{"id":8061,"date":"2013-10-16T16:41:12","date_gmt":"2013-10-16T23:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.xamarin.com\/?p=8061"},"modified":"2019-05-15T12:18:40","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T19:18:40","slug":"direct-energy-supercharges-their-app-with-xamarin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/direct-energy-supercharges-their-app-with-xamarin\/","title":{"rendered":"Direct Energy Supercharges their App with Xamarin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Direct Energy<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8071\" alt=\"Electricity__Gas___Home_Services_-_New_York_City__New_York___Direct_Energy-2\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/04\/Electricity__Gas___Home_Services_-_New_York_City__New_York___Direct_Energy-2.jpg\" width=\"139\" height=\"55\" \/>, one of the largest home service and energy providers in North America, recently launched a <a href=\"http:\/\/www2.directenergy.com\/app\/\" target=\"_blank\">new smartphone application<\/a> that makes it easier for customers to manage their accounts, to earn awards by referring friends, and to monitor energy usage on-the-go.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Direct Energy wanted a better way to serve their customers who use their phone as their primary computing device, leading them to partner with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.parivedasolutions.com\" target=\"_blank\">Pariveda<\/a>, a <a href=\"http:\/\/xamarin.com\/consulting-partners\" target=\"_blank\">Xamarin Premier Consulting Partner<\/a>.\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-8070\" style=\"border-style: initial;border-color: initial;cursor: default;float: right;border-width: 0px\" alt=\"Mobile_and_Tablet_Applications__Technology_Strategy_and_Solutions_Consultancy\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/04\/Mobile_and_Tablet_Applications__Technology_Strategy_and_Solutions_Consultancy.jpg\" width=\"232\" height=\"57\" \/><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: normal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: normal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: normal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: normal\"><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"font-style: normal\">Pariveda worked with Direct Energy on a technology selection process, evaluating a wide range of solutions\u2014from MEAPs to HTML5 frameworks\u2014based on criteria co-developed by Direct Energy\u2019s business and technology stakeholders. \u00a0Xamarin won the selection process for its ability to meet both business and IT needs.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8063 alignleft\" alt=\"Slice 1\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2019\/04\/Slice-1-197x300.png\" width=\"197\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cXamarin is a critical part of Pariveda\u2019s growing mobile success and expertise.\u201d says Brian Orrell, CTO at Pariveda. \u00a0\u201cWe are able to deliver fully native apps very quickly\u2014something not possible with any other solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Download the case study to learn how Pariveda and Direct Energy went from design to deployment in just six weeks and shared over 90% of their code across platforms.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"action-button featured more\" href=\"http:\/\/resources.xamarin.com\/case-study-direct-energy.html\" target=\"_blank\">View the Case Study<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Direct Energy, one of the largest home service and energy providers in North America, recently launched a new smartphone application that makes it easier for customers to manage their accounts, to earn awards by referring friends, and to monitor energy usage on-the-go. 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