficiently is vital for any business tier and the most essential task
to keep track on record. Database Software helps in maintaining the log for the financial as well as
informational data. D. software is integrated and linked with the current front as well as back#end of the
system or custom applications.
!'# Multimedia Software
/o doubt, you need multimedia on your system for playing games, audio or video playback etc thus they
are known to be multi#media software.
!(# Presentation Software
(s the name itself indicates that being in a business, it reuires a lot of information and details to be
communicated with outer world and at the same time it0s presented to clients, stakeholders and partners
etc.This sort of task is done by presentation software and there are so many built in tools available to get
this done professionally. ,rototypes, 'ireframes, 1irtual model, layouts etc are being discussed in a
company0s presentation.
!)# Spreadsheet Software
'hen records are greater in numbers then you need spreadsheet software to perform calculations and
maintain the same in a tabular form. -!cel and 2otus 3 4 5 are the best known spreadsheet applications
that would help in achieving desired goal for you.
!*# Simulation Software
(s the name itself pointing that these are the customized software developed to achieve some sort of
research ) development purpose and for observing the outcomes.

!+# ,ducational Software
-ducational Software is focused on teaching and self#learning. ( few e!isting -du niche like &atlab,
-ncarta, 6oogle -arth and /(S( 'orld 'ind are some of the top names in this category. Some
educational institutions uses it for e!ecuting some departmental e!ercises too.
!-# ,nterprise .esource Mana$ement Software
This is the most wide and important form of custom application development because there are so many
companies are working for the in#house as well as for global clients in delivering these applications. *f you
want to manage an organizational Data 7low, an -nterprise Software is a must for you. *t doesn0t matter
you come from a large business or a small business, its a basic need for all of them, dependency on the
entities and the level of control you want to command over such operations. -R, $-nterprise Resource
,lanning% CR& $Customer Relationship &anagement% and 7&S $7inancial &anagement System% are
important -nterprise Software these days.
Summary: This article is focused on custom software development and types of various CSD
applications. (uthor e!plained the importance of custom software development and utilization for
business solutions purpose.