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Offshore Development Centre(ODC) Practice
CalsoftES's Offshore Development Centres utilize various components of the Microsoft Technology stack - Windows Server, SQL Server, Sharepoint, Visual Studio, Silverlight and HyperV.
Our Centres draw upon knowledge and best practice gained working on software products across various technologies, domains and lifecycle stages. The individuals working within the Centres are technology leaders with broad expertise in their respective fields. Established to customer specific criteria, the Centres have designated resources that provide best-of-breed services in technology, application, methodology and domain.
CalsoftES's Centres are often used during Proof of Concept stages of development and customers can take advantage of our state-of-the-art environment, a dedicated demonstration facility and CalsoftES's experts on hand to develop first-to-market technologies.
CalsoftES establishes a physical location for the client assigning office equipment and a development environment as well as resourcing professionals with relevant skills to manage the program. In the second phase, the functional processes are set up, which will be implemented and improved upon throughout the life of the ODC. A detailed discussion is held to decide on communication protocol, operational efficiency/reporting structure and specific roles and responsibilities. Key issues such as project delivery methodology, escalation procedures, protection of IP, exit policies, security and backup policies, ramp up and ramp down, risk management plans, attrition issues, cultural integration, transition and skill orientation are discussed in-depth and finalized. Some of the aspects of our ODCs are briefly mentioned below.
Servers
- Microsoft Windows Servers, SQL Servers
- Microsoft Office Sharepoint Server (MOSS), Dynamics CRM, Great Plains and Navision
Tools
- Visual Studio, Visual Source Safe, BI Development Studio, Sharepoint Desginer, Microsoft Project
Connectivity
- India center is connected through 2Mbps dedicated link to internet
- India office as has multiple 1 Mbps links as backups
- India has a dedicated line for VOIP
- Client access through VPNs
- Video Conferencing Facility
- Others Tools - Live Meeting, Groove, Go To Meeting, Skype, Webex
Security
- Secure firewall with port monitoring and Anti-virus plug-ins for all mail
- Version Control / Repository / Project portal
- Digite, Sharepoint, Mantis, RCS, iCVS and a Online project portal
Requirements, Analysis, Design & Testing
- SPED, EMM, CDM and DWM
- UML, Agile (TDD)
- Visio, Erwin, MSF
- Experience with Mercury and Open testing tools
Re-engineering tools
- CAST software and Prophecy toolkits
Training / Others
- Viewlet Cam
Project Related
- Individual project related sever / network & security access
- Regular daily/ weekly backups
- Client specific NDA and Security agreement for project conduct and delivery
Personnel
- Employee access card
- Office entry/ exit security checks for magnetic tapes/ information etc.
- Employee background verification
- Office related Physical conduct/ behavior specs - agreed and signed by employees.