Since its establishment in 1983,
SmartWare has been delivering a high quality development
platform. The platform is comprised of four common modules.
Database
Communication
Spreadsheet
Wordprocessor
The platform includes a very
intuitive report designer. The report designer can be used with
imported data via an ODBC connection. The features of the
product are too numerous to mention here. The power of the
product is broad. Any type of application can be designed
and developed for a wide range of businesses and organizations.
Backed up with
many years of experience and a wide spectrum of knowledge from
hardware design to business applications development, SmartWare
positioned itself in the marketplace as a strong partner that
can turn tough problems into viable solutions.
We are proud of
our long list of success stories.
Our Values
Our Values
The values
Smartware believes in and works by are the core reason of its
continuous growth and long-term success.
Customers
We offer our customers a strong, reliable and long-term
partnership based on trust and respect. We listen to their
needs and deliver prompt service. We consistently work to meet
and try to exceed their expectations. We aim to bring positive
changes to their business.
Partners
We partner with the developer community to serve our customers
and add a competitive advantage. Our partners enhance
our capacity and strengthen our position in the market. Often
our developers are specifically experienced in the development
of the applications within the customer's industry. This
approach of partnering with a wide varity of developers has
been very positive.
People
We constantly make sure that our developer community has the
opportunity to grow professionally with ongoing training. The
developer community is spread throughout the world. The
SmartWare company is located in Kansas with a branch office in
Wisconsin. Our
key team members make a well rounded and highly skilled team.
Tom Hauetter
has been continuously associated with the SmartWare product
for over 18 years. He started in sales with Innovative
Software, the original developers of SmartWare. He continued
with SmartWare through the ownership of the product by
INFORMIX Corporation, ANGOSS Software International and the
transition of ownership in 2002 to the SmartWare
Corporation.
During
this time he has successful experience in the entire
business structure from sales representative to sales
manager to product manager and eventually CEO. He has
a thorough knowledge of all aspects of marketing and
developing with SmartWare. His long term relationships with
virtually all the major corporate accounts using the product
and the developers providing business solutions created
using SmartWare is invaluable.
John Halverson,
our Chief Software Architect joined SmartWare Corporation
after a 5 year stint at the Microsoft Corporation. He was a
Software Design Engineer on the Microsoft Access team. John
implemented and owned feature areas in MS Access. He also
wrote and enhanced all Microsoft Access Wizards as the sole
developer. He also wrote tools and documented best practices
that benefited the development group. His degree is a
Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Luther College in
Iowa. He is the technology visionary for the company and has
the skills to implement features to the product that are in
demand.
Charles Manser
Charles is the applications expert and
technical support person. He has written software for
governments, hospitals, law enforcement, retail, not for
profit entities, manufacturers, labor unions, religious
entities, insurance companies, law firms, as well as clients
in many other businesses categories. Close to 100% of the
application business is developed from word of mouth
referral.
Wendy Manser
has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Elementary Education and
also a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Special Education from
Arizona State University. Wendy was a classroom teacher when
she left teaching in 1989 to join Charles full time in the
business. She handles customer training, technical support,
and she is also an excellent programmer. Her most important
duty is the financial responsibilities of the company and
she has proven a canny manager of our financial resources.
Some would say that she will squeeze a dollar until the
eagle grins.
Joe Kelbel
has a Bachelor of Science in Education from the University
of Wisconsin at Platteville. He then graduated,
Western Wisconsin Technical College, and has brought a
high skill and energy level to the business. Joe is a
Microsoft expert and very good at diagnosing and fixing the
things that happen with Windows and Windows based networks.
Joes role in the ongoing business is that of Network and
Systems Specialist including Linux. .
Quality
We believe that quality is essential to our success. We
partner with the best, deliver the best services and hire the
best. Our quality is ensured by continuously developing the
product, employing the best people, following proven practices
and methodologies.
Technology
We believe in the power of technology. Technology has
enabled our customers achieve their objectives faster, easier
with more efficiency.
We continuously strive to adopt
and utilize new technologies in our product. After 20
years of product development we believe have the experience to
know how to get it done.