Saturday 28 March 2015

Custom Software Development Service for Modern Enterprise



Developing and integration of software products for an organization – in order to be a step ahead of its competition, all the while being able to render its services at low costs - is a key to the ultimate success of a company and its future in the software industry.
Hiring software developers who can apply, make use of, and if needed, ameliorate existing possibilities on the latest platforms, is the strategy being adopted by many these days.  No matter if that’s about redesigning an existing product or developing a new idea into product as per the client’s requirements, the need is to be creative and adept at handling a challenge.
Custom software development is one of the many services that we, at Craterzone, offer and have earned a good reputation by being relevant in the highly competitive market.
Challenges faced by organizations:
·        Develop unique and innovative products and offer solutions adopting latest technology options
·        Comply with regulatory requirements and industry standards
·        Evaluate product designs through virtual prototype and tests
·        Optimize product performance with low development costs.
·        Announce new products in shorter time frame
          
                                      
Exploit our experience and talent for your gains:
We are a fast growing custom software development company, providing solutions, services and products from creating ideas through implementing and designing to production across various industries. We take the following steps to complete the product development life-cycle:
1.     Idea Generation: Generate ideas for new projects using the SWOT analysis (Strengths, Weaknesses and Opportunities & Idea Generation).
2. Idea Screening: We analyses on how the new product will benefit the customer. What could the size and growth be of the target market? What type of pressure to expect from the competition? What is the sale and market trends of the product idea based on? Is it technically feasible and profitable to the customer when the manufactured product is offered at the target price?
3.  Concept development & testing: We develop marketing and engineering details by enquiringly intellectual property issues and check patent databases. We look for the decision maker while deciding on purchasing in the target market. How the product will be beneficial to the consumers and will it be cost-effective.
4. Testing and Pricing product:  Take a survey with the prospective consumers and analyses the likely selling price based on factors like competition, customer feedback, estimated sale and profitability.
5. Technical Implementation & Launch: Initiate the new product. Check on all technical formalities before launching the product. Do elaborate publicity and promotions and do a final critical analysis.
6. Pricing: Consider the impact the new product could create in the market keeping an eye on competition product and price.

Get Highly-Skilled & Experienced Personnel With Craterzone



Staff augmentation services are subcontracted initiatives in which an organization opts to ‘improve’ or  ‘augment’ their existing staff by recruiting additional workforce, and fulfill a dearth of some skill sets within the in-house permanent staff.  The  IT staff augmentation is hugely rampant, owing to a great deal of resources within IT.
Get cost-effective IT Augmentation services
We, at Craterzone, offer cost-effective staff augmentation services for contract, contract-to-hire, and permanent placements. We orchestrate thorough analysis of the organization’s requirements and  take mutual decision over the nature of skill sets required to complete a current project or a new project. We cherry-pick employees from our own database and familiarize them with the organization’s goals and project team.
Our services of staff augmentation include experienced personnel who can work as per your directions and stay with you all the way in developing, maintaining and managing your applications and, if required, provide post delivery maintenance too.
Give boost to your business by engaging our services
We are among the leading IT consulting, outsourcing management and application developing companies in India, providing technology solutions, support and training to organizations and other enterprises. We can provide you with consultancy services or skilled personnel to solve your IT staff requirements. We have been successfully implementing hire a developer program that is popular, and well-appreciated amongst our international customers.  We are available for all; be it individuals, small business houses, start-ups, small factories or fortune 500 company.  
Outsourcing Services that we offer:
·        Research and product development
·        Outsourced product development
·        IT Consultancy services
·        Sub contracting services.


With our IT augmentation services, you can save on your operational costs and valuable time. The professionals that we have in our services first thoroughly understand and analyses your exact requirements. And then come up with a strategy for you. Your in-house team can gain a lot of experience and knowledge that will be beneficial to your organization at no additional cost.

By subscribing our augmentation services, your organization can be assured of achieving goals faster and earn good reputation with your clients - by the means of timely delivery and more importantly, saving on staff training.

We also offer subcontracting services to other IT companies and firms by aiding them offset work overload and complete delivery on time for your clients.

By availing our services, you stand to gain on:
·        No set up cost
·        All hired staff operational costs on us
·        Services and executions of projects by experienced resources
·        The experts remain with you throughout the period of work and later for post service maintenance if required

Your Trusted Offshore Development Center (ODC) Partner



Offshore outsourcing means exporting IT-related work from the developed countries to the underdeveloped countries. Under this system, an organization gets collaborated with an external organization and assign the latter some of its business tasks. It is, in fact, the practice of hiring a vendor to do the work offshore, usually to reduce expenses and benefit from the vendor's expertise, economies of scale, and a scalable as well as a large labor pool. It also helps organizations in obtaining high-quality services at minimal operating costs.
Craterzone: an ideal place for offshore-outsourcing
We are a dedicated team of experienced professionals, helping SMEs and  start ups achieve their business objectives by offering dedicated offshore development center (ODC) services, Our world class team with some of the industry’s most highly qualified professionals understands the need, vision and expectations of the client efficiently.
Armed with expertise in mobility solutions, software development, cloud computing, testing services and digital marketing, we are well-known for providing end-to-end solutions by installing an independent development center and by offering consultation in product development.

Your Trusted ODC Partner:The Offshore Development Center (ODC) has today become the most-preferred business model for almost all sizes of organizations, helping them in increasing their productivity and reducing their operating costs by leveraging offshore talent. It provides clients greater predictability and visibility during the development process.
The single most important factor to determine a hassle-free migration & transition of activities to an alternative location with outsourcing is to take advantage of the services of a trustworthy ODC partner.
We make sure that you experience comfortably in the course of the entire process of setting up an ODC in India. During the establishing process of an ODC, you are provided with the services of an exclusive developer team, which will be fully focused on your project, and function as a practical extension of your home team.
We use the most advanced technologies to support your project, incorporating impeccably with your organization’s exclusive requirements. Our services are leveraged on the basis of your time-frames and budgets.

Some of the key features of our ODC include:
1. Complete all-round guidance and support from development to maintenance
2. Comparatively affordable yet excellent services
4. Reduced operational and capital costs
5. 24/7 Technical Support and Help
6. Center Of Excellence

One Stop Solution For Outsourced Product Development Needs
We are one stop solution for all kinds of outsourced product development requirements. We don’t just  provide products and services in the field of IT and communication, we also help in generating new business ideas. With expertise in software development, mobile technologies and cloud computing, we give an incubator like environment for the organizations to flourish. The three basic criteria where our strength lies are:
1.     Quality
2.     Speed
3.     Cost

So, call us now at contact@craterzone.com to know more about our offshore software development services.

Friday 27 March 2015

Social Networking Development: Reaching Out to A Wider Customer Base

Social networking medium has in recent years become a popular tool for interaction among family, friends and acquaintances. According to a recent study, more and more Indians are interacting, chatting and sharing a lot through social media platforms. Inspired by the successes of Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, LinkedIn and so on, companies these days look to set up their own networking websites. This strategy helps them build direct communication with their customers.

Time to have your own social networking website: More and more corporates are now relying on social media tools to build their profile, brand presence and image. Their aim is to attract more consumers.If you want to derive such benefits, you may get in touch with some professional web development company that would help you build your own social networking site. Craterzone is one such company that
  • provides social networking website development
  • gets you complete control over the message you want to put across to your customers.
 Craterzone’s offerings in the social networking arena include social networking portal development; anonymous sharing portal development; chatting apps; dating apps and portal; Facebook API integration and Facebook widgets; Instagram , LinkedIn, Twitter API integration; audio video sharing & uploading; internal messaging; photo & video galleries; member friend’s network and phone book-based network.
 Focus on your target audience :While using social media avenues, it is essential to keep in focus the people you are targeting. You are not creating content for yourself, but for visitors to your site, or to be more specific, your clients. Your content should be user-friendly. In other words, your client should have an easy access to the information or advice he/she is looking for. It should answer the queries of people regarding your business. For this to happen, you need to have the expertise to create a unique platform that would make you visible and catch the eyeballs among the people who are your target audience.You can zero in on a web development company to get answers to all your needs, whether you want to
  • launch a full-size social networking product or
  • just extend your existing product or services with the help of networking tools in the social media sphere.

Explore the market for software solutions:As already mentioned, you need not worry if you do not have the acumen and resources to tap the new media platform. You can take the help of a company that specializes in social networking development. Among the numerous companies offering their services in this domain, Craterzone provides you with the marketing and networking edge that you are looking for.
The company, which has been in business for the past eight years, is well-equipped to
  • develop software solutions for businesses by building a solid network of contacts
  • give you a competitive advantage
  • improve your bottom line, and at the same time reduce your IT costs.
 The advantages of social networking: The earlier trend of paying huge amount on advertisements and billboards is now passe. Social networking is a more useful medium as through it companies can reach a much wider audience by posting the company’s activities, events and achievements online. Socially interactive websites are effective platforms for companies to showcase their strengths and areas of operation to their clientele, though the appropriate marketing tools are of paramount importance when you promote you brand through the online medium.
 Craterzone’s social networking developers build
  • customised business solutions
  • work with white label technologies and integration of networking software as part of its services
  • establish online communities of people who share several issues and concerns.


Saturday 21 March 2015

Staff Augmentation: A Winning Outsourcing Strategy

Staff Augmentation is a growing trend in the fast-paced business environment these days. It is an outsourcing strategy that aims to manage resources requirements in addition to the existing staff. The exercise seeks to evaluate the professional abilities of the existing workforce in an organisation, enhance their productivity and subsequently arrive at the exact requirement for additional manpower. This way, the outsourced staff comes equipped with a certain set of skills crucial in the timely and effective completion of projects. The main advantage of staff Augmentation is that it results in the optimum utilisation of existing resources as well as outsourced services and human resources.
staff_augmentation-craterzoneStaff augmentation through IT platform
Staff augmentation is made easier by the abundance of IT resources. Under IT augmentation, companies hire dedicated technical resources, generally offshore, as extensions of their in-house application development teams. The external resources hired on fixed or flexible terms and conditions are managed by staff augmentation services providers. The advantage with IT staff augmentation is that it is a one-window solution in the form of application development across various technology verticals. Technological skill set is a key determining factor in the hiring of external software developers.
Advantages of staff augmentation
Under staff augmentation, the concerned companies have a direct access to, and control over, their resources. The staff solution services are designed to provide the clients maximum flexibility and control over their resources. Staff augmentation service providers help companies in increasing their performances and effectiveness that results in considerable savings in hiring costs and extra expenses that they will otherwise incur in the course of internal training, skill development and hiring of staff on a consecutive basis. It minimises the need for having a manpower setup, incurring costs in repeated hiring or signing long term contracts. The staff augmentation solution providers manage leaves, medication, insurance etc for the resources it provides. Craterzone caters to enterprises and organisations which require additional manpower and skill sets. It stands out among consulting and ITstaff augmentation services providers by its well-established ‘hire a developer’ programme that consists of various offerings such as mobile app developer, windows phone developer and a dedicated outsourcing team.
Optimisation of resources through staff augmentation
The overall benefits of staff augmentation services include considerable reduction in the staffing cost and time and channelisation of most appropriate resources for a particular project. The process ensures the project’s viability by providing IT consultation and domain expert services to clients. The business and technical teams of staff solution providers analyse the requirements of companies and formulate a structured staff augmentation strategy. The main aim of staff augmentation is to help the clients in optimising their development staff and avail the services of a dedicated outsourcing team to get a cost-effective and efficient engagement experience. The technique provides overseas staff augmentation services that can help companies achieve their business goals faster with minimal cost. Staff augmentation firms also provide subcontracting services to other IT companies, agencies and firms to handle both work overload and complete solutions for finding resources. Craterzone serves the staff augmentation requirements of domestic and international clients.