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The Pick Place (thepickplace.com) lists five industry areas where its PICK/MultiValue programmers have expertise: health care and insurance, financial and retail, manufacturing and distribution, lease management software (InfoLease), and government. This matters most if your organization runs a MultiValue database (D3, Universe, Unidata, or jBase) in one of those sectors and needs development, system administration, or consulting support rather than a general-purpose IT vendor.
The five industry areas listed
| Industry | What The Pick Place says about it |
|---|---|
| Health care & insurance | Listed as an area of programmer expertise |
| Financial & retail | Listed as an area of programmer expertise |
| Manufacturing & distribution | Listed as an area of programmer expertise |
| Lease management software (InfoLease) | Separate consulting service to keep InfoLease systems optimized |
| Government | Listed as an area of programmer expertise |
The site presents these as expertise areas for its PICK database programmers, whose average experience is stated as 25 years. It also says the team has developed and installed over 200 PICK/MultiValue solutions.
How to read this list when choosing a vendor
The industry list is a starting point, not a guarantee. The site does not publish case studies, client names, or project descriptions per industry, so you cannot verify depth in a specific sector from the website alone. Use the list to decide whether a first conversation is worth having, then ask for evidence tied to your situation.
For example, if you run InfoLease, the site describes a dedicated InfoLease consulting offering, which makes that the most specific match on the page. If you are a government agency or a manufacturer on D3 or jBase, the industry appears on the list, but you should ask directly about comparable projects.
Questions worth asking before engaging:
- Have you completed projects in my industry on my specific database platform (D3, Universe, Unidata, or jBase)?
- Can you describe a similar project, including scope and outcome?
- Who on the team would do the work, and what is their background in this sector?
Where the industry experience fits into the services
The industry list sits alongside three service lines:
- MultiValue solutions — acting as an outsourced MultiValue IT department, from design through development, implementation, and testing.
- Software development — remote MultiValue database development and PICK system support, with project management structured around business requirements.
- PICK systems administration — installation and conversion of PICK systems, plus ongoing administration.
The site states project rates start at $70/hr and describes terms as flexible, but it does not publish detailed engagement terms, contract lengths, or minimum commitments. Confirm those directly.
Who this is a good fit for
The Pick Place is positioned for small and midsize businesses, and the site says it has also served Fortune 100 companies. Its stated base is the Twin Cities area, with work delivered across America, and it describes remote development and support as core to how it operates.
If your organization is in one of the five listed industries and runs a MultiValue system that needs development or administration help, the industry list plus the platform coverage (D3, Universe, Unidata, jBase) gives you a reasonable basis to start a conversation. If your system is on a different platform or your needs fall outside these sectors, the site offers no evidence of fit, so treat it as unproven until you ask.