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Software Modernization Services for Scalable Systems
Software Modernization Services for Scalable Systems

Upgrade legacy systems with software modernization services to improve scalability, performance, and business efficiency.

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Vibe Coding Doesn't Replace Software Engineering
Vibe Coding Doesn't Replace Software Engineering

Vibe coding speeds up software development, but it cannot replace the discipline of custom enterprise software development. Learn how AI improves productivity w

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Customized ERP Software: Benefits, Cost & Why Businesses Are Switching
Customized ERP Software: Benefits, Cost & Why Businesses Are Switching

Discover how customized ERP software improves efficiency, reduces costs, and scales your business. Learn benefits, pricing, and key features.

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Legacy Software Modernization Services: Why Businesses Can’t Ignore It
Legacy Software Modernization Services: Why Businesses Can’t Ignore It

Explore legacy software modernization services, benefits, cost estimation, and strategies to upgrade outdated systems and boost business performance.

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On the Slicing and Dicing of Business Communication
On the Slicing and Dicing of Business Communication

Businesses often rely on multiple tools for communication, leading to fragmentation and inefficiency. In this his blog: how slicing and dicing communication.

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Capturing Software Requirements the Right Way for Successful Software
Capturing Software Requirements the Right Way for Successful Software

Capturing requirements correctly is one of the most important steps in building successful software.

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The Complete Guide to Custom Enterprise Software Development
The Complete Guide to Custom Enterprise Software Development

A complete guide to custom enterprise software development covering software modernization, fintech and healthcare solutions, outsourcing strategies, cost estim

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Custom Software Development Guide: Everything Businesses Need to Know
Custom Software Development Guide: Everything Businesses Need to Know

Complete custom software development guide covering process, benefits, costs, and best practices for building scalable business solutions.

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Entry-Level Jobs Are Disappearing: What Professionals Should Do Next
Entry-Level Jobs Are Disappearing: What Professionals Should Do Next

Entry-level jobs are changing rapidly. Learn why traditional roles are disappearing and how professionals can adapt to the new job market.

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Web App with Native Capabilities
Web App with Native Capabilities

The capabilities of the web browser are quietly increasing. What was possible only with a native application now becomes possible with a browser.

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Maintaining Legacy Applications: Problems & Solutions
Maintaining Legacy Applications: Problems & Solutions

Understand the key challenges of maintaining legacy applications and practical strategies to enhance and modernize existing systems.

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Capturing Requirements Right
Capturing Requirements Right

Recently, some prospects provided us Figma prototypes when asked for requirements. I guess this is becoming a trend. While those prototypes looked beautiful, ...

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Leverage Downturn | Create Software Assets
Leverage Downturn | Create Software Assets

Market downturn is the best time to start a software project. Here is how you can benefit from the present downturn...

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Software Outsourcing Guide for Startups
Software Outsourcing Guide for Startups

Many startups need to get software developed. Here are some key strategies to guide how they can go about it....

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Honey, I Spawned a Kid | Smart Product Customization
Honey, I Spawned a Kid | Smart Product Customization

This article shows how to spawn an application from another one, with common functionality using.

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Programming Internships 2022
Programming Internships 2022

Acism conducted programming internships remotely in 2022. They were based on Xsemble component...

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Software Project Estimation Made Easy: Methods & Tips
Software Project Estimation Made Easy: Methods & Tips

Software project estimation is tricky. Here is how to get it right to improve planning accuracy, timelines, and delivery success.

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Will Attrition Impact YOUR COMPANY in 2022?
Will Attrition Impact YOUR COMPANY in 2022?

Many startups need to get software developed. Here are some key strategies to guide how they can.

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Crossing The Software Product Development Chasm
Crossing The Software Product Development Chasm

Software product development often takes a big hit as the original developer leaves and someone else is expected...

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Software Modernization Internships – June 2021
Software Modernization Internships – June 2021

Acism has offered student internships in the important area of software modernization. They are designed to...

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Women’s Day Special: Enabling Careers
Women’s Day Special: Enabling Careers

The international women’s day is a great occasion to share a thought that can empower some women. As we all...

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Software Development Buffet Menu
Software Development Buffet Menu

At Acism, we serve a buffet of software development options and allow the customers to choose from them to suit...

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Visual Model of a CMS | Student Project
Visual Model of a CMS | Student Project

The Xsemble flow diagram of a CMS shows a single page node that serves all site pages, which accurately...

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Visual Model of a CRM | Student Project
Visual Model of a CRM | Student Project

The requirements of CRM are often unique and ever-changing. Therefore, instead of a ready-made CRM...

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Remote Internships of MIT-WPU Students, July 2020
Remote Internships of MIT-WPU Students, July 2020

Introduction The short internships of MIT World Peace University (MIT-WPU) students are coming to a close...

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Visual Modeling of ERP Processes | Student Project
Visual Modeling of ERP Processes | Student Project

This article features two documents that cover in detail the visual modeling of of two ERP processes...

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8 Ways In Which #Kommbox Supports #RemoteWork
8 Ways In Which #Kommbox Supports #RemoteWork

One of the most far reaching impacts of the #Covid19 pandemic is that #WorkFromHome, or in...

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New Year Resolutions #SoftwareOutsourcing – Part 2
New Year Resolutions #SoftwareOutsourcing – Part 2

As a new year 2020 is about to begin, it is time to make resolutions. In this part 2 of a 2 part series, we cover ...

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New Year Resolutions for 2020 #SoftwareOutsourcing – Part 1
New Year Resolutions for 2020 #SoftwareOutsourcing – Part 1

As a new year 2020 is about to begin, it is time to make resolutions. In this part 1 of a 2 part series, we cover...

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Employee Burnout / Inefficiency is a System Problem
Employee Burnout / Inefficiency is a System Problem

A recent article in Harvard Business Review (HBR for short) has again brought up the issue of...

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Is Your Business Model Built on Burning Cash? | Acism Blog
Is Your Business Model Built on Burning Cash? | Acism Blog

Over the last weekend, I happened to read not just one or two, but three different pieces concerning the...

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Hiring Ninja Developers – or Not!
Hiring Ninja Developers – or Not!

Great programmers are flooded with offers, and recruitment becomes a big challenge in the face of last minute...

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Agile Isn’t an Excuse for Poor Quality
Agile Isn’t an Excuse for Poor Quality

In a group of friends (all of us in the 20+ years experience range), one of us casually commented that one...

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Why Drupal 8 is the Right CMS for Your New Website
Why Drupal 8 is the Right CMS for Your New Website

WordPress, Drupal and Joomla are the top 3 leading CMSes. Having played with all 3, our recommendation is to...

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Wrath of the Javascriptians
Wrath of the Javascriptians

The latest attack on tech-earth is from planet Javascript. Like many of their predecessors such as Java, C...

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This week is the thanksgiving week, and this blog post is to express our gratitude to the free software makers...

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Fighting the Email Monster
Fighting the Email Monster

This is the third and concluding part of a 3 part series about the Email Monster. In part 1 and part 2 we saw how it eats into a company’s bottom line and top line respectively. In this last part...

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How the Email Monster Eats Into Your Top Line As Well
How the Email Monster Eats Into Your Top Line As Well

In our last article, we saw how the email monster eats into your organization’s bottom line. In this article, we shall see what it does to the top line. Remember Charlie Chaplin’s...

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How Much Does Email Impact Your Bottom Line? | Acism Blog
How Much Does Email Impact Your Bottom Line? | Acism Blog

An aspect that’s common across various types of businesses is that they deal with a lot of email. The email statistics is appalling. Under our very nose, the email...

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Leverage IT For Market Leadership
Leverage IT For Market Leadership

Explore how effective IT leadership helps organizations navigate technology change, drive innovation, and build resilient teams.

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Technology Roundup – Programming Languages
Technology Roundup – Programming Languages

At Acism, we often found new joinees lacking a good perspective on the software technology. Technology was shaped not only through genius minds at work but also through business interests...

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Feb 2015 Limited Time Offer: Prices Slashed to All Time Low
Feb 2015 Limited Time Offer: Prices Slashed to All Time Low

April 2015 Update: The limited time offer has expired. A new pricing structure is now in place. We, the Kommbox Team, keep pursuing ways to make the Kommbox offering better. This is a continuous...

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Distributed Software Development – The Cummins Experiment
Distributed Software Development – The Cummins Experiment

The “Cummins Experiment” on distributed software development yielded results that would be of interest to...

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Scalable Software Development – High Quality, Low Cost
Scalable Software Development – High Quality, Low Cost

Discover how custom enterprise software development enables scalable, high-quality, and cost-effective solutions using modular architecture, outsourcing.

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Towards Achieving Zero Business Disruption
Towards Achieving Zero Business Disruption

Our QA lead who handles Kommbox is off for a 1 1/2 week vacation starting today. Another QA team member, will be handling it in the meanwhile. Will s/he be able to do a good...

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Why Java is (Still) Very Relevant
Why Java is (Still) Very Relevant

Every now and then new articles come up about how some other shiny language does the job better than Java. It is...

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Kommbox Release 1.7 – a Big Release is out!
Kommbox Release 1.7 – a Big Release is out!

This festive season, we are very glad to release Kommbox 1.7.1. There are significant enhancements in the User Interface, User experience, Security and Invitation workflow areas...

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Why Outsource to India – 4 Key Learnings from #MissionMars
Why Outsource to India – 4 Key Learnings from #MissionMars

Today is a day of pride for all Indians, as India’s Mangalyaan successfully entered the Mars orbit (media coverage)...

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Computer Game for Disaster Management
Computer Game for Disaster Management

Time and again, disasters strike. When that happens, citizens rise to send help. Kudos to those who do that. In a...

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After Atos & Ferrari, Polaris Slashses Email
After Atos & Ferrari, Polaris Slashses Email

It is not a secret anymore… email takes away a lot of productive time from your workforce and its model of information ...

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How to Benefit from Improving Business Communication
How to Benefit from Improving Business Communication

Communication is omnipresent in every business. While a lot is said and done about Communication Skills, the area of improving Communication Process or the Communication Systems within...

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Why ESNs Fail: 6 Anti-Patterns You Should Avoid
Why ESNs Fail: 6 Anti-Patterns You Should Avoid

The success of enterprise-wide collaboration which is enabled by Enterprise Social Networks...

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Kommbox Release 1.6 is Out
Kommbox Release 1.6 is Out

Over this weekend, Kommbox moved to a new, faster, server. Along with this, a new release is in place. As the most visible change in the UI, the left side list's kommboxes on the Dashboard page...

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Business Communication Process Learnings for 2014
Business Communication Process Learnings for 2014

Throughout 2013, we were immersed into interactions and our own experimentation within the business communication...

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How Organizations Are Killing Employee Productivity
How Organizations Are Killing Employee Productivity

There are many productivity dampeners, and email overload is the most significant and most common of them. Many people routinely receive 100+ emails every day. Not only these emails...

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How to Separate Diwali Messages from Work Messages | Acism
How to Separate Diwali Messages from Work Messages | Acism

Many of us in India would be returning to work today after the Diwali vacations. They will see a lot of “Happy Diwali” messages that poured in last week. While it may feel...

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Cheap is Expensive, Expensive is Expensive as well!
Cheap is Expensive, Expensive is Expensive as well!

If you are planning to outsource a software project, you have a lot of choices of software vendors...

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For Startups Looking for Technical Co-Founders
For Startups Looking for Technical Co-Founders

On discussion board concerned with technology, one often sees posts from startups teams looking for tech partners. Is it because they want...

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