Here's the problem:

Many companies are wrestling with the issue of how to get all their data in one place. You might have CRM applications, stock management applications, HR applications, financial applications, project management applications and much more besides. We feel your pain. Transferring data between these systems is usually expensive and slow and, even if successful, leaves you with a whole range of "glue" applications which must be supported and improved upon constantly at great expense.

Here at NobleProg we are in the process of migrating all of our own systems on to Drupal, to give us the power and the cost savings of having all the data in one place. We know what it takes, and we know Drupal is up to the job. It has flexibility, is well supported and many of the popular software packages out there already have mature, well supported Drupal modules available - so you don't have to build your own and pay for the support.

The offering we have put together presents a real way for an SME to consolidate their various applications and corresponding data in to one system and we are happy to quote on a case-by-case basis, selecting the pieces of the broader framework that are specific to you. Services provided by our new Drupal-based platform include:

• Staff management - we have over 150 members of staff, worldwide, to liaise with and manage and it works for us!
• CRM - log who spoke to which customer, when, how and what was said, even attach recordings and a status of the relationship, as well as integration with other systems
• Stock management - Drupal can handle anything from our course list to a warehouse full of inventory
• e-Commerce - with built in modules to handle all the major payment gateways, shopping cart technology in your control has never been easier, and it links to your stock management and staff
• Websites and content management - host multiple websites, intranets, whatever you like, all from one Drupal installation, and manage the content and design centrally

These services are just scratching the surface of what you can do with Drupal, and if a module doesn't exist for your specific need, we will happily quote for creating it and publish it back to the open source community for you so you don't need to worry about the support and you are never tied to a single, closed-source software vendor.

We think Drupal makes perfect sense as the platform for small to medium sized businesses to consolidate on to. Run locally or on the web, we believe the power and flexibility of the Drupal system is second to none in its space, and best of all, it's free!

If you think we have a point, drop us a line and we'll arrange a quote for your business to migrate to Drupal.