Category Archives: Product Development

Global Software Engineering: Benefits of Outsourcing

One of the things that I try to tell folks who are interested in doing software product engineering globally is to consider the well established benefits outsourcing can bring to the table in conjunction with own teams local & global.
In this context I came across this article titled “Leveling the Developer Field” by Michael Vizard [...]

Link: Open source in consumer electronics: What, why and how

Came across this interesting article by Jason Kridner of Texas Instruments where he looks at the motives behind open source, explains where open source is (and isn’t) succeeding, and reveals Texas Instruments’ thinking on Linux and the Open Handset Alliance (OHA).
Jump to the article: http://www.dspdesignline.com/211200823
Embedded systems & software engineering for CE specifically on TI OMAP [...]

Outsourcing contracts: LOI & Work for hire clause

Came across couple of interesting articles on LOI and work for hire clauses in outsourcing contracts from a legal point of view.
The “Work For Hire” clause:
A key concern for product company in outsourcing its product development is owership of IP for the product being development by the outsourcing partner. Many firms would like to [...]