We offer the highest level of expertise in all areas of Application Solutions. Providing solutions to blue-chip clients has placed Keystone at the forefront of the IT solutions market.

Our Application Solutions include:

• Web Development
• Office Applications
• Reporting

Web Development

Previously a website for your business was a luxury item that was used as a new form of advertising to complement traditional methods. Since the internet revolution popularity has grown, websites are now considered to be a necessary item that provides an essential, yet cost effective, aspect of a companies marketing policy. Our range of Internet products are available as modular components including web design and consultancy, database design and development, web hosting and e-commerce. These components can be linked to form a complete web solution.

Office Applications

Any company, be large or small requires a computer application to manage daily tasks including word processing, databases, spreadsheets, email packages and even presentations. There are many applications which can accomplish these tasks from a variety of manufacturers, including Lotus, Microsoft, Sybase and SUN Microsystems.

We have a sound understanding of these products and can advise on most suitable applications for your situation.

Reporting

Many companies have large enterprise databases, storing large amounts of data, which is impossible to analyse by simply viewing the core data. We can provide the solution, a reporting tool that can extract the data and compile it into a report. Reports can range from one page to thousands and can encompass simple text or even complex graphs.

We offer solutions to meet your requirements for any of these Application needs. We will provide a competitive quote; combined with a clear service statement that ensures client understanding of what is included in the suggested solution. Service is designed to allow for flexibility ensuring the service delivery remains in line with the developments in your business.

We focus on helping you to use the Internet to make a positive impact on your business, offering a full suite of services that include:

• Web site design
• E-commerce solutions
• Web hosting

Website design

Your web site is a key tool in presenting your company to both potential and existing customers. Regardless of whether a company needs a brand-new Web site or simply an update to an existing Web property, Keystone offer professional Web design services that can turn a ‘Web presence’ into a real marketing and sales channel.

Consultancy

The Keystone team of designers and programmers can work closely with you to craft a web presence, which will be attractive, functional and, above all, help your business succeed online. We look at every project with a fresh perspective. When you come to us with your objectives, we will work with you to refine your ideas before we make any recommendations. We want to get you thinking about ideas that may not have occurred to you before, and then we will work with you to bring those ideas to life. We place ourselves in the shoes of your audience and ensure that your site is geared towards the user's experience.

E-commerce solutions

Our e-commerce products are designed to help a wide variety of customers - from small businesses just starting to sell online, to large companies who are looking to expand their online selling potential.

From initial Internet presence to fully integrated database driven e-commerce sites Keystone are able to design and implement innovative web solutions to meet your requirements.

Keystone can provide and integrate the following Office Applications into your operating environment:

• Microsoft Office
• SUN StarOffice
• Lotus SmartSuite

Microsoft Office

The world's leading suite of productivity software, Microsoft Office helps you complete common business tasks, including word processing, e-mail, presentations, data management and analysis, and much more. The newest version Office includes features like smart tags, task panes, integrated e-mail and document recovery.

SUN StarOffice

StarOffice software is an affordable alternative to office productivity suites that run on multiple operating systems, including the Solaris Operating Environment, Microsoft Windows and Linux. The suite has a simple, easy-to-use interface and contains full-featured applications including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, and graphics capabilities.

Lotus SmartSuite

Lotus SmartSuite is an award-winning office suite including: Lotus Word Pro, Lotus 1-2-3, Lotus Freelance Graphics, Lotus Approach, Lotus SmartCenter, Lotus Organizer, and Lotus FastSite. The most recent version of SmartSuite has numerous improvements to existing functionality in many of the SmartSuite applications.

General Reporting

Reporting software extracts data from a database and then presents the information in a visually friendly form. It is simple to request custom text-based status reports to enhance and simplify team communication. Regular intervals can be set for the reports to be due, or they can be sent out individually.

Crystal Reporting

Crystal Reports allows the delivery of rich, interactive content from virtually any data source, to be integrated within applications with Crystal Reports; or published to the Web. It is the world standard for reporting with more than 5 million copies sold.

Crystal Reports fully supports Extensible Markup Language (XML) for delivering content over the Internet. Export your Crystal Report data to XML format and send the information to other eCommerce applications. With Crystal Reports, you can access existing XML data sources directly like any database tables, or you can combine your XML data with other database information in your report.