Compliance is scary. Why?
Compliance is a big word. For the next couple weeks we’ll be posting a series on compliance as a solvable information problem in Oil and Gas. Everything from safety, tax, engineering, contracts, to the environment requires a focus on compliance in the Oil and Gas industry. The field is complex, varied, ever-changing and yet usually forgotten until there’s […]
Best Places to Work Houston – We Won!
Entrance works hard to be one of the HBJ’s Best Places to Work Houston. Starting from competitive benefits to a fully stocked fridge and regular company happy hours. We had a bit of validation today at the Houston Business Journal’s Best Places to Work luncheon today, where we placed 39 in the 10-100 employee category. […]
Entrance Wins Houston Business Journal Best Places to Work Award
Entrance is excited to announce that we are one of the recipients of the Houston Business Journal’s “Best Places to Work” award. According to the HBJ, “the employees of nominated companies were surveyed by Quantum Workplace, which scored each company based on employees’ answers. The maximum score is 100, but no company has ever received a perfect score.
Business Collaboration for Tax Compliance After Royalty Unbundling
Here at PDI, we just heard from Dennis Cameron of WPX Energy and Pam Williams of Shell, who spoke on the impact of federal unbundling on royalty compliance. As of April of 2012, unbundling audits have increased exponentially and remaining compliant with the changing set of rules has become time-consuming and nye impossible, because many of the […]
Microsoft Educates Windows 8 Users
We’ve all been hearing the hype about the Windows 8 launch. The reports so far point to a UI that will be foreign territory to most users, who are very familiar with the old desktop environment. A recent article on cnet.com noted that “early adopters have claimed that the new interface may be difficult to […]
Top 5 Signs of Bad Software
We look at software as both an art and a science. In order to build good custom software, you have to have true designers involved along the way. If not, you could end up with a tool that doesn’t meet your needs – and you might not even know that it could be better. We’ve seen a lot […]
Lease Compliance a Sticking Point for Chesapeake Energy
Fuel Fix reported this week that there has been an uptick in natural gas prices the past few weeks- 20% to be exact. But companies involved in Shale drilling aren’t out of the woods yet, as prices are still down 18% compared to this time last year. We mentioned the legal struggles and reporting issues […]
Putting Technology and Business Intelligence to Use in Oil and Gas
Last week, I covered the pressing need for the oil and gas industry to start implementing data management to gain operational efficiencies and extract more value from all their assets. This week, I’d like to cover ways to go about implementing these ideals! Real-Time, Field and Tracking Data An exciting and growing aspect of business intelligence are […]
Entrance Quoted at the Houston Tech Fest by Chinese Media
Entrance is excited about the coming launch of Windows 8. At Tech Fest, there was some buzz about how it will change how we use technology and what it means for Microsoft. Entrance’s marketing manager, Laura ten Bloemendal was quoted there by CNC Media in their “Lifestyle Bites”: “The Windows 8 is coming out in […]
Eagle Ford Sweet 16: Technology Can Make a Difference!
The Houston Chronicle reported today that the years of activity in Eagle Ford are expected to be a sweet 16 at least, particularly as drilling capabilities improve. There has been a lot of active investment in the 400 mile long shale formation in the last year, although uncertainty continues as to how long drilling will […]
Business Intelligence for Oil and Gas
What’s special about Business Intelligence for Oil and Gas? Everyone who works at an oil and gas company is focused on collecting, storing, analyzing, interpreting, or consuming some form of data. And unlike other industries, Oil and Gas doesn’t focus only on using data to gain operational efficiencies. Energy firms really use data to analyze core […]
Windows 8 versus Traditional Mobile Platforms
Last week we covered some of the reasons a company would use create a Metro Style application in the business world. This week, we’d like to cover why you might choose Windows 8 as the platform for your information consuming (versus producing) employees. With the ubiquity of smart phones and tablets, technology decision makers have many […]
RFID Technology and Oil & Gas: Streamline with Custom Software
Oil and Gas RFID Software We are all pretty familiar with RFID technology, as most big ticket items we see at the store are protected by them. When it comes to the oil and gas industry, the uptake has been much lower, which is surprising when you think about how much more they stand to […]
Eagle Ford Shale Energy Boom to Impact Law Offices Next
When we saw this news item we were excited to see the impact that shale has had on the local economies in South Texas. Noteworthy, however, is that law offices are listed among the next industries to feel the Eagle Ford boom due to all of the documentation that goes along with oil and gas […]
Where Does Windows 8 Fit in the Business World?
A Closer Look at Metro Style Apps Last week, we covered what Metro-style apps are, how they relate to Windows 8 and how they can be useful for quickly consuming information. This week we would like to cover when a Metro-style app would be a good fit in the business world. While the Metro-style would […]
Nate Richards Speaks on Lease Compliance at Shale Conference
Nate Richards, President of Entrance, presented a case study on lease compliance at the conference, “Managing Regulatory and Legal Issues in Shale Plays” in Houston, Texas. Nate shared the innovative solution implemented for one shale E&P client. He explained how the platform allows proactive notification about lease compliance and is protecting key assets in multiple domestic shale plays from potential lease jeopardy by improving administration of common shale lease language. The case study included an explanation of industry drivers that are causing a new set of pressures on compliance.
Sharepoint 2010 the Basepoint for Kodak’s New Product
Kodak recently announced a scanning and workflow product that is based in Sharepoint 2010, called Info Activate Solution. According to their release, the product will help businesses with paper intensive operations quickly convert that paper to a digital format. And because the back end is based on Sharepoint, anyone already using the tool will be […]
Wondering How Windows 8 Will Play into Your New App?
Metro style apps and your business Companies creating a new custom Windows application or considering an update of an existing Windows application should at least consider the unique features of Windows 8. You can think of Windows 8 as running two separate application eco-systems. One eco-system is very close to Windows 7, and is meant […]
Shale Industry Helps Make Houston a Great Place to Invest in Business
The Houston Business Journal reported recently that compared to other cities within the United States, Houston is a great place to invest in a business. In fact, Houston never suffered the same losses as other areas around the country. And although we might like to attribute this to being especially lucky, analysts say this is […]
Houston Business Journal Ranks Entrance 35 on 2012 Houston Fast 100 List
The Houston Business Journal recently name Entrance, a custom software company, number 35 on their Houston Fast 100 list.
