Sword combines experienced software engineers, secure delivery practices and AI-enabled engineering to modernise legacy applications, deliver new digital services and support long-term technology roadmaps. The result is faster delivery, stronger security and software that is easier to evolve and maintain.
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Application Services Across the Software Lifecycle
We design, build and deliver secure, scalable software applications that solve complex business challenges, improve operational performance and enable digital transformation. By combining modern engineering practices, AI-assisted development and embedded security throughout the lifecycle, we accelerate delivery while maintaining the quality, resilience and governance required for business-critical systems.
We help organisations transform ageing applications, platforms and integrations into secure, scalable and cloud-ready solutions. Using AI-assisted analysis and modern engineering practices, we accelerate application assessment, legacy code understanding and modernisation planning to reduce risk and shorten transformation programmes.
- Application assessments and modernisation roadmaps
- Legacy application transformation and refactoring
- Cloud migration and platform modernisation
- API, integration and data modernisation
From discovery through deployment, we design and build applications that improve operational efficiency, automate business processes and support digital transformation. AI-assisted engineering helps accelerate development, testing and documentation while maintaining the quality, governance and security standards required for business-critical systems.
- Bespoke software development
- Secure software engineering
- DevOps, automation and quality assurance
- Product, project and delivery teams
We provide ongoing support, maintenance and enhancement services that maximise application value, reduce operational risk and help organisations respond more quickly to changing business needs. AI-assisted support and knowledge management help accelerate issue analysis, impact assessment and enhancement delivery.
- Application support and maintenance
- Managed application services
- Continuous improvement and enhancements
- Security, performance and compliance optimisation
Case Study
Arnlea: AI-Enabled Inspection Platform Transformation
Context
Arnlea’s Nexar inspection platform was originally developed for electrical Ex inspections and had become a trusted solution in safety-critical environments. As customer requirements evolved, Arnlea needed to extend the platform into new inspection domains while avoiding additional complexity, maintaining delivery velocity, and supporting future growth.
Solution
Sword partnered with Arnlea to evolve Nexar into a more flexible, configuration-driven platform using AI-enabled engineering practices. The team introduced a scalable architecture, accelerated prototyping through AI-assisted development, and created a foundation for faster product evolution and future AI-enabled capabilities.
Outcome
The transformed platform supports multiple inspection domains through a more flexible architecture, enabling faster feature delivery and reducing maintenance overhead. AI-assisted development accelerated prototyping and iteration, helping Arnlea respond more quickly to customer requirements while creating a scalable foundation for future growth.
Leadership Spotlight
Adam Gall
Adam leads Sword’s Software Development Services team, delivering bespoke software solutions and specialist engineering expertise that help organisations accelerate development, augment internal teams and solve complex business challenges.
More Information
We help organisations assess, modernise and evolve legacy applications without disrupting critical business operations. Using a combination of application discovery, architecture review, AI-assisted code analysis and modern engineering practices, we create practical roadmaps that reduce technical debt and improve long-term maintainability.
We apply AI across the software development lifecycle to accelerate application assessment, documentation, development, testing and support. Our approach uses enterprise-grade AI platforms and secure development practices designed to protect customer intellectual property, source code and sensitive data. This allows organisations to benefit from faster delivery and increased engineering productivity while maintaining the security, quality and governance standards required for business-critical applications.
Yes. We provide ongoing application support, maintenance and enhancement services for both modern and legacy systems. Our teams help organisations improve performance, address technical debt, implement new functionality and ensure applications continue to meet changing business needs.
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