Software and Hardware Product Challenges

Verticesoft specializes in serving the unique needs of companies who produce software as or within their products. We understand the constant struggle to stay ahead of the competition with new products and features, the pressures of supporting software upgrades and new devices, and the challenges of delivering regular releases to protect maintenance revenue bases. Product engineering environments are not the same as IT environments. Each release cycle involves product managers, architects, engineers, QA specialists, marketers and professional service consultants. One size doesn’t fit all. From terminology to tools and methodologies, independent software vendors (ISVs) and hardware manufacturers follow practices designed to address the intricacies of their particular market and target technology platforms. However, all product companies share the same bottom line. More platforms and features mean bigger markets. Faster delivery means gaining revenue sooner. Lower costs mean higher margins.

How Verticesoft Serves Software and Hardware Providers:

We deliver services that optimize the full product lifecycle. Whether launching a new product, expanding internationally, ensuring the integrity of a major product release or implementing a new release on a customer site, our Product Engineering Services help ISVs and hardware manufacturers accelerate product delivery cycles, reduce development and support costs, and enhance overall quality. At Verticesoft, Product Engineering Services is a core competency, not a repackaging of IT services. ISVs and hardware companies compose a large percentage of our customer base and we have built services tuned to the unique needs and challenges of this industry. We help product companies:

• Accelerate product delivery and reduce development and QA costs
• Modernize products to reduce support costs, extend cash flows and add market expanding platforms
• Offload release support for mature product lines, protecting maintenance revenues while lowering costs and freeing internal engineers for next generation development
• Enter new geographic markets through localization and translation services
• Gain access to engineers skilled in the latest technologies and methodologies
• Improve quality by providing dedicated QA teams
• Establish a presence in China with localized products, relationships and support
• Extend professional services capabilities and increase profitability through onshore and offshore implementation, training and customization capabilities