Company description
Griffon Solutions is less than 3 years old, having started on a part-time basis
in Quebec in late 2006. It is privately held by myself and my
co-founder, Marie-Claude Queenton. We provide web solutions to small
businesses in Canada and the United States. You can find our website at
http://www.griffonsolutions.com.
In the first year and a half of the company we have focused on the
development of a custom C# web application integration framework.
Team
Nick Kellett's profile:
Web application developer
and solution architect with over a decade of international experience
in New York, London, Ottawa, and Sydney. Currently focusing on Web 2.0
trends and technologies and Microsoft Solutions, in particular C#
development and SharePoint 2007 (Microsoft Office SharePoint Server
2007 (Certified) and Windows SharePoint Services). Co-founder of Ottawa Web Design in 1995.
Specialties
Windows
SharePoint Services, Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
(Certified), software architecture, framework design, C#, Java, web
development, business analysis, information management, web services,
Web 2.0 technologies and trends, software governance
Full profile on LinkedIn at http://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholaskellett.
Business model
We are currently developing a C# multilingual web application
integration framework which we intend to release as open source in Q1
2009. This framework has been in limited production use for the last few years and hence has evolved in response to real world client requests.
Using this, we are in the process of building a web-hosted
business productivity platform for our customers to use on a
subscription basis. This platform will allow them to easily manage
their client information, communicate via mechanisms such as email
blasts, SMS messages, blogs, and newsletters, use workflow for business
process management, and integrate with Web 2.0 systems such as Flickr,
Delicious, and Facebook to expose their company brand to as many
prospective customers as possible.
The productivity platform will be
paid for by a monthly subscription model for all client companies (the public
browses for free).
To make ends meet and provide real world client feedback we are also currently providing SharePoint consulting on a limited basis.
Competitive advantage
We make heavy use of cutting edge Microsoft technology. Everything is built on a unified stack of .NET 3.5 technology. Our code integrates with enterprise technology such as SharePoint. This helps to reduce time to market, and maximizes reliability, security, and scalability.
The small size of the company and use of Agile development practices results in aggressive development schedules which larger companies would have difficulty matching. Additionally, we keep very close to the end user small business clients which means our product evolves based on first-hand requirement gathering.
We are also leveraging over a decade of international web development best practices and experience!
