Our Database Development Skills
ExtraDigital’s in-house developers can provide bespoke database applications, especially those that interface with websites.
Our clients for this work range from small businesses to major multinational corporations, and we have produced systems ranging from small website applications to sophisticated management information systems.
Our preferred development platform is LAMP (Linux server, Apache operating system, MySQL database and PHP programming language). This is popular with government agencies and large businesses keen to avoid expensive license fees from the alternative Windows-based development.
We are one of very few marketing and design agencies with a defined quality standards policy and have been ISO 9001 certified under certificate 10/2692 for over 8 years.
Examples of database development
Finance system databases
We have produced database systems for interfacing between marketing websites and finance product calculators in markets such as loans, pensions, and private healthcare. Many of these systems require secure servers to handle confidential medical or financial data. They often involve integration with third-party calculators or best deal finders.
Mapping and data analysis systems
It is possible to show a complex set of data graphically, and if the data relates to geographical regions, to show this with Google Maps or Google Earth. We work with Bureau Veritas and Defra on many air quality projects to show data on website maps. Some datasets are very large and require data manipulation and analysis before display.
Management Information Systems
We have produced integrated management information systems that manage all communication between the company and its clients. We have done this in industries such as healthcare and adult education.
This starts with leads generated from the website or by phone or email, includes a record of all communication, creates customisable email responses and PDF attachments, allows for online payments, documents all payments received and made (to suppliers) and provides a reporting system for managers. Activities can be scheduled and highlighted in terms of priority. Access and reporting levels available vary with access level.
In one such system, we have included a booking and room allocation system that makes it easy to assign rooms according to the language spoken and gender.
Marketing Information Systems
A marketing system is a much simpler alternative to a full management information system; it quickly indicates where good leads or sales have come from and aims to provide just the information needed.
Workflow and document tracking
As processes move online, systems are needed to accurately record the process of sending, receiving, actioning, and replying to documents. These projects range from simple job application systems to the more complex handling of local authority report submission over many years with multiple levels of review and different reviewers depending on geographical location.
Multilingual database development
We have extensive experience in producing database-driven systems in multiple languages. Examples of these include:
- Database to choose the particular ring or spring according to the width and various other engineering measurements – in Russian
- Database to select suitable aircraft for air charter company – in Russian, Arabic, French and English
