Software Developer Cuts Time-to-Market 50 Percent, Mitigates Platform Risk

Overview

Solution developer Edgewater Development of Austin, Texas, wanted to create BusAlert, a technology solution to alert parents when their children's school bus was nearby. How could the company ensure that it was using the right technologies, mitigate its development risks, and complete development as quickly as possible? It went to a Microsoft Technology Center (MTC) for a high-level strategy briefing, in-depth architecture design session, and a proof-of-concept workshop. The company emerged with a working prototype that it turned into a full-fledged product - and made its first sale with it.