QuoteWerks Development Path – A Speculative View, Addendum

Sep 11, 2025

🔄 A Further Glimpse into the Future? Since publishing the original article, Aspire Technologies – the developers behind QuoteWerks – have released a new version of QuoteWerks Web that introduces features not currently available in the Desktop version. Notably: These additions are more than just incremental improvements, they signal a potential strategic shift. When the […]

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Marketing-Ready vs. Production-Ready Software: Why the Difference Matters

Sep 08, 2025

In the world of software development, two terms often come up when discussing the readiness of a product or feature: marketing-ready and production-ready. While they may sound similar, they represent very different stages in a software’s lifecycle, and understanding the distinction is crucial for both developers and customers. What Does “Marketing-Ready” Mean? A marketing-ready product […]

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Case Study: Enhancing Crane Delivery Precision with Hilltops IT’s Innovative Software Solution

Jul 30, 2025

Client: Terranova CranesIndustry: Specialist Crane Hire The Challenge Terranova Cranes faced a recurring challenge: delivering cranes to exact locations on construction sites where traditional addressing systems (like postcodes) lacked the accuracy required. Navigating to broad or imprecise locations often caused delays, confusion, and inefficiencies in high-pressure environments. The Solution Hilltops IT, authors of the ConnectIt […]

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QuoteWerks Development Path – A Speculative View

Jul 14, 2025

QuoteWerks has long been a staple in the quoting and proposal software space – for IT and managed services providers, plus many, many other product and service provider verticals. Its journey from a classic Windows application to a hybrid web-enabled platform is not just a tale of modernization, it’s a fascinating case study in software […]

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Case Study: Revolutionizing Service Contract Quotations with Contract Calculator Integration

Feb 05, 2025

Discover how Tescan transformed their sales process with a cutting-edge Contract Calculator, seamlessly integrating SugarCRM and QuoteWerks to deliver faster, more accurate customer quotations.   Project Goals Tescan aimed to:   Key Actions   Overcoming Challenges   Results   Customer Testimonial “The new Contract Calculator has transformed our Service Sales process. We can now generate […]

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Hilltops IT Launches ConnectIt-SageOne Integration for QuoteWerks and Sage One Business Cloud

Feb 05, 2025

Hilltops IT Consultancy Services Ltd is excited to announce the launch of ConnectIt-SageOne, a powerful integration solution designed to seamlessly connect QuoteWerks with Sage One Business Cloud. This innovative product aims to enhance business efficiency, accuracy, and productivity by automating data transfer and synchronization between the two platforms. Read the full press release here! Get […]

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Embracing Technologies: Our Adoption of Xojo

Oct 08, 2024

Introduction In the fast-paced world of software development, businesses must remain agile and adaptable. This case study explores how we successfully transitioned the maintenance and enhancement of a custom software application written in Xojo in-house following the retirement of the original developer. The Challenge When the original developer of a critical custom software application retired, […]

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Stock Adjustments and Email Alerts in ConnectIt

Oct 09, 2014

Further to requests from customers, we will imminently be introducing Sage Stock Adjustments and email alerts into the ConnectIt-Sage50 software. The Stock Adjustment features will provide an additional option off of the QuoteWerks Tools menu called “Create Stock in Sage”. When clicked, this option will open a screen listing the Products that are on the […]

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ConnectIt Pro Key Feature #4 – Company Branding

May 29, 2012

This is a feature that perhaps high volume resellers will be interested in, and give you the opportunity to customise the look of the software with your own corporate branding – logos, support and website links, even the images on the buttons(!). By branding the software to your image, you can either match ConnectIt to […]

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