e-Zest wins Contract for Pocket PC /SmartPhone based mobile product development using Microsoft .NET Compact Framework

This localized content mobile product will demonstrate capabilities of mobile applications using Microsoft .NET compact framework. Selection of .NET compact Framework will ensure timely delivery of application considering most crucial factor for success of product is time to market. The .NET Compact Framework is Microsoft's initiative to bring .NET to smart, mobile and embedded devices. .NET Compact Framework is a subset of the desktop Framework version. The main goal with it has been to maintain the consistency with the desktop version as well as to ensure that it runs appropriately on all target devices. Of course the main line is to bring all the necessary features for the type of applications developed on smart device platforms.

CEO of e-Zest Solutions, Devendra Deshmukh, said: "e-Zest .NET team is an authority on Microsoft .NET framework and we will ensure successful delivery of end product. This product development contract will further strengthen e-Zest .NET competency portfolio. Our.NET Competency center will ensure smooth delivery of this application'

He further said "We are delighted at winning this prestigious mobile product outsourcing contract. The advantage we extended to our client is our flexible outsourcing option coupled with the proven ability of our team in a product development. e-Zest has a sizeable pool of high end architectural, design and testing skills and flexible and dynamic development environment. Also e-Zest has done over the period substantial investments in product development centric tools. Relationship with e-Zest ensures client of successful delivery of end product and strict IPR protection. Our CTO Ashish Gupta and e-Zest client engagement team members has played major role to acquire this client account and product contract and project management team headed by COO Amol Pande will ensure successful development of product.'

e-Zest .NET Competency Center is responsible for improving e-Zest's .NET core expertise by R&D activities, Establishing a forum for .NET knowledge sharing among e-Zest team members, executing .NET projects, Developing .NET reusable components that can be used across projects, Conducting in-house training programs in .NET technologies, and Providing .NET consulting to clients (Internal and external).

About e-Zest (http://www.e-zest.net): Founded in 1998, e-Zest has grown from a small start-up to India's respected offshore software development company, offering a broad range of generic, branded and vertical services. The "Global Onsite / Offshore Delivery Model" is the key to all service offerings. It uses a robust distributed project management methodology on a state-of-the-art computing and communication backbone. Quality is benchmarked against global best practices at e-Zest. e-Zest has offices in USA, UK and India.

About .NET CF (http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobility/prodtechinfo/devtools/netcf/): The Microsoft .NET Compact Framework is the smart device development platform for the Microsoft .NET initiative and a key part of realizing Microsoft's goal to provide customers with great experiences—any time, any place, and on any device. The .NET Compact Framework brings the world of managed code and XML Web services to smart devices, and it enables the execution of secure, downloadable applications on devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), mobile phones, and set-top boxes.