How To: Transition from JobTraQ X5 to X6

Our original plan for upgrading JobTraQ (now known as HighGear) X5 customers to X6 and the new visual workflow system was to automatically convert the existing workflow rules into single step processes in the new system. But because each X5 workflow rule was...

Registration Open for 2013 JobTraQ Conference

Swift Software is excited to announce our next JobTraQ customer conference. The conference will be held in Frederick, Maryland on May 7-8, 2013. Attendees will take part in training about JobTraQ administration and configuration, a deep dive into the new visual...

Bridge Out Ahead – Surviving the Committee

It’s that sinking feeling …  when your executive sponsor says to you: “Sure Bob, we think getting Task Management Software [or you can replace this with whatever your initiative is] is a great idea!  In fact, maybe we could use that all over our...

Velocity is Victory!

“And there is a chance that everything we did was incorrect, but stasis is itself criminal for those with the means to move, and the means to weave communion between people.” ― Dave Eggers, You Shall Know Our Velocity! Velocity is Victory!  At first that simple phrase...

Meet Our Team: Mark Porter

Mark Porter has been part of the team here at HighGear since he was a student. He started as an intern on the HighGear development team and has since grown into one of our key technical leaders. His skill set is extremely broad, including everything from database...

Don’t Let Bad Ideas Win By Default

I read a great quote the other day.  It came from my latest issue of InformationWeek magazine.  Rob Preston, the editor of the publication has his own article in the back and this week it was on 7 Habits of Innovative IT Leaders.  It was a good article, but that’s not...
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