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Deliver focused product work
OpenAL supported a DJ application designed to run on iPhone 3G and 3GS. Separate work improved the thermal-control application’s loading, search and widget behaviour.
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Supporting an iPhone software company with frequent working releases
A UK software company used Shinetech for iPhone audio development, application performance improvements and continued development of a yoga learning product.
- Client context
- A UK company developing iPhone software
- Reviewable modules
- Every 3–5 days
- Recorded search improvement
- 3 seconds to 0.5 seconds
- Product work
- Audio, controls and learning
The situation
The business need
The client had several iPhone product needs but limited time to work through software details and delivery plans. The team needed to make progress while keeping client review practical.
The project included DJ audio software, user-experience work on a thermal-control application and ongoing development of yoga learning software.
The approach
How the team delivered
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Offer frequent working increments
The team prepared plans and workable modules every three to five days, helping the client review progress and quality without extensive preparation.
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Adapt as requirements changed
The yoga learning application went through three versions in the recorded engagement. Engineers also proposed user-experience details and technical options for client decisions.
Project context
Technology and delivery
Technologies and working practices used in this engagement.
iPhoneOpenALREST web servicesPerformance optimisation
The result
What the engagement delivered
A measurable search improvement
The project record documents retrieval time falling from three seconds to half a second over approximately 8,000 records.
Multiple product releases
The engagement delivered audio software and three versions of the learning application.
A continuing working relationship
The project record described more than one year of cooperation at the time of writing.
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