Do You Have Any of These Issues with Your Windows Mobile Project?

• Are you chasing errors that you just can’t resolve?
• Limitations in Compact Framework constrain what you want to accomplish?  (Compact Framework is only about 15% of the size of the full .NET Framework, so much important functionality is currently missing.
• Connection Manager has your users frustrated, yet initiating and keeping wireless connections is a major consideration for your project? Or, do you need “over the air” deployment for your application?
• Do you need a ‘push’ or a ‘pull’ scenario? Do you know which is best for your situation? What do you do if your product’s XML data transfer has unacceptably slow response times?
• Are you facing difficult user interface choices? (Device screen size is smaller, hardware and software keyboards are smaller and more difficult to use, and the stylus presents new ways to input data.)
• You want to know what it would take to expand your product to the iPhone?

You Can Solve These Problems And Get Your Product to Market!

Aton International, Inc. has been developing for the Pocket PC since 2001 and embedded applications since 1984. By combining our extensive experience in building software (our company was founded in 1981) with a few breakthrough ideas, we have been able to smash through those apparent barriers.

• Errors? We can suggest changes to your software or hardware to get rid of them.
• Limitations in Compact Framework? We figured out efficient ways to work around them with unmanaged code to produce robust “enterprise” class software that can also help to protect your valuable intellectual property.
• Getting Connection Manger to play with a variety of devices and settings? Yes, we did. And, got it to work reliably in enterprise VPN scenarios.
• Making a small device screen work for a traditional desktop application? We developed a way to display a full screen in landscape mode on any Windows Mobile phone or device – not just the newest models.

And, even though we have developed some unique proprietary techniques that run counter to conventional wisdom, our products have passed independent third party testing. Aton’s Windows Mobile products have received the Microsoft “Designed for Windows Mobile” logo certification — twice.

Services We Offer

Our experts can provide systems integration and software development services for business, commercial, medical and industrial products.We will help you get reliable software to market faster. Reliable software and systems mean less maintenance, lower total costs, improved margins and more satisfied customers who buy more products and services from you.

• Develop a New Mobile Application or Port an Existing Product. Have an idea for a new application? We can help you plan the architecture, select platforms, and develop the software.  Do you have an important product for the desktop that would make a great mobile application?  We can help you move it onto Windows Mobile or a specialized Windows CE  or Windows XP Embedded device.
• Integration with Existing Systems. Drivers not available? Let us develop them. We can handle the difficult interfacing issues involving custom I/O devices, data communication protocols, and legacy mainframe and mid-range systems while your staff can continue with the remaining work directly associated with your core competency.
• Deliver Web Services to Mobile Devices. Extend the power of your application by offering services right on the phone. Create new revenue streams by adding additional services for your customers.
• Stabilization of ‘problem’ projects. Have some of your key technical personnel moved on to other opportunities? Are continuing project schedule slips telling you that you have a problem? Aton can help you identify the problem and get back on track toward completion.

Add  Embedded, Mobile & Wireless Devices To Your Enterprise Solution

What features would you like to add to your enterprise solution? We have helped companies successfully integrate these types of features into their products:

• Windows Mobile 5.0, 6.0 and 6.1 applications (touch screen and non-touch screen phones and PDAs),
• Windows CE applications (specialized devices for industry)
• Biometric scanners (fingerprint),
• Global Positioning Systems (GPS),
• Process controllers for SCADA systems (industrial controllers),
• Optical storage (medical devices),
• Image processors(medical devices),
• Digital cameras and frame grabbers (medical devices),
• Bar code scanners (supply chain and logistics),
• Electrical power control RTU equipment (energy production),
• Automatic teller encryption devices (banking and finance),
• VSAT spread spectrum telecom systems,
• IBM mainframe channel adapters, and
• Custom communication processors.

Because our core competencies include development of embedded systems as well as networking in wireless and wired systems, we understand how to merge devices into networked solutions. And, we work with firmware, too. Our experts can design the architecture necessary to efficiently communicate the data end to end between the mobile device and the host application as well as integrate the hardware with the mobile device.

Types of Applications By Industry

• Manufacturing and Supply Chain
• Medical Instruments
• Business
• Education
• Government

Let us know what data connectivity you need to accomplish. We’ll tailor a solution that is just right for the needs of your market. Outsource all or just a part of the software development for your project. Aton provides both services and project management, freeing your staff to focus on defining the desired result. You can forget about the day to day tedium of detailed project management. Our onshore team is accessible when you have questions.

Achieve Your Product Goals Without Shocking Your CFO!

You may have tried sending a project overseas, but . . .

You made lots of phone calls at midnight or even took unplanned overseas trips. You got a result but it required more of your time to manage the project so other tasks had to slide. You don’t want that to happen again.

With Aton’s Rapid Development Method, you get defined deliverables in a given time frame for a reasonable price. You can contract for a single project module, several project increments, even the entire project — whatever meets your unique requirements.

Software development is often iterative, meaning that information discovered later in the project can impact work done previously. Agile software development more effectively deals with the reality that software projects often cannot be fully specified in the beginning. Change is accepted as a natural part of the process. However, change, especially in the later stages of a project, must be managed carefully to control time and costs. We’ll help you manage it.

Control Your Costs

Each of Aton’s project modules span a small, one to four week increment of engineering time with a defined deliverable goal and a predictable cost. At the completion of each increment, you have Aton International continue to the next project module, or a utilize a different resource such as moving the project in-house.

Knowledge gained from the completed work can be factored into the deliverable for the next module. By managing the project through increments, you have both visibility and control over the overall direction of the project, while, at the same time, the outsourced engineering resources are empowered to develop a specific, accountable near term result.

This method makes it easy to start work quickly, and add or change requirements as needed later on. It offers you flexibility and control over your outsourced engineering efforts. You remain in control of the overall project.

We do all custom development on a “work for hire” basis so you own the end result. Our company provides both services and project management, freeing you to focus on defining the desired result. You can forget about the day to day tedium of detailed project management. Instead, you can concentrate your resources on your core activities.

Our onshore team is readily accessible when you have questions. We’ll keep you posted on the progress and deliver on time. Why risk sending your valuable intellectual property overseas? Our techniques work.

All work is performed in the USA by Aton International software developers and consultants. By utilizing services from Aton International, you can focus your management and engineering resources on the core value of your product. You need not be distracted from your project goals by the hiring process. And, you can rest easy knowing that your valuable intellectual property remains in the USA.

We can also guide you through the process of receiving Microsoft certifications for your application. You can take advantage of Microsoft’s substantial Partner Program to generate new sales and increase recognition for your solution.

When you need to get your product to market fast, our team can get your project done in the USA quickly at competitive prices. Aton has the expertise to bridge the gap between hardware and software where the trickiest problems can occur.

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