Holdon Log's original plan was to continue to update the pre-existing software program, ActorTrack for both PC and MAC formats. However, at that time, it was quite apparent that there were shortfalls to software...Countless times our tech support staff had to hear the devastating news from ActorTrack users who didn't back-up their data and lost everything...Despite e-mails to the ActorTrack user base alerting them to a new update to install - many never did ... ActorTrack users wanted the flexibility to hop from one computer to another and have access to their information, but couldn't ... the list goes on and on...
From experience, Holdon Log's management learned that software was too rigid and confining to move the application forward and to implement the many new features that would enhance the program.
Looking at ActorTrack objectively and having the vision of where the Company saw the program in 5 to 10 years it was abundantly clear that software was NOT the direction to continue development in. The next evolution was "Webware". By doing so it eliminated the MANY restrictions inherent in traditional software, while gaining the power and flexibility that comes with the application going online.
The downside to switching from software to Webware was that Holdon Log had to start completely from scratch - none of the coding could be brought over from the ActorTrack program because building an application online is a completely different animal. Essentially, Holdon Log had to face the fact that they were building a brand new product. The company looked at this in a positive way! They realized that by having to rebuild the program they could re-invent ActorTrack and make sections even more dynamic and user-friendly! Nothing was sent in stone - all options when creating the Webware application were wide open!
In January 2006, Holdon Log put together a committee to explore the best way to go about going online - both in programming language and security. By late February a full blown report was submitted on the scale of the development and the process to ensure the best possible product that would eventually become PerformerTrack.
In March of 2006 development was underway with a new team of programmers who worked closely with Holdon Log's Design & Development Department.
Every bit of feedback that was received from ActorTrack users was taken into consideration and often applied. As the system was being constructed many new features were dreamed-up and implemented. In fact, we had to reign in many of the new features and put them on our "future roll-out" schedule.
It's exciting to know that PerformerTrack will continue to evolve and grow in the future weeks, months and years ahead!
