DataEase Commemorates 5 Years of Offshore Development

DataEase International, the leading global software supplier of DataEase and NetPlus, is celebrating 5 years of successful offshore development in the centre set up in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2001. Over the course of this period DataEase has been able to make savings of 76% when compared to resourcing their staff in the UK.

London, UK (PRWEB) July 26, 2006 -- DataEase International (www.dataease.com), the leading global software supplier of DataEase and NetPlus, is celebrating 5 years of successful offshore development in the centre set up in St. Petersburg, Russia in 2001. Over the course of this period DataEase has been able to make savings of 76% when compared to resourcing their staff in the UK.

Pete Tabord, DataEase International’s Managing Director, explains: “Back in 2001 we were experiencing difficulties in finding programmers with the necessary skill-set to develop our core product. We were also looking to recruit C++ developers with ASP experience to implement a seamless web publishing tool for DataEase. As we were not prepared to compromise on developer quality or pay a premium which would have to be passed onto our customers, we decided to outsource our development offshore. The benefits of this decision have been remarkable. Not only were we assigned a team of highly efficient, experienced and leading edge technology people but we have also saved £3.8 million in the process, a saving of 76% compared to the UK cost.”

Sapphire (www.sapphiregroup.com), the offshore development specialists with centres in Russia, India and Egypt, was the company DataEase used to set up its ODC (Offshore Development Centre). As well as selecting and recruiting a panel of highly qualified staff to match DataEase’s exact requirements, Sapphire also provided the premises, latest software tools, hardware and communications.

Alan Couchman, Sapphire’s Client Services Director commented: “It’s not only the cost savings that make Sapphire’s offshore resourcing services appealing, but also our ability to provide high quality people with the required skill set at a moment’s notice. It’s about enabling organisations to have their own offshore team without the hassle of employment contracts, setting up offices and equipment. It’s also about scalability, better risk management and freeing up our customer’s internal resources to focus on core value-adding activities.”

After 5 years of its successful ODC operation DataEase is now expanding their team of 2 project leaders, 5 programmers and 2 testers to work on a new version of their NetPlus software.

About Sapphire:
The Sapphire Group is an Anglo-American privately owned group with offices in UK, USA and offshore centres in Russia, India and Egypt. They specialise in Offshore Resource Development and Onshore-Offshore Project Services.

An estimated price calculator for setting up an ODC is available on their website at http://www.sapphiregroup.com/calculator/calculator.php.

Contact:
Anthony Mortimer
Tel: +441708 333 700

Bart Barker
Tel: +18019791099
www.sapphiregroup.com

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