For a business in the province of Oristano, finding someone who develops custom software can mean turning to Cagliari, to Sassari or off the island, and handling everything on video calls. shardana.ai is based in Cabras: we can sit at your table, see how you work and come back when the system is ready. We develop artificial intelligence, MVPs and automation for companies, professional firms, cooperatives and public bodies in the area.
Why a software house in the province of Oristano?
Because a process is understood by watching it. When we sit next to the people who record orders, answer customers or prepare quotes, we immediately see the steps nobody would describe in a meeting: the backup Excel sheet, the confirmation phone call, the PDF retyped by hand. Those are exactly the steps an automation or an AI assistant can remove. Being close also helps afterwards: if the system has to be delivered and explained to the people who will use it, doing it in person reduces doubts and rejection. And it helps to know the local calendar. Many businesses in the province work by season, between grape harvest, crops, fishing and summer tourism: a project has to be planned so that it is ready before the peak, not during it.
What do we develop for businesses in the Oristano area?
Food, wineries and cooperatives. The province has a strong and varied agriculture: wine, milk, rice, olive oil, fruit and vegetables. The work that can be automated is almost always administrative: orders arriving from different channels, transport documents, product sheets to translate for export, answers to buyers and distributors. → AI automation for business processes
Fishing, aquaculture and processing. The lagoons and ponds of the Gulf of Oristano feed a supply chain of fresh and processed products. Here AI helps with orders from shops and restaurants, traceability documents, e-commerce and communication in several languages.
Tourism, from the coast to the inland areas. From the Sinis to the Montiferru, as far as Bosa, many properties are small and run by few people. An assistant that answers recurring questions in several languages, connected to the property's availability and rules, frees up hours precisely in the months when they are scarce. → AI development for businesses
Professional firms, retail and services. Accountants, consultants, agencies and shops work on mail, documents and deadlines. Mail sorting, search across internal documents and draft replies reduce secretarial work.
Startups and new digital services. If you have a product idea, we can build its first working version and put it in front of real users. → MVP development for startups and SMEs
An example, step by step
Illustrative example, not a client case.
A winery in the province receives orders from distributors and restaurants every week: emails with PDF attachments, WhatsApp messages, the odd phone call. One person retypes them into the management software, often at the end of the day. The automation reads emails and attachments, recognises customer, products and quantities, prepares a draft order in the management software and flags it to the person who has to confirm it. Doubtful cases, such as a product not in the price list or a new customer, stay with a person. Before starting, the measures are set: time per order, transcription errors, orders fulfilled the same day. If the management software has no access for integration, the draft arrives in a format that can be imported with one click.
What incentives are there for businesses in Oristano?
Businesses in the province refer to the Camera di commercio di Cagliari-Oristano, the Cagliari-Oristano Chamber of Commerce, which has an office in Oristano and a Punto Impresa Digitale (PID), its digital business desk. The PID offers free tools to measure a company's digital maturity, such as SELFI 4.0 and ZOOM 4.0, organises seminars and, in 2026, promotes the voucher call «Doppia transizione digitale ed ecologica» (twin digital and green transition). It is often the right starting point for a first, small-scale project. For larger investments, from €50,000 to €200,000, there is the regional grant for the digital transition of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, managed by Sardegna Ricerche: we describe it on the Sardinia page. In both cases we prepare the technical part: scope, architecture and a quote by cost item. Application, eligibility and reporting remain with the company or its consultant. Requirements and deadlines change from one year to the next: always check the official call.
Source: Camera di commercio di Cagliari-Oristano, Punto Impresa Digitale page.
How does a project with us run in the province?
| Moment | Where | What happens |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | At your premises or in Cabras | You tell us about the process and the problem that costs you most |
| Analysis | At the company, with the people who do the work | We observe the process and choose a first measurable use case |
| Proposal | By email, then in person if needed | Scope, phases, deliverables and costs |
| Development | Remotely, with regular updates | Releases in a test environment you can use |
| Delivery | In person | Go-live and a session with the people who will use the tool |
After delivery we remain available for fixes and further development, on the terms agreed in the proposal.
Frequently asked questions
- Where do we meet?
- At your premises in the province of Oristano or in Cabras, always by appointment. The first contact can start from the form, a phone call or a WhatsApp message.
- We are a small business: does it make sense for us?
- Often yes, because in small businesses every hour of repetitive work weighs more. We start from a single process, with a measurable goal, and extend only if the numbers justify it.
- Do you also work with public bodies, consortia and associations?
- Yes. We also develop software for public bodies and organisations in the area, for example assistants on public documents that cite the source in every answer.
- How long does it take to see a first result?
- It depends on the scope and on the integrations with the systems you use. We set the timing in the proposal, after the analysis, and organise the work in releases you can try as we go.
Let's talk about your project in Oristano
Tell us what your business does and which repetitive work takes up most of your time. We will reply with a first assessment and, if it makes sense, we will meet.
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