MultiValue Consulting and
Technical Support, Inc.
the offices of Wayde and Mecklenberg et al
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MultiValue Consulting and Technical Support, Inc.
the offices of Wayde and Mecklenberg et al
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Searching for a PICK, jBase, ARev, OpenInsight, UniBasic (UniData/UniVerse/U2), AccuTerm, or InfoLease Programmer or Consultant to put a GUI face on your "green screen" software? Need a Raining Data (TigerLogic), jBase, or U2 (UniData/UniVerse) VAR to help with System Administration? We've been consulting & developing MultiValue / PICK Basic applications across various database platforms since 1982. If you've been left hanging by a PICK, jBase, ARev, OpenInsight, UniBasic (UniData/UniVerse/U2), AccuTerm, or InfoLease Programmer, Consultant or another multivalue development corp, we can help. We're headquartered near Toledo, OH, USA, with District Offices from Coast to Coast. Our Managers have nearly 110 years of combined PICK experience, making us your one-stop shop for all things MultiValue. Whether it's an email or an emergency, you'll love our Rapid Response. Want to "go GUI" without going broke? And still retain the Legacy Code and Database you have so much invested in? You don't have to leave PICK or RPL to "go GUI"! Did you know that programmers write AccuTerm GUI code in 100% MultiValue Basic, but the screens run in Visual Basic and C? As an Official AccuTerm GUI Resource, we can "put a GUI face on an old friend" faster and at less cost than you would think possible. We can upgrade just one screen, several, or your entire software suite. And your PICK or RPL programmers won't be left pounding the pavement. See the table below to request a FREE hands-on demo designed to erase every misconception you have about AccuTerm GUI. We believe it's one of the best kept secrets in the MultiValue world. And we're working hard to change that. Click here to see how we make the case for AccuTerm GUI If you are a PICK Programmer and still not GUI Literate, Click here Did you know that ...?
When you engage MvCaTs for a project, your money is NOT at risk. Simply put, you get your money's worth or you get your money back the next business day. Our Guarantee page details our Retainer Policy, Money Back Guarantee, and an overview of How We Do Business. Click here for a choice of Rates as low as $80.00 per hour. We also offer custom terms. Our web site contains a wealth of information because, as Dr. Phil says, those with nothing to hide - hide nothing. Just use Ctrl<F> to find what you're looking for. Quotes are Free To request a Free Quote, click here and describe the support you need. We will respond within 24 hours. Or just pick up the phone and call us Toll-Free at (888) MVTECHS. We never work on "fixed bid" for any project. Instead, our Quotes state: "This is an estimate. Client will be billed only for Actual Services and Hours worked." To enable Clients to keep projects within budget, we offer instant Billing Snapshots. On any day of the month, or at specified intervals, a Client can simply request a free Billing Snapshot and within minutes, it will be emailed to them. Snapshot accrued hours, charges, and discounts are current as of end-of-business the prior work day. New Client 5% Signing Bonus To qualify, simply request your first Quote then sign & submit. MvCaTs will reduce the Amount Due on your First Time Billing Statement for that Quote by 5%. For example, if the Amount Due was $2,000.00, your 5% Signing Bonus would be $100.00, reducing the Amount Due to $1,900.00. The more work you give us during the month of signing, the bigger your Bonus will be. (Please Note: This Bonus is available only to clients who are not on Software Maintenance.) Free Quote Comparison within 24 hours We would like the opportunity to offer you better terms. If you already have a quote from one of our competitors, Click here to Request a Comparison Quote. Send a copy of their quote via email attachment along with your original specifications for the project. (It might also be a good idea to send a separate email without attachment letting us know about the first email in case our ISP becomes over-zealous and places it in Quarantine.) Then give us 24 hours to submit a better quote. Or if you have reviewed our Rates page and none of our terms quite meet your current needs, Click here to Request Custom Terms. Tell us what terms would work for you and what you are willing to offer us in exchange for those terms. We will respond within 24 hours. Please include your contact information and be sure to add our domain name to your Trusted Senders list so you can receive our reply. Monthly 5% Product Discount Coupon MvCaTs offers an Automatic Rewards Program. If your Time Billing Statement is paid in full by the 20th of the billing month, a 5% Product Discount Coupon will be issued for the Total Number of Billable Hours paid. This Coupon will be valid through the remainder of that Billing month and all of the month following. This Discount may be applied toward the Purchase of any Products which MvCaTs offers on the Products Menu below. But it may be applied only to a Product Purchase Service Authorization and may not be used to reduce a Retainer requirement. This Discount may be combined with other Client Discounts such as 5% Two Product Purchase, 10% Multiple Product Purchase, Software Maintenance Agreement Discounts from 1% to 20%, and Volume Incentives up to a total of 20% off the Purchase Price. So remember to review our Products Menu before each Coupon expires. The more work you give us each month, the less our Products will cost you the month following.
Attention RPL Users! Think you have to switch software and "normalize" your database in order to "go GUI"? Think again! MvCaTs has formed a strategic alliance with Bakken Software Services to convert RPL to PICK Basic via their Reflections® utility. At a cost of just 15 cents per executable line of RPL (Realtime Processor Language) code, Reflections interprets RPL to Basic, producing highly accurate PICK code. MvCaTs can then parse the converted code to create AccuTerm GUI counterparts for RPL screens and reports. And our Version Control with User Preference will enable RPL users to run the new GUI screen or the existing RPL screen from the same menu selection. Now, you too can "go GUI" without going broke and still retain the Legacy Code and Database you have so much invested in. Click here to request info about an RPL to PICK Basic conversion. We're a MultiValue / PICK Development Corporation, not a Recruiter
Click to read what some clients have said about us We Support Application Software Development on these MultiValue / PICK Systems: ADDS/NCR, Advanced Revelation (ARev), AP Pro, AT&T, D3 (Raining Data, TigerLogic), D3ProPlus, Honeywell, U2 (UniData/UniVerse), jBase, mvBASE, mvENTERPRISE, OpenInsight, Power95Plus, Prime, R83, R91, Reality/Sequel, Ultimate, UniVision. If you are running Caché, Mumps, ONware, or OpenQM, we may be able to support those as well. And we provide help with System Administration for TigerLogic (alias Raining Data, alias PICK Systems) D3, mvBASE, and mvENTERPRISE systems as well as jBase and U2 (UniData/UniVerse). We have VARs (Value Added Resellers) on staff. And we can help you locate hard-to-find parts for older systems, regardless of the manufacturer. We can also help you migrate to a new MultiValue system at a minimum of expense and often without the need for a conversion. Click for a list of Strategic Partners
"What happens to us if something happens to you?" Are you relying on a "Lone Wolf" PICK, jBase, ARev, OpenInsight, UniBasic (UniData/UniVerse/U2), AccuTerm, or InfoLease Programmer to support your MultiValue proprietary software? Or a solitary TigerLogic (Raining Data, PICK Systems), jBase, or U2 (UniData/UniVerse) VAR to provide system support? If so, then you have probably asked this question: "What happens to us if something happens to you?" Or perhaps YOU are that "Lone Wolf", whether full-time or a "contract player", or that solitary VAR (Value Added Reseller), concerned about your position and the company if something happens while you are taking time off. Our intent is to undergird, not undermine, your current IT support. Redundant Backup Plan If you fly with any regularity, you know that jets have redundant hydraulic systems. If one fails, another system is designed to kick in automatically. But if you have entrusted your system and/or software to a "Lone Wolf", or YOU are that "Lone Wolf", you have no Redundant Backup Plan in place. Some wise soul once remarked, "If you fail to plan, you plan to fail." If something unforeseen occurs, do you "plan" to crash and burn? With an MvCaTs SMA in place for as little as $297.00 per month with 2.4 hours of support included, you could have the peace of mind that comes with knowing you are just one toll-free call away from both system and software support 24/7/365, around the clock, around the globe.
C O M M I T M E N T is a ten-letter word. We offer rates as low as $80.00 per hour, depending on the number of hours per month you are willing to commit to. Our Software Maintenance Agreements are single page, one side, no fine print, no mumbo jumbo. But why do I need an SMA? Can't I just call when I want support? Let's look at both sides of that coin. When you call WITH an SMA in place, 1) there is No Retainer Required, 2) your discount rate is already locked in, 3) we already know the system login procedure, 4) we are already familiar with your software and database, and 5) we can begin helping immediately. But when you call WITHOUT an SMA in place, 1) a Retainer will be Required, 2) you will need time to decide on which discount rate you want, 3) we will need full instructions regarding the system login procedure, 4) we will not yet be familiar with your software and database, and 5) we will not be able to begin helping until the Retainer is received. Case in point: The IT Manager for a client whose account had been dormant for 2 1/2 years called with an emergency. He was on vacation in India when his company in NYC encountered an error while attempting to use non-existent fiscal period 13 when there should be only 12 periods. The software failed to interpret a date as belonging to the first fiscal period of the new year. That software was written by their former IT consultant whom they had tried to reach unsuccessfully for several days, but he was not answering his phone or returning their calls. When the client's IT Manager finally called our toll-free number (888) MVTECHS, we answered on the second ring. He asked if we could correct the glitch first then do the paperwork later. That solution would have served only the client and left us holding the bag. So we reminded him that we must receive a signed Service Authorization and a 50% Retainer before work could begin. It took 3 hours before their CFO submitted those. And in the past 2 1/2 years, they had since migrated to a new login with which we were unfamiliar. But the IT Manager kept failing to provide all pertinent pieces of information needed for us to access the system successfully. As a result, this client's end users suffered long and needless delays and frustration. Had this client "kept us in the loop" with our most affordable SMA (which includes 2.4 hours of support each month for $297.00 per month for a 10 month minimum term), there would have been no Retainer required, we would already know the new login procedure, we would already be familiar with their software and database, and we could have researched and corrected the error immediately. An SMA gives our clients instant access to our support, and they can switch to another rate each month as their needs change. And an SMA provides us with Accounts Receivable as well as predictable scheduling of our resources. So both sides benefit.
Weighing the pros & cons of Consultant -vs- Employee? Click here ... An MvCaTs Consultant could come to your place of business for the initial Onsite Survey, if desired. But it's much more affordable to have us conduct a Software Preview by secure remote access instead. Afterward, we develop and support your PICK / MultiValue application software from our District offices. See our Rates page for Sample Quotes. We encourage Clients to have their system vendors install and test all available O.S. patches and updates prior to engaging software support. Why? Because the system rather than the software may be the cause of some of your concerns. If patching the system alleviates the problem, you save unnecessary expense. If the problem persists, we're ready to help. Are you still limping along with an outdated PICK system, perhaps even an R83? That old workhorse deserves to retire. Perhaps you are not aware that Raining Data (now TigerLogic) took over the PICK brand. We have VARs (Value Added Resellers) on staff. And we know other national Value Added Resellers (VAR) who can most likely migrate your software and data to a new system WITHOUT the need for a conversion. In no time at all, you could be running your existing applications on your existing workstations (if you like) on a brand new, ultra fast, very stable TigerLogic D3. Then if a report which used to take an hour to process finishes in the time it takes you to walk to the printer, you could spend the rest of that hour wishing you had upgraded sooner. Contact us today for a Free Estimate. Click here for our answer to the question "But why telecommute?" Of course ...
Loretta Lynn was once quoted as saying, “To succeed, you have to be first, best, or different.” We are obviously not the first PICK development corp (although we may be the first Discount PICK development corp). Someday, we would like to be considered the best. But one thing we definitely are is different. Our rates are lower for 3 reasons: 1) Our overhead is lower because we telecommute from District Offices so we don't need to maintain corporate headquarters or a fleet of vehicles. 2) Our productivity is higher because we telecommute so the hours formerly wasted commuting are now invested in programming. 3) Our billable hours are fewer because we don't do R&D at client expense to create vertical software packages. And we don't carry inventory for resale. Remember the first question the instructor asked in Intro to Philosophy 101? "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there to hear it fall, did it make a sound?" You didn't have to be there to know it made a sound. And you don't have to see our Consultants in their District Offices, heads down, assaulting the keys, to know they are working diligently on your behalf. Only results matter. Why not put us to the test? Give us a small project. The results will speak for themselves. Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much.
Our Mission ... ... To preserve and enhance the MultiValue / PICK™ Database Model for years to come and to make a difference, not just a living, by providing affordable, high quality application software, consultation, and technical support for MultiValue / PICK™ systems, with Client database maintenance, system administration, analysis and design, custom programming and training, with emphasis on secure remote access for global clients. Our goal will always be to deliver ...
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