Newsoft

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

We're a biotech company strongly active in the agro-food industry. Since its foundation in 1997, we have been developing rapid testing solutions for the food security. We have built a strong expertise in the detection of contaminants by means of a unique multiplexing approach.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Newsoft?

To commercialize a new product, we needed a Android application to ease the use of our new device. The main problem was the lack of documentation of the protocol to be able to interface the device with the phone.

What were your goals for this project?

The main goal was to connect the device with the rest of the world and especially with our servers collecting the data. The device was used through an old Windows software and linked to a computer with a USB cable. We wanted to ease the use of the device by allowing the user to control it with its smartphone through a BlueTooth connection.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

We were looking for a Ukrainian software freelancer on a well-known website because we were already working with a Ukrainian. And by luck, we found out a great professional software engineer working quickly while meeting all our requirements (even if the project was kind of obscure at the beginning but he was very adaptive).

Describe the project and the services they provided in detail.

He designed and developed a complete Android application using Kotlin and communicating perfectly with our device through Bluetooth or USB. The application is very responsive and easy to use.

What was the team composition?

There was only one software engineer but he did all the job very efficiently. I was the project leader and was telling him what to do but he was also very proactive by proposing many changes which was beneficial to the project.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any information that demonstrates the impact that this project has had on your business?

We were able to launch our product and acquire more clients because our device was ahead of the concurrency because of the newly developed application.

How was project management arranged and how effective was it?

It was a one person project but he managed it very efficiently and very professionally.

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I was very impressed by the proactiveness, flexibility, and ability to work quickly while delivering quality code.

Are there any areas for improvement?

While there is always room for improvement, I can't see one are in particular.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the Product Lead of Neurocast

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are passively monitoring your brain health on your mobile device.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Newsoft to accomplish?

• project specific feature development on backend and front end
• Manual Testing of our products for different stakeholders

SOLUTION

How did you find Newsoft?

Online Search

Why did you select Newsoft over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Good value for cost

How many teammates from Newsoft were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Manual Testing of app UI/UX, dashboard UI/UX

Issue detecting, investigation and resolving

Documentation of User requirments and functional requirments 

Dashboard Development front and backend

API

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Several product feature launches 

stable system with low issue/bug rate

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

They have regular performance reviews together with you and checkin in about the work of their employees, they always react very fast if in need of something and deliver very fast good candidates to hire long term or project based.

What was your primary form of communication with Newsoft?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They were very eager and engaged throughout.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Newsoft could have done differently?

no

BACKGROUND

Introduce your business and what you do there.

Ohalo Ltd. uses machine learning and NLP to help organizations scan, classify, and protect sensitive information in unstructured data across on-premise and cloud sources. We also automate data discovery, classification, and compliance processes.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What challenge were you trying to address with Newsoft?

We needed to hire a full-time member for our software engineering team.

SOLUTION

What was the scope of work?

Newsoft has provided staff augmentation services for us. The team has provided a consultant who works full-time as a software engineer, collaborating with my product managers to deliver new features and enhancements, such as enterprise connectors and middleware.

What is the team composition?

We work with one software engineer.

How did you come to work with Newsoft?

We chose them because they had access to great talent. In particular, one employee had worked with me on a previous project, and I wanted to continue working with this person.

What is the status of this engagement?

We began working with Newsoft in January 2022, and the engagement is ongoing.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?

Newsoft's consultant is a true member of the team and goes beyond expectations for a software engineer, such as working independently and closing tickets. He's made many positive contributions to the team.

He has recently patched a considerable number of security vulnerabilities, which has allowed us to proceed with a customer POC on time. The customer has been able to launch on time because our application cleared their security reviews without any delays.

How did Newsoft perform from a project management standpoint?

We mainly deal with this one employee, but we communicate via email.

What did you find most impressive about them?

Newsoft's engineers are very determined, dedicated, and committed.

Are there any areas they could improve?

Newsoft is great! Nothing to improve!

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive at Twickets

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Face value or less ticket resale marketplace

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Newsoft to accomplish?

• Expand our development team

SOLUTION

How did you find Newsoft?

Referral

Why did you select Newsoft over others?

• Great culture fit
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Newsoft were assigned to this project?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Newsoft has helped us grow out team with a select of reliable and hard working developers who work with us to delivery updates and major features to our platform.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

Quite simply completion of tasks on our board.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Newsoft do not provide project management to us, however they do provide very good oversight and support for the team in general.

What was your primary form of communication with Newsoft?

Virtual Meeting

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They have matched their processes to fit what we need so we can get on with growing our team and building out our platform without getting in the way, however when we have a concern that needs their assistance they are on hand to resolve it.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Newsoft could have done differently?

No, they have been very good.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive of EvolveYou App Ltd

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Premium fitness application offering a variety of subscription-based workouts.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Newsoft to accomplish?

• Simplify user authentication with Cognito.
• Revise web-based subscription and payment flow.
• Migrate from Chargebee to Stripe for payments.

SOLUTION

How did you find Newsoft?

• Online Search
• Referral

Why did you select Newsoft over others?

• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit

How many teammates from Newsoft were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

The scope of work for our team involves addressing various technical aspects of the fitness application, with a primary focus on React Native and Web Development. This includes fixing critical issues with the iOS player, optimizing the forum's performance, enhancing user authentication, and ensuring a smooth transition to Stripe for payment processing. 
Additionally, we are responsible for implementing Single Sign-On (SSO) functionality for social media login. Our team consists of eight developers proficient in React Native, React, Nodejs, Python, and iOS.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• Simplified, error-free authentication. 
• Stable payment system. 
• Effortless Sign In with SSO. 
• Enhanced user engagement and retention. 
• Improved iOS player stability. 
• Faster forum performance.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Delivered agreed SoW on time with great communication skills when they needed assistance to overcome obsticals to ensure we stayed on track.

What was your primary form of communication with Newsoft?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We're impressed by the great quality of their work and understanding of our technical structure and expectations.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Newsoft could have done differently?

none.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am the CEO of Bazo

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

Bazo is a SaaS solution that enables direct-to-consumer brands in selling stagnant inventory profitably.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Newsoft to accomplish?

• Build MVP
• Build 2nd Iteration of the product

SOLUTION

How did you find Newsoft?

Referral

Why did you select Newsoft over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

How many teammates from Newsoft were assigned to this project?

6-10 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

SCOPE

The scope of work encompasses the development of a Shopify application with the gamification feature. This includes

• designing and implementing the gamification logic
• integrating it with Shopify using the Shopify API
• creating a visually appealing and user-friendly application
• developing a payment link system
• enhancing customer engagement elements
• meeting strict project deadlines
• integrating customer and merchant email notifications
• implementing gamification logic
• conducting comprehensive testing
• continuously improving design element
• adhering to Shopify API restrictions
• addressing security challenges
• assisting in reducing excess inventory through the gamification feature

DELIVERABLES

• Create gamification Logic from scratch.
• Integrate Shopify deferred payments for gamification logic.
• Enhance usability and boost conversion through customer insights.
• Develop a user-friendly, stable app.
• Implement merchant usage-based billing.
• Elevate customer engagement features.
• Redesign transactional emails.
• Ensure Shopify API compliance.
• Build a reliable, secure system.
• Perform thorough testing.
• Make design enhancements.
• Adhere to tight deadlines.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• User Engagement
• Conversion Rate
• Merchant Satisfaction 
• Security Metrics
• Inventory Reduction

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Yes - they're pretty amazing. I've worked with a lot of contractors in my 12 years building software and they are by far the most reliable. I will be using them for any startup I launch going forward. Domain expertise, client service, quality talent and operating model is top notch. They will work with us on anything.

What was your primary form of communication with Newsoft?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They are all in office and act as full time employees. Other consultancies just act as staff aug, these guys are straight up our employees and they're amazing. They work overtime too just because they have the same ownership mindset that we have. Pretty stellar!

Are there any areas for improvement or something Newsoft could have done differently?

NA

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and position.

I am an executive of a business services company

Describe what your company does in a single sentence.

We are a tech-enabled recruiting agency with a certified network of recruiters that will source high quality candidates for your job openings on a custom bounty basis.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

What specific goals or objectives did you hire Newsoft to accomplish?

• MVP development for our website and backend

SOLUTION

How did you find Newsoft?

Referral

Why did you select Newsoft over others?

• High ratings
• Pricing fit our budget
• Great culture fit
• Good value for cost
• Referred to me
• Company values aligned

What was the size of Newsoft’s team?

2-5 Employees

Describe the scope of work in detail. Please include a summary of key deliverables.

Deliverable was a bounty and application system that can be used by our affiliate recruiting company. Newsoft created a database, backend and admin portal to add users, new company & recruiter accounts, and bounties (i.e. job listings). They also developed a frontend site for candidate applications & employer review process, as well as MVP frontend user experiences for Recruiters and Company users. 

Additionally, they developed a Slack bot that integrates with Company Slack teams to notify them of new applications and send timed update requests to keep candidate statuses fresh.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

What were the measurable outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

• Weekly team meetings to discuss progress and review what has been built. MVP build was feature complete before the deadline. After that we simply did QA and polish.

Describe their project management. Did they deliver items on time? How did they respond to your needs?

Everything was delivered on time and within budget. They were very flexible with our budget needs and MVP goals. They were also flexible allowing us to extend a week beyond the original contract to add in a few new things.

What was your primary form of communication with Newsoft?

• Virtual Meeting
• Email or Messaging App

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They have a great team culture with very strong developers. They got an impressive amount done with little input from me.

Are there any areas for improvement or something Newsoft could have done differently?

More documentation for final hand-off of the project

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

I'm the CEO of Lootr, Lootr is a shopping browser that locates the best deals and coupons in real time when.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire Newsoft?

Newsoft has developed and maintained the the products from scratch.

What were your goals for this project?

To develop fully functioning iOS and Android applications

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor?

I interviewed several companies and was impressed with with Volodymir

Describe the project in detail.

The project started with defining both ios and android apps, we moved to development after a month of back and forth about the complexity of the project and what are the ways to resolve them Within 3 months of development we have launched

What was the team composition?

We had ios developer, android developer and backend developer

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The team was very dedicated, and the communications were fast, the team was able to meet deadlines. Both ios and android app are live in the app stores and have users

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

The workflow was great, we used asana as task and bug manager

What did you find most impressive about this company?

I would say their communication and the ability to meet deadlines are impressive.

Are there any areas for improvement?

We had some bugs but mainly it was out fault due to lack or correct product definitions, in any case the team was fats to respond and fix them