Ugh.. when I worked for a local hospital, the software they used from companies such as Siemens and Medhost was poor. Poor in that there were to many clicks to get to desired information, poor in that the interfaces were not designed with the user in mind, poor in that they required a difficult update and install process. One of them would only print properly if a specific version of Adobe Acrobat Reader was installed. The hospital spent hundreds of thousands...
Ultimately the break fix staff spent atleast a quarter of their time troubleshooting issues and patching workstations, not to mention server maintenance. It seriously was a joke and very dissapointing.
I think there is a huge market out there for intuitive web applications for large industries. I am game for any combination effort. In fact I already have rights to the reuse of a performance management application that I developed for a multibillion dollar corporation as a contractor. I would love to redevelop it and begin selling for a fraction of what peoplesoft charges :D
Ultimately the break fix staff spent atleast a quarter of their time troubleshooting issues and patching workstations, not to mention server maintenance. It seriously was a joke and very dissapointing.
I think there is a huge market out there for intuitive web applications for large industries. I am game for any combination effort. In fact I already have rights to the reuse of a performance management application that I developed for a multibillion dollar corporation as a contractor. I would love to redevelop it and begin selling for a fraction of what peoplesoft charges :D
Chris
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