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Together with The Business Exchange, Aberdeen (TBEx), Webprofusion have completed the first phase development for GETS, the global software platform for trade exchanges. Over 10 months in development, the GETS software platform has been delivered to the first round of live exchange customers. Customers currently include Trade Exchanges from the US, the Netherlands and Hungary. Webprofusion look forward to expanding on this partnership and our specialized software development services to complement and expand the GETS platform. GETS is quickly being accepted as a leader in the industry and we look forward to helping to increase interoperability between other systems and organizations, as well as helping to form new standards to help drive the Trade Exchange industry forward.

Webprofusion have recently been proud participants in the Shell STEP (Shell Technology Enterprise Programme) initiative. We were pleased to provide 8 weeks of fully paid work experience for two students who are both currently studying for degrees in area relevant to our business. We wish our students all the best in their future careers and hope we were able to offer a useful insight into the software development industry. Webprofusion would recommend this programme to any business looking to provide work experience.

In partnership with Looking For Inspiration, Webprofusion have recently completed an exciting new alumni site for past and present Nokia employees: Connected Worldwide. Developed for our client Commonsense Communications, the site utilizes a highly bespoke database driven architecture to accomplish it's design goals.

Webprofusion have recently completed a new database system for the Aberdeen based business equipment supplier Grampian Business Products. The project, spanning 6 months of requirements gathering and software development provided the client with a cutting edge tool for customer relationship management. Information from their existing MS Access based system was carried over to a newly designed MS SQL Server database and .Net Windows application, bringing a range of new features and tools to increase their ability to track sales, and to provide new business intelligence features.

Soundshed.com is an online musicians classifieds service operated by Webprofusion. We are pleased to announce a new partnership with Prosound Music Ltd who shall be providing delivery fulfillment services for the Soundshed musicians shop, due to launch early in 2005.

The Soundshed service has been running for over 2 years and currently stands as one of the most popular musicians classifieds services in the UK. The service now also covers the United States, with further expansion expected throughout 2005.

For businesses with a workforce on the move, we can now offer our customers bespoke mobile applications designed to run on Mobile Phones and other handheld platforms.

Using Java technology for mobile devices (MIDP 2.0) we can now offer applications which run on most new mobile phones and handheld devices. Applications can range from data collection tools (customer surveys, data logging) to reporting tools (employee job scheduling, web services, management information systems). With mobile applications designed to your specification you may no longer need your employees to report back to the office or submit written forms. If this facility is of interest to your organisation please contact us for more details.

Webprofusion Ltd are pleased to announce ProjectBids.co.uk - a new online service to helping businesses of every size outsource projects for less.

The service allows any company or individual to freely advertise their project. Service providers from the UK and around the world are automatically invited to quote for the completion of the work while the project owner is protected from unwanted direct contact with unknown service providers.

The service allows companies the chance to receive competitive quotes without the inconvenience of seeking out vendors individually. See www.projectbids.co.uk for more details.

Webprofusion Ltd have been chosen by the West Yorkshire Police to develop their Small Incident Management System (SIMS).

The project requires the development of a cost-effective database system for collecting and organising information relating to incidents. The system will be used to assist officers in preparing paperwork ready for court appearances and provide a centralized repository for documenting evidence. See our clients page for more details. [Update: for information on the SIMS application created for this client, please view our products page