Open Source Software Development

NIVID has a small team of professionals who have formed Open Source Software development competency. NIVID has invested in open source software research and training of its team. Customizing Open Source development applications innovatively for wide adoption by customers has been the focus of our software competency group in the recent months. NIVID has professionals experienced in offering Linux based services as part of our offerings in the Open Source domain.

Benefits of using open source software:

	Cost savings typically range from 70% to 90% compared to a product developed from scratch, depending on the complexity of customization
	Development time and cost reduced by over 50%
	Software comes with rights to modify
	Complete flexibility for meeting specific needs (not available with proprietary software)
	Enhanced portability
	Vendor neutrality
	Availability of quick fixes and feature enhancements
	Availability of large pool of talented developers at short notice
	Current Status of most open source software development applications:
	Result of collaborative effort of a group of people, often working on voluntary basis
	Released on an 'as-is' basis, without any guarantee on the quality of the software
	Often addresses a particular domain's functionality.
	Often requires more than one open source software development application to be integrated and customized
	No definitive source for obtaining the required technical support.

How does NIVID add value to your open source software development project:

	We analyze client requirements thoroughly to understand your business needs
	We perform extensive research to identify the best open source applications that suits our client's business needs
	We analyze the open source software development application to understand the product and the underlying code thoroughly and intimately
	We identify areas that need customization, and prepare a plan to integrate multiple open source software development applications
	After customizing and integrating the applications, we subject the software to a thorough QA and testing cycle to rectify any inherent software defects
	We create additional customer-oriented documentation to help the client use the software effectively
	We provide services to migrate the existing applications and data, if any, to the new software
	We provide technical support to the software delivered. Our standard terms and conditions include 4 weeks of FREE technical support.
	We provide ongoing technical support, and can provide services to modify the functionality / add new features.