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Hibiscus Technology Solutions

Hibiscus Technology Solutions
ABOUT US:
Incorporated in May 2008, Hibiscus Technology Solutions has been growing steadily ever since, constantly learning, evolving, ideating and innovating. Hibiscus’s focus has been around building technologies for startups, providing extended mobile development services to other software establishments or to be a complete technology partner for non IT business units.
Ramesh
FOUNDED:
May, 2008
OFFICES :
Bangalore, India. Sunny Vale, California, USA.
KEY PERSON:
Ramesh Narasimhan
CEO
Ramesh comes with 14 years of sound IT knowledge and  experience. Before founding Hibiscus he has worked for IT giants like Cognizant and Oracle. Being an IIM graduate he understands the business well and is always updated with latest marketing and technological trends. He has an inclination towards the niche technologies which would ensures that all are services are quality driver and technically up to date.
EMPLOYEE COUNT: 50+
INVESTORS:
Self Funded Company.
COMPETITORS:
Robosoft, Sourcebits, Mind Tree Wireless
WEBSITE:
CLIENTELE:
Implemented over 50 mobile app and over 20 web applications as of now, clientele of Hibiscus includes the likes of World’s Most Popular Music Channel, Pharmaceutical Giants In North America, Famous Cartoon Channel, American-European Celebrities, USA Most Watched TV News Channel to name a few. Hibiscus is the strategic technology partners with the likes of  Teleca, Symphony, CGI, MPhasis, Endeavour, Echidna to name a few. Today, company has dedicated teams for iOS, Android, Blackberry, Web 2.0, RoR, PHP and Cloud Computing. Attendant, Kirazz (SAAS), Fujitsu Sapphire, Guaranteach.com, MyParichay.com, Novulus, Katch, Drop Thought, Warehouse Management System, News App, Cartoon Apps are some of the apps Hibiscus worked on.
DIFFERENTIATING FACTORS:
  • Highly Flexible
  • Quality delivered to the customer
  • Quick turnaround time for strategic project decisions
  • Flexible resource work place
  • Low hierarchy– so client could get in touch with the actual working resource
  • Quick consultation– suggestions in terms of technology
  • Competitive rates
  • Accurate and smooth project delivery
  • Proper, yet minimal documentation & conditional warranty.
WHAT IS NEXT?
Hibiscus is aiming to grow from small to mid size firm to amid scale unit. It is also aiming to set up business development units in Singapore and UK to drive business from these regions along with looking at OZ-NZ markets also. In terms of technology Hibiscus Technology Solutions is intending to start using tools like “Phone gap” to still reduce the development time cross platform mobile application development. Though, it has one of the best turn around times in terms of paperwork, estimations and proposal are still working on it to be the best in the industry. Here are list of other things Hibiscus plan to move towards, strategically:
  • Leveraging the ORACLE and SAP mobile frame works
  • To be premier Enterprise app provider
  • Web 2.0 Specialists– with apps that are state of art
REVENUE MODEL:
  • We practice a pure win-win pricing model.
  • We work primarily on Time and Material model
  • For some short term/trust building projects we accommodate fixed cost bids as well.
MAJOR MILESTONES:
  • May 2008: Hibiscus started implementing its first project Guaranteach.com
  • November 2008: Mobile application development started in Hibiscus.
  • July 2009: Hibiscus implemented its first Web2.0 app “My Zants” on Facebook.
  • March 2010: Hibiscus started its first cross domain app for Comedy Central.
  • August 2010: Hibiscus started its first Healthcare app for a subsidiary of J &J.
  • November 2010: Hibiscus became one of the first companies in India to start development of SAAS applications using Sales Force Development Platform.
  • March 2011: 3 of  Hibiscus’s in house projects “Bon Voyage”, “Junk SMS Remover” & “Click and Share” were selected among best 20 Android apps in IDC’stop Android apps.
  • May 2011: Hibiscus becomes partners with a marketing agency which is responsible for the launch of SAB Miller Beer & Scooty Black. Hibiscus is the technical support both these launches on Web and Facebook.
  • July 2011: Hibiscus started implementing “My Parichay”, first of its kind Job Network Site which works on Facebook.