Services

Cactusoft offers a wide variety of quality custom software development services. Our team of professionals is young, dynamic and qualified. Our expertise covers a vast area: from designing complex database systems to developing applications for smart phones, we also build distributed client-server softwares and modern Web applications. Since our applications are custom-made, they have a clear advantage over generic, off-the-shelf solutions. They are developed in close collaboration with you, therefore they are perfectly adapted to the specific needs of your organisation.

We always do our best to deliver efficient and ergonomic applications. Quality and satisfaction are our main objectives. That is why we use the most recent tools and technologies as well as apply the best software engineering and project management practices. We also have a strong focus on learning and sharing knowledge between our team members. Hence, our professionals constantly improve their skill set, giving you the best possible service.

On this page, we have divided our services into three categories of development: Desktop (Windows), Web and Mobile. This separation is only here to explain the advantages of each type of development. Our solutions, though, are not limited to only one category. For example, we can develop a Windows application for internal use in your company and add to it a Web application where your clients can consult key information and also build a mobile application so that your sales representative can access your system from the road.

Desktop Development

Windows applications are installed on the user's machine and is executed locally. They therefore provide a very rich and highly responsive user experience. The performance is also greater than that found in Web applications. Desktop applications can integrate themselves seamlessly in your system and will maintain the familiar Windows user interface your employees are used to.

Windows applications can also interact with other software installed on the same computer or on another machine in the network. Many companies choose to have distributed client-server systems. This allows them to have a central server or database that shares services or data with the locally-hosted software on each of your organisation's PCs.

Our software solutions are developed with the best available technologies, such as Microsoft's .NET framework, the XML format and the Microsoft SQL database server.

Web Development

Web applications are more and more popular these days. They are installed on a single server and can then be accessed using a simple browser, such as Firefox. This makes the deployment, the upgrade and the maintenance of the software much easier. The changes only need to be applied on the server and all the users will benefit from them straight away. Nothing needs to be set up on the user machines.

Your Web application can either be only available internally on your network or can be configured to be securely accessed through the Web, thus allowing you to work from anywhere the Internet is available. Also, if you wish your clients to have access to certain information, this won't be a problem. A special Web interface can be built to give your clients the personalized service they deserve.

Internet applications have the advantage of being platform-independent. Our solutions are developed using Web standards such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript and will work on any Operating System with a modern Web browser. Also, our applications can be programmed to be deployed on the server platform that best fits your needs. For example, if you already have servers running Windows Server, we can offer you solutions using Microsoft's own ASP.NET framework. On the other hand, if you prefer to run on an open source Linux server, we offer solutions using other languages such as PHP and Python.

Mobile Development

Mobile applications have undeniably become part of our daily lives. More and more people own and use smart phones every day. For your business, this means that a mobile application could help your employees or clients be in contact with your system in an instant's notice. With real-time access to your services from their phone, the important information they need would be in the palm of their hand!

Our mobile solutions can therefore be an extension of your system. A Web application can communicate with a central server also in charge of Windows and Web applications that all share the same information. A mobile application can be a great way for your customers or sales representatives to receive notifications and other important information.

Our expertise covers many different smartphone platforms: BlackBerry, Android, iPhone, Windows Phone. Applications generally need to be specifically designed for the targeted platform, but we also offer to develop Web applications for mobile devices. These have the most of the same advantages of typical Web applications, but their user interfaces are built with mobile phones in mind. These applications can be run on any cellphone with an Internet connection since they run in the phone's browser.