Global Cloud consultancy firm Appirio has announced that Brivo Labs, an Internet of Things (IoT) company, was utilizing topcoder’s 600,000+ member development and design crowdsourcing community to accelerate the creation of innovative applications – allowing people to interact with the physical world using their social identity.
In a press statement, Appirio said the IoT industry was growing at a rapid pace but many companies in the emerging space were yet to develop market-ready products. Appirio’s 600,000 member topcoder community and crowdsourcing platform, combined with the company’s business and technical expertise, had already helped 700+ enterprises use technology to increase innovation and transform business, the firm claimed.
Working with this topcoder community, Appirio said Brivo Labs had taken recourse to the crowdsourcing platform. This had enabled it to launch four products, using five different skill areas — mobile/device integration, Web APIs, JavaScript, Salesforce and single sign on (SSO) — that connect virtual communities with physical spaces and devices.
“The strategic innovation of the topcoder community enabled us to go hard and go fast out-of-the-gate, executing our vision to simplify and enhance everyday experiences on a modest budget. The quality of work was top notch and everything that was promised was delivered, if not exceeded,” said Lee Odess, General Manager of Brivo Labs. “The crowdsourcing model will allow us to scale quickly and produce more applications that ultimately improve our customers’ quality of life.”
Brivo Labs’ decision to work with topcoder was a simple one — the crowd not only made it possible for Brivo Labs to create products like a OKDoor, a Google Glass integration application, quickly and efficiently, but also do so with a 40 per cent cost savings compared to alternative options.
OkDoor is an interesting product. It provides notification to a person inside a building that someone outside needs to gain access. First, an outdoor camera pushes a snapshot of the individual to a Google Glass wearer. The wearer is then presented with the ability to allow or deny entry. The OKDoor user can then remotely unlock the door and allow the visitor inside. Check out this video to see OKDoor in action.
Narinder Singh, President of topcoder and co-founder of Appirio, said, “The topcoder community has proven to be a successful way for Brivo Labs to set itself apart from the competition and we’re proud that it is part of the company’s growth strategy.”
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Image Credit: Brivo Labs
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