Case Studies
Case Study - Online radio on iPhone
Q3 develops software for simulating online radio on iPhone. The software allows a user to listen and download live radio programs on iPhone.
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Company Profile
Client is a radio station network with listener figures proving more than 50000 listeners tune in on-air, and an average of over 20000 listeners on-line every month. Client offers multi-regional advertising so listeners don't need to pay for advertising in areas they don't need to cover. Client broadcasts 24 hours of live shows every day, with professional presenters keeping listeners entertained all day long. Client features music, International news, local news, sports news, competitions and prizes to listeners.
Business Situation
The Client aims at simulating online radio on iPhone. The software is an extension of online FM web site to iPhone.
Challenges
The challenges were to:
- Study the specifications given by the Client.
- Embed Twitter and Facebook on iPhone.
- Download songs from the website to iPhone.
Technical Solution
Q3 came up with a dedicated team of developers and QA experts to bring up a technical solution for Client's requirements. The team of developers analyzed the requirements, designed the application as per Client's requirements, and finally came up with a solution that ensured all needs and objectives are covered.
The development team created a software that embeds Twitter and Facebook on iPhone. It also allows the user to listen to online radio programs and download songs from the website and play them on iPhone. For downloading of songs, JSON APIs were used to request the server for getting the sound data. Media libraries were initialized to use downloaded songs buffer to play. User Interface Web view control was used to provide connectivity to Twitter and Facebook on iPhone.
The QA team got involved from the very beginning to ensure desired quality and bug free software is provided timely that includes all the objectives laid by the Client.
- Objective C
- X Code 3.0
- iPhone sdk 3.0
- Interface Builder
- JSON
- iPhone OS version 3.0
Benefits
- The Client gained more popularity and trust of its customers.
- The Client earned huge profits with the creation of new software.
- Number of customers increased with the embedding of Twitter and Facebook on iPhone.
Customer Speaks
We are very happy with Q3's capabilities, quality of work, and time-to-deliver; all of which are very important for us. At Janalent, we develop and deploy Microsoft technology based solutions for our customers and partners and have worked with Q3 on a number of projects. We have been extremely satisfied with the speed, accuracy, and quality provided by the Q3 team. Q3 have been dedicated to the job, and the satisfaction of us and our customers. The Q3 team has gone the "extra mile" whenever needed and are responsive both day and night. Quality Assurance testing and Documentation are delivered as expected and issue resolution has been logical and pragmatic from diagnosis through resolution. The Q3 team has become a valuable extension of Janalent's team and we look forward to additional opportunities to work together.
VP Collaboration & Development, Janalent