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MTI - Offshore Wireless Development
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Offshore Offices: Kiev and St. Petersburg
We provide offshore development for our internal products and our clients in mobile computing, and wireless computing. Our skill sets include device knowledge, software knowledge and internet expertise. We are focused on only wireless and mobile computing for handheld, field force or warehouse management systems.
Types of Devices:
We have skills and past experience in the following areas:
- RIM devices - Java OS
- RIM devices - C++ OS
- PDA - Pocket PC / Mobile 2003 OS based devices
- Smart Phones running Symbian
- Smart Phones running Pocket PC/Microsoft OS
The device expertise is agnostic - we support the most commonly used hardware device types in the above categories [HP, Dell, IBM, Ericsson, etc.]. Solutions or Products made for our holding company www.m-trilogix.com may be used by other firms as well, who are looking for a mobile solution for sales forces, warehouses, or general field forces and management. See http://www.m-trilogix.com/products/products.asp
Software Skills:
- RIM devices: Java and C++
- PDAs and Pocket PC Devices: .Net Compact framework
- Smart Phones: Java and .Net
- Building Portals to manage reports, information and security
- Web Servers: Oracle, BEA, Java and .Net
- Relational databases: Oracle, SQL, .Net
- XML, XSL and open standards
Methodology: OOAD - Case Tools used are TogetherJ and Rational Rose
What we can build:
- Entire applications running on a hand-held mobile device in
.Net or Java
- Functionality that you need for existing applications including:
- Calendaring
- Messaging
- Synchronization between clients and the server
- Security modules
- Call Reports
- Order Forms
- Client Information
- Logistical Modules
- Warehouse data
- Portals that manage end users, security roles within
the system and reports
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Price and Quality
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We provide flexible pricing structures and cost effective services not only for development but also for implementation and maintenance.
Prices are generally lower per quality output than in India.
Longer contracts will receive discounts.Prices can be in units of:
1. Man hours.
2. Man Days.
3. Monthly or Yearly contracts
4. Fixed Priced or Time and Materials.
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Other Features Of Offshore Development [OSD] with MTI
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Infrastructure
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Infrastructure Dedicated Development groups in the Ukraine and Russia. Latest, hardware, software and communications infrastructure scalable to 100 developers.
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Management
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Stringent Management Controls to ensure timely delivery while controlling quality. Most Indian projects fail due to bad management and bad processes and communication.
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Onsite Coordination
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Dedicated Project Coordinator responsible for day-to-day management of relationship between Client and project team. Coordinator acts like internal customer.
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Change Control
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Complete control over the configuration of the work product baseline. This includes tracking the configuration of each of the items, approving a new configuration if necessary and updating the baseline.
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Price and Quality
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High quality minimizing customer risk. If clients prefer we can organize an ‘Extranet’ to allow clients access into the process and development life cycle.
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Some Benefits of Off-Shore Software Development [OSD]
OSD is no guarantor of success or even a more productive usage of your dollars. Many case examples exist of disastrous projects outsourced to Indian firms that went over time and over budget by massive amounts [if you like some examples of this please email us]. OSD - if it is done properly - should allow firms to achieve the following benefits:
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Remain focused on the Core Business while outsourcing some application or technology development that is not your core expertise.
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Manage fluctuating Project demands without resorting to long processes of hiring and firing.
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Access technology expertise and knowledge from a partner that is engaged in assessing wireless and mobile technology from different angles and perspectives.
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Increase speed to internal or external market.
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Control budget costs.
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OSD is not a silver bullet. It should not be used to fire staff and decrease headcount. The ROI [return on investment] is usually achieved through the above points and the more productive usage of existing resources.
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