Application Development and Maintenance In-Depth Technology Expertise for Application Development in all Major Languages and IDEs Streamlined Development Processes using CMMI Level 5 Approach Redundancy and Low-Cost Construction using Worldwide Development Centers Integrated 24x7 Application Support Methodology-Driven Efficiency

In-Depth Technology Expertise for Application Development in all Major Languages and IDEs

UST has the resources and the expertise to develop applications in all major languages and all major integrated development environments (IDEs). Specifically, UST can build Web-based applications, portal applications, and enterprise applications in languages such as Java, C++, .NET, and others within extremely short timeframes, with a hybrid balance of on-site and off-site resources to reduce costs and meet timelines.

Streamlined Development Processes using CMMI Level 5 Approach

UST follows industry-standard best practices for software development. Our "ABuild" methodology combines the best of standard software methodologies such as the Rational Unified Process (RUP), Agile, and XP with the benefits of CMMI Level 5 processes. "ABuild" is a hybrid development process that is repeatable, can be optimized to meet specific needs, promotes reusability, and is simple to apply. It has been consistently successful in addressing the most sophisticated problem spaces for numerous Fortune 100 customers.

Low-Cost Construction using Worldwide Development Centers

UST offers the "right mix" of resources throughout the development lifecycle. With the "ABuild" process, our experts directly engage with the users, business customers, and IT staff on-site to gather requirements details, design appropriate solutions for the business environment, and deploy the software solution on the target infrastructure. Coupled with the on-site staff are resources located within high-quality, low-cost development centers that span the globe. In addition, the UST development model ensures a measure of redundancy for countering stoppage due to various types of outages.

Integrated Application Support

We provide trained resources who help prolong the lifespan of critical applications by maintaining and enhancing them across a wide range of languages, platforms, and infrastructures. We have a well-defined methodology called "AMUST," that ensures smooth transition of the application ownership to the operational team. The process phases are (1) Assessment, (2) Proposal, (3) Knowledge Transfer, (4) Transition, and (5) Steady State. UST performs all "AMUST" services against a Service Level Agreement (SLA). To ensure continuous enhancement of service levels, we track various metrics, including mean-time to respond, mean-time to repair, application availability, and application complexity improvement.

Methodology-Driven Efficiency

The critical software development challenges facing businesses include deadline overruns, exceeded budget, and inability to meet changing business requirements within the development cycle, all of which affect the competitive advantage. US Technology has developed internal frameworks in each major language and has evolved tightly integrated solutions with IDE s to facilitate rapid development of functional units within the frameworks. This approach allows for quick delivery and gives immediate testable results. We adopt the model-driven architecture (MDA) techniques to generate a large portion of software needed for an application. MDA techniques allow for rapid integration of changing requirements into the software development cycle.