Sharedband contracted John to developed an automatic billing system for their customer support web site. This facility comprised some 80 pages of PHP and MySQL. PHP pages on the site connect to an email server to receive orders which are then processed automatically.
Pages interface with network controllers to analyse operations and calculate billing data. They process emails, extract attachments containing orders and process those orders. Web based "control panels" are provided for customers, agents, administrators and support staff. Reports in PDF format and emails are generated.
John created a web site for the Sudbury Chamber of Commerce in 2002 and has maintained it ever since. As well as the public front end, he has ported over the member database from a stand alone system and has provided features such as content management for Chamber officers.
Silverlink Services is a small software house specialising in procedures such as debt collection. Having won a large contract for a large debt collection company, Silverlink were stretched for resources. They contracted McMillan to write billing and charging modules, and to transfer data from third party finance companies and in-house legacy sytems.
John wrote this Windows package in C++ for publisher Shaw & Sons. Shaws was one of the companies for which John created the software operation. The package allows solicitors, accountants and local authorities to fill in forms, such as Land Registry or tax forms. 700 copies have been sold to date.
A software package programmed in C++ to manage the enforcement function
of a council planning department. McMillan Technology produced this in collaboration
with Guildford Borough and marketed it for them, going on to sell to over
20 councils.
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