What is SoftMinder.ro?
Why a software portal?
Most of the times, choosing a software solution is a laborius activity. One have to spend significant time by identifying the existing solutions on the market, by obtaining relevant information about these (functionality, reference, architecture, tehnology, implementation details, support, training, prices etc.), and by comparing these solutions, always taking risks in missing part of the information.
This process is significantly eased for the one responsible to choose the right solution for his company by accessing a data-base with all relevant information about the existing solutions on the market.
SoftMinder.ro presents online, in structured manner, relevant information about software applications meant to address specific needs, produced by Romanian or foreign companies and which are available on the Romanian market.
Why professional software?
SoftMinder.ro takes in consideration only enterprise software addressed to companies (small and medium business, large corporations, agencies, institutions, non-profit organizations, educational centers, etc.) regardless of their size, but not home use or personal software (such as games, text editors, spreadsheets, accesories, etc.)
Why software for Romania?
SoftMinder.ro is exclusively dedicated the Romanian software market, meaning that the portal includes only solutions available on the Romanian market (regardless of their origin, which means that they can be produced by Romanian, as well as by foreign companies).
Why structured information?
Generally it is extremely difficult to compare products of the kind because each company has its own product description criteria. With SoftMinder.ro this issue is solved: all products regardless of their producing company, are presented in the same format. This is possible due to the fact that all product information are stored in our data-base using a standard structure.
Whom does this portal address to?
· IT specialists from companies intending to purchase software solutions and whose responsability is to identify and select the proper solutions;
· IT companies providing software solutions, interested in professionally promoting their products;
· Distributors searching for new products which could extend their portfolio;
· IT specialists and consultants, interested in staying tunned to the technological trends.
Which are the benefits of using this portal
· Each product is associated with one or more vertical categories (activity fields or industries) and with one or more horizontal categories (applicability domains);
· All products informations are stored in a structured form, in a relational data-base;
· The data-base is interrogated on-line, using a standard form and multiple filtering options: key-words, categories, technology, etc.;
SoftMinder.ro – a bridge between IT solution providers and users
SoftMinder.ro has been designed as to help IT specialists in their evaluation and purchasing process by facilitating certain steps of their activity: finding, evaluating comparing solutions, identifying providers that efficiently repond to their needs and requirements;
SoftMinder.ro is meant to work as a bridge between IT solution providers and users; as a efficient promoting tools for providers and a useful searching, evaluation and selection engine for users.