by Alyssa Dver
Software Magazine devotes a lengthy article to the importance of Web-enabled methods of client communication in outsourced software development, and shares outstanding practices of collaboration based on the input from Alexei Miller, Executive Vice President at DataArt.
‘Clearly, what makes these new models of outsourcing succeed is a combination of newer development methodologies that ensure smaller, discrete units of work that can be closely managed, monitored, and corrected before problems become too large to rectify.
However, Agile and other time-based methodologies aren't the single solution to efficient outsourcing. Alexei Miller is an executive vice president at DataArt (www.dataart.com), which specializes in financial services outsourcing. He observes, "What is often missing is a much deeper change in thinking about software - the quality, the adaptability, the process of how systems evolve together with business needs, and the timing. To work most effectively, Agile principles must be carefully adapted to each particular situation, and therefore are implemented much more efficiently when the outsource provider is very experienced not only in the principle itself, but also in the client's specific domain."’
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March 25, 2010 – New York & St. Petersburg, Russia - DataArt, a high-end software development company with headquarters in New York and R&D centers in Eastern Europe today announced completion of its development work on the official Web site for The Auction House of The Russian Federation (AHRF), www.auction-house.ru.
The Auction House of The Russian Federation (a joint venture between Sberbank of Russian Federation, the largest credit institution in Russia and the CIS, and the Property Fund of St. Petersburg) was established in 2009 to sell a wide range of assets, including residential real estate, bankrupted corporate assets, state corporations assets, fine arts and antiques.
DataArt was engaged in late 2009 to develop a comprehensive Web presence for AHRF, complete with real estate and fine art catalogues, a cross-site search, multilingual support and real time Web- based information publishing system. DataArt developed the site on a LAMP platform, with Open Source products and Drupal CMS version 6.0, which allowed the client to significantly reduce the total cost of ownership (TCO).
“We were extremely pleased with the results of DataArt’s work,” said Andrei Stepanenko, General Director of The Auction House of The Russian Federation. “DataArt came up with an innovative technical solution complete with original design reflecting our ambitions. We’re a young company, yet have a solid business foundation, serious clients and a strong growth potential. We believe the site greatly enhances our already comprehensive client offering, and we plan to win a larger share of local and foreign markets. We also think the site allows our clients to see the solid fundamentals of our work: openness, transparency, and professionalism in the real estate market.”
The site’s key technical advantage is its real time news and offerings updates, functional flexibility and ease of operation for non-technical users, in both Russian and English.
“Working with The Auction House of The Russian Federation made us realize that the local custom software development market is growing exponentially, presenting a great potential for both, IT services customers and suppliers,” said Dennis Afanassiev, Senior VP of Engineering at DataArt. The Auction House of The Russian Federation can be found at www.auction-house.ru.
About DataArt: DataArt (www.dataart.com) is a high-end software outsourcing company with industry-specific expertise in financial technology, online travel, telecom and media sectors. The company specializes in enterprise application development, system integration and business automation tools. In 2006-2009, DataArt has been named one of the world's top emerging outsourcing providers by BusinessWeek, Global Services 100 and IAOP. Headquartered in New York City, DataArt runs four R&D centers in Russia and the Ukraine, and maintains offices in London, UK.
Media Contact: Vica Vinogradova +1-212-378-4108 x. 4014vica@dataart.com
DataArt announced completion of its development work on the official Web site for The Auction House of The Russian Federation (AHRF), www.auction-house.ru.
“We were extremely pleased with the results of DataArt’s work,” said Andrei Stepanenko, General Director of The Auction House of The Russian Federation. “DataArt came up with an innovative technical solution complete with original design reflecting our ambitions.”
By Erika Morphy
An article in LinuxInsider, picked up by TechNewsWorld and USA Today, reports on Samsung’s plans for releasing a Galaxy S smartphone, which at less than 10 millimeters, is expected to be the thinnest Android phone on the market, designed to render as well as possible the movies and e-book content Samsung will be licensing in deals it has inked with Paramount Pictures and Skiff.
The magazines seeks commentary from DataArt on what the release means for the mobile handsets and their streaming video capabilities. ‘There is another element to this announcement, Dmitry Bagrov, SVP and developer for DataArt, pointed out -- namely that Samsung is giving more attention to Android development.
"The fact that it is rolling out its product able to download movies and e-reading content is nice," Bagrov told LinuxInsider, "and I believe the media and device will work well together -- but the big story here is that this is a major boost for Android."’
On The Spot by L.A. Times Travel editor Catharine Hamm
Travel Editor at the Los Angeles Times wonders why cruise lines don’t notify their passengers of itinerary changes, and refers to DataArt for expert opinion. Artyom Astafurov, Senior Vice President at DataArt shares his thoughts on the industry’s technology shortcomings and suggests ways for improvement.
“Some experts think cruise lines could make better use of mobile communications. “In my opinion, cruise ships are still playing a catch-up game,” technologically speaking, said Artyom Astafurov, senior vice president for DataArt, a “bespoke” software provider that also creates notification systems for travel companies. “The whole experience of being on a cruise ship is not that technologically supported. If you are notified on board, it will be done through the public address system” — not exactly cutting-edge technology, he said.”
