Mobile TV-Guide System

Team:

• 3 Software Engineers
• QA Team
• Outsource Vendor

Responsibilities:

• Protocol design
• System design
• Database design
• Gather features requirements
• Implementation
• Coordinate with vendor - mPortal
• System optimization
• System maintenance
• Provide deployment packages
• Platform migration
• Manage development life cycle
• Documentations
• Field test and fine tuning
• Setup production servers in Tulsa, US (1 x Load Balancer, 2 x Data Server, 2 x App Server)

Features:

• Support US market (100K+ Subscribed users)
• Mock service for Japan, Euro market.
• Provide TV listings data on Mobile devices.
• Stores user bookmarks on server.
• Program recommendations.
• Set SMS watch reminder to mobile.
• Supports remote recording on home TV recorder.
• Supports advertisement submission.
• Connection to SlingBox.
• Connection to Toshiba DVR.

Development Details:

• Visual C++, Visual Studio
• Windows NT, Server 2003
• C++, C#
• COM+
• ASP, ASPX
• Web Services
• MS SQL Server
• Oracle database
• DOM parser
• SOAP
• Test-Driven Development
• NUnit, CSUnit
• Log4Net
• XMLParser
• Proprietary binary communication protocol.
• J2ME
• Nokia Phone, Emulator
• Motorola Phone, Emulator
• CVS

Field Tests:

• CA, US (94103)
• CES - LV, US

Remarks:

• Business requirements comes from US team.
• Handles US Daylight saving issues.