Client Brief: Kabira

About 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, on-site support and a world class customer care team

Business Solution

Kabira chose Exadel for its proven technology and optimal 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 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 enabled Kabira's developers to bypass a rationally steep learning curve