Custom Software Development and Project Management since 1986! - We are Research and Development experts. If you can imagine it, we can probably build it - whether it be servlet-driven, three-tiered database systems to device drivers to imaging programs to games. We can write in any language from Assembler, Java or Visual Basic to C++. We can create products on any platform from embedded systems, Smartphones, Pocket PCs and Palms to Sun to Macintosh to Intel. We are experts in Canon, Olympus, Lumenera, and Nikon camera control. Our mission is to create the best product possible for our customers! We deliver complete, running products on-time and on budget. Why outsource overseas when you can create your product here? Read on for more info!


What can we create for you?

Many of the projects and products that have been either partly or entirely designed and/or written by Useful Software are listed below:

Project Date Customer
Special Mission Display Processor - Software development and D0-178B Certification for custom Greenhills-based system. 2009-2010 L-3 Display Systems
Crewmate 840 EFB - Electronic Flight Bag Interface Software 2008 L-3 Display Systems
Automated Photo Booth - Designed and developed computer-controlled automobile photo system for Manheim's DRIVE R&D facility. 2004 Manheim Auctions
Handheld MMR - Developed cross-platform version of Palm MMR for both Palm and Pocket PC devices, including hand scanners. 2003 Manheim Auctions
Multifunction Display Test Set - Developed MFC-based software test set for L3 Displays, Inc. avionics hardware 2003 www.l-3com.com
EMRGuardian - Designed Weblogic/J2EE/Oracle DB secure electronic medical records storage, access, and management system for startup. 2002 www.phimed.com
AdStore Online Classified Ad System - Designed J2EE/SQL 2K system for IMC, Inc. 2002 www.imc-media.net
Airtran Web Development - Set up web development system for Airtran. 2002 www.airtran.com
HIPAA-compatible Fax Messaging System - Designed Visual Basic/C++/SQL Server-based system for SafeDepositbox.com, Inc. 2002 www.safedepositbox.com
Spinpic Object Viewer - C++/MFC Object creation/viewing software for Spinpic's amazing Spinscape product. 2001 www.spinpic.com
www.safedepositbox.com - Online, highly-secure, long-term storage solution built using Java servlets, JSP, and Oracle 1999-2001 www.safedepositbox.com
Palm MMR - Handheld Database System for Auction Data 1998 Manheim Auctions
PhotoShow for the Mac - JPEG Image Catalog/Viewer 1997 PhotoNet
Internet Image Capture - Automated automobile & weather image capture/upload systems 1997 AutoConnect
1995-1996 WSB Television (and others)
IMPAC for the Mac - JPEG decompressor 68k - 1996, PowerPC - 1997 Pegasus Imaging Corporation / Compuserve
Manheim Online - Online Auction & Database 1995-1996 Intellimedia Commerce
Cowboy Casino 2.0 for Windows/Mac - Multiuser Multimedia Poker 1996 Intellimedia Sports
BView - Windows Bitmap Image Viewer 1995 Adaptec, Inc.
MediaVue for the Macintosh - Medical Image Database Viewer 1995 Media Solutions, Inc.
Cowboy Casino 1.1 for Windows & 1.5 for the Mac - Multimedia Poker 1995 Intellimedia Sports / Sigma Designs

Other projects:

Project Date Customer
POEM Video 3.0 for the Macintosh 1993 Iterated Systems Inc. (now MediaBin) / Total Multimedia
POEM Color 2.3 for the Macintosh 1993 Iterated Systems, Inc.(now MediaBin)/ Microsoft
POEM Video 3.0 - 320x200 Color Fractal Video codec 1992 Iterated Systems, Inc. (now MediaBin)/ Total Multimedia
POEM Color 2.1 for the Macintosh 1992 Iterated Systems, Inc.(now MediaBin)/ Microsoft (Encarta)
Desktop Fractal Design System for PC and Macintosh 1992 Academic Press
POEM Video 2.0 - 256x160 Color Fractal Video codec 1991 Iterated Systems, Inc.(now MediaBin)
POEM Video Modem - Remote Fractal Video capture/playback 1991 Iterated Systems, Inc.(now MediaBin)
POEM Video 1.0 - 160x100 Grayscale Fractal Video codec 1990 Iterated Systems, Inc.(now MediaBin)
JT Fax 9600 - Smart fax card & software 1988 Brother/Asher Technologies (now Hayes)
Fax via Macs for the Macintosh 1987 STF Technologies
JT Fax 4800 Internal and Portable - PC Fax card & software 1987 Asher Technologies
Asher Personal UPS - PC Back Up Power Supply 1987 USI/Asher Technologies
SAM III - SMDR Capture/Call Billing Database System 1987 GTech/AT & T
MiniLink Gateway - System/36 Emulation on NetBIOS network 1986 Asher Technologies
MiniLink - System/36 Emulation 1986 Asher Technologies

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