BASeCamp products have typically been simple applets for home use, often revolving around gaming. The idea being that people who find the program useful might contribute a small donation. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case, so I've decided to explore other markets.

As a result, BASeCamp Corporation has spawned a "subsidiary" brand name- "BASeCamp Software Solutions" whose goal is to take excellence and pride in our programming abilities and work and apply it to any number of Line of Business Applications, extending a variety of services in the maintenance and upkeep of those Applications for customers. Many Line Of Business Applications and their respective support contracts are pricey, and this can be a problem for the small to medium sized business owner. BASeCamp Software Solutions Mission Statement is to make the task of installing and configuring Line of Business Applications in Small and Medium sized businesses As Easy and affordable as possible, without sacrificing Quality.

Simultaneous to the announcement of it's brand name, BASeCamp Software Solutions would like to proudly announce it's first product, which should be released shortly; BASeCamp Job Clock. Small and Medium sized businesses always have a staff, but a problem can be properly managing that staff, their workload, and their tasks. However, most software solutions designed around this are extremely expensive and are usually overkill for the few dozen employees a small company might have. BASeCamp Job Clock is intended by BASeCamp Software Solutions to be a product that fits the needs of the small to medium large business on the front of managing employee workload, tasks, and clocked-in time without putting a strain on the business finances. The original specification for BASeCamp Job Clock was essentially for use in the very domain it is now targeted at- small businesses. Specifically, however, in the domain of Repair shops, which typically have a number of "jobs" (various devices in need of repair, maintenance, or other work). Keeping track of who does what can become difficult with even a handful of employees. BASeCamp Job Clock is designed with one goal: to make that task as pleasurable and "invisible" as possible. Features of BASeCamp Job Clock:

• WPF .NET Client application designed for use on a Touch Screen Machine, with appropriately larger buttons and buttons for inputting the appropriate data via the mouse/touchscreen, which connects to the back-end database and performs the appropriate actions for adding orders, clocking a user in or out of a given order, presenting Order Scan prompts, etc.
• Network-capable back-end that can reside anywhere, and use a variety of database technologies, from MySQL to SQL Server.
• Easy to use Windows Application that can connect to the back-end database to manage Users, Orders, and view and export data with regard to them.
• flexible configuration that can be changed to meet a variety of different network topographies, database connection types, and usage scenarios

Pricing

BASeCamp Software solutions offers a wide range of services with regard to it's products, and the requisite services can be chosen to fit the needs of the specific customer.

The BASeCamp Software Solutions BASeCamp Job Clock Software- which includes the Administration applet, the client Program, and accompanying documentation, starts at a base price of $90 (CDN). Note that included in this price is assistance getting the product up and running in your work environment. If you are in Nanaimo BC Area, this can even include on-site assistance and configuration, otherwise, we will walk you through the various steps and provide assistance via E-Mail (support@bc-programming.com).

This price also includes bugfixes and Minor version releases; Major version releases, which add a slew of new features to the product, will have their own, fixed price.

In addition to the base product and original solution support offered in that base product, one can also purchase a support contract, which is a monthly fee and affords the luxury of essentially extending the support services provided in the base product past the "Initial setup window" of free support of 3 weeks. Without this service fee, some types of product support could effect a per-incident charge. There are some exceptions to this rule(Bug reports, for example), and it is based more on a case by case basis. However, that worry goes away if you go with the service plan since you will have unlimited access to the people who wrote the software that you've decided to make a central part of your business- and who would know the software better than those who wrote it? Note that the "per incident" scenario is not "forced"; that is, when your account makes a support call liable to incur a support charge, we will inform you in advance; and then you can decide whether to proceed with the rendered assistance. A Support contract is an additional 20 Dollars a month, starting after the initial support window has expired.