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Custom Application Development Firm Aligns with Fellow Industry Leaders to Support Framework Specifications

NEW YORK – April 25, 2012 – DataArt, a custom software development firm that builds advanced solutions for select industries, today announces its membership in the OpenTravel Alliance, a travel industry standards body focused on the creation of electronic message structures to facilitate communication between the disparate systems in the global travel industry. The not-for-profit consortium is comprised of leading cross-industry global organizations advancing a unified structure for electronic transmissions beyond the current XML practices.

DataArt has worked extensively with implementing OpenTravel specifications and accompanies fellow organizations across travel, tourism and hospitality to identify solutions that meet electronic distribution supply chain challenges. Enterprises are currently facing operational barriers with an influx of disparate communication and data deliverly networks hampering exchanges across travel industry sectors. Members will collaborate to develop a flexible specification framework, improving suppliers and distributors’ communication channels, enhancing productivity, profitability and driving quality engagements for customers, partners and industry affiliates.

“We’re always pleased when respected technology providers join OpenTravel,” says Valyn Perini, CEO of OpenTravel. “Our main goal is to increase the relevance of our specification and extend its reach. DataArt can provide OpenTravel valuable input based on its client needs and implementation, while enhancing the value of our scheme to the travel industry at large.”

Recent work within travel and hospitality has positioned DataArt as an experienced and trusted provider of distribution solutions to the travel industry. In 2011, DataArt was selected as dedicated engineering partner to VacationRoost, a leading U.S.-based vacation rental and service provider with an online booking inventory of over 150,000 professionally managed vacation rentals, to expand its in-house technology efforts. This year, DataArt also worked with Digital Visitor, an award-winning social media agency, to complete its third-generation Visitor Review application, “VR3.”

“DataArt is committed to supporting the open standards community which is directly aligned with many of our travel industry clients’ interoperability needs,” said Greg Abbott, Senior Vice President of Travel and Hospitality at DataArt. “Along with our fellow members, we look forward to upholding the exchange model and assisting to forge open specifications and future methodologies.”

About DataArt:
DataArt (www.dataart.com) is a custom software development firm that builds advanced solutions for the financial services, healthcare, hospitality and other industries. Combining domain knowledge with offshore cost advantages and resource flexibility, DataArt develops industry-defining applications, helping clients optimize time-to-market and minimize software development risks in mission-critical systems. With an unrivaled talent pool of highly skilled software engineers in New York, London, Russia and Ukraine, DataArt provides the technical skill, accountability and industry knowledge needed to deliver custom applications on time and on budget.
DataArt clients include Standard & Poor’s, Harmonic Fund Services, Ogilvy, artnet, Panasonic, Cancer Research, Ocado, Charles River Laboratories, Betfair, Misys, leading asset management firms and three of the world’s top ten investment banks. http://www.twitter.com/DataArt.

About OpenTravel Alliance:
OpenTravel's mission is to engineer specifications to ensure traveler and supplier information flow smoothly throughout travel, tourism and hospitality. OpenTravel creates, expands and drives adoption of open specifications, including but not limited to the use of XML, for the electronic exchange of business information among all sectors of the travel industry. OpenTravel is comprised of companies representing airlines, car rental firms, hotels, cruise lines, railways, leisure suppliers, service providers, tour operators, travel agencies, solutions providers, technology companies and distributors. Tens of thousands of OpenTravel message structures are in use, carrying tens of millions of messages between trading partners every day. To learn more about OpenTravel visit www.opentravel.org.

Media Contacts:
Vica Vinogradova
+1-212-378-4108 x. 4014
vica@dataart.com

Laura Anderson
Articulate Communications
212.255.0080, ext. 11
dataart@articulatecomms.com

New iPhone and Android apps provide complete mobile banking services for UPside Visa prepaid cardholders

NEW YORK – March 20, 2012 – DataArt, a custom software development firm that builds advanced solutions for select industries, today announced completion of mobile banking apps for Plastyc, which provide its UPside Visa cardholders with a complete range of banking services on-the-go. Starting today, Plastyc's mobile apps can be downloaded from both, the Android Market and the Apple app store.

UPside Visa is Plastyc's award-winning prepaid program offering a premium suite of affordable banking services tailored for the up-and-coming youth and underbanked markets. The new UPside Visa mobile apps developed for Plastyc by DataArt, allow a full range of personal banking services on a smart phone, from checking balances and reviewing transaction histories to activating a new account, signing up for direct deposit, redeeming cash back points, paying bills, transferring funds to friends and issuing paper checks.

“DataArt helped us deploy the most comprehensive mobile banking applications in the prepaid market, simultaneously on two technical platforms - Android and iOS - in record time,” said Patrice Peyret, CEO of Plastyc.

“We now have extended our platform capabilities to all three major software environments: Microsoft .Net, Google Android and Apple iOS, thanks to DataArt's experienced teams”, added Justin Surman, CTO of Plastyc. “We were also able to address the specific security challenges of mobile applications by leveraging DataArt's prior experience in developing software for large financial institutions.”

In addition to using their UPside card anywhere Visa debit is accepted, the apps let cardholders use their smartphones to manage accounts, load funds, pay online, send paper checks, send customer service requests or redeem cash back points.

“This was a remarkable project for DataArt, which required an unprecedented level of rich functionality and security technologies baked into a mobile financial app, all delivered in a very tight timeframe,” said Alexei Miller, Executive Vice President of DataArt. “We are grateful for Plastyc's continued trust in DataArt and for their product and architecture leadership on this project.”

DataArt’s rapid prototyping enabled Plastyc to deliver multiple mobile banking services for its customers with superior security measures. The apps include the highest levels of security to protect account information. All local data is encrypted with the key stored on the server-side, so the cached data can’t be extracted even if the device is lost. Sensitive information such as full card numbers is never stored or transmitted to the device, and all server communications are protected and server’s SSL certificate thumbprint is verified to prevent any tampering attacks. The client authentication is implemented with best-in-class practices and protects applications from replay attacks. The apps require an additional password for all spending transactions. The user is logged out automatically after five minutes of inactivity.

DataArt has worked with Plastyc on a number of development projects since 2006, including the back-end systems for Plastyc’s iBankUp prepaid card portal and new mobile banking and payments platform.

DataArt’s mobile technologies team is well versed in mobile Web/HTML5 development and all modern mobile platforms including iOS, Android, Windows Phone 7 & 8, WebOS, RIM OS and Symbian. The firm has created cutting-edge mobile apps for blue-chip brands, including an auto maker, a high-fashion house, pharmaceutical companies, an airline and numerous digital media agencies.

About DataArt:
DataArt (www.dataart.com) is a custom software development firm that builds advanced solutions for the financial services, healthcare, hospitality and other industries. Combining domain knowledge with offshore cost advantages and resource flexibility, DataArt develops industry-defining applications, helping clients optimize time-to-market and minimize software development risks in mission-critical systems. With an unrivaled talent pool of highly skilled software engineers in New York, London, Russia and Ukraine, DataArt provides the technical skill, accountability and industry knowledge needed to deliver custom applications on time and on budget.

DataArt clients include Standard & Poor’s, Harmonic Fund Services, Ogilvy, artnet, Panasonic, Cancer Research, Ocado, Charles River Laboratories, Betfair, Misys, leading asset management firms and three of the world’s top ten investment banks. http://www.twitter.com/DataArt

Media Contacts:
Vica Vinogradova
+1-212-378-4108 x. 4014
vica@dataart.com

Patrice Peyret
patrice.peyret@plastyc.com
+1-646-485-5267

Fully Certified and Compliant with all Modern Healthcare Industry IT standards

NEW YORK – March 13, 2012 – DataArt, a custom software development firm that builds advanced solutions for select industries, announced completion of CloudRecords, a fully certified Electronic Health Record (EHR) solution that offers healthcare providers a variety of tools to efficiently consult with patients and smoothly run all departments of a medical practice.

DataArt was engaged by Savvient to develop a platform that would put control back in the hands of healthcare providers and alleviate constraints on the business processes and flow. The CloudRecords is a family of five different applications serving one purpose, which allow clinical staff and patients to gather, manage and review all administrative and medical data:

• Practice management
• User management
• Different practice specialties
• Charting
• Intelligent data entry
• Graphical data entry
• Scheduling
• Co-Management
• Patient portal
• Clinical decision support
• Diagnostic equipment integration
• E-prescribing
• Custom adjustments

“CloudRecords is a direct response to the emerging needs and complexities of today's healthcare field,” said Eugene Goland, President of DataArt. “DataArt has built this fully-certified EHR solution for Savvient to deliver the usability, reliability and productivity required by today’s healthcare professionals.”

DataArt undertook the certification process, starting with requirements analysis, implementation, testing and communication with certification authorities in which CloudRecords achieved Complete Ambulatory EHR certification status, positioning it among top EHR providers on the market. It is also a testament to the high quality, security, and completeness of the application and its compliance with all modern healthcare industry standards (ICD-9, CPT, LOINC, HL7, HL7 CCD, CCR, ASTM CCR, RxNorm), traceability & reporting (PQRI, Submission to immunization registries, statistical reports, public health surveillance), clinical decision support, and Electronic prescribing.

Certification enables Savvient clients to participate in meaningful use incentive programs to achieve health and efficiency goals. By putting into action and meaningfully using an EHR system, providers will reap benefits beyond financial incentives–such as reduction in errors, availability of records and data, reminders and alerts, clinical decision support, and e-prescribing/refill automation.

“In DataArt we found a rare technology partner who has experience and skills to build software compliant with industry standards and support it through certification,” said Arthur Benjamin, CEO of Savvient.

Savvient was formed in 2009 by experienced physicians, developers and business entrepreneurs eager to create a platform which would answer to the demands of today’s patient care. DataArt has been the primary development partner for Savvient from the start, taking the product through all stages of development, from initial brief, design, planning and implementation to certification and medical practice integration.

About DataArt:
DataArt (www.dataart.com) is a custom software development firm that builds advanced solutions for the financial services, healthcare, hospitality and other industries. Combining domain knowledge with offshore cost advantages and resource flexibility, DataArt develops industry-defining applications, helping clients optimize time-to-market and minimize software development risks in mission-critical systems. With an unrivaled talent pool of highly skilled software engineers in New York, London, Russia and Ukraine, DataArt provides the technical skill, accountability and industry knowledge needed to deliver custom applications on time and on budget.

DataArt clients include Standard & Poor’s, Harmonic Fund Services, Ogilvy, artnet, Panasonic, Cancer Research, Ocado, Charles River Laboratories, Betfair, Misys, leading asset management firms and three of the world’s top ten investment banks. http://www.twitter.com/DataArt

Media Contacts:
Vica Vinogradova
+1-212-378-4108 x. 4014
vica@dataart.com

Laura Anderson
Articulate Communications
212.255.0080, ext. 11
landerson@articulatecomms.com

Custom Software Development Highlights Shift in Hosted Frameworks and Platform Adoption Trends

NEW YORK – February 22, 2012 – Uptick in real-time analytics, transformation of green IT and cross platform messaging are among the top market trends observed by practice leads at DataArt, a custom software development firm that builds advanced solutions for select industries. Domain experts across Cloud, Financial Services, Healthcare, Green Tech, Mobile and Travel shared their predictions based on customer feedback and industry research of this year’s major areas of growth and concentration for enterprise development. These include:

• Real-time analytics joins big cloud family: With 150% cloud-related client growth in 2011, DataArt expects 2012 to be the year of the “Big Cloud Family”. Members include Cloud, Mobile, Embedded, Big Data and Data Analytics which are concurrently accelerating in evolution and popularity. Real-time analytics was formerly an outsider as tools were not productized in contrast with those designed for cloud technologies. However, this year presents a potential shift as industries and consumers realize the vast benefits from simplified decision making to deepened transparency. Availability will broaden, underpinning projects related to Big Data, Data Analytics and Social Web Mining.
  

• Personalized travel: 65% of DataArt’s travel clients requested mobile and social media applications in 2011. This year, companies will tap into additional creative strategies, experimenting with burgeoning engagement channels to create a personalized experience for the end traveler. Savvy start-ups are pressuring larger enterprises for access to invaluable data previously locked. Facilitators like Facebook and Twitter have opened the information floodgates, users want more and large legacy companies struggle to change at pace. 
  

• Hosted services maturation: Last year, DataArt saw the consumerisation of mobile platforms spur a web-based products explosion. Cloud hosted services have set the stage for continued momentum. Highly availability Infrastructure as Service platforms will remain the preferred hosting solution for Mobile Application and Services enabling application scalability, rapid deployment, faster ROI and predictable cost. Cross-platform messaging systems providing two way on-demand device-aware messaging capabilities will also support cloud based systems for targeted advertising and other engagement initiatives.
  

• Clinical data transparency: The industry demand for data sharing improvement will be a high priority for healthcare IT solution providers. Health Information Exchange organizations will be tasked to provide safer and more timely access to clinical data to advance coordination of care, support real-time decision making and provide data to identify high risk groups/individuals and support analysis of doctor’s performance.  
  

• Transformation of Clean Tech and Embedded markets: Green energy popularity has steadily grown and became more affordable due to the mass production of formerly customized solutions. With increasing availability of System on Chip (SoC) solutions and with growing support of development community energy saving and monitoring solutions are moving from a luxury to common household practice. In the embedded world, manufacturers of SoC will continue to promote their solutions to the development community, particularly for home automation and energy monitoring solutions. The support is available in form of subsidized development boards, better access to technical documentation, tutorials, wiki and community driven content. Many of recent developments are focused around removing the boundaries between hardware and software that would help develop better-integrated solutions and apply modern software development practices in the world of embedded solutions and inspire software developers to explore embedded systems.
  

• New generation of market data providers: From the financial sector, DataArt anticipates technology spend will continue to be influenced by regulations in credit risk and capital management, presenting the range of challenges exclusive to the financial services industry.  A new generation of market data providers requiring development initiatives in OTC and complex derivatives will emerge, driving the need for real-time applications. There will also be an increased push toward the cloud, particularly towards public cloud and PaaS providers along with upturn in interest in mobile tablet applications.

“Today’s developers are open to considering multiple platforms available in the framework ecosystem,” said Artyom Astafurov, SVP and Chief Innovation Officer of DataArt.  “With further commoditizing of technology platforms, industry knowledge is the key and utilizing the most current methodologies is a vital step. The greatest challenges for developers this coming year will be to use the variety of excellent technologies available to solve business problems in a lean fashion and deliver quality solutions when project stakeholders and development teams are distributed across various geographies.”

About DataArt:
DataArt (www.dataart.com) is a custom software development firm that builds advanced solutions for the financial services, healthcare, hospitality and other industries.  Combining domain knowledge with offshore cost advantages and resource flexibility, DataArt develops industry-defining applications, helping clients optimize time-to-market and minimize software development risks in mission-critical systems. With an unrivaled talent pool of highly skilled software engineers in New York, London, Russia and Ukraine, DataArt provides the technical skill, accountability and industry knowledge needed to deliver custom applications on time and on budget.

DataArt clients include Standard & Poor’s, Harmonic Fund Services, Ogilvy, artnet, Panasonic, Cancer Research, Ocado, Charles River Laboratories, Betfair, Misys, leading asset management firms and three of the world’s top ten investment banks. 

Media Contacts:
Vica Vinogradova
+1-212-378-4108 x. 4014
vica@dataart.com

Laura Anderson
Articulate Communications
212.255.0080, ext. 11
landerson@articulatecomms.com