Solutions
Software platforms built for operations
We build the operational systems that sit between your assets and the people who have to make decisions about them: tracking, dispatch, maintenance, procurement and reporting, in one place instead of six spreadsheets.
The situation
What usually brings people to us
- Asset positions live in one system, work orders in another, and the fuel log in a notebook on a desk in Apapa.
- By the time a delay reaches the person who could have prevented it, it has already cost a day.
- Reporting to a client or a regulator means someone spends a week rebuilding the same numbers by hand.
What we build
The components
Fleet and asset tracking
Live position, status and condition for vehicles, vessels, workboats, helicopters and heavy equipment, on one map, with the history retained.
- GPS, AIS and telematics ingestion
- Geofencing with exception alerts
- Trip, fuel and utilisation records
- Offline capture that syncs when the link returns
Dispatch and job coordination
Digital work orders that replace phone calls and WhatsApp threads, with a record of who was told what and when.
- Job assignment and status tracking
- Crew and equipment scheduling
- Mobile app for field teams
- Full audit trail per job
Maintenance and inspection
Service intervals tracked against real usage rather than a calendar, so equipment gets attention before it fails.
- Usage-based service triggers
- Digital inspection checklists with photos
- Defect logging and close-out
- Certificate and expiry tracking
Procurement and tendering
Structured sourcing that survives an audit. Every bid, every evaluation and every award is recorded against the same criteria.
- Digital tender publication and bid submission
- Structured bid comparison and scoring
- Supplier records and performance history
- Approval workflows with an audit trail
Integration
What it connects to
You already run systems that work. We connect to them rather than asking you to replace them.
- ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics, Sage)
- SCADA and ICS historians, read-only where required
- AIS and VMS feeds for marine traffic
- Telematics and GPS hardware from most major vendors
- VSAT and other satellite links for remote sites
- Existing document stores and email
Deployment
Cloud, on-premise, or a hybrid where field sites hold local data and sync to a central instance when connectivity allows. Your operational data remains yours, and we will put that in the contract.
Read our security and data-ownership position on the credentials page.
Also from Cipher4
Other capability groups
Field & Offshore Robotics
Inspection and monitoring for places where sending a person is slow, expensive or unsafe.
Technology Supply & Deployment
Hardware, software and networks sourced, configured and installed. Delivered working, not delivered in boxes.
Tell us what you are trying to fix
Most conversations start with an operational problem rather than a technology. Describe yours and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right people for it.