We have been developing software solutions with PowerBuilder for our customers sine 1992. We are at your side as a reliable 360° PowerBuilder partner.
Since the 1990s, we have supported almost all DAX companies at the time in realising their ownapplications using PowerBuilder as a development platform. Many of these applications weregroundbreaking for our customers. 30 years later, some of our customers still rely on these, oftenmission-critical, PowerBuilder applications. These applications have been continuously developedover the years and have become essential parts of business operations. Together we have built upa wealth of knowledge over 30 years of development and are now experts in all projects,development, modernisation and migration in the PowerBuilder environment.
Our service promise to you: Excellent customised PowerBuilder solutions to make your projects asuccess.
Audit
We put your PowerBuilder solution through its paces so that you know how your applications areperforming and where there is still untapped potential.
Modernisation
We support you in modernising your PowerBuilder applications with modern tools and technologies.
Change / Feature Requests
We implement changes and enhancements in existing PowerBuilder systems.
Project management
We know how to methodically and organisationally lead different areas of expertise to project success.
Turn-Around
Complete takeover of PowerBuilder projects currently under development.
Support
We also support you after completion during operation.
PowerBuilder applications that are still in use today are often of immense size, absolutely criticaland monolithic in structure. With our many years of experience, we have developed established process models that ensure a successful project start.
Find out more about our successful PowerBuilder solutions in enterprise resource planning, financial and marketing planning and logistics.
ERP-System
Requirements analysis, development and further development of the central, customised ERP software solution for a company in the rail transport and financial services sector.
Duration: 6 years, ongoing project
Man days: 1,200+
Financial planning system
For an international pharmaceutical company, we developed the leading planning system at the time, which was used to map the entire, multi-stage financial planning process, taking into account various exchange rates.
Duration: 15 years
Man days: 7,500
Marketing planning and logistics
On behalf of a renowned major music label, we developed customised PowerBuilder applications for marketing planning and logistics, focusing in particular on the returns business and efficient warehouse management
Duration: 15 years
Man days: 15,000+
Financial Controlling
For an international consumer goods group, we developed various customised PowerBuilder applications for the group's financial controlling. Topics ranged from the comparison of sales to specific key points to the support of rebranding initiatives.
Duration: 24 years
Man days: 10,000+
ERP-System
For an insurance company, we developed a customised and industry-specific PowerBuilder ERP application, which is still in use today and is continuously being developed further.
Duration: 25 years, ongoing project
Man days: 40.000+
There from the beginning: About PowerBuilder and the intertwining with our company history
In the early 1990s, PowerBuilder played an important role in software development and contributed significantly to the spread of client-server applications. PowerBuilder, developed by PowerSoft (later acquired by Sybase, then by SAP and now owned by Appeon), was an integrated development environment (IDE) that revolutionised the creation of graphical user interfaces (GUI) for Windows applications in combination with relational databases.
At the time, GUIs and databases were on the rise in software development, but creating Windows applications using traditional programming languages such as C++ or Visual Basic was time- consuming and complex. PowerBuilder offered an innovative drag-and-drop interface that allowed developers to easily create and position GUI elements. This greatly simplified programming and accelerated the development of applications.
Another PowerBuilder breakthrough was the introduction of data binding. Developers could link GUI elements directly to database content, which meant that changes in the database were automatically displayed in the user interface and vice versa. This eliminated the need to manually synchronise database access and the user interface, making the development of complex applications much easier.
The combination of simple GUI design, data binding and a focus on business logic enabled developers to concentrate more on business requirements and drastically reduce the time-to- market for software products. As a result, PowerBuilder quickly gained popularity and became a favoured choice for enterprise application development.
During the PowerBuilder boom in the 1990s, our predecessor company Milestone Software took over the PowerBuilder distribution rights for German-speaking countries. As a result, PowerBuilder licences, PowerBuilder training and consulting in the PowerBuilder environment have been an integral part of our custom software development portfolio since the early 1990s and an integral part of our company development from the very beginning.
Over time, however, many of our customers were confronted with the challenge of converting their PowerBuilder applications to a different technology. This is why we made the decision back in 2004 to make the .NET Framework one of our core competences alongside PowerBuilder.
Nevertheless, some 30 years after the launch of PowerBuilder in Germany, PowerBuilder is still a sought-after and central component of our portfolio. With a team of over 15 highly skilled PowerBuilder developers, we continue to lead the way in PowerBuilder consultancy, helping organisations to realise the full potential of this technology. With our many years of experience and a dedicated team, we are here to help you make your PowerBuilder project a success.
Milestone PowerBuilder Key Facts
Dustin Michels
Sales
Jan Ottmann
Key Account Manager
Detlef Wetjen
Authorised signatory & Key Account Manager
Jürgen Wolf
Key Account Manager