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Two software providers transferring a live codebase through a controlled transition Business & Regulation

Software Project Takeover: A 30-Day Provider Change Plan

Changing the team behind a live product is not a repository transfer. Use this 30-day plan to regain control, prove releases and recovery, and select a provider that can inherit before it rebuilds.

Werkvertrag vs Dienstvertrag: obligation of result against obligation of effort Business & Regulation

What "Dienstleister" Commits Your Vendor To

A Werkvertrag owes a result, a Dienstvertrag owes effort under your direction. The label on the vendor's website tells you nothing about which one you signed, and the difference decides who pays when the estimate was wrong.

Six software agencies in Tyrol compared by project fit Business & Regulation

Software Agencies in Tyrol Compared 2026

A disclosed, official-source comparison of Wavect, IDUS, CreativeSystems, styleflasher, Frankford's IT and westSite by project fit, without a universal ranking.

Annotated software agency proposal showing the clauses that change price, scope and ownership Business & Regulation

Software Agency Proposal Teardown: 12 Clauses That Change Price, Scope and Ownership

A clause-by-clause teardown of a fictional EUR 96k software proposal: acceptance, IP, changes, warranty, dependencies, hosting, licences, handover, termination, security, subcontractors and done, with a downloadable 24-point review rubric.

An honest guide to AI consulting in Austria 2026 Business & Regulation

AI Consulting in Austria 2026: An Honest Guide for SMEs

What AI consulting really covers, what it costs in 2026, which use cases pay off, what the EU AI Act asks today, and how funding works. An engineering view, not a sales pitch.

The four AI funding routes in Austria for 2026 Business & Regulation

AI Funding in Austria 2026: aws, FFG, Premium, KMU.DIGITAL

The four AI funding routes in Austria for 2026, honestly assessed: aws for adoption, FFG for R&D, the 14% research premium, and KMU.DIGITAL. Plus the catch nobody mentions: open calls and budget.

Complete article directory

  1. Software Project Takeover: A 30-Day Provider Change Plan
  2. What "Dienstleister" Commits Your Vendor To
  3. Software Agencies in Tyrol Compared 2026
  4. Software Agency Proposal Teardown: 12 Clauses That Change Price, Scope and Ownership
  5. AI Consulting in Austria 2026: An Honest Guide for SMEs
  6. AI Funding in Austria 2026: aws, FFG, Premium, KMU.DIGITAL
  7. MVP Development for Startups in Austria: Agencies, Cost and Selection 2026
  8. When Not to Hire Wavect
  9. Can a Software Studio Claim Austria's Forschungsprämie?
  10. How Austrian Startup Funding Actually Stacks
  11. Werkvertrag vs T&M for Austrian SaaS
  12. Scope-Creep Rates. Our Numbers
  13. Why People think Agencies suck
  14. Pricing Software Projects the Right Way