Better by Design

.Net Outsourcing


At Ascent Software we have a 28-strong team of experienced .NET specialists that covers all stages of modern .NET development - from scoping, specification and design to development, testing, and implementation. All our developers are graduates with degrees in computer science or mathematics. Being an SME ourselves, we understand how important it is to deliver project on time, within budget, and with the highest levels of cost-effectiveness, quality and performance. At Ascent we are proud of the in-depth knowledge, proficiency, technical standards, and talent of our .NET development teams and we can provide our clients with products and solutions that give them a competitive edge in today's marketplace.


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Our Core Competencies

[ + ] Software Design and Development Lifecycle
  • Agile Software Development
  • Waterfall Software Development
  • Unit-testing: MSUnit, NUnit
  • Model Driven Development
  • Test Driven Development
  • UML modelling
  • Automated Testing

[ + ] Enterprise Applications
  • Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) & SOA
  • Windows Workflow Foundation (WWF)
  • Enterprise Services
  • Microsoft Enterprise Library
  • Windows Services
  • Microsoft Cluster Service (MSCS)
  • Component Load Balancing (CLB)
  • Microsoft Network Load Balancing Services (NLB)
  • Microsoft C#, F#, and VB.NET development

[ + ] Distributed Applications
  • Windows Azure Cloud Applications
  • Distributed Transactions
  • Web Services
  • Web Service Extensions, SOAP customization, XSD usage
  • Remoting
  • Custom Remoting: marshalling, channeling, security
  • BizTalk
  • MSMQ

[ + ] Web-Based Applications
  • ASP.NET
  • Third party controls
  • Custom controls
  • JQuery
  • AJAX
  • XML/XSLT
  • ASP.NET MVC
  • Silverlight
  • Microsoft Office SharePoint Server (MOSS)
  • Windows SharePoint Services (WSS)

[ + ] Desktop Applications
  • Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
  • WinForms
    • Third party controls
    • Custom controls
    • Asynchronous data and message processing
    • Custom designers
  • Smart Clients
  • Composite Application Blocks (CAB)
  • Smart Client Software Factory (SCSF)
  • Microsoft Surface
  • 2D Graphics
  • GDI+
  • Font management

[ + ] Mobile Applications
  • Compact Framework
  • Web services collaboration
  • SQL Server CE

[ + ] Data Access and Reporting
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005, 2008
  • Reporting
    • Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services
    • Crystal Reports
  • LINQ
  • ADO.NET
  • DataSets
  • MSSQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)
  • OLTP
  • OLAP
  • Multi-dimensional Data Processing

[ + ] Advanced Development Technologies
  • Reflection (dynamic emitting of assemblies, CodeDOM, custom attributes, auto generation of Web Service proxy)
  • AppDomain management (custom assembly resolving), Garbage collection, GAC
  • Security (windows authorization, code access permissions, cryptography usage)
  • COM interop/Platform interop
  • COM Interop, PInvoke, IE, MS Office and shell integration
  • Multithreading (synchronization, thread-safe UI, thread pooling, com interop apartments management)
  • Serialization (custom, selective, versioning support)
  • Deployment (web deployment, Click Once)
  • Globalization (multi-language application support)

[ + ] Microsoft .NET Framework Versions
  • .NET Framework
    • 1.x
    • 2.0
    • 3.x
    • 4.0

Our Products

About Us
Ascent

Managing Director

Mr Joseph Sultana
jsultana@ascentsoftware.eu Contact Mr. Joseph Sultana

Technical Director

Dr John Abela
jabel@ascentsoftware.eu Contact Dr. John Abela

Operations Manager

Robert Gonzi
robert@ascentsoftware.eu Contact Robert Gonzi

Marketing Manager

Simon Azzopardi
simon@ascentsoftware.eu Contact Simon Azzopardi