FireCore needed a team of experienced iOS engineers with the ability to integrate with the company's current development staff with a minimal learning curve. After learning about Mercury Development's deep custom software development expertise and extensive multimedia experience and capabilities, Abeler made the decision to test their talents.

Mercury Development's first step was to quickly perform a detailed review of the aTV Flash Player code to understand the solution's current state. Extensive testing and review confirmed the high quality of the original code, but Mercury Development discovered areas that warranted improvement, including playback engine optimization to increase FPS and add support for supplementary formats. The company created a detailed report outlining these opportunities for upgrading the software. Proactively, Mercury Development also suggested features worth consideration for future releases.

The goal of the project was to port Acoustomize™, a web-based Flash tool, to the iPad in the shortest timeframe possible to enable company representatives to display their content while walking around upcoming trade shows and sales events.

Acoustomize is an NVH (noise, vibration, and harshness) methodology developed by Dow Automotive to help its customer optimize performance in its vehicles. Acoustomize precisely identifies the proper locations for applying vehicle cavity fillers. Combining Dow Automotive products with this methodology maximizes effectiveness and minimizes cost. Mercury Development accepted the challenge and provided Dow the alpha version of Acoustomize just 48 hours after the contract was signed.

HSBC wanted a hedge fund app that would display relevant financial data to hedge fund managers. The company needed to develop a prototype to confirm the viability of the idea. Scott Brown, Head of Global Banking & Markets IT Architecture HSBC, contacted Mercury Development regarding creation of a custom iOS model. Impressed with their extensive mobile history and expertise, Brown hired them to complete a rapid prototyping phase. Mercury quickly landed on the concept of iFund, a best-in-class app that would retrieve and visualize hedge fund data.