CHINA OUTSOURCING COMPANY

DESCRIPTION
ArcherMind was founded in 2006 by experienced software experts and entrepreneurs. Our mission is to make software research and development a low-threshold task. Any person or company with a great idea can tap into ArcherMind‘s excellent engineering staff to make their dreams a reality. We are focused on embedded software development in areas such as home appliances, consumer electronics and automobile electronics. ArcherMind aims to become “the” company to provide “Developed-in-China” services to our customers.

[Development Team]
* Ph.D’s and Masters’ who were educated in western universities
* Engineers who have shipped successful commercial products
* Project managers who have managed large scale projects

[Leadership]
ArcherMind has a strong management team with the experience to guide your projects with end-to-end accountability. With a U.S. trained management team you can count on language and culture compatibility to ensure constant and consistent communication in English. This allows ArcherMind to deliver superb services and build a close strategic relationship with our customers.

== Service Models ==

As an outsourcing company, ArcherMind aims to provide the best services for our customers. The following illustrates the different models available for our software outsourcing services:

[Service Models]
* Project-based
o Fixed scope of work, schedule and fee
o Agreed change orders
o Agreed acceptance criteria
* Team-based
o Fixed team dedicated to the customer
o Co-management
* VODC(Virtual Overseas Development Center)
o Long-term commitment (one year minimum)
o Fixed budget, agreed upon team, agreed scope of work
o Co-management
o Potential to transfer the center to the customer after a period of time (BOT model, Build-Operate-Transfer)

== Intellectual Property Protection ==

Intellectual property protection is critical to any company. It is ArcherMind’s policy to provide maximum protection for our customer’s intellectual property. We set strict employment agreements, tight security measures, and formalized project processes to ensure our customers’ intellectual property is adequately safeguarded.

[Secure Office Environment]
* Closed, dedicated office space for each customer with separate door locks only accessible by project-related personnel
* Dedicated computer server for each customer
* Physically closed LAN system for each customer
* Customized development computers without USB or Floppy/CD drives, which make it impossible to transfer information out of the office

[Security Measures]
* 24/7 video surveillance system
* Dedicated security team to enforce security policy
* Restrictions on Internet access
* Frequent data backup on a daily basis

[Strict Employment Agreements]
* Non-disclosure agreements with employees
* Non-compete agreements with employees
* Employee code of conduct policy

== Quality Assurance ==

Quality is at the heart of successful software development. We promise not only to thoroughly test the software but also guarantee its quality. All code will go through strict automated self-testing, as well as unit testing and component interface testing. We will also execute code reviews throughout the development process to ensure code quality.

We have built an advanced bug tracking system to track and maintain the quality of the software. We define the control point in each stage of the software life cycle explicitly, including the participants, their responsibilities, the output, the criteria and templates, and the inspection meetings. These measures help to guarantee the quality of the software. Customers can remotely access our QA system to participate and monitor the QA process.

SKILLS
ArcherMind has strong experience in embedded software development. We provide strategic consultation, software development, and application maintenance for global enterprises.

[Prospective Customers]
* Embedded device vendors
* Embedded system integrators
* Software companies
* Chipset companies
* System integration companies

[Service Areas]
* Embedded software development for:
o Automotive
o Digital TV
o Audio/Video systems
o PDA and other mobile devices
* Internationalization and localization
* Quality assurance

LOCATION China - Nanjing, Jiangsu EMPLOYEES 100-499 YEARS IN BUSINESS 1-3 years CONTACT INFORMATION Register or Login to view the outsourcing service provider contact information.