Client Brief: Kabira

Kabira offers the world's fastest switching software for real-time services. The company's customers require unique speed, scalability, transactionality, high availability, and business model flexibility for mission-critical systems. Headquartered in San Rafael, California, Kabira has been installed and widely adopted by over 70 leaders in telecommunications, financial services and government sectors in more than 30 countries.

Why Exadel

"We selected Exadel for its proven open source and Java expertise as well as its unique offshore development model, in which the company manages major project work overseas from its domestic Bay Area headquarters," said Dirk Epperson, co-founder and vice president of product strategy, Kabira Technologies. "Through their onsite Development Boost and continuing professional services, we anticipate much lower development costs and a more advanced product interface than could have been otherwise achieved."

Business Challenge

• Kabira wanted to develop a user-friendly integrated development environment (IDE)
• The IDE needed to be built using open source and Java-based technologies. More specifically, Kabira wanted to build upon the Eclipse framework
• The IDE development was time-sensitive, therefore Kabira also needed a technology partner that provided 24/7 professional services, onsite support, and a world class customer care team

Business Solution

• Kabira chose Exadel for its proven technology and seasoned professional services team
• Exadel's offshore development model provided Kabira with the 24/7 professional service and support they demanded
• Kabira leveraged the Exadel Development Boost, which provided the company with an aggressive leg up in meeting the product deadlines

Business Results

• Exadel Development Boost and the company's continuing professional services, enabled Kabira to experience much lower development costs and to gain a more advanced product interface than could have been otherwise achieved
• In addition, through the onsite support, Kabira developers bypassed a traditionally steep technology learning curve and became familiar with Eclipse-based technology
• Exadel's professional services Development Boost package also enabled Kabira's developers to bypass a steep learning curve