Agribuys Expands Development Office in India; Leading Global Food E-Commerce Hub Doubles Number of Developers on Two Continents.Business Editors & Internet Writers TORRANCE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2000 The sun literally never sets on the Agribuys Web development team. The global provider of comprehensive Web-based services for the food industry today announced an expansion of its Indian development office, doubling the total development staffing in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and India. The Indian facility, which has been operational for several months, is located in Pune, a university city near Mumbai (formerly known as Bombay). "When we founded Agribuys, we made a strategic decision to do all core development in-house," said Dhruba Kalita, CTO (Chief Technical Officer) The executive responsible for the technical direction of an organization. See CIO and salary survey. and co-founder of Agribuys. "We knew it would give us the flexibility necessary to best serve our clients and to implement new improvements as quickly as possible. This concept has proven to be a major competitive advantage and has led to accelerating growth. "Our expansion of the Indian office enables us to increase our rate of innovation and to scale up our integration capacity to service accounts that have joined our marketplace." "The decision to expand our Indian office is in direct response to the needs of our rapidly expanding customer base," said Marina Kotsianas, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Agribuys. "In addition, it increases our investment in and commitment to continuous innovation so that the Agribuys' platform remains on the leading edge." Even though the offices are in separate hemispheres, Agribuys is able to work as one virtual team of developers thanks to Agribuys' breakthrough with CMM (Capability Maturity Model) A process developed by SEI in 1986 to help improve, over time, the application of an organization's supporting software technologies. (capability maturity model). Through this, Agribuys is able to synchronize See synchronization. the various elements produced in both the Indian and U.S. offices. Agribuys' development division has completed six releases in 13 months. Offering another example of innovation leadership, the latest version includes new features that dramatically simplify supply/demand chain management. About Agribuys With global reach, Agribuys provides the food industry with a menu of comprehensive Web-based services, all of which can be fully integrated into a company's existing information system, to augment aug·ment v. aug·ment·ed, aug·ment·ing, aug·ments v.tr. 1. To make (something already developed or well under way) greater, as in size, extent, or quantity: the supply and demand network. The company recognizes that the transaction process starts long before the order is placed and ends long after the product is delivered. Only Agribuys provides a custom suite of software and services for the pre-order, order and post-order processes. Led by an experienced team, the company delivers innovative solutions across multiple industries including seafood seafood Edible aquatic animals excluding mammals, but including both freshwater and ocean creatures. Seafood includes bony and cartilaginous fishes, crustaceans, mollusks, edible jellyfish, sea turtles, frogs, sea urchins, and sea cucumbers. , meat, poultry, ingredients, floral flo·ral adj. Of, relating to, or suggestive of a flower: a fabric with a floral pattern. flo , dairy and produce. Visit the site at www.agribuys.com or call 877/499-3052. |
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