Torridon Solutions are project management software specialists who approached Softwire to develop their flagship software product - Swiftlight™ - having undertaken an extensive review of the market for both onshore and offshore software development partners.
At the start of the project Torridon had a very clear vision of the product and customer experience they wanted to create. Softwire's job was therefore to help to make that vision a reality. The product itself is a desktop application which is targeted at smaller scale projects and a general management audience in organizations of all sizes. With an intuitive and powerful graphical user interface, Swiftlight™ combines outstanding ease of use, clear visuals and a smart structure in a way that encourages best practice, makes it fast and easy to create and modify project plans, and makes it easier to communicate those plans around an organization.
Softwire began by prototyping and subsequently fleshing out some of the more complex application views, both as a proof-of-concept and to reduce the technical risk in later phases. Having successfully completed this task we continued to develop further application views and features under Torridon's direction, all the time maintaining clear and open communication channels with Torridon's management team.
The product is implemented using C#.NET and incorporates a number of third party technologies to provide advanced capabilities where required, notably for custom application views, licensing and activation, and Microsoft Office integration. Softwire managed all technical interaction with these third party vendors.
At the time of writing the product is going into launch following an extensive system testing phase. The indications from beta testing and early customers are strongly encouraging. Softwire expect to continue working with Torridon for the foreseeable future to provide ongoing technical support and further development of new features as the market demands.
Customer testimonial
“We were looking for software developers who were technically first rate, who would be creative in solving problems and who could communicate – and we’ve not been disappointed. Softwire have been an excellent partner in the development of Swiftlight™ and we look forward to a long term relationship with them”
Pete McWhinnie, Founder and CEO, Torridon Solutions Limited
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