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Software
Software
The firm has made software for its clients since 1989, on the principle that a client’s correspondence is safest on the client’s own premises, maintained by people the client can telephone.
Current products
| Product | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Intranet Suite 2.0 | Staff mail and a directory, installed on the client’s own systems | Current. Build 4471. |
| Courier credentials | Temporary passwords delivered by hand, in sealed envelopes | Current |
| Visitor Book | A visitor register for MS-DOS, with a field classification for every guest | Current |
| Prudence Ledger | A register of a client’s confidential meetings, kept on a single computer with no network | Current |
Legacy products
| Product | Years | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Visitor Book | 1989–2001 | A visitor register for MS-DOS, with a field classification for every guest. Retired after the year 2000. |
| Prudence Ledger | 1996–2009 | A register of a client’s confidential meetings, kept on a single computer with no network. Withdrawn in 2009. |
| Intranet Suite 1.x | 2016–2021 | Superseded by 2.0. Unsupported since 2023. |
Before it made software, the firm ran a Telex Screening Service, from 1974 to 1990, in which incoming telex was read by an inertial before it reached the client. Clients still running a legacy product may telephone the support desk, which keeps the manuals.