1. Case Study
THE PROBLEM
Kitco Metals Inc.
With a huge lineup of desktop and mobile
apps available on multiple devices and
Kitco Metals Inc. provides a
pioneering range of Kcast
applications that deliver
customizable and real-time,
market information about
precious metals to desktops,
email inboxes, and mobile
devices.
platforms, generating a huge amount of
real-time data, Kitco felt a need to develop
an intuitive testing strategy to ensure
uninterrupted services to their worldwide
customers.
Kitco also wanted to develop an app for
Android devices to help its users track live
precious metal quotes and other critical
updates, on the move.
There was also some hesitation at Kitco's
end to work with an offshore service
provider since they have never done
outsourcing earlier.
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2. Case Study
THE CHALLENGE
THE SOLUTION
Volume of Real-time Data
Technology
Agile Development Methodology
The amount of real-time data generated
While developing the Burst app from ground up, a
Once the POC was successful , AGILE development
through all Kitco apps was huge. It posed an
perfect mix of HTML5, .NET, SQL Server,jQuery,
methodology was used to complete the entire
immense challenge toward developing the
Ajax, and JavaScript technologies was used to
project in three phases.
Android app that could deliver uninterrupted
create a robust and highly compatible solution.
performance and sustain heavy data loads.
Use of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs)
Testing the inevitable
Multi-device, Multi-platform Testing
To meet performance requirements of Burst app,
To determine applicability of the Burst app, we
the implementation of the website’s backend
Kitco had a wide range of applications based
decided to develop a POC (Proof of Concept) to test
solution was done using Microsoft Silverlight,
on multiple platforms like BlackBerry, iPhone,
the most challenging features – like
which made the app run faster and display content
iPad, Android, Palm, Windows Phone 7 and
implementation of zoom-in/zoom-out, text
accurately on the web.
Windows 7 – all connected through a
highlight etc. using HTML 5.
test various Kitco apps on such diverse
platforms.
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The effective resource utilization and round-the-clock coordination between
offshore and onsite teams resulted in faster time-to-market of Kitco applications.
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common database. We had to defy all odds to
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3. Case Study
THE RESULT
Faster Time-to-market
he effective resource utilization and round-the-clock
coordination between offshore and onsite teams
resulted in faster time-to-market of Kitco
applications.
Higher Customer Satisfaction
Faster delivery of new features and higher overall
software quality increased Kitco's client satisfaction,
thereby meeting their revenue growth and customer
retention objectives.
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