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Discerning Software Corporation provides high-level consulting services
to software engineering organizations.
Some past and current clients include eBay, Electronic Classifieds, Kaiser Permanente, Lycos, NetObjects, PlaceWare, SkyMall, TimesTen, and WhoWhere.
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Architectural Review and
Technical Due Diligence
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We have honed a systematic review process applicable either to
technical due diligence for potential M&A activity, or as part of
any internal product planning review. Having seen many successful
and unsuccessful acquisitions and product life cycles, we know
what the telltale problem signs are.
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Product Architecture
and Product Strategy
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We combine an active knowledge of the "bleeding edge"
(particularly internet technologies) with experience in what has
actually been tested and demonstrated to work in the field. We
have designed both native Windows 3-tier client-server and highly
scalable web applications. We bring to bear both technical
expertise and the business fundamentals necessary to make
appropriate calls between architectural investment and
time-to-market.
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Implementation and Testing
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Sometimes an organization cannot afford the risk or the time to
implement a product internally, or to test it successfully. We
have experience with both web and Windows clients, and both user
interfaces and database backends. We can accommodate a company's
existing commitments to a programming language or object
technology. We understand all too well the risks with out-sourced
development, and appreciate the even higher need for proper
internal documentation and testing. We have deep experience in
load testing client-server and web systems, as well as other
kinds of testing.
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Engineering Tools and Process
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Having seen numerous engineering organizations of all sizes, we
have developed a feel for what level of process formalization is
appropriate to different markets and engineering
organizations. In addition to providing consulting on engineering
organization and process, we also closely track the software
tools market, and can readily advise clients on the selection of
tools for testing, source control, and defect tracking.
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