Microsoft Access Consulting Services from FMS

Custom Microsoft Access Database Programming

As the world's leading developer of Microsoft Access products, we have extensive experience creating commercial-off-the-shelf Microsoft Access solutions for a variety of customer needs and environments.

What you may not know is that we are also a consulting firm offering custom Microsoft Access development services for your specific needs. Whether it's single or multi-user, a simple desktop application or integration with your enterprise SQL Server databases, let our Access programmers assist you. Our developers are full time FMS employees and experienced with all sorts of Access applications. Leverage our expertise to create great Access solutions that are cost effective, timely, and maintainable as your needs evolve.

Our Experience with Microsoft Access

We literally wrote the book on Microsoft Access software development:

• FMS is a Microsoft Gold Certified partner for the 5th year in a row.
• We've created the most popular Access products in use by tens of thousands of customers in over 100 countries.
• We wrote technical portions of the original Microsoft Access user manuals.
• We wrote the Microsoft Jet Database Engine Programmer's Guide for Microsoft Press.
• We've written many published articles in Access, database publications, and MSDN.
• Microsoft selected FMS to head a national Microsoft Access to SQL Server Upsizing campaign.
• We maintain strong ties to the Microsoft Access team for future developments.
• We've created custom Access database applications for a wide range of clients from small to large, across the private and public sectors.
• We have a well established process and procedures for implementing Best Practices, and a Quality Assurance process to ensure it is implemented.

Our MS Access Software Consulting Services

Depending on your needs, we can provide you with a variety of Microsoft Access services:

• Support for all versions of Microsoft Access including individual, network/workgroup, and enterprise
• Strategic planning on how, where, and when Microsoft Access should be used in your organization, how to best support existing Access databases, and how to maximize your investment in Access.
• Reviewing and applying Best Practices to existing Access applications:

  • Finding and fixing errors

  • Implementing new features
  • Performing structural optimization and increase performance
  • Establishing administrative processes to ensure the health of your application and lowering the cost of ongoing maintenance
• New application development and integration with existing applications and databases
• System administrative solutions to manage multiple Access versions, and centrally manage distributed systems
• Determining which applications should evolve from Microsoft Access to SQL Server and why
• Upsizing your Access databases to SQL Server
• Migrating existing Access application on a new platform such as Visual Studio .NET and SQL Server for Windows or the web
• Creating hybrid solutions that leverage your existing investment in Access with new features to extend it to the web and other platforms
• Quality assurance team and best practices process to maximize the quality of our deliverables
• Any other needs related to Microsoft Access application design, prototyping, development, testing, documentation, deployment, testing, and support.

In business since 1986, FMS has a proven track record of supporting customers and creating solutions that are supportable over time.

Examples of Our Work

We've created a wide range of Access solutions that improve the way people work and give their organizations a competitive edge. Here are a few examples:

• Reporting systems with statistical analysis and automated, personalized email broadcasts to customers
• Personnel management system for training and tracking international medical providers
• Solutions for medical offices to collect patient care and offer proactive customer service
• Financial management system for real estate properties
• Costing system to model the staffing and training of personnel for protecting physical locations
• Fleet management system to support municipal trash pick up services, staffing and equipment
• Web searching system to assist law enforcement find Internet predators

Whether it's single user, multi-user on a network, an interface to SQL Server, and/or integration with the web and other systems, FMS can help you maximize your investment in Microsoft Access. We have an extensive code library, deep database experience, and a process to guarantee success.

Where and Who We Serve

FMS is located in Tysons Corner in Northern Virginia, just outside of Washington, DC. Our clients include businesses of all sizes, non-profits, and local and federal government agencies. We serve many local clients in the Mid-Atlantic, Washington DC metropolitan area. We also have clients across the country from New York to California, and Florida to Alaska, plus some international clients. Many of our custom solutions are deployed around the world with language localization support. For the convenience of US Federal Government customers, FMS is on the GSA Schedule.

Quality Service and Results at a Competitive Price

With our company's experience, extensive code library, and tested processes, we can offer great solutions at very competitive prices. Email us at consulting@fmsinc.com to learn more about our Microsoft Access consulting services, and how our staff of full-time consultants can help you. For more information, visit our Professional Solutions Group.