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"name" : "Is Your Existing Software Costing You More than it�s Worth?",
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"articleSection" : "Have you heard of legacy applications? A legacy application is software that is out-of-date or needs replacing. A company, organization, or department may have been using the same version of software for many years. This software becomes a legacy application and will surely need an update or a total replacement. Maintaining such older applications present daunting tasks and require additional expenditure. Some specific concerns that arise during legacy application maintenance are",
"articleBody" : "Security Implications</STRONG>: Older systems and applications are vulnerable to breaches because of the lack of regular security patches and updates.</P>\n\n<P><BR/>\n<STRONG>Integration</STRONG>: Legacy systems don�t always integrate well with newer systems and can prevent a company from innovating.</P>\n\n<P><BR/>\n<STRONG>Support</STRONG>: Lack of support for legacy systems � the original system architects have moved on, leaving a team without the required skill set to work with outdated technology.</P>\n\n<P><BR/>\n<STRONG>Band-Aid Solution</STRONG>: When multiple IT administrators have tweaked the application over the years, it becomes more difficult to understand the application�s nuances.</P>\n\n<P><BR/>\nThe investment a company made for such legacy applications would have expired long ago. The world, as well as consumer mindset, is evolving at break-neck speed. A company�s legacy software applications need to be upgraded or migrated to more advanced applications.</P>\n\n<P><STRONG>What are your Options?</STRONG></P>\n\n<P>The functionalities of a legacy application can still be maintained while upgrading the system. The daily activities of a business won�t be affected if the upgrading process is performed by an experienced IT company. The following are some of the current options that a business can take to ensure that it operates software as per the latest trends and technologies:</P>\n\n<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px; color:#333333; font-family:ralewayregular; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; background-color:#ffffff; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial\">\n\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; text-align:justify; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:16.8667px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\"><B style=\"box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:700\">Commercial Off-the-Shelf Software: </B>This refers to software applications that are ready-made and available for sale to the general public. Such software apps are generally made for a particular purpose or industry. Any business belonging to that industry can use commercial off-the-shelf software. However, these pieces of software will not possess unique qualities that identify a particular business. Microsoft products and Google apps are two prime examples.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n</UL>\n\n<P style=\"text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:16px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:ralewayregular\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:28px\"><SPAN style=\"color:#6b6969\"><SPAN style=\"font-style:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-variant-ligatures:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-variant-caps:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-weight:400\"><SPAN style=\"letter-spacing:normal\"><SPAN style=\"orphans:2\"><SPAN style=\"text-transform:none\"><SPAN style=\"white-space:normal\"><SPAN style=\"widows:2\"><SPAN style=\"word-spacing:0px\"><SPAN style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><SPAN style=\"text-decoration-style:initial\"><SPAN style=\"text-decoration-color:initial\"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>\n\n<TABLE class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; background-color:#ffffff; color:#333333; font-family:ralewayregular; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial; margin-left:48px; border:1pt solid black\" width=\"620\">\n\t<TBODY style=\"box-sizing:border-box; border-top:0px\">\n\t\t<TR style=\"box-sizing:border-box\">\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border:1pt solid black; background:#00b0f0; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:231.05pt; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<P style=\"text-align:center\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:16px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:ralewayregular\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:28px\"><SPAN style=\"color:#6b6969\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"color:#000000\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\"><B style=\"box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:700\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:12pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\">Pros</SPAN></SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; background:#00b0f0; padding:0in 5.4pt; border-top:1pt solid black; border-right:1pt solid black; border-image:initial; width:231.05pt; border-left:none; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<P style=\"text-align:center\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:16px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:ralewayregular\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:28px\"><SPAN style=\"color:#6b6969\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"color:#000000\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\"><B style=\"box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:700\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:12pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\">Cons</SPAN></SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t</TR>\n\t\t<TR style=\"box-sizing:border-box\">\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; border-right:1pt solid black; border-left:1pt solid black; border-image:initial; width:231.05pt; border-top:none; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">Initial costs much less when compared to customized software applications</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:231.05pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-right:1pt solid black; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:13px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">Will not have unique features necessary for a specific business</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t</TR>\n\t\t<TR style=\"box-sizing:border-box\">\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; border-right:1pt solid black; border-left:1pt solid black; border-image:initial; width:231.05pt; border-top:none; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">Reduced maintenance costs</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:231.05pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-right:1pt solid black; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:13px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">No scope for enhancements as the business grows. The maintenance costs may be low but so will be the profits</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t</TR>\n\t\t<TR style=\"box-sizing:border-box\">\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; border-right:1pt solid black; border-left:1pt solid black; border-image:initial; width:231.05pt; border-top:none; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">Several users, even those with totally no technical knowledge, can use them</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:231.05pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-right:1pt solid black; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:13px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">The business may have to change its strategies and targets to accommodate the software</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t</TR>\n\t\t<TR style=\"box-sizing:border-box\">\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; border-right:1pt solid black; border-left:1pt solid black; border-image:initial; width:231.05pt; border-top:none; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">Trial versions may be available for free before implementing the full package</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:231.05pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-right:1pt solid black; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:13px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">Will serve only one objective. Requirements of a business may expand but the software cannot include more features nor can it be migrated to a better environment.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t</TR>\n\t\t<TR style=\"box-sizing:border-box\">\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; border-right:1pt solid black; border-left:1pt solid black; border-image:initial; width:231.05pt; border-top:none; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">No need to hire a maintenance or development team</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:231.05pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-right:1pt solid black; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:13px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">Faults in original software development may cause system failure and this cannot be fixed</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t</TR>\n\t</TBODY>\n</TABLE>\n\n<P style=\"text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:16px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:ralewayregular\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:28px\"><SPAN style=\"color:#6b6969\"><SPAN style=\"font-style:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-variant-ligatures:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-variant-caps:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-weight:400\"><SPAN style=\"letter-spacing:normal\"><SPAN style=\"orphans:2\"><SPAN style=\"text-transform:none\"><SPAN style=\"white-space:normal\"><SPAN style=\"widows:2\"><SPAN style=\"word-spacing:0px\"><SPAN style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><SPAN style=\"text-decoration-style:initial\"><SPAN style=\"text-decoration-color:initial\"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>\n\n<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px; color:#333333; font-family:ralewayregular; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; background-color:#ffffff; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial\">\n\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:16.8667px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\"><B style=\"box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:700\">Customized Software:</B> Customized software applications are developed for a specific user or group of users within an organization. Such software is designed to address the unique needs of a business as opposed to commercial off-the-shelf software. These software apps are developed for particular purposes and targeting specific audiences. The identity of a business is reflected in its customized software application.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n</UL>\n\n<P style=\"text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:16px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:ralewayregular\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:28px\"><SPAN style=\"color:#6b6969\"><SPAN style=\"font-style:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-variant-ligatures:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-variant-caps:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-weight:400\"><SPAN style=\"letter-spacing:normal\"><SPAN style=\"orphans:2\"><SPAN style=\"text-transform:none\"><SPAN style=\"white-space:normal\"><SPAN style=\"widows:2\"><SPAN style=\"word-spacing:0px\"><SPAN style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><SPAN style=\"text-decoration-style:initial\"><SPAN style=\"text-decoration-color:initial\"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>\n\n<TABLE class=\"MsoTableGrid\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; background-color:#ffffff; color:#333333; font-family:ralewayregular; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-variant-ligatures:normal; font-variant-caps:normal; font-weight:400; letter-spacing:normal; orphans:2; text-align:start; text-indent:0px; text-transform:none; white-space:normal; widows:2; word-spacing:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-decoration-style:initial; text-decoration-color:initial; margin-left:48px; border:1pt solid black\" width=\"620\">\n\t<TBODY style=\"box-sizing:border-box; border-top:0px\">\n\t\t<TR style=\"box-sizing:border-box\">\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border:1pt solid black; background:#00b0f0; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:214.35pt; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<P style=\"text-align:center\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:16px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:ralewayregular\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:28px\"><SPAN style=\"color:#6b6969\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"color:#000000\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\"><B style=\"box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:700\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:12pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\">Pros</SPAN></SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; background:#00b0f0; padding:0in 5.4pt; border-top:1pt solid black; border-right:1pt solid black; border-image:initial; width:211.75pt; border-left:none; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"282\">\n\t\t\t<P style=\"text-align:center\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:16px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:ralewayregular\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:28px\"><SPAN style=\"color:#6b6969\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"color:#000000\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\"><B style=\"box-sizing:border-box; font-weight:700\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:12pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\">Cons</SPAN></SPAN></B></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t</TR>\n\t\t<TR style=\"box-sizing:border-box\">\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; border-right:1pt solid black; border-left:1pt solid black; border-image:initial; width:214.35pt; border-top:none; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">Develop unique software to suit specific business goals and objectives. Customized software will provide definitive that will cross the investment and time spent to develop them.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:211.75pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-right:1pt solid black; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"282\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:13px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">It is a long process and hence can be time-consuming. All aspects of a business needs to be gathered</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t</TR>\n\t\t<TR style=\"box-sizing:border-box\">\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; border-right:1pt solid black; border-left:1pt solid black; border-image:initial; width:214.35pt; border-top:none; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">Such software provides long-term business gains and growth leaving further road for expansion.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:211.75pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-right:1pt solid black; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"282\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:13px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">It will involve higher costs for development, support, maintenance, and updates. Every stage of its lifecycle requires considerable money investment. </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t</TR>\n\t\t<TR style=\"box-sizing:border-box\">\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; border-right:1pt solid black; border-left:1pt solid black; border-image:initial; width:214.35pt; border-top:none; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">Modifications and enhancements can be made whenever required as its mother business will own the entire source code.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:211.75pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-right:1pt solid black; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"282\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:13px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">Any small change or modification will also cost extra</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t</TR>\n\t\t<TR style=\"box-sizing:border-box\">\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; border-right:1pt solid black; border-left:1pt solid black; border-image:initial; width:214.35pt; border-top:none; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">Highly secure, as it is developed by integrating tools that will protect the digital presence of a business from known threats.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:211.75pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-right:1pt solid black; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"282\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:13px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">A business could be overly dependent on the custom software development company. Modifications need technical expertise and can be made only be a development team.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t</TR>\n\t\t<TR style=\"box-sizing:border-box\">\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; border-right:1pt solid black; border-left:1pt solid black; border-image:initial; width:214.35pt; border-top:none; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"308\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:16.8667px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">Higher functionality, as customized software is developed after analyzing data collected from engineering, marketing, research and development, and general management departments.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t\t<TD style=\"border-bottom:1pt solid black; padding:0in 5.4pt; width:211.75pt; border-top:none; border-left:none; border-right:1pt solid black; background-color:#ffffff\" valign=\"top\" width=\"282\">\n\t\t\t<UL style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:10px; padding:0px\">\n\t\t\t\t<LI style=\"box-sizing:border-box; margin-bottom:13px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:normal\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">Businesses must remain engaged with developers for the entire software development cycle. This will include gathering requirements, design, development, Quality Analysis, and testing.</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></LI>\n\t\t\t</UL>\n\t\t\t</TD>\n\t\t</TR>\n\t</TBODY>\n</TABLE>\n\n<P style=\"text-align:start; text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; margin-bottom:13px; margin-left:48px\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:16px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:ralewayregular\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:28px\"><SPAN style=\"color:#6b6969\"><SPAN style=\"font-style:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-variant-ligatures:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-variant-caps:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-weight:400\"><SPAN style=\"letter-spacing:normal\"><SPAN style=\"orphans:2\"><SPAN style=\"text-transform:none\"><SPAN style=\"white-space:normal\"><SPAN style=\"widows:2\"><SPAN style=\"word-spacing:0px\"><SPAN style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><SPAN style=\"text-decoration-style:initial\"><SPAN style=\"text-decoration-color:initial\"> </SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>\n\n<P style=\"text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify; margin-bottom:13px\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:16px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:ralewayregular\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:28px\"><SPAN style=\"color:#6b6969\"><SPAN style=\"font-style:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-variant-ligatures:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-variant-caps:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-weight:400\"><SPAN style=\"letter-spacing:normal\"><SPAN style=\"orphans:2\"><SPAN style=\"text-transform:none\"><SPAN style=\"white-space:normal\"><SPAN style=\"widows:2\"><SPAN style=\"word-spacing:0px\"><SPAN style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><SPAN style=\"text-decoration-style:initial\"><SPAN style=\"text-decoration-color:initial\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:16.8667px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">Want to know what type of software application will exactly suit the requirements of your business or department?</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>\n\n<P style=\"text-indent:0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width:0px; text-align:justify; margin-bottom:13px\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:16px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:ralewayregular\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:28px\"><SPAN style=\"color:#6b6969\"><SPAN style=\"font-style:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-variant-ligatures:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-variant-caps:normal\"><SPAN style=\"font-weight:400\"><SPAN style=\"letter-spacing:normal\"><SPAN style=\"orphans:2\"><SPAN style=\"text-transform:none\"><SPAN style=\"white-space:normal\"><SPAN style=\"widows:2\"><SPAN style=\"word-spacing:0px\"><SPAN style=\"background-color:#ffffff\"><SPAN style=\"text-decoration-style:initial\"><SPAN style=\"text-decoration-color:initial\"><SPAN style=\"font-size:11pt\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"line-height:16.8667px\"><SPAN style=\"box-sizing:border-box\"><SPAN style=\"font-family:Calibri, sans-serif\">Schedule <A href=\"/contact\" style=\"box-sizing:border-box; color:blue; text-decoration:underline\">a free consultation</A> with us and we would be excited to assist you",
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