It’s a common perception that when a company announces an API it’s a sign that their product has “come of age” i.e. reached a level of maturity where it has become useful, robust, recognized.  It’s one hallmark of a well-established product.  Today we launched ours.

The Solve360 API provides clients who have access to some basic programming knowledge the ability to add, edit, delete and report on data in their Solve360 accounts without having to go through the Solve360 web interface. With the API, you can integrate Solve360 with your web site and other applications you use and create some pretty spiffy custom reports. This level of customization is provided so you can meet your team’s specific needs and automate as much of your work flow as possible. The API is probably easier to use and way cooler than you might originally think. It’s also quite powerful; you’ll be working with some of the same tools that we use here everyday. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination.

The Information Technology industry is at the beginning of a monumental shift in how software business solutions are developed, used and supported.  Businesses are moving away from developing expensive solutions rigged in proprietary Visual Basic, Excel and Microsoft Access applications to simply interconnecting best-of-breed application services hosted on the Internet.  This new solution “stack” introduces new jargon and buzzwords but the point is that as a tool to help your business it’s a far less expensive way to develop and operate the application you need and flexible enough to change as quickly as your business dictates.  It’s a great working example of the adage “standing on the shoulders of giants” to strengthen your own abilities, advance your thinking / work to a more strategic position and focus less on the technology and more on your business.