Helping Educational Establishments Succeed Using HCL Domino Apps

The Solution

Building upon the Proven Domino Platform

Helena Bryant, Finance & Administration Director at Ambleglow, said, “We looked at a number of off-the-shelf systems and many of them had the problem that sales and purchases have to be done separately in two different areas of the system, which would mean double the work for our team. With our current process flow the sales and purchases are all done in one place as you progress through a client job.” Helena was introduced to HCL Business Partner Intec Systems Limited and was impressed to see how HCL had invested in the future of the Domino platform.

Helena added, “Having spoken to Intec and seen examples of their work we decided it would be sensible to partner with a company that can take the parts we use (and like) of our existing system and rebuild a streamlined and modernized version that is fit for how we work now and for the future.”

Some of the requirements for a new cloud based application solution included:

• System that takes the best parts of the current system (but removes all the excess areas that aren’t needed) and streamlines it

• Cloud-based so everyone can access from home or office

• Clear, intuitive, and easy to use

• Different role-based access for each employee — e.g., end user versus admin

• Clear archive procedure for previous year’s jobs to ensure storage is managed efficiently, but so that old jobs can still be accessed if needed

• Ability to set up an additional database quickly and easily for a future business area

• Future-proofed where possible

Tim Malone, Director at Intec, also commented, “As part of the future planning process we agreed with Ambleglow that moving the application to the cloud would help to meet their operational needs, reduce costs, and provide a more secure and a future-proof way of accessing the system.”