EMBIQ

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am responsible for the New Tech & Mobile department - we have been producing maps and guides as a Cartographic Publisher for 30 years.

For what projects/services did your company hire EMBIQ, and what were your goals?

The plan was to create mobile guides. I was looking for developers for transferring systems to create portable guides, backend, database on the backend. a mobile application should be a tool that will build itself a guide.

In the panel, the user can choose all the content, images, etc. Then the database was generated for the mobile application in place, where it was possible to evaluate attractions in specific places. From there, you could enter a list of categories, monuments, restaurants, churches, details.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Thanks to recommendations we decided to choose EMBIQ for this particular project. We knew that they built a similar solution so we knew what we can expect.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

EMBIQ built Backend, they were working with Django, Python, Android and iOS. All solution was created as a tool that the clients can use to create their own mobile guides.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

During all our cooperation we worked with a wide team including Backend developers, Android developers, iOS developers and project manager.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The project has been realised on the grounds of technologies and standards fixed by our company. The whole project works on the basis of CMS system which includes www and iOS and Android mobile applications.

All works were completed at the time agreed and within the agreed budget. We delivered EMBIQ content - map, where the landscape park should be displayed. Categories, subcategories, they built all the content to display about each park. Downloading maps and base was working separately, thanks to this solution the app wasn't heavy for the device.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We stayed in touch via emails mostly. They transferred all the details, at the end of the bigger steps we were working with the demo. I don’t recognize if there very any bigger fixes. Everything went smoothly.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

I was impressed by their timely manner. Everything was on time when we need it. They showed a high level of professional experience and high-quality technical skills and they were valuable contributors to our project

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

EMBIQ worked far beyond the call of duty. Absolutely worth recommending.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am a CEO of hardware company specialized in integrated circuit design. Our company is located in Warsaw,Poland

For what projects/services did your company hire EMBIQ, and what were your goals?

We needed a BLE iOS application developed in a very short time.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

I have worked with EMBIQ on a previous project. I knew what I can expect, that was enough to make my decision. EMBIQ has some solutions based on Bluetooth and this is what we needed at that time.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Mobile Application for blind people for iOS. A simple solution for iOS devices based on Bluetooth technology.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

It was quite a small project, we worked with two iOS developers, one of them run this project as a Project Manager.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

EMBIQ delivered us a mobile app for iOS, integrated with Bluetooth technology, suited for blind people. Everything went according to plan.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

Nothing unusual - we call and mail each other, we have demos and status calls. We were informed on every stage of the project.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

At first, EMBIQ’s experience with Bluetooth technology was the basis for the mobile app we wanted to create. We knew what we can expect from iOS developers, thanks to that the contact was very easy, we can directly talk with developers.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

I want to say that time for realization could be better but I don’t know if in this condition it can be possible. But despite the time, everything went well, I recommend working with EMBIQ.

Please describe your company and your position there.

Director at Orange Labs. We were working on many innovative and fresh projects during these times.

For what projects/services did your company hire EMBIQ?

Creation of a technology enabling audio-video streaming between a mobile mobile device, web browser and tablet in order to further develop telecommunication company audiovisual services.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We know EMBIQ for their work so we knew what we can expect. Experience in TV streaming solutions - at that time it was quite a new solution and it was rare. What was also important, the EMBIQ’s vision was quite similar to ours so we needed to work together.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

The scope of development included creating a complete framework for creating audio-visual services with the use of mobile devices. The framework consisted of components like mobile apps for iOS and Android, transcoding server, website. The application enables encoding high-quality audio-video streams, encapsulation and efficient transport over an Internet connection.

The recorded stream image comes from the device's built-in camera, and its exposure and the recorded stream image comes from the device's built-in camera, and its illumination and sharpness were optimized for the current environment and changes as the environment changes. The exposure and sharpness were optimized for the current environment. One of its functionality was tagging initiated sessions by geolocation tags using tools provided by the platform's tools.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

There was a team of developers, team leader, project manager & expert, QA Eingineer.

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The final product was a streaming platform that can be developed for customer’s needs. The server receives the audio-video streams and is processed and redistributed in formats suitable for playback with a Web browser or video application.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

They were always available, we were meeting in-person, all the time we were talking about our timetables, so every change was made in real-time. All the time I knew what they are working on. We got what we needed, during the project we can all the time ask about something, put some changes.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

I liked the professional approach to the client. EMBIQ was not a big team, but I was charmed by their qualifications, open mind, and willingness to take on challenges.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Despite the high quality of service and the fact that the services are worth the price, we could have hoped for more discounts in the future. As a corporate client, we look forward to more discounts in the future.

This review was published on June 17, 2021.
 

Marcin Nowak

Leader of New Product & Services Development, Orange Labs

Telecommunications

201-500 Employees

Warsaw, Poland

$50,000 to $199,999

Nov 2012 - Sep 2013

Project summary

A telecommunications company hired EMBIQ for custom software development. They created an M2M portal via Django, Python, and Mezzanine technologies for devices and integrated SIM card purchases.

Feedback summary

As a result of the collaboration, the company successfully ran the web portal. EMBIQ communicated effectively via email and was always available for changes, additional features, and issues. Moreover, their open-mindedness, advice, and knowledge made them trustworthy partners.

BACKGROUND

Please describe your company and your position there.

Lead telecom company CEE - responsibility fro new product and services development.

OPPORTUNITY / CHALLENGE

For what projects/services did your company hire EMBIQ?

The main goal of our cooperation was to create M2M City portal dedicated to machine-to-machine solutions.

SOLUTION

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

I knew EMBIQ from their work with another project, they were reliable so I decided to create with a new project.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

The M2Mcity portal is an Internet space that enables the Partners of the M2M to present their commercial information and public offers with M2M Solutions which simultaneously function as an invitation for users to submit orders.

The Users who have their Account can get familiar with commercial information of M2M Partners and submit orders for M2M Solutions. Developers were working with Django, Python, Mezzanine technologies.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

Backend, frontend developers, PM, UI/UX.

RESULTS & FEEDBACK

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

As a result of our cooperation, we have run a dedicated web portal. The website is used to place orders for M2M devices and the purchase of integrated SIM cards. As I know nowadays the website was changed and it is not working in the same way as years ago.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

People from EMBIQ were available it was a big advantage because during all the time of our work I needed to put changes or new features. I could call them or write via email and they fix it or change the code very quickly.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

Developers were really open-minded, they gave us advice when we were thinking about some solutions and we weren’t sure about it. We trusted them and their knowledge.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

EMBIQ has executed the contract professionally, conscientiously and within a set deadline.

Star Ratings

Overall rating: 5

Quality: 5

Cost: 4.5

Schedule: 4.5

Willing to refer: 5

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the CTO in the company. I am responsible for implementing new technologies

For what projects/services did your company hire EMBIQ, and what were your goals?

It was years ago but there was a fresh topic connected with streaming and it was getting more and more popular. The idea of the project was to create online television with real-time news - everyone who was connected with a mobile app could make a stream. And to do this we needed a good application.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

I met EMBIQ’s leaders and I knew that they had experience with TV streaming and codecs, and, most important, they knew what they can expect from this new technology.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

EMBIQ created a mobile app, the most complicated part was to implement it with the streaming part. The possibilities of this solution were recording with device codecs, repacking into transmission containers, sending data to server, receiving and processing it. They built mobile applications, solutions for live streaming, video transmission from mobile devices. Mobile app implementations were created for several platforms. Solutions were created to unpack content from native codecs into a custom service receiving the video content.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

UI/UX designer, QA Engineers, Architekt & Project Manager in one person, developers.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

As a product EMBIQ delivered a solution for online streaming in real-time. The core of this app was the fact that everyone who was using it in real time could make a stream and share with others viewers.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

We met in person many times, Project Manager was visiting our office and we could discuss every change. With the team We discussed responsibilities, mostly communicating remotely, they put out versions for testing, taught us testing, and once in a while they organised performance presentations.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We appreciate how close they were to us. Half of their team worked remotely, but everyone felt like a team. Thanks to that it was really easy to make changes to the project. EMBIQ was very communicative and flexible, and what is important, devoted to our project.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Our collaboration was very positive, there is only one thing that could be better - they could find more edge cases, make more stress tests to find every misstatement.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I was an R&D team manager for an international telecommunications company. The company provides public telecommunications services to mass-market and business customers. During this project, I was responsible for designing and implementing accessibility solutions that made it easier for disabled and senior citizens to use telecommunications services.

For what projects/services did your company hire EMBIQ?

Our idea was to create a solution for people with mental disabilities. For many of them, using the phone is a problem, so we wanted to make the process much simpler by introducing fun elements. So, there was an idea, but we needed help with the embedded experience.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

Thanks to Embiq's experience in embedded, we found them among the recommended companies and decided to cooperate.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

Majook works with VoIP and PSTN technology, and the figures are equipped with RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) tags, also included: microphone and speakers to facilitate conversation. Colorful figures placed on the board symbolize people from the user's environment - parents, guardians, friends. To each figure, you can assign any phone number. Calling the chosen person is very simple - place the associated figure in the appropriate field. An incoming call is signalled by a light blinking above the doll's head. The user can answer or reject the call by moving the figurine to the right field.

How many resources from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

There was a team of 3 developers, an embedded systems engineer, a project manager, and a QA engineer.

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

EMBIQ developed for us a prototype and made for us all the documentation need to production.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

Our cooperation was very close, and they consulted with us at every stage of the project. We worked with the waterfall methodology under very tight deadlines on a tight schedule.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

First of all, we were very happy that they have embedded experience, an engineer from EMBIQ was a big help for us. Their developers are very creative, they think out of the box.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Well, nowadays, time changed so if it will be today we would choose different technology, modern and so on. Since then, many other technologies have been developed for positioning objects in space.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I was a CTO in a gaming and new media company in Poland. We were doing real-time add-ons to programs for the biggest TV stations in Poland.

For what projects/services did your company hire EMBIQ, and what were your goals?

The platform that we required was a completely new solution. We needed a company with strong R&D capabilities, with which we will define proper communication channels and behaviors of innovative mobile applications. The idea was to build one solution, that with small adjustments serve different types of TV programs. With Embiq - we did it.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We had a couple of vendors on our shortlist, but we've selected two for small, test projects, after recommendations from friends. In the end, we've stayed with Embiq.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Embiq developed native mobile applications for iOS and Android phones. In the begging, they also prepared J2M application, but with changes on the market, we've skipped supporting this platform after 2012.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

During the development of the solution, we had a dedicated mobile team, with a designer, two developers per platform, and a QA. During the support period, we didn't have dedicated people, but I've never felt that this is a problem. All requests were estimated and delivered on time.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

This was an amazing project - the first real 2nd Screen in Europe. It was a breakthrough for our company. Platform prepared by Embiq brought a lot of money and contracts to my company for a couple of years.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

As a source control, we've used bitbucket. For communication, we've used emails and g-talk. it was over 8 years ago, a bit different world than now. But still, even with much more primitive tools, we never had any problem with communication, feedback, and agreements.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

The most impressive was the level of understanding our needs. We never had a need to reach to specific developers, manage the team or monitor the progress. Of course, we had this possibility, but the project was managed perfectly without our involvement.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Not really. As I remember the cooperation, I would not change a thing.

Please describe your company and your position there.

I am the owner of IT services company.

For what projects/services did your company hire EMBIQ, and what were your goals?

I wanted to build a solution that could keep our personal things safe. The project called Blueanker was based on beacons technology so I needed a software company that has experience with beacons. Our goal was to connect beacons with mobile devices.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

We chose them because they were experienced with beacon solutions.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

Thanks to beacons, Blueanker allows you to keep control of your valuables and sends an alarm signal to smartphones with the appropriate app. Blueanker works with beacons, which are small transmitters using Bluetooth Low Energy technology. These devices communicate with smartphones equipped with appropriate applications and can, for example, inform us when we are out of range of the transmitter. In other words, beacons can alert us when someone steals our bike or equipment and wants to move away with it.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

There were a few developers (Android, iOS) UI/IX Designer, Project Manager who was leading them. Also, what was important for me, I could talk about any ideas with EMBIQ CEO.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

It was a quite new solution. Thanks to BLE it was a possibility to build whole users web that could help if the f.e. bike was stolen. We have developed the project a few years ago but we can see that nowadays solutions based on BLE are more and more popular. Together we built an easy-to-use, intuitive, unique and comprehensive security system.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

They work with one-week sprints so it was very easy to plan work with them. I was updated on what’s going on with the project, they were contacting me via emails and phone calls.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

I was impressed by their knowledge and capability of changing my ideas into a real project.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

I can’t say any wrong words. Appreciate working with EMBIQ.

Please describe your company and your position there.

My company was delivering IT solutions for Healthcare organization. I was responsible for this project as a Project Manager.

For what projects/services did your company hire EMBIQ, and what were your goals?

Project for medical students (and more) with unusual cases of bone and soft tissue tumours. Our goal was to create an educational tool for inexperienced employees of the hospital to make their work easier.

How did you select this vendor and what were the deciding factors?

I heard about the company from my friends, I decided to try EMBIQ’s services.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

The app was designed for healthcare professionals working in the field of musculoskeletal healthcare. The solution contains medical use cases. This is a project dedicated to medical students, future specialists in the field of musculoskeletal healthcare. The app contains whole the knowledge needed for young doctors.

The app was designed for iOS and Android systems thanks to developers who worked with Angular and Django.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

A team was managed by the Project Manager. The application was built by a backend developer, iOS developer, Android developer.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

There is an available mobile app version in stores, students use this app to collect knowledge about medical cases. The app works offline what is helpful for medical employees, they do not need to connect, they have all the data in one place.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timeliness.

I know that developers are working in one-week sprints, so regularly we met on online meetings, we discussed the project. Contact with EMBIQ was easy and fast, I could call them or email any time.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

They are very open to any suggestions, we could talk about changes. They can find solutions for every task we want to solve.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

Difficult to say, the project is ended, everything was going well.

Please describe your company and your position there.

enQuant delivers comprehensive services and IT solutions for the banking, energy, insurance, telecommunications and medical industries.

For what projects/services did your company hire EMBIQ?

The main goal was firmware implementation. We wanted to create a product that could be used at home. It was a compact wireless device developed for mobile EEG measurements. We needed to build firmware that could be suitable for a special helmet and mobile application used to manage the recorder system

How did you select EMBIQ and what were the deciding factors?

They have experience in healthcare IT solutions and IoT products, they quickly understood what we wanted to achieve with our project.

Describe the project in detail and walk through the stages of the project.

As we mentioned, the main goal for EMBIQ was to build firmware for the microcontrollers in the homeEEG module and create an interface for transferring the signal to the recording device. The firmware supports the communication protocol that is used by the device to communicate with the mobile application through Bluetooth, WiFi and a serial interface.

The WiFi and Bluetooth modules are built into the homeEEG. The main use of the mobile app in this kit is to turn the survey on and off - it acts as a remote control. The app connects directly to the HomeEEG device via Bluetooth. Once the connection is established, the user can send the command to start the study, and then once done, stop it.

From the application, the user can view the directory structure of the study results and download the study to their device. Additionally, the user can clear the memory of the Home EEG device by sending the command "clear all" from the application level.

How many resources from the EMBIQ team worked with you, and what were their positions?

We worked with EMBIQ’s specialists like Backend Developer, Quality Assurance Engineer, Project Manager, Mobile App Developer, DevOps.

Can you share any outcomes from the project that demonstrate progress or success?

The main project outcomes were the devices that help patients and/or doctors to measure EEG signals at home. Embiq built a complete homeEEG wireless monitoring system that works with dedicated helmet and electrode mounting system, the company also provided firmware and mobile application.

How effective was the workflow between your team and theirs?

We had a few meetings in the office, every change we discussed via e-mail or phone. Company provides feedback in time and any occuring problem is being solve almost at once.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

People from EMBIQ were a real help. They had their own ideas that were very useful for the whole project. They were sharing with us their knowledge and offering different solutions. It was a great pleasure working with the EMBIQ team, they were a professional company with a great client approach.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

There is nothing to change. We appreciate the team we have worked with.

Please describe your company and your position there.

INVEST IN CZESTOCHOWA

For what projects/services did your company hire EMBIQ, and what were your goals?

The City council wanted to create a tool for planning a career, the tool should be useful for every inhabitant. A platform should be connected to the website.

How did you select EMBIQ and what were the deciding factors?

There was an official way and EMBIQ thanks to their proposed solution, won the auction.

Describe the scope of work in detail, including the project steps, key deliverables, and technologies used.

We needed to build a website with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines with job and education offers. We outsourced EMBIQ to create a whole solution - a platform that could be used by every inhabitant for looking for a job and find educational offers from all over the city. They redesigned the whole website and change its usage.

How many people from the vendor's team worked with you, and what were their positions?

A small team of developers: Project Manager, Backend Developer, Frontend Developer, QA Engineers, UI/UX Designer.

Can you share any measurable outcomes of the project or general feedback about the deliverables?

The website is easy to use and it is suitable for every inhabitant of our city. The website is an important element of a programme Better Job Now which get a prize called Inovation in the City i it is placed in the City Innovation base of the Polish Development Fund.

Describe their project management style, including communication tools and timelines.

We were planning our work through emails, phones. We every change they showed us for demo and we made our comments.

What did you find most impressive or unique about this company?

We really appreciate EMBIQ’s creativity in delivering the platform. A Graphic Designer we have worked for really understands our needs and help us with few features. Contact with EMBIQ’s workers was quick.

Are there any areas for improvement or something they could have done differently?

We cannot say what they can improve, during our cooperation, everything was as we wanted to.