Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at DCKAP.

At DCKAP, it’s time to think of all the nice people we have worked with and say a big Thank you! – Our clients, customers, well-wishers, friends and associates.

Our growth and development has been made possible by the support of everyone in the business space and beyond.  Thank you Customers.

We wish you all a restful, enjoyable, and delicious Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays.

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Open Source Sees Surge in Q3/11 – Client Interest in Drupal Up

Open source technologies for business applications, from small business solutions to enterprise-grade systems, registered higher interest from clients during third quarter 2011, DCKAP has noted.

New projects during this period have shown a distinct preference for the open source web development platform Drupal.

Fremont, CA Oct. 21, 2011 – Open source technologies for business applications, from small business solutions to enterprise-grade systems, registered higher interest from clients during third quarter 2011, Fremont based global technology services company DCKAP has noted. New projects during this period have shown a distinct preference for the open source web development platform Drupal.

Globally, open-source software is driving innovation. Recent research confirms the trend in corporate governance with high profile, scalable sites increasingly migrating to Drupal. The study also shows 187 of the Inc. 5000 companies have their main site on Drupal. Business, education, government and many other sectors see Drupal as the next generation platform to create a robust Web presence. Corporate world continues to gain significant benefits from open-source web and database applications. Drupal has demonstrated that it can significantly improve SEO rankings.

DCKAP, with its extensive expertise, has been at the forefront of offering services in Drupal development, having developed numerous Web applications using Drupal. DCKAP provides comprehensive Drupal services for business web applications.

DCKAP has developed many successful Drupal applications with MySQL, such as. DCKAP’s Drupal development group is staffed with experienced developers, programmers, designers and SEO specialists.

With DCKAP’s custom online content applications and user communities in Drupal, you can publish rich content, interact with customers, build communities around your products and services and achieve a competitive edge. Drupal’s extensible architecture also provides a significant advantage and is well suited for enterprise web applications.

Drupal enjoys a steady growth of its user base. A study by w3techs showed that currently, nine websites among the top million every day, decide to start using Drupal. While during the year the usage of Drupal grew steadily from 1.4 per cent to 1.7 per cent of all websites, it has seen a steep rise during July-Sept, 2011.

Usage of Drupal for websites
src: W3Techs.com, 3 Oct 2011

About DCKAP
DCKAP (www.dckap.com) is a Fremont, CA based global technology services company delivering technology driven business solutions that meet the strategic objectives of the clients. Founded in 2005, with offices in USA, the UK, Australia and development center in India, DCKAP has earned appreciation from well respected Fortune 100 companies for its competent applications development services.
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Baby Diapers, GRO-VIA & DCKAP!

A Diaper for Every Family! DCKAP is delighted to work with Gro-Via, “to give parents everywhere the tools they need to provide their children with premium, accessible, modern, green, easy-to-use diapering and natural baby products”. Gro-Via runs on the DCKAP’s E-Commerce engine and we are proud to be associated with the Success of Gro-Via.

It has been almost a year of on-going work by our team to re-skin and develop Gro-Via /associated sites (back-end). They were also kind enough to send us free diapers, Bio-Soaker Pads and a bunch of other stuff (which I ended up using for my daughter). Gro-Via’s products are just great! They would not even need a site to market this, I would think!

When your team works on something that people use every day, it is a great sense of satisfaction. Whenever I see/hear folks ordering Gro-Via Diapers/ their other products from Costco, the immediate thought that comes to mind, “our team developed Gro-Via’s Ecommerce Engine”.

Thanks Gro-Via and it has been a pleasure working with your team.  DCKAP will continue to be a part of your growth story, and we are very excited!

WE ARE MOVING!

DCKAP to make that momentous move, into its new premises, Sept. 12, 2011

Sept. 07, 2011

This Monday, September 12, 2011, we will be relocating to our new premises to extend better services to our clientele with greater agility and responsiveness.

We will be resuming our operations out of our new office after the weekend. Please update our contact information in your records:

USA (California)

2201 Walnut Ave Ste 240

Fremont, CA 94538

Toll Free: 1.877.USA.DCKAP
(1-877-872-3252)
Fax: 1-415-367-2525
Email: infoca@dckap.com

The new premises is right next to the Fremont Bart Station and provides convenient walking access to clients/employees. With technology industry moving towards a post-virtualization era, DCKAP keeps pace.

Contact details for our UK offices and India development center remain unchanged.

Data Center Expansion a Priority for European Businesses

Independent survey reveals strong demand for new Data Center space

Aug. 29, 2011

According to the results of a recent industry survey, over eighty percent of participating European businesses plan to expand their Data Center infrastructure over the coming year. Eighty-two percent of organizations polled reported that they would definitely or probably expand their Data Center facilities this year, with half of them planning to expand in two or more locations.

The study among IT decision-makers at over two hundred major UK and European organizations highlights the strengthening of the data Center market following the economic downturn.

Significant findings

Of those who intend to expand in 2011:

• Seventy-three percent plan to do so within Europe, with a majority wanting to expand within their own country
• The UK proved the most popular target destination, with 37 percent of respondents planning to locate a facility there, followed by France (30), Germany (26), Spain and the Netherlands (21 each)
• Capital cities and recognized business hubs remain the location of choice for new data centers, with London, Paris, Dublin, Amsterdam and Frankfurt proving the most popular locations
• Outside of Europe, the US is the next largest target market for expansion for European businesses (25 percent), followed by Asia-Pacific (21)

The main drivers behind expansion are improving security, disaster-recovery and implementing a consolidation strategy

The results for the section of the survey relating to power capacity and consumption reveal a small increase of respondents measuring power efficiency. The nominal increase suggests there is still scope for improvement.

Infrastructure Management Services

According to the study, there was a slight increase in the average Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) levels since last year:

• Power capacity per rack in the respondents’ existing data centers rose by an average of nine percent in 2010 with power density averaging 5.5 kW per rack. Forty-three percent are using more than 6 kW per rack
• The proportion of respondents measuring their power consumption remained unchanged from last year’s results, with two-thirds currently monitoring their energy usage
• PUE levels were up slightly over last year, with average rating rising to 2.66 from 2.57
• Twenty-seven percent of those surveyed were either not aware of the PUE value for their organization’s data centers or were not familiar with the measurement tool, suggesting that opportunities remain for businesses to reduce operating costs related to power consumption as well as the environmental impact of their IT load

The study finds that two-thirds of respondents will seek support from a partner organization during the process of acquiring or building a new Data Center facility

• Sixty-seven percent will use a partner during the design and construction process and/or to lease wholesale space from a partner
• The biggest factor cited when choosing a partner organization is access to a greater choice of products, marking a departure from the “one-size-fits-all” approach of yesteryear
• Advice about regulatory issues is the most important capability a partner can offer
• Interest in “do-it-yourself” data centers continues to wane, with only 30 percent of responding companies considering this as an option, down four percent from last year

The survey also highlights the growing importance of power usage effectiveness (PUE) as a means for customers to monitor the performance of their facilities.

Overall, the survey indicates that the European Data Center market is about to enter a cycle of robust growth. Solutions providers will continue to play an integral role in supporting this growth.

Survey Methodology

Two hundred and five respondents participated from large companies with at least pounds Sterling 600 million in annual revenues or over two thousand employees and headquartered in the UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Spain and the Netherlands. The respondents were responsible for day-to-day Data Center management, contract execution, implementing new data centers or expanding existing facilities within their organizations.

DCKAP Hires New PHP Talent in July 2011

Adds fresh talent and continues to move on the growth path

Aug. 03, 2011

Indian companies will continue to hire aggressively during the remaining months of the current financial year, with the Information Technology (IT) industry expected to offer the strongest hiring prospects. According to a most recent study, India Inc has now begun to accelerate hiring of candidates fresh from college. The IT & ITES sector has hired sixteen percent more people in the first quarter. The entry-level recruitment has increased by 32 percent year-on-year during April-June.

DCKAP has completed the July 2011 cycle of the special recruitment process for entry-level positions of Trainee Software Engineers. Based on academic record, performance at the written test and face-to-face interviews, DCKAP has filled several critical positions in applications development, Internet technologies, PHP scripting language expertise and other skill sets. They will receive focused training after which they will work on global technology projects at the Chennai development centre.

DCKAP wholeheartedly thanks every one of the large number of candidates who went through the selection process and extends them its best wishes for career success. Every young person should strategically acquire accomplishments and qualifications, which are not only valued by employers but also consistent with their own preferences, goals and individual talents. DCKAP believes they should build their career choices according to their personal strengths and aspirations.

Talent induction is an ongoing process at DCKAP and many current openings in various technology areas are already on the job boards.

ANDROID 3.2: GOOGLE UPDATES HONEYCOMB TABLET OS

SDK released. Has better Ux, Stretch-Zoom, Media sync for SD card …

DCKAP Content Research
July 21, 2011

Android 3.2 is an incremental platform release that adds new capabilities for users and developers. Here’s an overview of the new features and the developer APIs.

• Optimizations and refinements across the system for a better user experience.

• A compatibility display mode will provide a pixel-scaled alternative to the standard UI stretching. It allows developers to better target a range of screen sizes – not just 10.1 inch. Users can now get options such as Stretch to fill screen and Zoom to fill screen. The latter will make phone apps adjust to tablet screens, while reducing pixellation.

• Media sync from SD card: Apps can now load media files directly from the removable SD card.

The Android 3.2 platform is available as a downloadable component for the Android SDK. The platform includes an Android library and system image, a set of emulator skins and more. It comes with no external libraries.

Use the Android SDK Manager to download the platform into your SDK and start developing or testing against Android 3.2.

If you’ve already published an Android application, you need to test and optimize your application on Android 3.2 asap, so your application provides the best experience possible on the most recent Android-powered devices.

More about Android Mobile Application Development

Over 2000 Attend DCKAP Walk-In for Freshers

DCKAP thanks aspirants for the overwhelming response; F2Fs to follow soon

July 13, 2011

As the company continues to build on the success of its products and services in North America, Europe, and Australia, and in line with its rapid expansion plans for near-term growth and target achievement, DCKAP recently invited promising young talent to be deployed and trained at its global technology development center in Chennai.

DCKAP called for Walk-in Interviews for the position of Trainee Software Engineers from fresh graduate and post-graduate engineers at its Chennai development centre on July 08th and 09th.

Outrunning its own earlier record set in December last, DCKAP’s latest Walk-in call met with an overwhelming response from over two thousand enthusiastic aspirants from Chennai and its surroundings as well as from several other places across India. The HR department’s nifty coordination ensured a well-organized conduct of the written test for these teeming teens, spread across the two days.

Following a stringent screening process, shortlisted candidates are to be called for Face-to-Face interviews shortly. DCKAP wholeheartedly thanks every one of the large number of eager candidates who have taken the written test and extends them its best wishes for career success.

The accelerating pace of change in the technology space requires smart, adaptable people with the drive to succeed. DCKAP has been built from promising young talent groomed and nurtured for great results.

The final twenty that make it will bring with them fresh energy and perspectives contributing to DCKAP’s strategic corporate objectives. They will receive focused training after which they will be deployed on global technology projects at the Chennai development centre.

Announcing CakePHP Expert Group

New Web Applications Development Service in CakePHP

July 05, 2011

DCKAP has announced a new team comprising CakePHP consultants, developers, designers, programmers and technical support engineers with real-world web applications experience, to offer Web applications development services to businesses, especially the small and medium enterprises.

CakePHP is an open source framework specially designed for rapid development of robust yet flexible web applications. It reduces development costs and helps achieve functionality in a more compact code. CakePHP offers all the features needed for enhanced processing power, functionality and efficiency.

CakePHP is well suited for applications such as content management systems, online stores (e-commerce/ shopping cart), social networking, job portals, project management, real estate/ property rental and product showcase/ catalogue. Web applications developed on the CakePHP framework can include features such as chat room, comments & reviews, directory, event calendar, forum/ message boards, Google map, guest book, help desk/ support desk, news, newsflash scroll, newsletter and picture/photo gallery.

DCKAP has a well-defined and mature application development process, which follows the complete SDLC, from business requirements analysis to maintenance and support of the application. DCKAP offers development, customization, maintenance and support of robust and scalable business Web applications on the CakePHP framework, following agile software development methodology and project management best practices.

DCKAP CakePHP consulting practice has successfully worked with discerning clients from diverse industry verticals, especially the small and medium businesses. DCKAP is now offering FREE 20 minute Consultation on CakePHP Web Applications Development.

DCKAP offers 24*7-support, meeting or exceeding service level agreements, ensuring application uptime. The support service monitors applications for availability, performance and capacity.

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