Slave Turtle is a software development company focused on providing solutions for the latest mobile devices. Specifically our focus is on the Apple iPhone and ipod Touch, Blackberry and Android platforms. Whether it's a graphically intensive iPhone game for the app store, or a fully-integrated productivity application on the Blackberry for your employees, we have the skills to deliver your project on time and within budget.
Slave Turtle was founded by an experienced systems developer who grew within the ranks to become a senior executive at Accenture. Because of his professional experience (and of that of many at Slave Turtle), we have a thorough understanding and appreciation for detailed systems development methodology. Specifically, we understand requirements gathering, design, development, testing, release, support, etc. That said however, we also are very aware of the realities of this new appstore economy. What used to take years, is now being done in months, weeks, and sometimes days. Although many of the phases in the traditional development lifecycle are very important, there simply isn't enough time and resources to do it the old way. Every day reduces your chance of profitability as hundreds and thousands of competing apps become available.
Here are some interesting stats announced at Apple's SDK 3.0 release on 3/17/09.
* the iphone and ipod touch is now being sold in 80 countries
* the appstore will soon be available in 77 of these 80 countries
* as of December 2008, there were over 17 million iphones sold.
* as of December 2008, there are over 30 million including ipod touches.
* as of March 17th, 2009, there were over 25,000 apps released to appstore
* as of March 17th, 2009, there have been over 800 million app downloads.
What we offer (which differentiates us from the rest) is a deep understanding of what is truly important along the software development lifecycle, and what can be de-prioritized. We understand that there often isn't time (or resources) to do it the old/traditional way. We have the experience to take your idea (in whatever state it's currently in) and make it a reality. Simply put, we deliver.
To accomplish your project, Slave Turtle will employ a distributed development approach. We have several developers here in the United States, but also a team in India and a team in Russia. Each team has its unique strength. Our Russian team, for example, are experts in openGL 3d games, and our Indian team is more focused on business applications. Your particular application requirements will determine which resources we bring to bear on your project.
We look forward to making your idea a reality.