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1. What is your experience? How many projects have you completed?
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MSITL is a software company and it�s having
more than 200 professionals specialized in various technologies
in development and designing areas. So far we have completed more than 200 projects
successfully.
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2. What are your core capabilities?
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- ASP programming
- PHP Technology
- Microsoft technology
- Java technology
- Custom software development
- Website design
- E-commerce solutions
- IPhone Application
- Android Application
- Blackberry Application
- Windowsphone Application
- Embedded development
- Quality management
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3. What are your technological capabilities?
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- Database: MS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle and MS Access
- Programming Languages: ASP.NET, C#, VB Script, Java Script, ASP, PHP, XML, Java,
HTML, J2EE technology,ColdFusion, Application Servers (WebLogic, JBoss, Websphere, etc...)
- OOAD Tools: Rational, Visio, UML
- Embedded/Mobile solutions (J2ME, WinCE, eVB, eVC++, PocketPC, WAP / WML etc...)
- Development Tools: MS Visual Studio 2003, LLBLGenPro
- Graphic Tools: Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia FlashMX, Dream Weaver MX, Corel Draw
- Source Control: VSS
- Servers: Advanced server technology like Apache
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4. What is your development methodology?
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We follow Process Centric Methodology & Agile Methodology.
Our project development processes are oriented in a certain manner which aims at
giving maximum benefits to our customers.
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SECURITY ISSUES
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1. How do you ensure client confidentiality?
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We are committed to the security and confidentiality of
the information that you share with us. We have set up a reliable information security
system with the sole aim of giving you a safe outsourcing experience with maximum
benefits.
To ensure confidentiality of information, we encourage
our customers to sign in a confidential Non Disclosure Agreement (NDA) at
the very initial stages of project discussion. This NDA has legal binding and is
an important document which ensures the total security of your information in our
hands. Furthermore, by not publishing details regarding our client projects without
prior permission from the clients, we ensure that your information is safe in our
hands.
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2. Do you have a protected infrastructure in place? (Need to update consult Network
team)
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Keeping in mind the concerns regarding information security,
we have engineered our infrastructure so as to eliminate all possible leak of information.
Enterprise Access System for Employee Login
- Secure Smart Card, Secure Premises Login
- Network and Windows Login, PC 'locking'
- Secure Remote Access (VPN)
- Secure e-mail with digital signatures
- Single sign on to enterprise and desktop applications
- Employees made to sign confidentiality and Non Disclosure Agreements
Secured VPN and Network
- Total secured CISCO VPN Tunnel to Client, which blocks all Peers to Peep in
- Secured Cisco� Intelligent switches and Cisco� Network Assistant optimized for LAN
- Cisco� PIX� Firewall to block all ports for HTTP, FTP, TCP/IP, UDP and even ICMP
Enterprise Access System for Employee Login
- Secure Smart Card, Secure Premises Login
- Network and Windows Login, PC 'locking'
- Secure Remote Access (VPN)
- Secure e-mail with digital signatures
- Single sign on to enterprise and desktop applications
- Employees made to sign confidentiality and Non Disclosure Agreements
Work Station Security
- Wide security management with administrative auditing, reporting, and monitoring
facilities which will secure data at every stage
- Workstations are secured individually by Anti-Virus Protection and Back-Up Drive
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CONTRACT AGREEMENTS
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1. What service level agreements do you offer?
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Before the commencement of the project, we sign a Services Contract
that details the responsibilities of each party, the deliverables, pricing, complaint
handling mechanisms and delivery schedule of the project.
All payments are milestone based and made after you approve
of the milestone and its deliverables.
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2. Would the timescale be agreed upfront? What would happen if this was over/under
estimated? What flexibility do you offer?
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We first develop a Project Plan with an estimated effort
and schedule according to the specified requirements. Moreover, what matters the
most is how well the application aligns to your business and brings you success.
To meet this objective we shall propose to discuss and review
with you both the estimate and the schedule of the project. This will happen at
the end of the architecture and design phase.
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3. If I am dissatisfied with the programmer(s)/service/outcome, how are my interests
protected? (e.g. cancellation of agreement, money/time back poilicies etc...)
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This is covered through clear termination clauses in the contract.
However, we try to prevent the advent of any such situation by providing you clear
problem escalation routes. You may also bring any issue to the notice of the
Operations Manager and/or the CEO for redressal and an appropriate solution
will be provided.
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4. Would I own the relevant copyright and Intellectual Property?
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This would depend on the type of project contract that we have
entered into with each other. If the arrangement is on the basis of hiring employees
(FTE contract basis), you will own the copyright, intellectual property and related
rights that will be specified clearly during the course of the project. However,
if we work on a project approach, then both parties would co-own the copyright as
well as have all rights to reproduce, modify or resell the code.
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MSITL STAFF
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1. How do you ensure employee credibility?
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Employees are recruited into the organization through tested
methods of evaluation of capability and integrity. While entering into projects,
all the employees who will be involved in the projects are made to sign confidentiality
agreements with MSITL. The access to client information is
restricted to a limited number of people and a high level security system is employed
at their workstations.
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2. Do you have fluent English speaking representatives?
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All our employees communicate in English.
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3. How do I hire your employee(s) to work on my project?
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You may hire, on contract basis, an individual employee
or a dedicated team of programmers/software developers/designers or a combination
of employees with different skill sets, to work exclusively on your project. If
you are planning to hire an individual employee, we would recommend a "developer".
We call this a Full Time Equivalent or FTE arrangement, wherein
we have different people working at different times for a collective total time
of 160 hours a month. In case of larger teams, we recommend dedicated "persons"
in order to enable the team to build expertise on your product and business. This
will help them to play a pro-active role while working on your projects.
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4. What happens if I am unhappy with the progress/ability of the employee(s)?
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We will be directly responsible for the team which is working
for you. If you are dissatisfied with the output of the employee(s), we can either
modify the process or provide you with a suitable replacement.
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PRICING
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1. What sort of pricing strategy do you have in place for development projects?
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Our pricing model basically differs for each project undertaken
based on your requirement. However, the general format for pricing is common and
as follows.
For your convenience, we offer 2 different types of pricing options:
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2. How do I make the payment?
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We will provide you with the invoice details and all necessary
information so that you can wire your payment to our bank.
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3. Are there any additional costs?
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The only other costs that you would have to bear would be the
bank charges that you incur while making the payment, as well as costs of any third
party software that you would have us purchase for your clients.
We do not charge for the standard tools of our trade
such as MS Project, Dreamweaver, Flash, MS Visual Studio or Visio. However, if there
is any tool that you would have us use for a specific project, we may have to bill
you for the same. In such cases, we will discuss with you before implementing such
decisions.
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4. Do you offer any discount for prolonged service?
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Our pricing is based on a long term relationship aimed at giving
maximum benefits to our customers. Hence we do not offer any further discount.
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PROJECT WORK
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1. What is the procedure for initiating a project?
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The primary steps towards intiating any project activity with
us would be to contact us via the enquiry form provided on the website and to send
in your requirement and other required details. Within 24 hours of the same,
our sales team will get back to you to confirm the details of your enquiry. From
that point onwards, a dedicated team of ours will be in constant contact with you
to take our relationship forward, throughout the following phases of developing
your project.
- Research & Requirement Analysis
- Analysis & Design
- Prototype Development
- Code Generation
- Testing
- Technical Maintenance
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2. What information would you require from me?/p>
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It would be great if you could give us a detailed Request
for Proposal (RFP) . This will help us in analyzing your project
and requirement with greater clarity. If you do not have an RFP, kindly give us a
rough idea of your requirement and our business analysis team will help you develop
the required RFP.
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3. How do I send my work to you?
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Most of our projects are web based. Hence, we can communicate
and transfer files through the Internet. Kindly send us a brief description
or a document about your project requirement, during the initial stages of communication
with you regarding your project requirement. If you have an application on which
you need us to work on or analyze, we will need to get the corresponding:
- Web server details
- Database details
- FTP details
If you want us to work on your server, we will need your Remote Desktop details.
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4. Can I define and enforce our coding standards on your developers? If so what
action would be pursued if they failed to adhere to the standards (i.e. money/time
back policies etc...)? (consult with technical team regarding standard process)
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In the normal scenario, our employees follow our own coding standards
which have been defined by our Software Engineering Process Group (SEPG). But if
the team should follow the standards prescribed by you, it is possible to work that
out in your favor.
As is our practice, if the team does not follow the standards
that have been defined, we take care to ensure that you will not be billed for the
time that they take to correct the code. We understand that we can never fully make
up for wasted time and hence our processes and systems focus on avoidance of such
instances in the first place.
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5. Will I receive daily progress reports that outline the outstanding and completed
work?
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we have a systemized weekly status reporting and GoToMeeting
sessions to have continuous interactions between you and my developers. And We will
depute a dedicated project manager who will be in touch with you for regular updates
and queries. He will be available through Email, Support tool, Instant messenger,
Phone, Gotomeeting and on Any WebEx based communications.
Also, you can use our support tool to know the current status
of your project and can able to monitor the development of project on daily basis.
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6. Will I be able to access code during the development cycle? If so what version
control method would you use to share the code?
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If you are hiring a dedicated team on a contract basis,
we can either arrange for hosting the Version Control System (VSS) on your server
or give you access to a VSS server in our company premises.
If we work on a project arrangement, you will have access
to the code once the final payment is made. Till then we will host the solution
on our hosting server for your review on the features and the feedback.
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7. Would you provide a formal technical specification document?
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Our documentation includes Software Requirements Specifications,
prototype, wireframe, project plan, release procedure, code and installation manual
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8. Do you provide technical support and maintenance?
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Yes. We provide 24/7 live technical support and application maintenance
services on request. Our Technical support and maintenance team not just works on
bug fixing and trouble shooting, but also on enhancing existing applications, adding
new content and upgrading applications with new technology.
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TESTING
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1. Is testing incorporated as a component within your pricing structure?
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Yes. We see testing as a part of the development process and
take care of it in our pricing structure. We have a separate team that specializes
and focuses on testing.
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2. What are your testing procedures? Does this include load testing?
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Our Quality Assurance and Testing team work from Use Cases to
prepare Functionality and Performance Test cases. The team conducts load tests when
required.
The test team also works with the developers to create unit test
cases. This allows the programmers to test their own modules before they hand it
over for integration.
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CONTACT US
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A provision to inquire or to contact us is made available for
you at the bottom of this page. Kindly fill up that form and tell us a little about
yourself and the project that you have in mind. If you prefer to communicate
via e-mail, feel free to contact us at contactus@msitl.com
You are welcome to contact us at our address given below:
MSITL.
1616 Anderson Rd, McLean, VA 22102, USA Phone: +1 703.349.6037 Mobile: +1 571.721.9761
Fax: 202.640.2078
Visit at: localhost:90/MSITL
Email: contactus@msitl.com
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2. Can I contact the appropriate parties working on our project? If so can I communicate
via phone?
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Yes. We would recommend that you interact primarily with
the Project leader in order to minimize miscommunications within your team.
We are comfortable with communication via e-mail, chat or phone.
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3. When all during the day can I contact you?
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Yes. Our technical teams are available and they are ready to
support 24/7 to give a hand.
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