Apple profiles customer who saved $70k by using Macs and Basecamp

This Apple profile of Quist Valuation talks about how the company has used Basecamp and the Mac to replace $70,000 worth of Microsoft software and equipment.

[Bill] Carroll also discovered a unique tool for their Macs to stay in touch with clients. Basecamp, a project management application by 37signals, lets coworkers and clients keep tabs on projects. “Clients can log into a secure site and see how things are going with their project,” says Carroll. “That used to take several phone calls or e-mails.” Clients can also upload financial data to Basecamp using bank-level encryption. “That’s very important to us because we’re constantly trading sensitive financial documents with our clients,” says Carroll.

The Mac and Basecamp have replaced $70,000 worth of Microsoft software and related equipment. “We pay a few hundred dollars a month for an unlimited version of Basecamp,” says Carroll. “It takes care of Microsoft SharePoint server, Microsoft Project server and most of Microsoft CRM. We've replaced a solution that would have cost at least $70,000 to fully implement and would have required a full-time tech consultant. And we never would have made the switch to Basecamp had we not made the switch to the Mac operating system.”

Carroll, CTO of Quist Valuation, wrote to tell us more:

We actually use Campfire, Highrise, and Basecamp now, but the profile was actually written about 6 months ago. We are developing our product (qval) using Ruby on Rails, and we have moved all development in house here in Colorado now.

Keep up the good work. We love your products.

Thanks Bill, great stuff.