Hello, I’m
Virgil
, WebSoftix's Founder and below I will try to give you a sense of who we are and where we’re heading.
I’ve started the company in 2000, one year after finishing the Informatics Faculty, organizing private computers classes in schools around the country.
Along with the computers classes soon I started having my first opportunities to create little software tools that helped schools with their payroll calculation and a local cable company with their customer management. wxWidgets/C++/SQLite were my tools choice at that point.
In 2002 I’ve started the first significant software project, a full cover application (written in C++, using QT on Linux) to manage the operations for a local sports betting agency. After 10 months of intense work the first version was deployed in agencies and headquarter replacing the existing Windows application. The client was happy with the results and unlocked the funds to extend the application which we did for almost 2 years.
In 2005 I’ve stepped into outsourcing with an Italian partner, starting to build a team of developers. My partner was involved in many interesting and challenging projects, both on Windows and Linux, so we worked in many of them as complementary team or doing full work.
eZ Publish and SugarCRM were also used both internally and for projects and we’ve become the “competence center” around them.
We’ve had the opportunity to work with many different people - clients, partners or colleagues in a distributed team - and we are grateful to all of them for the experience we’ve got on how to adapt and serve others remotely.
Unfortunately, when the economic downturn started, our partner was seriously affected and this finally ended the story in 2010.
Together with two colleagues that sticked with me through the tough times we’ve moved forward continuing to provide services focusing more and more on eZ Publish and SugarCRM and here we are, aiming to become an excellent resource in the web application development / php development area starting with some of the greatest open source products today: eZ Publish, SugarCRM, Magento, Symfony2.
Thank you for taking time to read our story, I hope we will meet someday electronically or at some conference and hear your story.
If you think we can help you don’t hesitate to contact us by
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Testimonials
“Two years ago we have started a web project with a company in Milan. Next we knew that this was leaning to the outside Websoftix. I personally started to work directly with Virgil and I must say that we have established an optimal partnership. All requests for changes or updates are performed very quick, confidential and accurate. And finally a very important thing: the costs are very competitive and really attributed to work performed.”
Massimo Rossiello, Verona, Italy IT Manager, PAUL HARTMANN SpA Relation started: 2009
“The Websoftix team have proven to be a reliable and competent programming service, capable of working to time-lines and communicating clearly throughout a project. When difficulties have arisen I have always found them supportive and responsive. In short Websoftix provide a diligent and consistent service that I'm happy to recommend.”
Brendan Pike, Adelaide, Australia Relation started: 2008
“I have two companies in Asia and while it would be cheapest to hire local staff for our web development here, I have chosen to work with WebSoftix instead. They are knowledgeable and professional, react to requests quickly and always suggest creative solutions. All my projects have been well taken care of, and I have already recommended WebSoftix to others as well.”
Kristian Tuomikumpu, Hong Kong CEO, Polynia Limited, www.lensleads.com Relation started: 2010
“From the very beginning I had the impression that they really know what they are doing and more importantly that they were sincerely caring about delivering the results that offer most value to their customers.”
Bastian Kröhnert, Berlin, Germany www.strandschicht.de Relation started: 2009
“I know Virgil (the owner) since high school and in 2007 I asked him for advice in building an internal order tracking system for my computer repair shop in Chicago. I didn’t know anything about the process or what should I ask for from the new system but he helped me understand how everything works, advised me in what technology to use and his team delivered a product that was beyond my expectations. Since then I recommended them to customers in Chicago land area and everybody was amazed about their professionalism.”
Florian Militaru, Chicago, IL USA CEO, Pro Computers LLC Relation started: 2007
“Alpina Manufacturing has used Websoftix since 2008 with amazing results. Their technical expertise, marketing savvy, and speed of service is top level. They offer excellent solutions to problems and enhancements to our website. I highly recommend this company.”
Darius Augustine, Chicago, IL USA President, Alpina Manufacturing LLC Relation started: 2008
“The guys at Websoftix make an exceptional team. I hired them to implement an intricate website development project with almost too many requirements and they delivered everything before the established deadline. They even offered new angles and new elegant solutions to certain issues and features I hadn't thought out properly. To take advantage of this breath of fresh air (I worked with other providers and it was a little like pulling teeth), I extended the list of requirements to introduce some new features, thinking - I have to have them develop this and that, now that I have their attention.”
Adrian Ionescu, Toronto, Canada Relation started: 2009
“It's very rare you find a development team who not only understand projects but are completely unpretentious when dealing with you, nothing is too much for them. Having worked for the past 10 years with remote developers all across the world I found working with them to be very professional and at all times courteous. Look forward to continuing our working relationship.”
Ruk Cooray, London, United Kingdom Relation started: 2010
