Northstar Data Services provides programming, consulting, and modernization services across every major Pick/MultiValue platform. Whether you're running jBASE, UniVerse, UniData, D3, or mvBASE — all now part of the Rocket Software portfolio — we have hands-on experience shipping production code on each.
We don't just maintain legacy systems. We extend them — connecting Pick to modern web interfaces, REST APIs, payment processors, CRMs, AI pipelines, and SQL databases. The result is a system that keeps running the business logic that works while talking to everything else your organization needs.
Platforms
jBASE
The most modern Pick platform. Cross-platform, RDBMS-capable, built for companies ready to modernize.
Rocket UniVerse
The most widely deployed Pick platform. Strong in manufacturing, distribution, and ERP.
Rocket UniData
UniVerse's sibling in the U2 family. Proven in enterprise verticals with its own loyal ecosystem.
Rocket D3
Classic Pick flavor. Huge installed base in distribution, inventory, and mid-market business systems.
mvBASE
Legacy Pick systems still running production workloads. Maintenance, modernization, and migration.
API Development & Integration
HubSpot, Salesforce, QuickBooks, Odoo, Power BI, payment webhooks, EDI — connecting Pick to modern platforms.
Web Application Development
Shopping carts, customer portals, sales apps, inventory control, dashboards — all backed by Pick.
AI Implementation
Product descriptions, forecasting, anomaly detection, document processing — AI connected to your Pick data.
Data Migration & Integration
Excel, SQL, shared drives, FTP/SFTP, PDF generation, reporting, platform migrations, and data cleanup.
Business Systems Optimization
Manufacturing, distribution, marine, inventory control, ERP, EDI, CRM. APICS CPIM certified.
What we do
Custom programming and development. New modules, reports, business logic, system enhancements — whatever the platform needs. We write Pick BASIC that ships and stays in production.
Web front-ends and modern interfaces. We add browser-based UIs to Pick systems using PHP, Bootstrap, and Slim framework. Warehouse staff use their phones for inventory counts. Customers check order status from a portal. Sales teams see dashboards. The Pick system stays the backbone; the web layer makes it accessible.
API development and system integration. REST endpoints that expose Pick data to other applications. Consumption of external APIs — vendor pricing feeds, shipment tracking, CRM and ERP syncs (HubSpot, Salesforce, Odoo). We make Pick systems first-class citizens in a connected stack.
Payment processing. Integration with payment gateways and processors — credit card processing, ACH, invoicing workflows. Secure, PCI-aware implementations that connect directly to your Pick-based billing and order systems.
AI and analytics. Data pipelines from Pick into ML models for demand forecasting, anomaly detection, and intelligent automation. We bridge the gap between decades of transactional data locked in Pick and modern AI tools that can use it.
Data migration and normalization. Moving data into or out of Pick systems — to PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, flat files, or other platforms. Clean exports, structure-preserving imports, and ETL processes that don't lose what matters.
Business systems optimization. Manufacturing, distribution, and inventory control expertise. MRP, CRP, ERP, EDI, CRM, JIT — we're APICS CPIM certified and have optimized these systems across 50+ businesses.
Industries
We've shipped Pick/MultiValue systems in marine, manufacturing, distribution, printing, and inventory management. Each industry has its own data patterns, compliance requirements, and integration needs — and we've seen enough of them to know where the gotchas hide.
Why a Pick/MultiValue specialist
General-purpose developers struggle with Pick. The multivalued data model, dictionary-driven architecture, and platform-specific tooling don't map to anything they've seen before. A specialist who has shipped on your specific platform — and who understands the business logic that's been accumulating for decades — delivers faster, breaks less, and knows which shortcuts are safe.