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I cannot say enough about Ankur and his company. This is one of the few programming companies that I have worked with which exceeds all expectations. I have worked with eight different programmers and up to two programming teams within Ankur's company and all have been very intelligent, professional and, most importantly, provide direction and recommendations for developing more efficient and user-friendly sites. I highly recommend Ankur!! Jonathan Pocock, OwnerAtlas Home Mortgage United States -------------------------------------------- I'm thrilled to congratulate Jyve for winning our developer competition. The competition was fierce and we are so excited by the creativity of the developer community, and can’t wait to work more with this ever expanding network of partners . Niklas Zenstrom, CEO/Founder Skype -------------------------------------------- When we started our company, Assurity Technologies, my business partner and I had a vision for a software product with an immediate market opportunity. When considering our options for development, we decided to outsource development principally because the cost of onshore development was prohibitive. Selecting a partner was the next challenge. Using Google as our research tool, we identified several firms ranging in size, all located in India. We selected Clarion Technologies principally on personalities. We trusted the management team, we liked their methodology, and we felt their expertise would lend value to our business beyond the code they produced. Clarion has exceeded all of our expectations. We’ve been working with Clarion now for over two years. They've seen us grow from a start-up consisting of two people, to the successful launch of our product, through to the acquisition of our company by a larger publicly traded organization. In just over two years, our product is now used by over 30 large multinational companies to manage compliance requirements around the account reconciliation function, providing the proof required to support the executive attestation requirement under Sarbanes-Oxley. Clarion continues to be a valued member of our team, even post acquisition. We are pleased to report that our partnership with Clarion has delivered benefits we did not originally factor into our assessment, including a faster time to market due to a 24 hour work day, as well as the benefit of best practices developed through the larger Clarion organization. We simply couldn’t have done it without them. Heather Lynds, Founder Assurity Technologies United States -------------------------------------------- Into The Blue is one of the UK's largest experiences and experience gift companies. From humble beginnings, selling flying lessons our range of experiences has grown to over 500 activities. We recently re-designed our website to show our activities in a clearer way to our visitors and needed a competent programming company to enhance our systems, build more features in to our admin system and to add more features to the activity pages of our website. We researched the outsourcing market in depth and drew up a short list of companies around the world that looked reputable. We then entered in to conversation with the top 5 outsourced programming companies comparing their processes, prices, products and people. Clarion Technologies made it in to the top 2 companies that we were speaking to at that time. We then asked both companies for a comprehensive list of businesses they currently provided work for and we selected 5 suitable references from both lists. At the end of the process of taking up references it was clear that Clarion were clearly capable of providing us with the best long term, dedicated programmer to support our business in our growth. We appointed Clarion in January 2008 and our programmer, project manager and customer relationship manager all made contact quickly. Since then we can list numerous experiences of outstanding programming work over and above the normal exceptional work! Our programmer quickly got to grips with our complex content management and activity gift voucher production system and started on the improvements we had outlined. Working with Clarion has opened our business to new possibilities and has removed the main barrier to growth which is escalating costs. The time difference between the UK and India has really worked to our advantage and it’s great to get in to the office and find our programmer already working, on more than one occasion it has been necessary for us to contact our programmer outside of office hours and at the weekend for some emergency work and he has responded brilliantly and worked whatever extra hours he has needed to do in the call of duty. Our experience at Intotheblue has been very positive indeed and our gift voucher production has become even more efficient and voucher sales have increased after deciding to award the contract to Clarion. I would be very happy to provide up to date email or telephone references to any business considering outsourcing as an option. Robert Holmes Marketing & IT Manager Into The Blue – Experiences & Activity Gifts -------------------------------------------- We have worked with Clarion Technologies for close to 3 years while they developed our web based Display Management System. During the development of our product they quickly understood our needs and requirements and have consistently delivered well-written, well-documented code and on time. Their business model of having all the expertise on staff, required to develop a complex product such as ours, saved us time and money, while all the time allowing us to keep "up to the minute control" of all aspects of the development through their Online Project Management Tool. Teaming up with Clarion also allowed us the flexibility and freedom to hire staff better suited to the needs of a start up. We have had nothing but a good experience and value for money working with Clarion. In the past we tried to develop with other companies from India and Romania, but with bad results, and after almost giving up we found Clarion. Without hesitation we would recommend Clarion and deem it a pleasure to discuss our experience with any prospective clients. Sincerely, Rod Cummings -------------------------------------------- Dear Clarion and it's employees, I am writing this unsolicited testimony in thanks to the wonderful employees at Clarion Technologies . This testimony should help other companies to understand the benefits of using your company which are both based on price and competency. I own and run a very successful internet company in the US. I have worked with many programmers and programming companies over the past 10 years that have assisted my firm with various projects, both simple and complicated. Each company in the past has always shown it's limitations unlike the staff at Clarion Technologies. I have worked with about 6 programmers at C.T. on various projects so far, and I have been extremely happy with the outcome and the time that each project as taken to complete. The level of competency is high and the communication is great! There is no lack of communication despite the difference in countries. I would advise any company of any size that is seeking an affordable solution and looking for both reliability and accountability to give this company a try like I have. I have already recommended Clarion Technologies several times and everyone that I have recommended has been extremely pleased with the outcome of their projects. Kudos to the staff at Clarion Technologies - I'll continue to use them for future projects, as we normally have 1-2 of them in the pipeline each year. Respectfully, Michael A Siravo III President & CEO The Paper Store Enterprises, Inc. -------------------------------------------- Clarion technologies has been instrumental in the success of Jyve. They built all our backend and web site. We went through many iterations as we were refining the business model and built numerous innovative technologies together and learnt a great deal in the process. They were always patient with us and helped in the design process by providing their own ideas and suggestions. Their professionalism, commitment and responsiveness has been exemplary. They have always provided top notch developers.Their developers take ownership of the projects they are assigned and pride themselves in their work. We have been looking to Clarion for our development needs for over 2 years now and will continue to do so.Over this time, I've seen Clarion grow considerably and am very happy to see them doing so well.Jyve wishes you continued Success Charles Carleton, CEO/Founder Jyve -------------------------------------------- As we draw near the completion of 'EDDY Version 1.0' and plans to continue onto other versions within the 'EDDY Design'. We wanted to say thank you all for the true professionalism, dedication, and commitment found within all aspects of Clarion's 'Virtual Employee' concept. As we reflect upon the last year we can't imagine doing this without Clarion as a whole and our amazing team: Kalim, Abhijeet, Norma, and Yukti. We remember going through the selection process related to finding a 'programming company' with Ankur and we eventually arrived upon the doorstep of a decision. Accordingly, the tipping point with respect to going forward was fostered by Ankur stating: “If you will trust in my vision for Clarion and give the 'Virtual Employee' concept a try, you will never need another programming company again.” Ankur and Swati - We can say that statement was, without a shadow of a doubt, 'TRUE'… you all will be our programming company from now on. Moreover,Clarion has truly moved into the realm of a trusted and valued collaborator as we continue to deliver and build upon our vision and mission found within 'EDDY'. Warmly, Dr. Joe Nichols (Founder and Chief Executive Officer) & John M. Weber (Chief Information Officer) -------------------------------------------- One of the largest problems in the United States is managing information within our complex healthcare system. EnableComp provides business solutions for major hospitals and physicians who deliver our healthcare services. To meet our goals, we needed expert, enterprise-scale technologies that were rich in healthcare domain expertise. For over two years now, Clarion has been our entire “virtual” programming team. Their commitment and passion to learning the complexities of the U.S healthcare system, along with their dedication to precision engineering has been exceptionally impressive. I offer my highest recommendations to the Clarion team. David Iskowe, CEO of EnableComp, was the co-founder and former CEO of FOCUS Healthcare, one of the largest specialty healthcare companies in the U.S. -------------------------------------------- The purpose of this note to let you how happy Vacation Planners has been with the absolutely great work Clarion has done for our company. Clarion has given us excellent support and has made us think of things and go into markets we would have never thought of entering in the past. Our company is a small Property Management company on the island of Culebra, Puerto Rico. We own, operate, and rent on commission, hotels, guesthouses, apartments, condominiums, and houses. In the past we always thought of our company as simply picking up more properties to rent and this was how we were going to expand and grow our business. However, since working with Clarion we see global opportunities beyond what we could have ever imagined in the past We now believe that we can transition from a small property management company on a small island in the Caribbean to a global Internet company serving the property management needs of guesthouses, hotels, and property management companies around the world. This whole change in our paradigm has come completely and solely from our work with Clarion Technologies. As we worked with Clarion technologies the support, quality of service, and technical competence of Clarion has been nothing short of excellent. There are many areas where Clarion excels. Two specific examples of where Clarion excels that we believe are important to Clarion’s business follow. 1.Technical Competence: Through our work with Clarion we have worked with a number of different Developers, Programmers, and Managers within Clarion. We must unequivocally say that every person we worked with at Clarion is extremely technically competent, responsive, and has given us excellent support. Today, if Clarion ever informs us they would like to move our work to another Developer we have no worries whatsoever. We know that we will be working with a very competent person. 2.Responsiveness to Requests/Needs: Whenever we request work from Clarion, the work is done almost immediately. Due to time zone constraints we sometimes can not work directly with Clarion every day. However, we know we can send Clarion an E-Mail with a critical item when we leave the office at night and when we arrive the next day the work will be done and ready for review. Clarion’s responsiveness is excellent. In summary, Vacation Planners is extremely happy with Clarion Technologies and all the work Clarion has done for us. We are very happy customers. I hope this helps. If you need more information or have any questions, feel free to let me know. Sincerely, Michael McCarty, Owner and General Manager Vacation Planners, Inc. Culebra, Puerto Rico -------------------------------------------- "SHEA Business Solutions highly values our relationship with Clarion Technologies. Clarion has been able to deliver outstanding quality, professional management, and real value to all of our projects." Jeffrey Hunt, C.A., President SHEA Business Solutions -------------------------------------------- Clarion Technologies is a top class, first rate organization – including development, project management, customer relations, accounting, and overall operations. They are friendly and professional, and take a “can do” attitude. I look to them not only for software development, but for ideas to better the whole process . I highly recommend them for any development project. Chuck Vigeant M.Ed., Certified QuickBooks and POS ProAdvisor Managing Partner ACCOUNTiGRATE, LP -------------------------------------------- Clarion Technologies successfully completed and implemented several complicated projects for us. They have talented resources that work extremely hard, communicate well and follow-up on tasks to confirm accuracy. Clarion has put together a nice system to manage, design and develop projects that resulted in successful implementation . We could not be happier and will continue to use their services. Carmen Romano, President Aberon IT Services, Inc -------------------------------------------- "We have been working with Clarion for several months now, and are quite pleased with their work. They are acting as our out-sourced product development team, and we like to believe that they are an integral part of our company. They are highly competent, courteous, and responsive to our needs. We interact with their developers on a daily basis, just as we would if they were here in Boston . We utilize on-line MSN Messenger for chat sessions and an on-line tool (wiki) for tracking bugs, enhancements. These tools are essential to work within the different time zones. Initially, we utilized Microsoft Powerpoint for a storyboard of the application. This worked very well for the initial screen designs to make sure everyone was on the same page. We divided up the screens for each developer, and after awhile, we had each developer working in the other developers' space. We also shared the same development tools required for our SQL server environment. Clarion assigns a part-time project manager, part-time UI person, and part-time QA person to our project. This has worked out well in that we received these individual skill sets as part of our developer fee, without having to pay separately for full-time people for each one. We are counting on this product development team to meet our long term needs as well. As we add new customers, there will be new functionality and new challenges. We highly recommend this group for their professionalism and responsiveness." Kermit L. Stofer, President, TopLine Systems -------------------------------------------- “Sometimes it gets so busy that I don't have an opportunity to communicate effectively with you and that is something that I regret. At this moment I would like to take a minute for my partner (Shawn) and myself to thank you. When Shawn and I give you lots of changes, confusing instructions, difficult tasks, or change our mind frequently, it makes us feel very secure knowing that we can count on you to efficiently and effectively implement these changes as troublesome as they may be. To have such a positive response from you on a regular basis is very much appreciated. As this weekend approaches and you have some time away from work, realize that just the knowledge that you are conscientiously working on our project gives us confidence. We hope this finds each of you well and thank you again for your quality work. We look forward to continuing this relationship for quite a while (not necessarily this project ;) ). ” Daryll Johnson, Campus Learning Solutions -------------------------------------------- “My virtual team is extremely easy to work with. I, personally, do not have any technical expertise. They explain things in layman’s terms, without any IT jargon, go out of their way to make sure I understand what is going on and equip me to make fully informed decisions. We are in the process of expanding the company. This will require extra, technical specialists and data analysts, which we intend to source in the form of Ankur’s virtual employees” Stewart Ramsay, Intellidat Systems Ltd. -------------------------------------------- “Avidly searching for a software development resource, to deliver a substantial in house project, we came across the vEmployee concept offered by Clarion Technologies. Initially, attracted by their low prices, we signed up for a probationary, two week period. Impressed with their hard working ethos and responsive customer service, we granted them the seven month programming project. Their approach is simple; true to their word they deliver on time and on budget. I would not hesitate to recommend them to any organisation looking for a software development resource. Save your self time and effort, call them first. They provide the best value for money” Enrico Williams, Tramp Media Productions -------------------------------------------- We have been working with Clarion Technologies since April 2006 and have found them a valuable resource for our mainly web based programming needs. We started with one developer and subsequently added a second, now the majority of our development work is handled by them. We always find the developers, and others on the Clarion team, courteous and easy to communicate with. They seem to have a good grasp of the technologies we employ. On occasion they have made special efforts to meet our deadlines and generally deliver high quality work at the expected time. We would not hesitate to recommend their service to others with similar requirements. Kind regards, Rupert Cutler, I S Director -------------------------------------------- “We had been using another offshore, development centre, but decided to look around for a better deal with a different skill set. I discovered the vEmployee service on the Internet and entered into discussions with Ankur via MSN. We needed to convert from Access to .net. Their engineers are easy to work with, flexible and very capable. The project has gone so well, we have recently signed up another engineer for an additional six months” Jim Wells, SoftSmart Ltd -------------------------------------------- “We were searching for additional resources to embark on a large, long-term project, developing property management and warehouse control software. Whilst investigating traditional outsourcing methods, a friend recommended vEmployee because it is low cost and would allow us to control every aspect of work. Our 'virtual employees' are now considered as part of our organisational infrastructure and business model rather than outsourced consultants. These virtual teams work for members of our UK staff. vEmployee provide a much wider variety of skills than we could ever hope to offer alone. The ability to tap into such an array of skills has presented our business with unforeseen opportunities. Substantial cost benefits of using vEmployee services have meant that we are able to take on projects that were not previously viable, expand our customer base and increase our annual profits”. Dov Uhrmasher, Director of 4D Accounts Limited. -------------------------------------------- Milford Associates Ltd. is a small company and although we often require software development, we cannot justify the overheads that come with employing additional, technical staff. I found the vEmployee concept on the Internet. Having used offshore resources before, I was fully aware of the importance of a well specified project outline and clear communication. Ankur of vEmployee and I discussed the project at length, over email, before any work started. After a short settling in period, our two organisations worked together as one. I consider them a substantial and highly affordable extension of my technical department Tony Merry, Milford Associates Ltd. -------------------------------------------- “Needing to resource a PHP project, we searched on-line for offshore, development centres with strong recommendations. vEmployee of Clarion Technologies sent me a competitive quote. They are extremely easy to work with and experts at providing a high quality service through to project completion. We have developed an extremely good relationship, which is reflected in the increasing number of projects in which they are involved”. Jon Roy, Roy Media -------------------------------------------- I needed affordable IT help that I could rely on long term to provide the proper level of support in the high and low periods for my business. Clarion not only provides the technicians I need, but also the project leaders, relationship managers and online Project Management tools needed to keep things moving smoothly. I would highly recommend Clarion for any small business seeking technology support Mike Love -------------------------------------------- Clarion has made it possible for us to do the impossible. In the highly competitive sector we work in, we must build software constantly. This means early releases and an attention to getting it right the first time. Where this has not been possible, Clarion has thrown all the expertise required to get our work back on track, on time. They have demonstrated an attention to detail and excellence to the degree that, over the past two years, we passed all our critical development tasks to them. Their use of teams that remain with you makes all the difference. They know our work intimately and have become and extension of our present and future organization. Geoff Irvine, Chalk & Wire Learning Assessment Inc. -------------------------------------------- Clarion has literally changed the way our business operates. Our employee’s productivity has tripled since we started working with Clarion and sales have increased by the same amount Our programmer has built custom applications tailored specifically to our business model - which has made us more effective in every aspect of our business. At this point our company could not function at such a high level if it was not for the work Clarion has done on our behalf. Josh Grund -------------------------------------------- “We have used Clarion’s programming services for over two years now, and we are really satisfied. We have received professional project management from Clarion’s project leader, and it has been easy to follow the progress of different tasks in their project management system. Our programmer is fully dedicated to our project. We are impressed by her good communication skills and fast progress. We also appreciate that she frequently suggests additional solutions that we have not previously taken into consideration. Such additions make our whole system perform better. We are grateful to Clarion’s well-organized, client-friendly approach and professional results for our projects.” Jonas Nordstrom Technical Manager, FirstEditing.com |