Full service digital product development.
At Further we are focused on providing customer-centric digital solutions: we take our time to better understand your business, which in turn allows us to build software solutions that are tailored specifically to your needs.
Our goal is to help your business grow by offering innovative solutions. Constant communication, passion and friendliness are the values we believe in and which make us ideal long-term partners.
To have a highly successful digital product, you need to have 3 key areas in check: business, technology and user experience (UX).
Our value as a full-service digital product agency is in bringing all 3 of these elements together under the same roof.
Strategists, developers and designers work together to guide you through the whole product development process from concept validation to growing your company into a household name.
Your idea. Build it. Scale it. Go Further.

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Along the years we have worked on projects for: P&G (consumer goods), MSD (pharma), nJoy (consumer hardware), Praktiker Hungary (retail), OVSZ - Hungarian National Blood Transfusion Service (public services), Corvinus University (education), Steiger (manufacturing) and tens of successful local and global start-ups.

Cycle inventory counting application for P&G
Prior to contacting us, P&G was using printed spreadsheets to track over 7000 fixed assets at their Gyöngyös facility. Fixed assets managers downloaded the list of assets from SAP, performed then inventory process and finally reuploaded all the information to SAP.
Closely collaborating with their fixed assets team, we developed a mobile application which considerably reduced the time needed for inventorying, by 67%, to a single year.
🔥 Key problems and solutions
Connecting with 3rd party software
PROBLEM
P&G already had multiple software in place, such as SAP or a Microsoft Azure. We had to make sure we connect seamlessly to this environment.
SOLUTION
We have worked with Microsoft Azure before in the past, so we had that knowledge in place already, we just needed to work together with the P&G IT department to set up the connection. As for SAP we studied the official API documentation and consulted with the P&G team to ensure the process is fully automated.
Determining precise asset location
PROBLEM
For each object, we had to be able to determine their correct location. GPS works great for larger areas, but was not precise enough for smaller rooms.
SOLUTION Initially we launched the application with GPS-only location determination. We found that it worked better than expected, determining object location with a 90% accuracy. For smaller spaces, we tapped into beacon technology. The application was set up to be able to read location from small IoT devices called beacons, strategically placed in the correct rooms. With this solution we could achieve 100% accuracy.

nJoy custom ERP and Product Lifecycle Management
DAI-TECH was founded in 2010 around the common purpose of doing something different and better than what the market had to offer. Under the nJoy brand, they develop consumer oriented IT products meant to be sold as standalone items on the shelves of retail chains. Currently, nJoy is present in 10 countries in Central Europe and the Balkans.
They employed us to deliver an ERP system, called The Hive, created from the ground up to fit their particular needs.
🔥 How we addressed nJoy's main business needs
We worked together with the nJoy management, IT and design teams to understand their workflow and translate this business logic into an easy to use and scalable system. This system would act as a collaboration hub between nJoy, it's suppliers, service centers and distributors.
Product management was unreliable
PROBLEM
Before The Hive was built, nJoy relied on multiple software and spreadsheets to manage their products. This process was unnecessarily time-consuming and error-prone.
SOLUTION
We created a tailor-made product lifecycle management tool, which allows nJoy to manage the most important steps in the lifespan of their products, from development and manufacturing, to distribution and logistics.
Automatic control points, approval mechanisms and clear overviews regarding progress and responsibilities make tracking the status of a product a breeze.
Communication with suppliers involved multiple channels
PROBLEM
Prior to the development of The Hive, all communication with the suppliers was done by email or communication tools like Skype. This soon led to the creation of data silos and a lot of valuable information and feedback was lost.
SOLUTION
Our solution was to integrate supplier communications into the software. Now, suppliers can actively collaborate, access information or comment on products. Since everything is structured in a single software, no more information is ever lost!

Online cross-donation registry for OVSZ
Before developing this application for OVSZ, donation centers had to submit lab results to the central database on paper.
OVSZ stored all these results, but never provided a standard protocol for it to be accessed, so donation centers had no knowledge if a donor has already been marked as ineligible to give blood by another donation center.
🔥 Key problems and solutions
There was no standard way to access donor information
PROBLEM
Donation centers had no way to check if a donor has been previously marked as ineligible to give blood.
SOLUTION
Working together with the database architects at OVSZ, we defined a contract which describes the way information is transmitted and processed.
We implemented a data transport method which automatically submits donor information to the central database, whenever a donation center uploads lab result to the application.
Uploading donor information was tedious and unreliable
PROBLEM
Donation centers previously had to submit lab results by paper, which was then manually centralised. This process was both tiresome and error-prone because of the human factor.
SOLUTION
Defining the standard protocol of how a submission should look like, allowed us to automatically update donor information whenever a donation center finished the lab results.

Steiger custom ERP system
Steiger is a family business at its core, being involved in steel structure production, industrial construction and machining since 1994. In 2015 they hired us to develop a system that would automate their workflows and improve the reliability of their processes.
🔥 How we identified and resolved the problems
We had on-site interviews and discussions with Steiger's technical manager and some of the production workers to find out more about the process and about how each employee contributes to the end-result. During our discussions 3 main problems surfaced. This helped us focus on the features that mattered the most.
Creating offers was time-consuming and error-prone
PROBLEM
Offers were put together manually with the help of multiple Excel spreadsheets, which contained over 50 criteria and complex computations.
SOLUTION
In the end, we managed to come up with a solution that eliminated unnecessary variables and data duplication while correctly estimating labour costs and material needs based on available workload and stock levels.
Stock levels were unavailable
PROBLEM
We observed that there was no system to track leftover materials and most of it was eventually scrapped. This was a huge source of waste, which required and urgent solution.
SOLUTION
We set up a supply chain and inventory system which allows Steiger to qualify and review suppliers, make purchases, and keep track of their current stock levels.
Manufacturing times were not measured
PROBLEM
We found out that workers were not actively clocking time. Because they were wearing industry-grade protective gloves, working with the tablet PCs installed to track time was cumbersome. So they stopped using them, and management started missing out on essential production data.
SOLUTION
We developed a QR code based system which allows workers to quickly track the manufacturing stage a product is in and the materials they're using. Daily timesheets are automatically generated.

Harborsz Logistics custom ERP
Harborsz's main field of activity is the organisation of freight transfers by ferry, bridges or tunnels. Prior to developing the current system, the daily activities required switching between multiple applications and emails.
As a result of this new integrated business management software, Harborsz were able to fully automate their processes, reduce human error and oversee all aspects of their operation.
🔥 Key problems and solutions
Booking tolls and ferry tickets was a manual process
PROBLEM
Every time a shipment required crossing a toll road or transport by ferry, bookings had to be made manually, either by accessing a 3rd party system or by email.
SOLUTION
After several preliminary meetings with the providers, we successfully integrated all the 3rd party systems through APIs, allowing for the automatic booking of toll and tickets by simply selecting the route.
Customers had to directly contact Harborsz for booking
PROBLEM
Previously, if customers wished to make a booking, they had to access the Harborsz website and make a booking request there. This didn't allow them to automate their own processes.
SOLUTION
Collecting feedback from the customers, the demand for an automatable booking process quickly became apparent. By further interviewing them, we gathered a lot of valuable input on what their use cases are, and developed an API to our system that would handle all their business needs.
💡 key takeaway
3RD PARTY INTEGRATIONS CAN BE HARD
Each of the 3rd party suppliers had different gateway mechanisms to access their data. Some had well documented APIs, some had only FTP access to a repository. Some were SOAP-based APIs, some were REST.
One of our biggest challenges was developing an interface that would be flexible enough to communicate with all the different gateways and also be extensible, so that new APIs and connections could be added in later.

Centralized - Artist Management Platform
Centralized.me is the world's first automated digital manager for emerging musicians and managers, providing them with guidance, control over their careers and connection to the music industry… so they can spend more time creating!
Centralized.me provides video content, guides, workflow checklists, email and agreement templates and budgets to help artists navigate their way through the music industry.
🔥 Key challenges:
The platform had to be scalable
PROBLEM
Being a start-up project we were hoping lots of people to start using the platform at some point in time. And based on the marketing plan, we were expecting them to start using it in huge waves.
SOLUTION
Before writing even a single line of code, we had to take extra care in choosing the right software architecture. After careful planning we chose a system and a cloud-provider which will allow us to quickly scale up to hundreds of thousands of users. We needed to gather insights
PROBLEM
A lot of effort went into improving the second release, based on the customer feedback we got regarding the MVP. We realised we need to put in place the necessary tools to gather even more relevant analytics.
SOLUTION
Apart from the usual suspects like Google Analytics and Hotjar, we also worked closely together with the marketing team to set up a whole suite of tracking codes, A/B tests and feedback tools which help us continuously improve the product with relevant features.
💡 The key takeaway
START-UP PROJECTS AND CORPORATE PROJECT ARE VERY DIFFERENT
Although we have worked on start-up projects before and after centralized.me, few have been as fast paced. Compared to our usual corporate projects, where many decisions are slow and often fall victim to bureaucracy, this project required a completely different mindset.
We had to adjust some of our project management workflows to allow for the flexibility and quick decision making demanded by a start-up project.
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Custom Software Planning for B2B Information Services
"In this project, it was almost the perfect fit for us."
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
We are a medium sized company in the Hungarian domestic B2B information-services market.
Our profile is professional publishing and related advisory services, with almost 20 000 clients, including small and medium-sized enterprises, legal, tax, accounting, HR professionals, and institutions of public service as well.
Our annual turnover reached 2,8 million EUR in 2019. I'm responsible for the product and business development at the company.
For what projects/services did your company hire Further Digital Solutions, and what were your goals?
We have faced several problems in the management and development of our content based websites. We have tried to build up a useful CMS by ourselves, but we did not have enough in-house capacity.
So this important project never really started. Our main goal was to discove and coordinate our editorial and online marketing divisions' needs, and define precisely, what kind of solution can reliably reproduce the functionality of our simultaneously operating content management or website administration systems.
How did you select Further Digital Solutions and what were the deciding factors?
We have started two web application development projects with Further before, we had good experiences with their project management, and they offered a very competitive rate for this project as well.
Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.
The project consisted of planning the system architecture of our enterprise CMS system, which acts as a central administration hub for all our digital products and websites.
The team at Further organised multiple discovery workshops. The aim of these workshops was to map out our baseline business and IT architecture, set goals and perform a gap analysis. During this process they had to coordinate with our management, editorial, marketing and IT teams.
The outputs of this process were busines requirements, stakeholder matrices, value streams, business capability matrices, baseline system/data/technology diagrams and a project roadmap. Following the discovery workshops, Further also organised design workshops.
The outputs were the target system/data/technology diagrams, an API architecture description and high-fidelity UI prototypes.
How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
The composition of the Further team on this project was: - 1 business analyst - 1 systems architect - 1 lead developer - 1 UI designer
Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?
Although we did not have enough resources to start the development process in time - meanwhile we had to change our business plans due the COVID-19 outbreak - we now have a detailed plan for our new, customized, effective CMS, which will be able to manage more than 15 websites.
Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.
The Further team was quite flexible, according to our "oldschool" in-house communcation: they have sent detailed reports by e-mail, at the important project milestones, and follow-ups, but we used Slack as well, to share some informations.
All the project's documentation has been reviewed precisely after the scheduled workshops, and it was clearly accessible in Google Drive folders and documents.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
Further is a "boutique agency", where the team can find the right solution as quick as it's possible, but they are always truly open to understand the clients' neeeds.
We can also notice, that they have a wide knowledge of digital product development and digital transformation.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
In this project, it was almost the perfect fit for us. Looking into the future, I think that they should grow their team (without losing this flexible boutique-style), to be able to manage more projects simultaneously for one client.
the project
Dev of Product MVP & Live Version for Artist Mgmt Platform
"We took to our cliched roles with good humor and always have been open to learning from each other."
the reviewer
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I’m the founder & CEO of Centralized.me, a tool that guides music artists to navigate through the music industry on their own terms.
For what projects/services did your company hire Further Digital Solutions, and what were your goals?
My bootstrapped startup needed to build an MVP to prove our concept. We searched for a reliable software services company in Israel, the US, and Europe.
How did you select Further Digital Solutions and what were the deciding factors?
It was a process to find the right fit of quality and price. Looking back I realize how lucky I was to find Peter and Go Further so quickly. Any colleagues have nightmare stories which I’ve been lucky to avoid. Even as we now expand, I will keep Go Further within our team. That says a lot.
Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.
We started with the development of an MVP web app and then moved on to developing our first live version.
How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
I worked mostly with the CEO, Peter Illes and from time to time, especially when he was away, I enjoyed the support of this team of project managers and developers.
Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?
They developed our MVP quickly and within budget, which lead to the on boarding of our beta testing users. This has led to another round of investment to further flesh out the MVP that responds to the feedback of our early users. We're very pleased to have stayed with Further for this second release. For any startup developing a SaaS MVP, I highly recommend Peter Illes & Further.
Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.
Peter was very flexible and kept things super simple. As we were a new startup, we stuck to simple tools that I could easily manage and collaborate with... FaceTime, skype, google sheets, etc.
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
Peter & I established a great working relationship. I got to be your typical nightmare client and he got to be the patient and often bored / annoyed developer. We took to our cliched roles with good humor and always have been open to learning from each other.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
Their value for money is excellent. I was with Peter through the expansion of their company and always there are teething problems and growing pains... but Peter made sure it never effected the delivery of what I needed.
the project
Knowledge Center for Home Brewery Company
“We were impressed with their speed and communication.”
the reviewer
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The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I'm the head of design for a company that sells a beer brewing device and home brewing kits.
For what projects/services did your company hire C4studio?
We wanted to develop a knowledge center.
What were your goals for this project?
It is crucial to share insights about our product and process with our customers. We wanted to inform them about product updates on a regular basis.
How did you select this vendor?
C4studio gave us the best development time and cost quote.
Can you go into detail about the services they provided and the scope of the project?
They customized an admin system called Chronos to suit our needs. It now serves as the core of our knowledge platform.
What was the team composition?
Their CEO also took part in the development phase.
Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?
The platform is working perfectly, allowing us to store and share a huge amount of information about our machine and beer brewing. It includes a news section that has proven useful.
How was project management arranged and how effective was it?
My only contact was their CEO. We communicated via Skype.
What did you find most impressive about this company?
We were impressed with their speed and communication.
Even though external circumstances such as the COVID-19 pandemic altered their plans, the company now has a clear plan for the project. The team's project management was good at adapting to the company's preferred style of communication.