Prairie Trail Software, Inc.

Welcome to Prairie Trail Software, Inc.

Your Premier Custom Software Provider

We solve business problems with custom software development
Generating more profit by automating processes, simplifying communications, and reducing errors

We offer custom web servers that automate business functions. We have been business since 1991 providing custom solutions to a number of businesses with a focus on automating actions.

Recent Systems

A hospital lab coat provider had a mess on their hands with a number of custom web sites that were being hacked. We strengthened their security and worked to build a base where they could support multiple sites from one server.

An oil and gas investment company had a lot of trouble with their prospecting database. We cleaned up the code, migrated processes from Excel into web systems which greatly sped up their processing, and added a number of new functions which helped reduce errors. Originally, their operations were halted and now they are running many times faster than they expected to be

One company needed to process some specialty employement forms (WOTC). We built a custom server for in house processing and a web server to take forms from the field. Now, these employment forms can be filled out by new hires in remote locations, sent into the secure server in house, and then forwarded to the proper state.

One company wanted to offer debit processing through the web. We built a web server to route debit card processing from remote locations into their host.

One company wanted to bring gift card processing in house. We customized our gift and loyalty product for their use. They are now able to offer some special products to their clients. (If you have an interest in a gift and loyalty server, check out Gift and Loyalty Server)

Since we are a custom software developer, any of our product offerings can be customized to meet your needs.

We have worked with a wide range of customers and business sizes. No matter what the size of the problem, we can work with you to solve it.

If you have any questions please call.

Main Office: 972-618-4199
3821 Beaumont Lane
Plano Texas 75023

Services

Fractional CIO - let us review your ideas and suggest ways to improve them
Custom Web Servers that transform your operations
Web sites that work
Databases that properly meet your needs
We have built parts of the credit card network and built systems for medical reporting. We understand quality requirements, certification standards, and HIPAA needs.

October 2024

Creating Business Value

In many a presentation to venture capitalist by people wanting investment, they present optimistic forecasts of lots of money some time down the road. These are so common that it is even called a "hockey stick" financial presentation. The vast majority will fail. When these forecasts fail repeatedly, they generate a series of financials that can be called a "hairy back." They fail both in making lots of money and in creating value. It is time to look at creating value in business. Making lots of money is not necessarily creating value.

Data is cheap, Information costs

Do you remember every detail of your latest drive? Nobody can. Often, we drive almost on "auto-pilot" with eyes seeing things that we forget, ears hearing sounds we forget, and thinking about other issues while navigating through traffic. We get flooded with data that we throw away. We quickly evaluate it and throw most away. The same is true with electronic data. Most of that data needs to be discarded because it is noise and we have to extract information out of that noise. Determining which data is noise and which is information is an expensive action. We want information to be free. It can't be.

About Prairie Trail Software

Prairie Trail Software has been in business since 1991 and has provided software to numerous clients.

Our strengths are in being able to offer unique solutions to your business problems. We have solved problems that others can't. We have listened to raw ideas and shown how those goals might be reached. One customer was so pleased with what we provided that they got a patent on it.

Currently, we are focusing on business process automation - transforming operations that have outgrown their spreadsheets. We provide that automation through custom web servers, desktop, and mobile applications.

Our customers range from one man startup companies to Fortune 500 companies and every size in between. We give them all the same quality.

We pull the whole system together - or just the parts you need

Custom web servers

Database design and management

Web Services and Portals

Custom solutions to meet your needs

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