Company

Software Merchant is well positioned in the segment of the outsourced product engineering and IT outsourcing market. We provide cost effective and efficient solutions by using best practices and employing a smart combination of experts from our worldwide pool of resources.

We bring in economic value by employing highly skilled, but inexpensive resources that ensure high accountability at minimal risk. We bring in local consultants with domain expertise to better understand the business and ensure seamless communication with our Indian development center. It helps in reducing our client's risks associated with offshore engagements. Our "Global Consulting" approach ensures that our work force is globally trained, and our clients enjoy the benefits of the low cost services, low risk engagements and world-class quality solutions. The ability to convert our client's vision into a cost effective and efficient business solution is our distinct selling point.

Why We

In a highly competitive environment, Software Merchant distinguishes itself by providing the following advantages.

• Our U.S. based project managers (certified PMP) ensure, that the risks associated with offshore outsourcing are minimized, and accountability is increased. You don't have to worry about issues like cultural differences, time difference and communication gaps etc.
• By employing world-class software resources in US and India, we ensure for you high quality solutions along with significant savings.
• Our specialization and center of excellence in Microsoft technologies is value added to our customers. We are Microsoft Gold Partner.
• By partnering with us for your IT needs, you can better devote resources to your core business.
• We strive to build long-term relationships with our clients.
• Low cost leader - A 56% reduction in cost per person over global competition for performing information technology activity due to our sustainable livelihoods investments (see below), a key driver of competitive advantage.

Our Sustainable Livilihoods Investments

Business cannot succeed in a society that fails. (Björn Stigson, WBCSD, President). With, nearly two thirds of the planet’s people being poor, most companies are serving at best one third of the world population and are fiercely competing over saturated markets. Yet many corporate managers now realize that stepping up their company’s presence in developing countries will be crucial to their long-term competitiveness and success. Lot of companies including big names like Microsoft is launching into sustainable livelihoods (SL) business: “doing business with the poor in ways that benefit the poor and benefit the company.” Sustainable livelihoods business is about spurring economic development and helping low-income communities and families build more secure livelihoods.

Software Merchant is one such company focused on software services and consulting business, embracing the sustainable livelihoods business model. Even though Software Merchant’s core strategy is doing business with poor, yet the emphasis on business and profitability is important. It means that a Software Merchant’s sustainable livelihoods business becomes part of corporate mainstream thinking and activities. It also means that unlike corporate charity, sustainable livelihoods investments that realize our goal of profitability is the key driver of our competitive advantage.

People

Software Merchant is an employee owned company. Our people are our assets. We believe in bringing diverse and highly qualified individuals on board to ensure a work culture that fosters personal growth through internal mentorship program. Our people bring years of software development experience, domain expertise and a desire to help you succeed in your business goal.

We nurture a company culture of helping our clients beyond expectations even if we have to go that extra mile. Our organization Values revolve around customer satisfaction, quality delivery, privacy protection, integrity and equal opportunity rights. We have engineering staff with degrees from IIT's and Regional Engineering Colleges in India. Our project managers have diverse knowledge, certification (PMP/MBA's) and experience of working in the US.

Infrastructure

Our development center in Noida, India is equipped with the latest technologies with secured systems and comfortable working conditions to boost productivity and quality. We maintain 24x7 service support for our engagements.