A Netmedic Case Review A Design For Growth Alyce Hamm Alyce Designs, Inc. Morton Grove, Illinois www.alycedesigns.com

The Client Profile

Our Client	Alyce Hamm, award winning designer and President of Alyce Designs, Inc. Founded in 1967, Alyce Designs provides formal and bridal fashions to over 1,100 clothing boutiques. The company operates showrooms located in major American cities.
The Technical Setting	Alyce Design’s operated an AS/400 using custom-written RPG program for business operations. The company’s website, used to showcase merchandise, was outsourced to an external vendor. The website was not connected to in-house systems.

The Client Concern

Alyce Designs faced two problems. First, frequent design changes caused time-consuming administration to update both the web site and the in-house system. Second, the company knew that their current, uncoordinated approach would slow their ability to expand service to clothing boutiques.

The Netmedic Approach

Netmedic suggested a way to consolidate both web site and business functions. Using the company’s current AS/400, Netmedic linked a moderately priced IBM companion technology – IBM Lotus Domino – to handle and expand web functions. The solution made updates easy, provided excellent security and back-up. The link created opportunities to make data in the AS/400 accessible to web users.

Almost immediately, Alyce Designs used the newly-linked systems to make dramatic improvements to their website. Today, a public section of the web site is available for prospects and buyers to view exciting new designs. Meanwhile, a secured-access portion of the site provides a wide array of inventory, shipping, pricing and other valuable data.

Client Feedback

Netmedic’s solution has proved a winner. Within a month – and without major changes to the core AS/400 operations - the company’s Lotus Domino-powered site attracted over 600 new prospects to their web site each day. Within a quarter, the company received over 1,000 daily electronic requests for ordering and other information. Alyce Designs has expanded its business significantly and has seen growth in important new U.S. markets as well as exciting new market opportunities outside the US.

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