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Azri [transliteration of a Sanskrit word that is pronounced A-sh-ri] means "cutting edge”. We love the word technology for what it means. We believe we have the expertise to comprehend and enable any possibility our client demands.

Our philosophy is based on simple business rules, agile project methodologies and practised work ethic. Over the years we have successfully created value propositions by delivering satisfying results to all our clients and partners in the areas of

• Knowledge Management
• Learning Management Systems
• Productivity and Collaboration
• Complex Managed Hosting
• Custom Web development (managing high-volume Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) including RDBMS-backed Web services)

We believe in

• Business issues behind the IT requirement.

We understand that we need to be more than just IT professionals to provide the best IT solution to our clients. Hence our approach to software development is focused on strategic and business level issues. Our strong domain expertise and conceptualization capacity help us achieve this.

• Competitive edge in technology.

We believe that the choice of technology as well as the choice of the project management style has a bearing on the success of the project. As an Agile company, we are constantly exploring and developing expertise on the emerging technologies to provide our clients with the best choice of IT solutions. We ensure that our team is abreast with the advancement in the technology sector.

• People oriented development.

We are passionate about the success of our clients and we believe that people play an important role in this success. A client for us is not a contract or a potential to earn. For us it means a relationship. We collaborate with the client though out the project and build long term relationships.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Services

• Consulting, Ideation and Conceptualization
• Custom Application Development
• Hosting & Maintenance

Specialization

• Social Networking Applications
• Content Management Systems (CMS)
• E-Learning Applications (including LMS)
• Alumni Management Solutions
• Intranet Solutions
• Enterprise Web Solutions

Domain Expertise

• Nonprofit Organizations
• Collaborative Networks
• Educational Institutions
• Entertainment Market

Technologies

• Web: Ruby on Rails, CakePHP, PHP, Ajax, OpenACS, Perl, Ning
• CMS: Drupal, Joomla, RadiantCMS
• LMS: Moodle, .LRN
• Multimedia: Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator, Dreamweaver, Corel Draw
• Javascript Toolkits: Dojo, Prototype, script.aculo.us
• Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Oracle 10g
• Web Servers: Apache, lighttpd, AOLserver, WEBrick, Tomcat
• Trackers: Bugzilla, Trac
• OS Distribution: Redhat, Fedora, CentOS, OpenSUSE, Ubuntu, Debian
• Other Modules: OSCommerce, Payment Gateway, Google maps, Google calendar, Flickr

METHODOLOGY

Azri practices Agile software development methods (Scrum, XP or XRUP depending upon the client and project needs). This approach provides our clients with the following advantages:

• Flexibility to modify the requirements within the scope of the project
• Opportunity to influence the outcome through the regular feedbacks
• Fast delivery vis-a-vis business value - before the project is complete
• Increased control over project risks

As an Agile company we follow certain principles in our work such as:

• Keep the code simple and easy to modify in case the client wants to change the application
• Collaborate with the client to ensure that the client's expectations are met
• Deliver working software iteratively in a phased and planned manner

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