Software
Our software includes three main web applications: iShelter, adminShelter, and webServiceShelter as well as two services: dataShelter and updateShelter
The iShelter application allows you to enter new people and animals and keep track of their records and history. It's the main application for the shelter.
The adminShelter application allows you to configure iShelter to fit your needs. You can add new people and set their privilege levels for every section of the iShelter application. It is possible, for example, to assign different privileges to different people in the shelter. You can set them so that some of your personnel will be able to view, add, and update certain records, whereas other employees/volunteers may only be able to view them. You can fully control "who does what" in your shelter. It is entirely up to you how you want to configure the different roles in your shelter. You can also create your own categories for every area of the system. You can make it as complex or as simple as you want.
The webServiceShelter application is a web service provided by iShelters. Web services are little programs that allow you to connect your web site to your data in iShelters. That means you can set-up your web site to dynamically retrieve the animals in your shelter and display them. There's no need to manually copy files up to your web server.
Our dataShelter is a data mining service. That means we can analyze (i.e. mine) your data for you so you can discover trends and new information in your shelter's data. For instance, if you want to see if there is a correlation between people who donate and their adoption rate we can pull all the data together for you and provide you with a report. The possibilities are limited only by your imagination. Just let us know what you're interested in analyzing and we'll do the leg work.
Our other service, updateShelter, is for mass updating. If you need to update your shelter's data based on some criteria but don't have the time to go through every animal or person and update their information, we can handle that for you. For example, if you would like to change the color of dogs from black to gray that were entered by a particular staff member, we can do that for you.
In the near future, iShelters is planning to introduce new services such as a pocket version along with continual improvements to our applications. That means you'll get new versions without ever having to install any updates. We'll take care of it all.
