Ruth Technology CorporationMadison, Wisconsin

Specialized business software

Practical software for specialized work.

Ruth Technology Corporation develops focused Windows software, electronic filing tools, calculators, and practical web applications for tax, healthcare, finance, legal, shipping, and other specialized workflows.

Ruth Technology software solutions workspace illustrating business software, websites, calculators, tax and electronic filing, medical billing, legal and finance tools, and shipping paperwork
Desktop softwareFocused Windows applications
Electronic filingStructured files and workflows
Web toolsUseful calculators and resources
Specialized formsDocuments built around the job

What we build

Focused tools for real-world workflows.

Ruth Technology concentrates on narrow problems that benefit from purpose-built software: regulated forms, electronic filing formats, detailed calculations, document preparation, and repetitive office work.

01 · Desktop

Specialized Windows software

Local desktop applications for forms, calculations, recordkeeping, and document workflows where users want direct control of their data and a focused interface.

02 · Filing

Electronic filing tools

Software and services that help prepare government and industry file formats for tax reporting, healthcare claims, and other structured submissions.

03 · Web

Calculators and practical websites

Browser-based tools and focused websites built around a useful task, from financial calculations to specialized business resources.

What we're building now

New ideas, built with the same practical focus.

Two newer Ruth Technology projects extend the portfolio in different directions: one makes everyday calculations easier in the browser, while the other modernizes shipping and export paperwork in a focused Windows application.

Browser-based tools

ERICH Calculators New

A growing collection of free calculators for money, math, dates, home projects, business, school, conversions, and everyday questions—available instantly with no installation or account.

Visit ErichCalculators.com →
Windows document software

Shipping Paperwork New

A modern shipping-document application for bills of lading, commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, and conditional export paperwork—all organized around one shipment.

Visit ShippingPaperwork.com →

Software portfolio

Different industries. The same practical approach.

Our products serve tax reporting, healthcare, finance, legal work, shipping, and everyday calculations. Each has its own dedicated website so customers can go directly to the software they need.

1099

1099FIRE

Year-end information return software and e-filing services for organizations that need to prepare, validate, print, and electronically file federal information returns.

Visit 1099fire.com →
1500

1500Software

Focused software for healthcare offices and billing professionals that work with the CMS-1500 claim form.

Visit 1500software.com →
MED

MedClaimSoftware

A broader collection of medical-claim and healthcare-form software for providers, billers, and specialty workflows.

Visit medclaimsoftware.com →
LAW

LawFirmSoftware

Specialized tools for law firms and professional offices that need focused help with forms, filings, calculations, and document workflows.

Visit lawfirmsoftware.com →
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Power of Interest

Windows software for amortization schedules, loan analysis, private lending, payoff calculations, interest computations, and related financial work.

Visit powerofinterest.com →
CALC

ERICH CalculatorsNewer project

A growing collection of free web calculators for money, math, dates and time, home and construction, business, conversions, school, health, and everyday questions.

Visit erichcalculators.com →
SHIP

Shipping PaperworkNewer project

Windows software for businesses that need to prepare shipping and export paperwork such as bills of lading, commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin, and conditional export documents.

Visit shippingpaperwork.com →

How we work

Software built around a job, not around a buzzword.

Many Ruth Technology products begin with a recurring requirement that is more complicated than it should be: a government form, an electronic file specification, a financial calculation, or a business document that people need to create correctly again and again. Instead of turning that problem into a large platform, we usually build a focused tool that handles the specific workflow.

That approach has led to products for information-return filing, medical claims, amortization and private lending, legal and professional forms, shipping paperwork, and free online calculators. Some products are traditional Windows applications. Others create electronic files for government or industry systems. Newer projects increasingly combine local software with web-based resources.

RuthTechnology.com is the corporate home for those projects. The individual product sites remain the best place to learn about a specific application, while this site explains the company, the portfolio, and the person behind the work.

About the company

Ruth Technology Corporation

Ruth Technology develops and maintains practical software products for specialized business and professional tasks. The company has grown through a series of focused applications rather than a single all-purpose platform, with each product designed around a specific customer need.

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Founder

Erich J. Ruth

Learn more about the software developer and entrepreneur behind Ruth Technology—and then switch gears on the personal page with a much more colorful family photo gallery.

Meet Erich J. Ruth →

Looking for a specific Ruth Technology product?

Start with the software portfolio, or contact us if you are not sure which product or website fits your needs.