Wait, what? You said you were gonna need your program hosted. Are you not talking about a software program, such as a web application or desktop application? Also, I gave you two options and you said if we go this route ... which route lol
Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool
well maybe I don't speak so good computer.
We have a management system in house at this time. We have had it for about 10 years. My brother is thinking we need to upgrade. While looking around I found a company that will give us access to their management system at their website. The nice thing about that is we are growing into 3 locations so all of us can tap in without using a file server and going to something like log-me-in. We can be sitting at a client's kitchen table or int heir board room and log into their file for additional data.
It is not a done deal. We may still opt to have the files here on site. There is something to be said for owning your management system instead of "renting" so to speak. If that happens none of this other stuff matters.
If we go with their program on their site I thought the proper term is that they are hosting it. Sorry for using the wrong vernacular.
So I guess you can think about it like a more sophisticated carbonite website that is tailored to service insurance agencies needs.
To come back to your question we are not having them develop it. They already did that. As far as purchasing it, in a way. But we can't take it anywhere like you can take your message board. If we don't like them we have to pack up our electronic files and find some place else to go.
The things they will supply are things like forms. All of the Acord application forms. Loss notice forms. Certificates of insurance and binders. There is a section for accounting. another for correspondence in written letters and emails. An area for us to put the list of loss payee and additional insureds names and addresses which will pull through to apps and other forms. Our companies will be able to download the policy information from their sites to ours. A calendar of course.
Did I make it a little more clear?
So any way I was just asking why one company can have a 128 bit encryption and that is said to be great ans someone else has 2048 bit.