We have our own development center in Ahmedabad, India and we do not sub-contract.



• Where is the offshore development center for HiddenBrains located?

HiddenBrains has its Offshore Development Center in India's prime city Ahmedabad.



• What are the benefits of outsourcing offshore?

Offshore outsourcing has many benefits and we have mentioned most common one below:

• Significant cost savings.
• Offshore teams can provide a cost effective temporary or full-time    solution to    avoid expensive new recruitment
• By outsourcing priority projects to offshore development teams for high    value    design and development clients are able to concentrate on other    areas of    business, rather than spending the hours recruiting local    professionals.
• In some cases, experienced overseas professionals can contribute   significant   research and technical knowledge to your organization as well
• Overseas employees have the same skill sets and academic background as    our    consultants in the United States/Europe.
• Offshore development companies like HiddenBrains can provide offshore   assistance   in technical design, development and programming at short notice   without increasing clients' long-term commitments on manpower
• Using off-shore development programmers and technical professionals for   short   and long term projects has been a cost-effective necessity as   technology rapidly   changes and skills and expertise become hard to find or   more expensive



• What are the other reasons one should consider outsourcing overseas?

While cost savings were the primary reason companies outsourced offshore in the early 1990's, in recent years priorities have been changing. Timely access to highly qualified technical talent, faster time to market and accelerated delivery, ability to significantly expand the organization's software development capacity at minimal costs, opportunity to accelerate the improvement in their own software process and quality capabilities by working with world-class offshore companies, and reduction in the risk of cost overruns and late projects are frequently cited by customers ahead of cost savings.

Outsourcing through HiddenBrains can bring a vast maturity to your outsourcing program and experience to your negotiating table. In today's volatile economic climate, companies require a flexible support model and working with a pivotal outsourcing supplier such as HiddenBrains, enable them to reap the benefits of low-cost offshore outsourcing without the associated risks.

If you are new to outsourcing, you should look to the maturity of HiddenBrains and use it services to secure your businesses future.



• What are the ideal projects for offshore outsourcing?

HiddenBrains has identified the following list of projects are typical for offshore outsourcing:

• E-commerce projects
• Application Conversions (e.g. VB 2.0 to VB.NET or VB 6.0)
• Database Conversions (e.g. SQL 6.5 to SQL 2000)
• Integration of legacy or enterprise systems to client/server, Web   Application, etc.
• Porting projects to different platforms (porting from DOS, Windows   9X/NT/2000/XP, Unix, etc.)
• Component development (e.g. ActiveX, OOP, OOD, Reports and Modules)
• Documentation, Producing of Windows Help Files, etc.
• Testing
• Desktop programs development
• Application, Database and Web Maintenance



• What are the main reasons for outsourcing projects to HiddenBrains?

We have listed the main reasons why our clients have outsourced projects to HiddenBrains:

• To drastically reduce operating costs
• To share the risks involved in development
• To gain access to world-class software engineering skills from India
• To seek resources not available in-house
• To finish projects which otherwise cannot be finished in-house due to   technical   or staff limitations
• To free up non-capital resources for other in-house projects
• To gain a fresh and new perspective on a stalled project
• To localize existing software for you



• How can I reach easily to you, as offshore software development is risky as far as   distance is concerned?

You do not have to worry about the constant headaches that communication and cultural barriers often bring to the software development process. You will be in direct communication with our 24x7 Hours working office who will work with you and with your team on a regular basis. Also at our offshore development center, we have an local American Number that reaches our Indian Office. You can make a domestic call from America and speak with our team in India as long as you like, and vice versa. This way you have access to some members of our team 24 hours a day.



• Which language does programmer use for offshore development?

Generally code development is done using English language and all code is written using the same. Development team members have good knowledge of English language and world-class communication skills as well as our Project Managers work directly with the clients and communicate using a modes of communication like email/telephone/IM chat etc. English language is never a problem working with us.



• How does the offshore development work?

While working with offshore development methodology does not change, whether the development is done domestically in any other part of the world. An industry standard software development methodology will be maintained continuously throughout the project. You will be in direct communication with the project manager who will track your project through all the phases of development, from requirement analysis, requirements documentation, prototyping, development, testing, release and support. We will be in continuous touch with you about your project work through Internet and other communication media.



• Why is India most preferable destination for offshore outsourcing?

While outsourcing project for offshore development, one must consider all the affecting factors to choose the best among all. India has emerged as the governing competitor because it is the strongest selection across a range of factors :

• Reputation and consistency in delivering IT services — India has a strongest   knowledge base in the field of information technology with many decades of   experience in delivering IT services. Many of the IT giant and most famous   corporate like Microsoft, IBM, Sun Microsystems, Dell, HP, Compaq etc have their   own development centers as well as outsourcing relationships with offshore   vendors in India.
• Availability of skilled and computer literate professionals —India has the   largest range of skilled, experienced IT professionals with combination skill sets.   India's knowledge-giving universities and diverse colleges publish thousands of   well-educated professionals every year and they got absorbed.
• Government support —Indian government is a strong supporter of IT initiatives.   Easy legal proceeding and large investment in providing excellent training   infrastructure support it.
• Cultural similarity — India has most of the skilled persons having good command over English Language and IT professionals have extensive experience working with their American and European countries.