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27 Mar 2019·3 min read

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5 Problems With Legacy Software

Struggling to stay in control of a sprawling legacy software system? Don’t worry, you’re not alone!

We speak with countless companies — from SMEs right through to multinationals — that are stuck with legacy software systems, and don’t know how to move forward.

It’s only natural that businesses end up in this situation; as they grow, they add new technology, piece by piece, to meet their evolving needs. Before they know it, they’ve got an interconnected mix of various technologies, holding the business’s functions together.

5 reasons to be wary of legacy systems

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Things To Consider When Launching A New Product

The phase between coming up with a new product and bringing that product to market is crucial. Here’s what you need to ask yourself, if you want to get it...

1 Aug 2018·5 min read

Steve and Neill, two of the directors at Newicon, stand at a whiteboard solving a coding problem.

What digital transformation means for your business

One thing is for certain in modern business: if you’re not innovating, you’re falling behind. To keep up with your competition (let alone get ahead), your business needs to think...

26 Mar 2018·3 min read

A team taking part in an innovation workshop

Kubernetes: A Deployment Voyage

Coming to Newicon as an intern for three weeks I was offered several isolated projects to dive into – to my great pleasure almost all of them revolving around topics...

Introducing Neon: Our Custom Web Application and Content Management Platform

Introducing Neon™. We have created a Web Application and Content Management Platform that is both simple and scalable. The platform contains four key products, of which the Content Management System...

1 Mar 2017·2 min read

How Bespoke Cloud Apps Could Propel Your Business

With so many cloud applications flooding the market it can hard for business owners and IT managers to compare and decide what solution is right. In general you’ll find

23 Dec 2014·5 min read

Our Hand Coded Phone System Went Live Today

After much anticipation we bit the proverbial bullet and transferred our main phone number to our hand-built, home-grown phone system. Why? Well, mainly because we wanted control. Too many

2 Mar 2014·2 min read

From LAMP Stack To The MEAN Stack

So we have decided to embrace the MEAN stack as the official development stack for all Newicon projects going forward, and where possible update and upgrade projects to use these...

2 Mar 2014·4 min read

An Analytical Approach To E-Commerce Success

Maintaining and improving an E-commerce site is something that is important for businesses, particularly those in the retail sector. But just how to do this can become quite confusing and...

10 Dec 2013·4 min read

Intellectual Property for Software: A guide to ownership and autonomy in the digital age

If your business uses bespoke digital products, Intellectual Property for software acts as a safeguard for your most valuable assets. IP law not only positions you as the rightful owner...

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