Reliable Software Development Company
We're saying hi from Copenhagen and Vilnius, where we enjoy our days creating outcome-driven digital experiences that empower companies all over the globe. Our Vilnius-based dev team, which comprises more than 50 IT professionals, delivers custom software solutions based on the latest delivery models. We are ready to become a rock-solid digital partner for you.
Based in Lithuania, one of Europe's digital powerhouses, we have extensive experience of carrying out major software development projects in the Nordics, primarily in Denmark and Western Europe. As a project based organisation, we can propose a set of best practices for establishing an agile nearshore development centre (NDC), allowing the use of IT resources when needed and guaranteeing a faster time to market.
With more than 14 years of experience in developing custom software applications, we have become a trusted IT partner in a variety of industries, such as eCommerce, electronic payments, finance, logistics and shipping, GPS tracking, etc. Innovative project delivery models and a full stack of different technologies allow us to deliver ROI-driven software solutions for large enterprises, SMEs and start-ups. Our services range from consulting and determining the types of technologies that would work best to software engineering and product development and dedicated 24/7 support once the project is live.
Our Services:
- Consulting & IT Strategy
- Software Engineering & Product Development
- Dedicated 24/7 Support
- Data Science & Analytics
Our Competences:
- PHP
- .NET
- Mobile (iOS Android)
- JAVA
- UI/UX
- Quality Assurance
- Project Management
- Business Analysis
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Perlas Go A mobile app for convenient and free-of-charge periodic payments.
The Brief
Perlas Group provides various financial services, including:
- collection utility fees and other taxes, including road vignettes, fishing permits, park visitor tickets;
- cash transfers, cash withdrawals, deposits;
- prepaid phone bill replenishment;
- lotteries;
- insurance brokerage services;
- credits.
Perlas Group has a well-developed network of terminals where most of the above services are available. The terminals can be found in almost every supermarket or store in the country, which is very convenient for people as this also guarantees that financial services are available outside usual business hours.
The terminals were a timely and proven solution. Over the last decade, smartphones and tablets have become an essential part of our everyday lives, and many everyday affairs are handled using them. This is how the idea of the Perlas Go application was born – “move the terminal to a mobile phone,” i.e. services available at terminals to be made available on mobile devices. The system of commercial services, which supports the entire network of terminals and the services provided in them, has already been developed. All that remains is to make it available on mobile devices.
What We Did
The Perlas Go application has a separate backend system that “cooperates” with the Commercial Services system through the API. All payment data is transferred to the Commercial Services system and the existing Commercial Services solution is used for settlements with service providers, partners and intermediaries. Data on invoices that can be paid by Perlas Go users is periodically sent from the commercial services system to the Perlas Go system.
In parallel, another subsystem was developed for loading data from service providers. Vendors can transfer billing data both in files and through web services. Because service providers provide data in a variety of ways (e.g., file formats vary), a mechanism has been developed in the data loading subsystem to allow the configuration to describe the format of the data provided. This means that the data can now be presented in a variety of ways without the need for any software changes.
Some of the main app features include:
- Users can scan invoices or enter data manually;
- An unlimited list of service providers;
- Service providers can upload specific data into the system regarding the payments;
- Users can create recurring payments;
- Automatic payment data updates from service providers;
- Users can pay for the entire list of payments they have created or separate individual invoices in it;
- Users can create an unlimited number of payment lists and group them more easily;
- Users can pay either via e-bank systems or in cash at Perlas terminals all over the country;
- Users will be reminded of the invoices due and provided a detailed payment history.
The Perlas Go application is integrated into the PIS (Payment Initiation Service) system, which is being currently developed and allows payments through banks operating in Lithuania.
Technology
- PHP
- MySQL
- Laravel
- Android
- iOS
- Docker
- VueJS
The Result
The Perlas Go app is available in the Apple, Google and Huawei app stores and it can be used to pay for a wide range of services. Everything in one place, at the touch of a button. The app has also made it possible to reach younger tech-savvy users who had not used Perlas terminals before.
E-commerce website for Scandinavian art shop
The Brief
Illux is a Danish company focused on custom art printing. They offer various art printing solutions to customers at home, professional photographers, and businesses, including:
- printing your own photos;
- buying a print of a famous painting by a Scandinavian artist;
- designing and printing your own branded banners/flags.
Illux contacted us way back in 2007. What they needed was to have a webshop that would allow them to sell their products to home customers online and streamline their internal processes. Since then, we’ve helped them expand their business with additional functionalities.
What We Did
The key to meeting the customer's objectives was not just building a typical webshop, but understanding the products they sell, the choices the customer can make before ordering, and other business processes involved. This required a lot of workshops with the client and many iterations of wireframes/designs to reach the optimal result.
Magento was selected because it was a very solid foundation for e-commerce at the time, with much better reputation than any alternatives. It was also quite extensible, which was crucial for Illux because their products and processes are complex and hard to get right. And it had multiple plugins already available, which made it easier to add generic e-commerce functionality later without reinventing the wheel.
TypeScript and KnockoutJS were selected purely for technical reasons, without business involvement. KnockoutJS allowed us to develop a fast and responsive custom interface for shop visitors, while TypeScript saved a lot of development time by preventing a whole class of problems.
Technology
- SAP
- PHP
- Magento
- jQuery
- ImageMagick
- KnockoutJS
- TypeScript
- MySQL
- HTML/CSS
- SOAP
- Silex
The Result
Initially, we helped Illux create an online presence for their business. Later, the webshops helped grow the business. Significantly! When Illux acquired a competitor company and needed to sell their new products, we created a new webshop and integrated it with the existing ones. In 2015, a completely new version of the webshop was launched, and an additional webshop for business customers followed soon after. In 2018, a third webshop was launched specifically for photographers.
Over the years, Illux expanded and their vision for the webshops grew to cover more and more aspects of the business. Active collaboration and development of these webshops continues to this day.
An online GPS-tracking system with complex logistics functionality
The Brief
Uniqtracking specializes in offering GPS vehicle tracking services.Prior to contacting us, Uniqtracking was using a different 3rd party system for performing all of these tasks. However, its limited capabilities and disagreements with the system owners created the need for them to build their own unique system. Our main task was designing the infrastructure and building it from the ground up.
What We Did
We created an online GPS-tracking system with complex logistics functionality, including fleet management, driver logs tracking, online real-time vehicle tracking, alarm sending on theft, speed limit, moving into/out of defined zones, and other specific situations. The software displays a real-time position of any vehicle with the GPS device installed. And what’s more, the Uniqtracking system stores all reported data and makes it available throughout the entire lifetime of the device.
The system was designed with a modular (microservice) architecture in mind. This simplifies development since most of the time only one or two modules are impacted by the changes.
Data processing can be done in parallel. This allows distributing it over multiple servers if needed, creating the possibility to process unlimited amounts of data and support very large numbers of GPS devices. While this was not needed for the initial capacity of the system, building it with this functionality already in place allowed the system to remain relatively unchanged over the years while still being perfectly capable of handling the ever-increasing load.
An event store database was selected for storing all changes happening in the system. This has allowed simple addition of new features that are compatible with the system. All existing events can be re-processed with new functionality and the updated data can be immediately displayed. This may be hard to grasp, so here’s a simple hypothetical example: let’s say we have a list of customers in the system and we’re interested in knowing when each of these items was created. We can add new functionality that includes creation date along with the rest of customer information on the customer entry in the database. We can then reprocess all the customer creation events in the event store and update all existing customer data with their original creation date.
Technology
- HTML/CSS
- .NET
- MSSQL
- JavaScript
The Result
We’ve been able to create a system that has seen a great increase in usage, but has not needed major rewrites in order to support that usage. The predictions made during the initial design phases have allowed the system to scale horizontally (adding additional servers) instead of vertically (making the servers more powerful and also way more expensive), with only minor hardware improvements.
Since the new system has been launched, Uniqtracking has been able to add new features quickly and react to market demands in time.
Mobile app for a logistics software solution provider
The Brief
With extensive and easy-to-use functions for road transportation, sea- and air- freight, intermodal transport and public warehousing, Navitrans is the most out-of-the-box logistic software in the market today. It consists of 3 main modules: Navitrans Transport, Navitrans Forwarding and Navitrans Warehousing. The three modules are designed to work independently, however, they seamlessly integrate as well.
The client had a vision of developing a transport module (drivers as the end users) for the Navision system. The key idea was to have something that would help the drivers plan their work/tasks and distribute those tasks for the general audience of the drivers.
What We Did
Navitrans had a pretty clear idea of what they needed, however, the initial list of the functionality was broader than the actual project required. We’ve approached it with a series of workshops with the client, collection of requirements, their additional analysis, wireframing, prioritization and agreement regarding the actual solution. To ensure full transparency, an agile approach was used.
The main elements of our work included the integration and data synchronization with Navision as well as the development of the pivotal software solutions such as task manager (the task goes from the Navision system to the driver app, the driver completes it, marks the status, the information goes back to Navision, who uses this information for generating the invoices).
Further development is based on the needs identified by the client and feedback from the end users.
Technology
- .NET
- MongoDB
- Android
- ASP.NET Web API 2
- C#
- EventStore
- OAuth 2.0
- JAVA
The Result
We’ve created and to this day maintain their mobile app which is used by the drivers. It enables efficient control of the activities on the road (such as task management, access to shipment and logistics) and connects businesses with customers and other stakeholders in the supply chain. We’ve also built the gateway back-end, which connects the driver's application with the central Navitrans system.
Reviews
the project
Mobile App Dev for Software Company
“What Front IT delivers is always correct, and they’re responsive.”
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m a developer for Navitrans, a Belgian software company. I’m responsible for the driver application project.
What challenge were you trying to address with Front IT?
Front IT is helping us with the driver app project. We work with Microsoft Dynamics NAV, and we needed help with the integration part.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Front IT is providing frontend and backend development for the driver app, an Android app written in Java. I provide them with a list of features and leave the development totally up to them.
They always explain to me how they’ll handle the development, and I give them a green light most of the time. We don’t use wireframes or anything else. One of the latest features they’ve added is geofencing.
What is the team composition?
We work with a project manager, an Android developer, a backend developer, and two testers. There are five people involved in total.
How did you come to work with Front IT?
The driver app was originally made by a Danish company that we acquired in 2016. They were working with Front IT, so we continued the project with them. We’re still happy with them, so there’s no need to change to a different provider.
How much have you invested with them?
I don’t have access to the invoices, but I believe we’ve spent around $25,000–$50,000 or maybe even more.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working with Front IT in December 2016. The app is stable and live on Google Play, but the project never finishes. We constantly create additional features, and there are also updates to the Android platform.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
What Front IT delivers is always correct, and they’re responsive. Front IT is guiding the entire project, and I've had no issues with them.
How did Front IT perform from a project management standpoint?
The communication with them is very good despite the distance between Belgium and Lithuania. I used to have weekly meetings with the project manager, but the project is running a bit slower, so we have meetings every two weeks now.
I can contact Front IT whenever there’s an issue, and they’re quite responsive. I’m always aware of whatever issues may arise at their end, and I don’t need to run after them asking about the status of tasks.
They’re using Jira to track bugs and new features, and I can follow everything in there. We communicate mainly through Microsoft Teams.
What did you find most impressive about them?
Front IT isn’t expensive, and they're good and quite invested in the project. At this point, we have no reason to go to the competition.
Are there any areas they could improve?
They could have quicker delivery times on some projects, but that depends on how many hours I and my management team can spend on the work.
Do you have any advice for future clients of theirs?
You should really look into the company. Their reviews show that Front IT is a good company to work with.
the project
Web App Dev for NGO
"They were more cost-effective than the other providers, and overall, we got a high-quality process."
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I work as a consultant for an NGO. Our organization provides general information, as well as creates awareness for gambling addiction. Additionally, we also treat people who are suffering from it. I mainly do communication and a little bit of political work.
What challenge were you trying to address with Front IT?
We were looking at developing a more digital-friendly solution for our clients due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, we wanted an app that reflects the process of the treatment so they could use the tools and techniques outside.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Front IT built and developed a web-based app for us. We decided on what functions to include, and they designed them.
What is the team composition?
I worked mostly with Simona (Project Manager).
How did you come to work with Front IT?
They provided us with a more cost-efficient and faster solution with more functionalities than any other provider.
What is the status of this engagement?
The project started in October 2020–February 2021.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
I felt that we had a pretty smooth process, and we worked well together. They definitely understood what we wanted and provided the requirements quickly, efficiently, and professionally. I was very happy with the partnership.
How did Front IT perform from a project management standpoint?
We typically communicated through emails, and also had a couple of online meetings.
What did you find most impressive about them?
We were impressed with their professionalism, and the fact that we didn’t need to explain the project in great detail — they understood us and worked extremely quickly. Moreover, they were more cost-effective than the other providers, and overall, we got a high-quality process.
Their process was very transparent, and we didn’t feel left out — we could follow every single step easily.
Are there any areas they could improve?
I don’t have anything to say regarding the areas they need to improve on. We have never worked with an outside developer who responded and delivered so quickly before, so I was very satisfied with Front IT.
the project
Web & Mobile App Dev for Payment Services Firm
"They always do their best and are quick to react when there are issues with the apps."
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I’m the mobile payment product manager of Perlas Finance. We’re based in Lithuania, and we collect installment payments from clients for their utility bills. I’m responsible for the development of the mobile payment app.
What challenge were you trying to address with Front IT?
Until recently, we conducted most of our business through physical sales points. We have many branches in Lithuania, where clients can go to pay their utility bills in cash. More people are now willing to pay bills through their mobiles or computers, so we decided to move from physical sales points to online services. The COVID-19 pandemic also really hurt our business.
What was the scope of their involvement?
We first prepared functional documentation containing the solution’s business layer, which is integrated with our primary system. Using the information we provided, Front IT developed our web and mobile apps, which have API connections to our central system. The mobile versions are native for both Android and iOS. They also built a Huawei app is basically an Android app but with different API connections. Additionally, they developed an administrative system for us, which is where we manage all transactions.
We’ve already gone live, but they continue to develop functionalities and provide support. However, we still handle all the calculations and payments to service providers.
What is the team composition?
We’ve worked with a project manager, one iOS developer, two Android developers, a senior architect, and two database programmers.
How did you come to work with Front IT?
We already worked with them prior to this project. It was the natural choice to go with Front IT because they already knew our business processes and current system. Their pricing was also very competitive.
How much have you invested with them?
We’ve spent around €300,000 (approximately $359,000 USD), but I’m not too sure of the overall finances because I joined the project at the beginning of 2020. We paid them around €120,000 (approximately $143,000 USD) in 2020.
What is the status of this engagement?
We started working with Front IT around April 2019, and it’s still ongoing. We went live in March 2020.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
We’ve been happy with their performance so far. The team always does its best and is quick to react when there are issues with the apps. Their servers went down a few months ago, and Front IT acted as soon as possible. They allocated resources to help us within 1–2 hours, and they fixed the issue in the shortest possible time. It was a server issue, so it wasn’t their fault that the app went down, but they still helped us.
How did Front IT perform from a project management standpoint?
We use Jira to manage the project using the agile method. I simply create tasks within the platform whenever I need work from them. In terms of communication, we have daily standup meetings to discuss specific goals for the day. We also have weekly meetings for backlog refinement, which means we go over what we should do in the upcoming sprints.
What did you find most impressive about them?
Front IT is flexible in changing ongoing sprints if we need to. We have continuous development, and we don’t always follow strict sprints. As the project manager, we’ve agreed that I should have some flexibility to interrupt the planned sprint and use some hours differently.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
My advice is to participate in all the standups and actively take part in the meetings. The client should give their opinion and change sprints if need be — it’s essential to communicate any issues as soon as possible.
the project
Custom System Dev & Maintenance for Fleet Management Company
"They are dedicated to our system and the process to have an important system running 24/7, 365 days a year."
the reviewer
the review
The client submitted this review online.
Please describe your company and your position there.
I am the project manager for our UT tracking system. The UT tracking system is the main system for the services we deliver to our customers who all have installed GPS trackers in their mashines or vehicles.
The service we provide gives or customers a lot extra informations and functions based on the information we receive from the GPS tracking devices and addons to those.
For what projects/services did your company hire FrontIT, and what were your goals?
We needed a partner which could help us to build, develop, maintain a big system with many tracking devices and customers. We also needed a partner who were able to also handle our servers settings and maintaining. We also needed to be able to give us a good UI for our different types of customers including mobil apps, APIs and so
How did you select FrontIT and what were the deciding factors?
When looking to the different possibilies some of the main factors where that FrontIT did have a danish owner and also did have a culture which match our culture. And of course where we also did get the right cost.
Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.
Basicly our system are based on MS Windows enviroments using the .NET technology and with MS SQL and Mongo databases. For the mobil app we is using web-app.There is also a speciel part handling the interface to different types of GPS tracking devices.
The system also include API based on SOAP for customized functions and intergration to ERP system. On the server side we are talking on a large numbers of Windows based servers and a mirror 100% syncron system. All in hosted enviroments.
How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?
Basicly we have a project manager we do most of the planning, specifications, follow-up and so, but there are a team behind with 2-3 or more extra people depending of the actuel needs. The hold team are able to make SW delevopment, testing, deployments, maintaining servers, system monitoring.
Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?
Starting from the bottom with no system to now have one of the best tracking system in Denmark, where we do have a system able to be expand for more and more tracking devices. We are on current state handling more that 7.500 tracking devices for more that 1.500 customers and 4.500 endusers.
Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.
The project management are based on Jira for all subprojects build with all the steps needed to done. We are as customers 100% part of all the steps in each subproject. we are able to follow each step in the delevopment team.
Most of the subproject are detailed estimated, but we also have project based on a more agile kind. We have planned one weekly Team session following up on the developments. We do also have a lot communications when ever needed. We have a report each
What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?
FrontIT has been able to have people which are able to match our needs. They also do understand our business and our customer needs. They are very flexibel on the working hours when needed. They are dedicated to our system and the process to have an important system running 24/7, 365 days a year.
We have never have see any problems regarding the fact that we both need to communicated in english.
Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?
At the moment we don't see anything, but we already have during the long period of working together be able to find the best way to work together.
the project
Magento Development for Format Printing House
"We stayed with them based on our trust in their work; we had a good feeling that they could deliver."
the reviewer
the review
A Clutch analyst personally interviewed this client over the phone. Below is an edited transcript.
Introduce your business and what you do there.
I am the owner of a large-format printing house that runs three different kinds of webshops in three countries. Webshop sales are a bit complex because the products we are selling are mostly user uploads. Users upload the images and then we print them, so it is a bit more complex than just selling things like shoes and TVs.
What challenge were you trying to address with FrontIT?
FrontIT has been our main development house for over ten years.
What was the scope of their involvement?
Over the course of our relationship, we’ve worked on many projects, including building our webshops using Magento.
We always handle the design of our projects and they take care of the development. We provide them with the design mock-ups and the functionality descriptions. These aren’t technical descriptions — they’re more from the user’s point of view.
What is the team composition?
At the moment, I am working with four people, including two backend developers, one frontend developer, and a product leader.
How did you come to work with FrontIT?
In 2007, they were specialized in a website called TYPO3 that we were using. It was slim pickings for choosing a developer. When we switched to Magento, we stayed with them based on our trust in their work; we had a good feeling that they could deliver.
How much have you invested in them?
We’ve spent around $250,000 with them so far.
What is the status of this engagement?
Our relationship started in April 2007 and is ongoing.
What evidence can you share that demonstrates the impact of the engagement?
They deliver what I need. What sets them apart is that they can translate our normal language into a programmed feature. Other developers have a hard time with that type of task.
How did FrontIT perform from a project management standpoint?
They are good. I have no complaints. We use Jira software for planning.
What did you find most impressive about them?
They are really solution-based and agile. We’ve changed the scope on the fly before, and they’ve been really good about that.
Are there any areas they could improve?
I don’t have anything.
Do you have any advice for potential customers?
Trust them and their recommendations.
The work done by Front IT is always accurate, and the app is live and stable on Google Play. The team is highly responsive and communicative despite the distance, and they keep the client constantly updated about the project status. Clients can expect an invested and affordable partner.