The Houston Business Journal posted an article yesterday about Barnett Shale owners suing Chesapeake Energy over mineral rights. The dispute involves 4000 acres of land, and "the complaint says…
Read MoreAs a SharePoint consultant, I run into and fix bugs all the time. One of my recent custom SharePoint 2010 projects required the use of HighCharts.js and jQuery. I'd like to share how I fixed one…
Read MoreGetting their application under control put one client back in the black. THE CLIENT Our client specializes in pipe unloading, handling and installation for the oil and gas industry. Because they…
Read MoreThe San Antonio Business Journal released some interesting numbers today. "Oil production in the Eagle Ford Shale was up 74 percent in February compared to one year ago to set an all-time…
Read MoreLast week, I started a list of the top ten things you didn't learn at SharePoint Saturday, like better site retention and using metadata to improve the user experience. Now for the other…
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I discussed some new developments related to SharePoint 2013 that have made custom SharePoint implementation and development much safer. To build on that topic, there is another way…
Read MoreSharePoint 2013 leverages some powerful new tools to help business users continue to collaborate, manage documents, leverage business intelligence tools, and more. Wondering if it's time to upgrade?…
Read MoreIn the April Oil and Gas Journal, an interesting article entitled 'Tempering the Revival with Regulation,' discusses changes as a result of the surge of activity in West Texas. "With new levels of…
Read MoreAs we've mentioned before, Entrance recently started a lunch and learn series where our software consultant share custom development best practices with their teammates. We are currently doing a…
Read MoreIn an article from Oil and Gas Journal's April edition entitled, 'Permian production pushes U.S. crude output to 15-year high,' the author discusses the huge increases in production from September…
Read MoreThe Face of Your Company Nowadays, almost every business has launched an application or app of some sort. Customers log in for a number of reasons, like purchasing products or checking on the status…
Read MoreIn the past few weeks we've been discussing Agile methodology to iteratively develop custom software that better meets the need of our customers. Probably more important than this concept, however,…
Read MoreWhen it comes to complicated engineering problems, such as determining the the ideal pressure for an oil well or analyzing structures, having the right tools can make all the difference. For one…
Read MoreLast week, I covered what Waterfall Development is. Before we made a big push to implement Agile Methodology, we used this more traditional method, which can work well for projects that have very…
Read MoreAs organizations go back to the Gulf for exploration and allocation of liability in E&P projects become more vast, the oil and gas industry needs to pay more attention to the quality of their…
Read More“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower. During a recent upgrade of SharePoint 2007 to 2010 for a national organization with thousands of users, planning paid…
Read MoreEvery custom SharePoint environment requires and a lot of thought and planning before actual coding or implementation ever takes place. Without taking this vital first…
Read MoreA few weeks ago, I shared a statistic from Gartner stating 30% of businesses will be monetizing their information assets by 2016. But many data management projects are unsuccessful because the…
Read MoreLack of integration can cause work outside of contract, audit scrambles and more. Get clean today! THE CLIENT Our client explores and produces oil and natural gas. Headquartered in Houston, they…
Read MoreFor the uninitiated, Waterfall and Agile Development probably sound unimportant, and you probably don't care what the difference is. In one recent survey, only 2% of the respondents said management…
Read MoreA recent survey on Agile development methodology reported adoption is on the climb. This is great news, but "Management has no idea what Agile is, or what it's supposed to accomplish." From my time…
Read MoreYou may not realize it, but employees at your company are probably wasting time on tasks a custom software solution could perform for them. For one Entrance client in particular, winning a big…
Read MoreWindows Services are a bit of a pain to develop. They can't be run through the debugger, and by default they can't be run on the command line either. They have to be installed and then run. When…
Read MoreIf you have decided to move forward with replacing an outdated software product, or if perhaps you're looking to fill a need that was previously unmet, it can seem overwhelming to choose from the…
Read MoreData entry and client invoicing can be very time consuming and often takes up more bandwidth than a company would like for such a menial task. Entrance implemented an electronic…
Read MoreFor those who need software, the first question is often whether to buy or to build a custom software application. If you are unsure, our Professional Software Consultants will assist you in a need…
Read MoreOne of our most successful projects is for a client called TG Mercer. We created a pipeline logistics system for them that automates the tracking and management of their inventory for its entire…
Read MoreIt's hard to miss evidence of oil and gas and the associated pipeline industry here in Houston. Driving down the highway yesterday, I saw a truck carrying a load of pipe bound for the field…
Read MoreCompanies requiring custom software often make a number of mistakes that, unbeknownst to them, limits what they are getting out of their investment. In this series, we covered five of them: The…
Read MoreWe shared earlier this week about a presentation some of our consultants made to the company explaining what unit testing is, and how, correctly implemented, it can translate to better custom…
Read MoreThis morning at Entrance, we got the low-down on making standard chunks of code into modular blocks from Kenny, Josh, Patrick and Brad. We have seen a lot of software come in the door that…
Read MoreYour engineers are smart, and time counts. Don’t let the wrong technology slow them down! THE CLIENT Our client is a growing engineering consulting company. Much of their focus lies…
Read MoreEarlier this week in a post about streamlining engineering with custom software development, I discussed how lack of scalability and poor planning can mean the failure of a great engineering idea…
Read MoreLiving here in Houston, I can't help but know a lot of smart engineers. They do some incredibly awesome things that are over my head, like structural analysis or developing better ways to get oil…
Read MoreTraining management can represent a challenge if there is no system set up to automate it. What used to be a highly manual process has been converted to a SharePoint environment that is easy to…
Read MoreFor any company with a large paper trail, the sheer amount of work and extra steps necessary to complete tasks every day can be overwhelming. For one Entrance client, a training management company…
Read MoreIf you have completed or are nearing the end of a software project, you may be wondering how to ensure that your application that will provide value for years to come. When scoping a project it's…
Read MoreOver the past six years, Entrance has worked for a large midstream services company to develop a field ticket management system. Previous to the system, the client billed their customers based on…
Read MoreAt Entrance, we're excited about what 2013 brings for information technology in Oil and Gas, because we're seeing the industry starting to really commit to and invest in data , information and…
Read MoreWhen a company is facing M&A, the necessity of merging two IT systems can sometimes raise some interesting issues surrounding compliance. As you examine the data, you may discover gaps in the…
Read MoreI have been working on a Windows 8 app for a while. Given that creating a Metro Style app is new territory for us, there has been a bit of a learning curve along the way. One place this…
Read MoreThe idea of using software to run a business has been a reality for multiple decades. In fact, many businesses could not exist in the modern economy without the productivity enhancements and…
Read MoreWe were excited to hear today that the long awaited Windows 8 operating system launched a day early. The reports have been rampant from early adopters of the product detailing the good- increased…
Read MoreWhen regulations are built right into the back end, maintaining compliance becomes easy. THE CLIENT Our customer is an industry leader in the world of piping. They focus their efforts exclusively…
Read MoreBad data can lead loss, accidents and mistakes. How confident does your data make you feel? THE CLIENT Our client specializes in pipe unloading, pipe handling and pipeline logistics for the…
Read MoreAccurate compliance reporting can make or break your business. How do you measure up? THE CLIENT Our client is a leading provider of pipeline services in North America. Their focus is on…
Read MoreOut of control spreadsheets and lost data can create risk. Sound familiar? THE CLIENT Our client is one of the leading producers in the Eagle Ford shale in South Texas. They produce 28,000…
Read MoreWe look at software as both an art and a science. In order to build good software, you have to have true designers involved along the way. If you don’t you could end up with a tool that doesn’t…
Read MoreLast week we covered some of the reasons a company would use create a Metro Style application in the business world. This week, we'd like to cover why you might choose Windows 8 as the platform for…
Read MoreOil and Gas RFID Software We are all pretty familiar with RFID technology, as most big ticket items we see at the store are protected by them. When it comes to the oil and gas industry, the uptake…
Read MoreA Closer Look at Metro Style Apps Last week, we covered what Metro-style apps are, how they relate to Windows 8 and how they can be useful for quickly consuming information. This week we would like…
Read MoreMetro style apps and your business Companies creating a new custom Windows application or considering an update of an existing Windows application should at least consider the unique features of…
Read MoreA Case Study in Process Efficiency and Data Governance Our customer is a government-owned producer of oil and gas located in Houston, Texas. With more than 60 producing off-shore wells, they are a…
Read MoreA Case Study in Process Efficiency and Data Management Petrobras is one of the world’s largest publicly traded oil companies, with total global daily production of 2.3 million barrels of oil…
Read MoreEntrance's Three-Year Revenue Growth of More than 110% Places The Firm At No. 2700 on the 2012 Inc. 500|5000 NEW YORK, August 15, 2012 -- Inc. magazine today ranked Entrance NO. 2700 on its…
Read MoreA Case Study in Ticketing Systems Enhancements Entrance Software launched a custom SharePoint implementation with ticketing systems enhancements for a national network of charter schools serving…
Read MoreA Case Study in Integration, Reporting, and Web Portals Entrance is often asked to upgrade or update existing applications to support more features or better integration. Often, as in this case…
Read MoreA Case Study in Software Modernization and Actionable Intelligence Our client specializes in renting equipment, re-renting third party equipment, and managing clients’ equipment inventory. Our…
Read MoreOur partnership will push the entire midstream forward in efficiency and safety compliance with strategic software. TG Mercer and Entrance have partnered to create SpreadBoss, a logistics support…
Read MoreA Case Study in Data Management Our client explores for, develops and produces oil and natural gas. Headquartered in Houston, they own approximately 4,800,000 gross leasehold acres in major oil and…
Read MoreNathaniel Richards Entrance Software 1001 McKinney Houston, TX 77002 Dear Nate: I would like to thank you and your staff for the wonderful job you did in creating our Customer Portal. Prior to…
Read MoreNathaniel Richards Entrance Software 1001 McKinney Houston, TX 77002 Our company was introduced to Entrance Software by the outsourcing firm handling our IT management. The people at Entrance have…
Read MoreNathaniel Richards Entrance Software 1001 McKinney Houston, TX 77002 We began using Entrance on the recommendation of a colleague, Hugh Sazegar, of Techcess. Since then we have extensively used…
Read MoreNathaniel Richards Entrance Software 1001 McKinney Houston, TX 77002 After struggling for over a year to get our provider data in a format that would be usable for a web search, we hired Entrance…
Read MoreAt Entrance Software, our mission is to maximize the value of business software investment. We envision being universally recognized as Professional Software Experts in the software consulting…
Read MoreOur participation in the Microsoft Gold Certified Partner program indicates that we have agreed to maintain a level of training, as well as a level of ongoing customer contact, that distinguishes…
Read MoreAs a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Entrance Software has a wealth of experience developing applications with Microsoft technologies. Our software experts are skilled in data management and…
Read MoreAs a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Entrance Software has a wealth of experience developing applications with Microsoft technologies. Our software experts are skilled in building custom software…
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Read MoreJosh Apple has just received his certification as a Windows 4, Microsoft Certified Professional Developer. This certification gives unbiased proof of his skills using Microsoft platforms and tools…
Read MoreSolving Business Problems Software platforms are springboards that can be used to accelerate technological innovation for your company. But there are so many choices out there! Let a partner like…
Read MoreWe received the Pinnacle Award in the Business Technology category from the BBB for surpassing the standards put forth by the Better Business Bureau. We distinguished ourselves by showing…
Read MoreLocations We're located in Houston, Dallas and Denver!Contact Us Call Us1-888-343-KNOWHoursMon. – Fri.: 9:00–6:00…
Read MoreCustom Professional Services Solutions Entrance Software can help your company strengthen its business development by streamlining operations through business process automation and data…
Read MoreKeep Up With Manufacturing Software The environment for getting products to market is very competitive. As a result of online shopping, customers expect a quick, reliable and easy ordering process,…
Read MoreThe collective brain power of your organization is probably off the charts if you work at an engineering services company. But creating a streamlined application that is easy to use and scalable…
Read MoreManaging Industry Challenges with Automation Without services, oil and gas companies wouldn't be able to complete many of their day-to-day operations. And because they are out in the field every day…
Read MoreMaximize Efficiencies and Stay Connected with Custom Software Businesses in the Upstream sector deal with a diverse set of challenges across departments from geology and geophysics through…
Read MoreEntrance's Software Audit is designed to measure the overall quality of a software application. Our consultants take an in-depth look at your application then document and assess the contents on a…
Read MoreIn Oil and Gas there’s nothing more frustrating or more frequent than changes in regulations and contracts. Unfortunately the information needed to ensure compliance with these changing…
Read More50% - 70% of merger and acquisition transactions fail to ultimately create incremental shareholder value. One reason for this is failed post-merger integration. IT integration is a big deal, and it…
Read MoreIn our experience, Exploration & Production (E&P) firms spend far too much time and money tracking down the key data that validates revenue sharing. Each well has differing levels of…
Read MoreConnecting the field to the corner office is one of the oil and gas industry's prime concerns. While there is a vast amount of information available, it is not always communicated in the right place…
Read MoreField Ticket Management Close the gap between the field and the corner office. Connecting the field to the corner office is one of our specialties at Entrance Software. Oil and Gas industry is rich…
Read MoreIndustry-Specific Software oil and gas healthcare engineering services manufacturing education professional services Why teach a technology firm about your industry when you can…
Read MoreEntrance designs and builds insightful software solutions that unlock the value of your assets. Our Software Consulting addresses changing industry needs as they occur, rather than as they become…
Read MoreTHE CLIENT Our client is a leading provider of pipeline services in North America. Their focus is on providing safe and efficient oil and gas transport, from pipeline construction and maintenance…
Read MoreIn-House Programming Gone Wrong? We get it – engineers are smart! We’re engineers too – but we don’t do mechanical engineering, and mechanical engineers should not make software. There is…
Read MoreAnswering Your Most Pressing Questions with Data Management The business world if filled with an overwhelming influx of information. As you go about daily business, you probably have asked something…
Read MoreSoftware Strategy At Entrance, we see software not as individual components, but as a suite or portfolio solution that manages the data you need to make informed decisions. We work with our clients…
Read MoreCustom Software Designed to Save Time and Frustration Do you find yourself performing lengthy and repetitive tasks such as copying and pasting or importing and exporting accounting data and…
Read MoreAchieve Your Goals with Software Consulting Software is what connects people with information. So when thinking about software systems, there's more to success than just delivery of a…
Read MoreSoftware Consulting Entrance provides industry leading software consulting services. Whether you are looking to buy or build a technology solution for your business, we combine industry and…
Read MoreWhat We Do services capabilities solutions Entrance Software is your source for business strategy on data management. We are a software consulting firm dedicated to connecting industry…
Read MoreAt a recent industry breakfast, a panel of speakers from Embridge, TerraFina, Plains All American, and the Bauer College of Business discussed their perspectives on both the boom and the coming…
Read MoreCustom Software and SharePoint Consulting for Oil and Gas Software is an unsung hero when it comes to the Energy Market and the Oil and Gas Industry. Custom software plays a key role at crucial…
Read More"As we’re getting to know them and talking about building new applications or modernizing old applications, clients are surprised at how much this will cost. For years they’ve had one…
Read MoreWe're proud to say that our Royalty Compliance project team has been given an award for their performance developing a critical system for one of our Upstream Oil and Gas clients. The complex system…
Read MoreBrad Harris, Senior Manager – Oil and Gas. Get a warning before you're ever out of compliance. With the advent of fracking and horizontal drilling, onshore lease contracts are getting more and…
Read MoreA Case Study in Custom Application Development Successful businesses rarely start out with the financial and intellectual capital required to develop a strong technological infrastructure capable of…
Read MoreA Case Study in Database Integration and Software Modernization Entrance Software was asked to integrate with a back-end Oracle database storing millions of records and billions of relationships…
Read MoreA Case Study in Software Modernization Entrance was asked to step in and support a custom electronic health record and insurance billing application for a local Drug and Alcohol Treatment…
Read MoreA Case Study in Custom Dashboards and Portals As a cutting edge emerging technology company, our customer wanted to make an impression on the market when it unveiled its new real-time rock property…
Read MoreA Case Study in Application Integration The Problem This client is one of Texas’ largest wholesale energy brokers. Prior to engaging Entrance Software, this client used QuickBooks to capture…
Read MoreFast, good decisions can make or break your company. If you don’t have actionable data all the way down the line, then your business processes are inefficient, and you are losing money. Your…
Read MoreFast Growth at Entrance Software Entrance software has added ten brilliant minds to our team since May 2011! As one of the fastest growing companies in Houston, Texas, we know that great people…
Read MoreEntrance Software just successfully launched a customized Sharepoint Kit that will help take students at KIPP further. KIPP is a national network of charter schools serving low-income students and…
Read MoreSOFTWARE CONSULTING ESTIMATE ACCURACY Yesterday we covered the dangers of hourly consulting and what to avoid with "free" estimates. Today I would like to share some advice on how to keep costs…
Read MoreGetting the Most for Your Money Most professional services offer a la carte or all-in-one billing models. Software consulting is no exception. You may be worried about getting ripped off, and it…
Read MoreA Case Study in Asset Data Management Asset Management software will help Entrance’s customer add value to their own clients by storing asset-related documents, work schedules, and anomaly reports…
Read MoreThe right people must have the right tools to be productive. Using technology, a business can reduce the barriers for communication between departments and teams, encouraging collaboration. This…
Read MoreMorale of skilled employees is directly proportional to the challenges available to those employees. Often inappropriate technology results in Engineers and Accountants performing clerical "copy and…
Read MoreLoyalty is important in two groups: Customers and Employees. Employees will not be loyal to an organization where it is "hard" to get one's job done. Technology can enable employees to complete the…
Read MoreWe increase Profit by reducing the human cost of business decision-making. Through automation of manual processes and reducing decision-making times, information arrives at decision-makers much more…
Read MoreThe Sales of a company are often driven by how well the company can justify its cost through demonstrating its value. In the complex business world of today, this is often a challenge without…
Read MoreThis article was written based on a presentation given by Timothy Bussmann. Generics in C# are classes, structures, interfaces, and methods that have type parameters for one or more of the types…
Read MoreWhile this is not a universal truth, developers who have academic backgrounds have been trained on and understand the fundamentals of how software and computers work. This gives them a deep…
Read MoreThis article was written based on a presentation given by Brad Harris. Silverlight is a Rich Internet Application framework developed by Microsoft. Like other RIA frameworks such as Adobe Flash,…
Read MoreThis article was written based on a presentation given by Aristo Setiawan. Test-driven development is a development pattern which is characterized by the use of pre-written test cases which are…
Read MoreTo give you an idea of what Linq looks like, and how it compares to SQL code, below are some very simple queries in both SQL and Linq. This assumes a Customer table with columns ID and…
Read MoreI want to share some resume writing tips. These are all based on actual things I have personally seen in resumes that I've reviewed for software developer positions. However, almost all of these…
Read MoreChances are, if the firm excels at a particular skillset, they are profitably doing business as specialists and will not need to overly diversify their technology offering. However, some firms offer…
Read MoreOne of the calling cards of poorly or hastily developed software is lack of flexibility: it cannot easily be reconfigured, enhanced or adapted to changes in your business. Rigid software can make…
Read MoreSecurity is an important component of your application's design. Unfortunately, in many systems it is a secondary consideration – if it is a consideration at all – and is often implemented as an…
Read MoreAn offshore software company is not a wholesale bad idea. Offshore developers are not any less talented or capable on an individual basis than any given US programmer. However, several factors,…
Read MoreMany clients do not understand why they should pay for an up-front "scoping" exercise that does not directly result in software being delivered. "Scoping" allows both the software buyer and the…
Read MoreThis can be the most dangerous of all warning signs in software consulting. Picture the following very real world scenario: You engage with a firm because of their "unique software platform" which…
Read MoreThe Microsoft platform is the most pervasive platform in business circles for building web applications. For companies professing to develop solutions built on the .NET platform, look for a Microsoft…
Read MoreMost applications today are web-based or have a significant web-based component. Given this fact, it is important that a software consulting firm provide depth of expertise on one of the major web…
Read MoreThere is a variety of firm size in the software consulting industry, but it is important to understand the risks associated with firms or various sizes as well as the potential…
Read MoreIt is important to distinguish software consultingfrom other similar service offerings like contract programmers, or staffing agencies that involve software development resources. There are several…
Read MoreEntrance Software exhibited at the Offshore Technology Conference held in Houston, Texas on May 5-8, 2008. This is the world's largest event for professionals and industries involved in offshore…
Read MoreBusinesses are faced with a choice when selecting the software that will help run their business for the next five to ten years: elect for low cost and short-term flexibility – at the expense of…
Read MoreNate Richards, Founder and CEO of Entrance Software, is a member of the Entrepreneurs' Organization in Houston, TX. His experience starting a custom software consulting business has led him to face…
Read MoreHTexas Magazine recognized Nate Richards, founder and CEO of Entrance Software, as a "Top Professional on the Fast Track" in their December 2007 publication. The list includes young Houston area…
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