Perhaps even more important than the the software program itself is the database upon which the application is built. Vision Quest took a considerable amount of time before choosing Microsoft SQL Server as its database platform for IntelliTrax.

SQL Server is the best database for the Microsoft Windows® platform and the relational database management system-of-choice for a broad spectrum of corporate customers and independent software vendors (ISVs). SQL Server delivers a flexible, powerful platform that scales up to terabyte-size databases and down to small business servers and laptop databases; it fits seamlessly with existing applications and provides the most cost-effective environment for customizing and building new applications tailored to unique business needs.

Vision Quest also took into consideration the associated applications which we choose as companion software. Primarily we were concerned with the Accounting solution.  After looking at many accounting software programs on the US market we choose Sage Software's MAS 90. MAS 90 is the most widely used Accounting solution in the US market. It also uses MSSQL as its database platform. With each program running on MSSQL, Vision Quest is able to seamlessly integrate data between the two applications.

In addition, Vision Quest offers GoldMine Sales and Marketing 5.0 as a value added Sales Force Automation tool for managing customers and profiles. Designed from a team concept, GoldMine collects and centralizes all information flowing through an organization, the result is an internal organizational structure that has every employee working at maximum effectiveness and efficiency. GoldMine bridges the gap between complex, expensive Sales Force Automation software and lower-end Contact Managers. GoldMine also runs natively on MSSQL and enables Vision Quest to flow data between Sales, Service, and Accounting.

In today's business world, the Internet must also be considered. MSSQL is intimately associated with Microsoft's Internet Information Server and is a powerful E-commerce database solution. With the integration of MSSQL, Vision Quest is able to create web-based data entry and data reporting so that you can distribute and enable your customers and remote users the ability to perform order entry, data entry, or simply view reports and shipment data such as tracking of shipments.