Testing Circle Interview with Dr. Stephen Dakin

November 23, 2011

Interview with Stephen Dakin Managing Director, Pinesoft Steve Dakin’s enthusiasm and determination is unwaveringly infectious.  He is certainly not your typical business owner - the way he talks about his employees and his working environment, you would be hard pushed to find someone who doesn’t want to work for him.  Obtaining his PhD from Imperial, Steve started his career as a Scientist but quickly discovered his affinity with development and as it would seem, entrepreneurship.  Potentially the best person to start a company, Steve had no experience and hardly any contacts; but he had ambition, zeal and fortitude by the bucket load.  He is certainly someone to admire for his scientific knowledge and look up to for his business acumen and energy - it’s amazing to speak with someone who genuinely loves what they’re doing and is a shining example of what you would want a business owner to be.Testing Circle would like to thank Stephen Dakin and everyone at Pinesoft for allowing us to conduct this interview. Interviewed by Ashleigh Ace, former Testing Circle Marketing Manager. More...

New .NET application form project

November 19, 2011

In the past 10 years, many IS managers have tried using offshore software development companies. The headline cost savings seem compelling but most have subsequently found that the required management overhead overshadows any cost saving. We’ve recently been chosen by an international business to develop multi-lingual application forms using .NET. More...