I created a water billing software back in 2008. Here's a demo of it: http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com/demos/h2office/rough_overview_viewlet_swf.htm... (I realize some of those screens go by a bit too quick.)
I'd like to take this to the open market. If anyone would like to partner this with me, send me an email. You'll get a copy of the source code and 50% commission for clients you bring in with signed agreement. I think (I hope!) this could be easy money. I know it's 2016, but maybe there's a water authority out there who would buy this. VFP9SP3 with MySQL backend, designed in n-tier fashion. Could be adapted for outside the US too if good fit. (I'm not sure how they do things across the pond for this?) I've got just the one customer still using this.
Thanks! --Mike
On 2016-04-20 15:07, mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote:
I created a water billing software back in 2008. Here's a demo of it:
http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com/demos/h2office/rough_overview_viewlet_swf.htm... (I realize some of those screens go by a bit too quick.)
I'd like to take this to the open market. If anyone would like to partner this with me, send me an email. You'll get a copy of the source code and 50% commission for clients you bring in with signed agreement. I think (I hope!) this could be easy money. I know it's 2016, but maybe there's a water authority out there who would buy this. VFP9SP3 with MySQL backend, designed in n-tier fashion. Could be adapted for outside the US too if good fit. (I'm not sure how they do things across the pond for this?) I've got just the one customer still using this.
Thanks! --Mike
I will say this: provided it works the way they want it (and customization available), it'll last their lifetime. I've designed this database quite well and since it's the MySQL backend, the sky is the limit. Great performance today and 20 years from now (provided our VFP 32-bit apps still work then). :-)
Comment and question...
There are a LOT of very bad utility software packages being sold "out there." My brother is a council member in our small town (35k population) and they have had a continuous stream of really bad "solutions" that have wasted a lot of money. Not saying you're another bad solution...rather I would suspect you're one of the unknown gems!
Do you know if your package would handle the new craze of meter readings being collected via WIFI repeaters located throughout the city? I assume they just feed them on a continuous stream to a database and then you read the desired values in as needed. The benefit being that a meter can help detect a leak/broken pipe when usage shoots up.
Mike Copeland
mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com wrote:
I created a water billing software back in 2008. Here's a demo of it: http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com/demos/h2office/rough_overview_viewlet_swf.htm... (I realize some of those screens go by a bit too quick.)
I'd like to take this to the open market. If anyone would like to partner this with me, send me an email. You'll get a copy of the source code and 50% commission for clients you bring in with signed agreement. I think (I hope!) this could be easy money. I know it's 2016, but maybe there's a water authority out there who would buy this. VFP9SP3 with MySQL backend, designed in n-tier fashion. Could be adapted for outside the US too if good fit. (I'm not sure how they do things across the pond for this?) I've got just the one customer still using this.
Thanks! --Mike
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On 2016-04-20 15:32, Mike Copeland wrote:
Comment and question...
There are a LOT of very bad utility software packages being sold "out there." My brother is a council member in our small town (35k population) and they have had a continuous stream of really bad "solutions" that have wasted a lot of money. Not saying you're another bad solution...rather I would suspect you're one of the unknown gems!
Hearing there's lots of bad ones...hey, that's an opportunity! lol
Do you know if your package would handle the new craze of meter readings being collected via WIFI repeaters located throughout the city? I assume they just feed them on a continuous stream to a database and then you read the desired values in as needed. The benefit being that a meter can help detect a leak/broken pipe when usage shoots up.
The meter readings were imported from a text file (simple text file import via APPEND FROM as I recall off the top of my head). Provided we can get to the data source, we'll import it however needed, but as with everything I do, I'd like to find the easiest "KISS" approach so as to not complicate things.
--Mike
Mike,
I would be interested in talking with you about this to see what fit it might be. We have 4 Municipal/County software products used mostly in the state of Ohio. The products are currently written in VFP but we are biting the bullet and migrating all of them over the next few years to C# and SQL/SQL Express.
I am currently at one of our user's conferences (the Mayor's Court Software) but will be available next week.
Richard Becker, President The Baldwin Group 440-891-9100
On Wed, Apr 20, 2016 at 3:07 PM, < mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com> wrote:
I created a water billing software back in 2008. Here's a demo of it: http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com/demos/h2office/rough_overview_viewlet_swf.htm... (I realize some of those screens go by a bit too quick.)
I'd like to take this to the open market. If anyone would like to partner this with me, send me an email. You'll get a copy of the source code and 50% commission for clients you bring in with signed agreement. I think (I hope!) this could be easy money. I know it's 2016, but maybe there's a water authority out there who would buy this. VFP9SP3 with MySQL backend, designed in n-tier fashion. Could be adapted for outside the US too if good fit. (I'm not sure how they do things across the pond for this?) I've got just the one customer still using this.
Thanks! --Mike
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On 2016-04-21 11:23, Rick Becker wrote:
Mike,
I would be interested in talking with you about this to see what fit it might be. We have 4 Municipal/County software products used mostly in the state of Ohio. The products are currently written in VFP but we are biting the bullet and migrating all of them over the next few years to C# and SQL/SQL Express.
I am currently at one of our user's conferences (the Mayor's Court Software) but will be available next week.
Richard Becker, President The Baldwin Group 440-891-9100
Hi Richard,
It's still VFP but the backend is MySQL. Shoot me a call (717-350-2759) at your convenience.
Thanks, --Mike
Hi Mike,
Did you consider adapting your software to the web (using FoxInCloud of course) and sell it on line through emailing?
(re sent because the orginal reply seemingly did a PM)
Cheers,
Thierry Nivelet FoxInCloud Give your VFP app a second life in the cloud http://foxincloud.com/
Le 20/04/2016 21:07, mbsoftwaresolutions@mbsoftwaresolutions.com a écrit :
I created a water billing software back in 2008. Here's a demo of it: http://mbsoftwaresolutions.com/demos/h2office/rough_overview_viewlet_swf.htm... (I realize some of those screens go by a bit too quick.)
I'd like to take this to the open market. If anyone would like to partner this with me, send me an email. You'll get a copy of the source code and 50% commission for clients you bring in with signed agreement. I think (I hope!) this could be easy money. I know it's 2016, but maybe there's a water authority out there who would buy this. VFP9SP3 with MySQL backend, designed in n-tier fashion. Could be adapted for outside the US too if good fit. (I'm not sure how they do things across the pond for this?) I've got just the one customer still using this.
Thanks! --Mike
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