Custom Software and Hardware Development in Australia

Lingo Systems is an Australian based company with 30 years experience in developing software and hardware solutions. Our unique skill mix of software, IOT and Electronics Design is delivered with an obsessive focus on the User Experience and Product/Market fit.

1. User Interviews

We start with user interviews to gauge what works well and what doesn't. We probe for pain points and features that are sorely needed to arrive at the ideal future state of what the new program should be.

2. Prototype

Using visual tools, we produce a clickable mock-up or prototype that provides users with a chance to test drive what the new system would look and feel like. Normally there are several rounds of iterations before the real coding begins.

Transition Out/In

The implementation plan works to phase out the old system, migrate data across and go-live with the new system. Flexibility is the key here, such as running both systems in parallel for a while and ensuring the inevitable teething issues are attended to rapidly.

NIHITO!

Nothing Interesting Happens In The Office. This acronym guides our software development process. Put simply, it means get out from behind your desk and go sit down with clients. Immerse yourself in their environment, walk in their shoes and truly understand what it would take for a successful implementation of a new software development project.

Latest Mobile, Desktop and Cloud technologies

We have it covered, including Microsoft ASP.NET / SQL Server, Python / MySQL / Flask / SQLite and ReactJS / NodeJS / MongoDB. If we don't have the specific skills required in house then we can sub-contract them in to keep our fixed overheads low. Onshore and offshore development to suit any budget - all with Australian-based project management and confidentiality contracts.

IOT, Embedded and Sensors

Internet of Things (IOT), Smart Cities, Industry 4.0 and Smart Farming rely upon embedded processors coupled with electro-mechanical devices and sensors. Programming for single-threaded microprocessors is different to desktop/mobile. We use the Finite State Machine (FSM) methodology for interfacing Arduino/C and Raspberry Pi /Python to electronics. Communication layers include WiFi, Cellular, Bluetooth/BLE, RS485, CANBUS, NB-IOT and Lora/LoraWan.

Custom Electronics Design and PCB Assembly

Complement your IOT projects with custom electronics design. Lingo Systems has extensive experience in real-world projects that use digital and analog expansion boards to control relays, solenoids, electric locks, GPS, RFID and Proximity card readers. Sensors can include temperature, moisture, light, noise, gases, movement, weight and more. We can even do small production runs of circuit board assembly up to a few hundred units for prototyping and proof-of-concept using pick-n-place robotics of surface mount components.

Modernisation of old software programs

Outgrown your departmental software program? We have a battle-tested methodology to rewrite and modernise software systems putting the user experience front and centre. Take advantage of faster, newer and more secure technologies whilst minimising training, implementation and switching costs.

From this..

Is your software package beyond its Use-By date? Original developer no longer providing timely and responsive support? We can rewrite old systems, carrying over what works well but adds in all those missing features on the wish-list.

To this

Web-browser based software that meets security and encryption best practices. Modern development tools and cloud infrastructure. Smartphone access, dashboards, metrics, reports and auditing are some of the most commonly requested features of a rewrite.