Penrillian Ltd

Based in Penrith, Cumbria, UK, Penrillian [http://www.penrillian.com/] develop software for PDAs, mobile phones and other platforms (including components designed to make life easier for Java developers targeting the Symbian OS).

"Penrillian are experts at getting software running on the Symbian operating system. You may already have a product or technology that you would like to see running on the latest smartphones and media devices, or perhaps you have an idea for some new software; Penrillian provide the services you need. From consultancy and training through to a complete development service, we will help you get your software to market."

The managing director is CharlesWeir.

We're determined to win the benefits of XP for our customers and ourselves. Since we are making components for use by third-party developers, we have to use http://www.xpdeveloper.com/cgi-bin/wiki.cgi?ProxyCustomer. Not having an OnSiteCustomer means that we can't do full-on XP, and have to do some other things we'd rather not (e.g. write and have reviewed specification documents used to communicate with remote third parties), but we are otherwise rolling out all the practices. We're particularly interested in how UnitTests and MockObjects can help us write good components and frameworks. -- KeithBraithwaite