Introduction to 42windmills

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Standard vs custom software.

Tailor made?

• costly, time-consuming,

complicated

• unmanageable

• not flexible

Standard software often too

limited

Create your own applications.

>80% of source code is

architecture and infrastructureWhy re-invent the wheel?

Concentrate on the 20% functionalityThe other 80% has been done already.

42windmills platform.

Concentreer je op de functionaliteitDe technologie zit in ons platform

output: a ready to

use web application

<20% coding remains

save months

only proven

(Microsoft) technology

Build applications without coding.

42windmills utilization

In short: web based business applications

+

datamodel screens

Benefits.

Fast

Benefits.

Futureproof

Benefits.

Open

Benefits.

Secure

Benefits.

Consistent user interface

Benefits.

Easy to migrate f.e. MS Access

How does it work?

The 42windmills development platform is cloud-based.

Design

Enter the data model.

Design

Preview

Deploy

Improve

Customer Order

ProductInventory

Item

Supplier

1 Many

1

Many

Many 1

Many

1

Preview

Immediately check the live app.

Real screens

Solid navigation

Professional database

Design

Preview

Deploy

Improve

Preview

Configure your application.

Data import

Roles/ users

Office Ribbon

Workflow

Export

Queries

User views

Design

Preview

Deploy

Improve

Deploy

Choose what you like best:

42windmills cloud

Hosted with you or a third party

Developers Kit (source code)

Distributed version for commercial applications (ISV’s)

Design

Preview

Deploy

Improve

Improve

Don’t stop improving your application

use the free Online Designer

Migrate legacy applications

automated conversion from MS Access

Design

Preview

Deploy

Improve

About 42windmills

• Development started in 2006

• Collaboration with University of Utrecht

• First customers in 2008

• Microsoft Innovation Award 2008 nominee

• Board of Advisors:

– University of Utrecht

– Wolters Kluwer NV

Online DemoWatch a sample application (login admin, Welcome)