If your IT project is stalled, or you've got a problem that you just can't get to the bottom of, why not call us in?  Our daily rate is very competitive, and if after one day you don't feel we can help you solve the problem, we'll only charge you £100! 

Our consultants are all Microsoft Certified, and have skills and experience from across the IT Spectrum, with an emphasis on lateral thinking, problem-solving and rapid development.  Our primary areas of technical expertise are :

- .Net Development (1.1 and 2.0) - C# and VB.Net
- ASP.Net Web Solutions (1.1 and 2.0)
- Mobile Device Development (.Net Compact Framework, WINCE)
- C/C++, WIN32 API, MFC/ATL
- Visual Basic (6) and Visual Basic for Applications
- HTML, JavaScript and ASP
- BizTalk 2004 and 2006
- SQLServer 2000 and 2005

Working for an end-client in the Utility sector, we were called in by Accenture to assist them in getting a GPRS mobile job management system back on the rails.  The project was significantly behind schedule, and essentially stalled because of occasional lock-ups, crashes and transmission reliability issues when being tested out in the field which did not occur in lab test conditions.

Taking a systematic approach, we were able to isolate the relevant practical differences between the lab test environment and the real-world scenario, which turned out to be a difference in the quality and segmentation of the GPRS signal.  By adding enhanced logging and tracing capabilities, we were able to pin the reliability issue down to the case of sending a large GPRS packet with a poor signal - a situation not elegantly or predictably handled by the network provider.  Ultimately we determined an effective maximum packet size for reliable transmission, and integrated a data-splitter layer into the network stack.  Additionally a thorough code inspection and line-by-line code-step revealed the use of a closed handle after retry handling, which was causing the lock-up and crash some way down the line. 

We also recommended changes to the unit and integration testing strategy.  Within two
weeks the project was back on track, and the client was happy.