[EMP2012] weekly status meeting - Wednesday 9/19/12 10am MDT

[Lee Sutherland]

I believe we will need to make the decision today to either stop 
pursuing an app or do a sole source. I don't believe that our contracts 
specialists will be able to spin another RFQ round with enough time or 
assurances to any developer to meet our needs in the time remaining.

However, I have engaged a very experienced and productive London 
developer who is ready and willing to proceed with a quote to get some 
form of an app ready. The Apple Store timing is really the issue here. 
He has a couple target devices as well. The programmer is equipped to do 
Android apps as well.

If Android is an option, there is little we can do to characterize a 
device profile. The field is wide.

If Android is an option, I have engaged another extremely capable 
Hungarian developer team who is ready and able to address the project as 
well.

-Lee

On 9/19/2012 1:45 AM, Hugh Hudson wrote:
> Dear all
>
> The app development sounds like a dire difficulty, and maybe it's a sign that we will be relying more on our Web access. It could be that we can still make a "ring of fire" movie from smartphone snaps that way, but without the advantages an app would give in terms of exposure management. Does that sound possible?
>
> I've invited new recruit Monica Bobra to join this call, and the Friday call as well. Perhaps we can set up a subgroup to deal with data access through the Web (Flickr? Direct?) and she would be interested in helping there. Certainly we need to get serious about the image assembly problems.
>
> Hugh
>
> On Sep 18, 2012, at 11:34 PM, Lance Jones wrote:
>
>> Boulder folks: CG1-3183 as usual
>>
>> Non-local folks: dial 866-740-1260 ,  access code 4971552
>>
>> Agenda:
>>
>> 1)  app developer update
>>        a) we have one proposal so far and it's for twice the budgeted amount
>>        b) investigating other options- hire a casual?  Shift focus to
>> Android this go-around?
>>        c) app development will proceed, but we are highly unlikely to
>> have something for the eclipse
>>
>> 2)  anything else?
>>
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