DCA has successfully undertaken and delivered mid-size and major application development projects for business and Government clients. With our background in software product development we are able to apply rigour to project management and the development lifecycle. We are a single solution vendor that is able to provide:

• project scoping and business case development
• business analysis and requirements specification
• system architecture, design and functional specification
• software development
• system testing, development and execution of test cases
• user acceptance testing facilities
• deployment
• data migration
• user training
• help desk, support and maintenance services

Our chosen tools and technologies include:

• Delphi and/or Visual Studio .NET for Windows client/server application development
• .NET 2.0 for browser-based development, using a combination of C# and VB.NET
• Seapine TestTrack for bug tracking and issues management including workflow
• Microsoft Visio Architect for data modelling
• Visual SourceSafe for source control and configuration management
• Microsoft SQL Server 2000/2005 and Oracle databases
• C++, Visual Basic
• DevExpress toolset (including .NET support) for rich user interfaces
• Web Services applications utilising both thin (browser) and Smart-client models

Our project development methodology is based on the PMBOK standard and was developed in conjunction with the Project Management Institute (PMI).

Our data centre is also able to offer a complete hosted model (ASP) solution via our high-speed dedicated fibre-optic links with optional standby site facilities.