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Microsoft Platform Projects? We Can Help.

Written by delaPlex
March 11,2016

In terms of revenue, Microsoft is the world's largest software company. Part of its popularity has been due to the ease with which various software can be integrated to offer solutions that were once cumbersome or impossible to achieve. If you are planning an in-house Microsoft project, however,...

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How to use Test-Driven Development for Faster Turnarounds

Written by delaPlex
February 17,2016

Test-driven development, commonly called TDD, is a practice used by software developers as a means of producing trouble-free code in the fastest time possible. At its simplest level, TDD has four primary elements.

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Writing Good User Stories: The Benefit of Process Development

Written by delaPlex
January 25,2016

The modern economy is a highly competitive, global marketplace. Competing requires all businesses to streamline, optimize and improve efficiencies while simultaneously enhancing customer service. To further their goals, many companies have already implemented some type of business process...

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Don't Miss Out on the Wearables Boom — Outsource Development!

Written by delaPlex
November 25,2015

When discussing the tech world, the media is quick to use phrases such as "disruptive technology" or "the next big thing." Sometimes, the description is accurate, but sometimes the technology fizzles out as quickly as it arrived. However, when analysts describe wearable technology as the next big...

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The Internet of Things (IoT): Get Connected or Get Left Behind

Written by delaPlex
October 26,2015

The Internet of Things (IoT) is a term used to describe a network of objects that have software, sensors or hardware to enable the object to connect to the Internet. "Things" began to be connected during the 1980s and 1990s, but these were primarily demonstrations or experiments. Although companies...

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What is SaaS and Why Should I Care?

Written by delaPlex
August 25,2015

"SaaS" is shorthand for Software-as-a-Service, a term used to describe software that is web-based. SaaS software is installed on the vendor's server, not locally on your computer. To access the software, users connect to the vendor's site via the web.

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Healthcare Software: Is Your Outsourcing Company HIPAA Compliant?

Written by delaPlex
June 09,2015

The Healthcare Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted to help protect workers and their dependents who lost their insurance coverage due to a change in employment as well as to safeguard the confidentiality of patient's health information. The law requires any entity...

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Software Outsourcing: Avoiding the Communication Breakdown

Written by delaPlex
April 19,2015

With all relationships – be they personal or professional – communication is the thing that makes, breaks, maintains, harms, or supports the outcome.

A common mistake hiring companies make when outsourcing software development projects is assuming that certain things “go without saying.”

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Four Ways Phablets are Changing Mobile App Design

Written by delaPlex
February 17,2015

The word "phablet" is a hybrid of the words phone and tablet. In 2014, eMarketer, the digital marketing analysts, projected that the number of smartphone users would reach 1.75 billion by the end of the year. Tablets, however, have never enjoyed the same level of success. Smartphones and tablets...

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How to Keep Your Outsourced Software Development Project On Track

Written by delaPlex
January 15,2015

Most often, the decision to outsource software development is based the potential cost savings and whether in-house staff members have the skills — and time — needed for the project. However, a bogged-down project can quickly reduce any financial benefits, whether from cost overruns or delayed...

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