Recent Projects

At BMS we are very fortunate that we are asked to develop many interesting solutions to business problems. We get to work in a broad range of industries and organisations. Even those organisations who have been our clients for 10 years or more continue to have a new range of interesting challenges as we respond together to changing needs and requirements.

These projects and more were delivered on time and within the agreed cost!

The following are a brief descriptions of projects we have recently completed:

A worldwide software system had some important shortcomings and enhancement plans but the solution to these had eluded the development team. Out experience in a wide range of industries and projects help to resolve the way ahead.

Re-architecture and modernisation of a critical system for a large organisation. This system had been in place for over 10 years and was vital to the day to day operation of the organisation but had failing technology and support.

A study of the viability of the purchase of a company based on the quality of its IT assets and database

An innovative product for the financial planning, and mortgage broking industries. This system assists financial planners to create a plan and statement of advice for thier clients. Plans are expressed in term of the lifetime cash flow of a client so that they can see the exact result of various strategies.

Design and implementation of a world wide on-line database for medical research data. Ability to collect and interpret data and analyse results for research outcomes.

A databases is the foundation of any business application this tool allows that descriptions in an database to by automatically generated to data entry screens so that user can see instruction about the items they are being askes to enter

this application works in a environment where there are many distributed databases that are updated in many different locations and at different times. This application uses a series of algorithms to bring together the data for use in a central datasource that is also used as the basis of a web ordering system.

a system that provides a drag and drop approach matching faces to data for photographed individuals different locations and at different times.

an "expert system" that creates documents based on data supplied by customers on a web site. The documents are automatically modified to suit the particular situation described in the data. The time and skill required to produce these documents has been greatly reduced.

the website is the web portal of a magazine publisher and provides the ability to communicate with interested parties and allow for subscription to the publications.

a large IT Department required a standard methodology and approval process for evaluating the costs and benefits of IT projects. This system consolidates the multitude of tasks in a project to create a top level return on investment analysis.

An intelligent spooler for high volume printing. Provides a database of what has been printed by who and when together with the ability to view and modify documents prior to printing. Monitors documents and warns of duplicate printing and incorrect documents

a pictorial and statistical database system for schools developed for an international supplier of photo-graphical software a government authority that monitors compliance to legislation required a website where clients could report compliance to frequently changing legislation. BMS was asked to review the organisations and clients requirements and document these. The requirements were then used to tender for the provision of the service.

our company has developed and provided the award wining MailRoom for Australia Post over a period of 10 years. There were over 30 new versions of the software during that period to keep up with price and product changes. MailRoom provides Mail Management and accounting services to over 450 of Australia Post's largest customers.

a separate Mail Room Management System built for New Zealand Post. MRM allows NZ Post customers to review the best way to utilise mail services. It also allow for allocation of mailing costs to cost centres. The system includes extensive analysis and reporting

a large retailer installing new software and hardware in their stores need to budget for the costs of implementation and training.

a household name in the fast food business needs to keep track of repairs and maintenance of equipment and fittings in their stores. This database provides for the recording of regular and unexpected repairs and of tracking orders with suppliers and service providers.

a household name in business needs to know how they are performing in relation to the their competitors across the nation. The database system we have create tracks their marketing performance in relation to their competitors in relation to prices charge and the volume of sale in a large number of markets. The software helps to give them the edge they need.

a large retail company needs to know how best to position their stores. Our software together with their market research and ABS demographic data allows them to predict the location of where there stores should be to achieve the maximum market share and profit. It also assists in setting targets and budgets for existing stores together with priorities for refurbishment programs.

a diverse and conglomerate with operations in many market segments, countries and over 100 subsidiaries has needs to track past performance and forecast future revenue and expenditure across multiple currencies. (Business Modeler, Access, Excel)

with many people suffering from allergies it is vital to accurately keep track of what is contained in food products. This food company uses the software to keep track of what's in their thousands of products and reports this to their customers.

business analysts for a major corporation need software to quickly and easily document the may diverse functions of the organisation and their subsidiaries across the word. Our software helps them to do this speedily and with a drag and drop visual data modelling solution.

the treasury of a large high technology corporation used this software to report financial performance and allocate costs and revenue to their many divisions and subsidiaries electronically and automatically.

for a large government department. Manages their phone bills from Optus, Telstra, Vistel and Vodafone. Keeps track of bills allocates them to cost centres provides exception reporting. Maintains an electronic phone book for the department.

a software package that is used by large organisations to forecast and manage their cash flow.

a computer system that stores, uploads and downloads information from mobile phones. Allows users maintain information on a computer and synch with their phone.

Gathers information on stock losses for this nation wide delivery network. Provides analysis and reporting that helps to identify trends in losses and prevent their occurrence in future.

Large multi user system that allows a large retailer to investigate and issue credit authority for its customers. Uses client server technology and processes tens of thousands of transaction per month.

use by financial planners to analyse client requirements and recommend investments.

Records details of time and cost expended by contractors working for a organisation. Provides reconciliation with contractor billing and reporting. Allows for multiple business sharing the services of contractors across multiple projects.

Foreign Exchange traders need to keep track of the trades they have made and pass records of their transactions to their back office system for recording.

A complex ingredients based production process is modelled and carried out in a Windows based environment and then downloaded to a automated machinery to carry out the production process. Operator instructions are created as part of the process also.

software for the taxation professionals of a large corporation with many subsidiaries. This system is used to prepare and analyse their tax returns.

a large corporation in the chemical business uses this system to place and track purchase orders for a broad range of raw materials that need to be ordered overseas with varying lead times and delivery schedules. .

These projects and more were delivered on time and within the agreed cost!