CASE 01
The developer left
The engineer who wrote that machine left three years ago. Nobody has touched it since.
No one understands the source anymore — so when anything breaks, nothing can be done.
Source Code Maintenance · Since 2002
The developer is gone, the source is stranded. ICT brings it back.
A dedicated service that analyzes, fixes, and maintains automation equipment source code left behind after the original developer departed, the vendor shut down, or the maintenance contract ended.
- Developer Left
- Vendor Shut Down
- Support Ended
The problem
Does any of this sound familiar?
The moment the 'person' disappears, the software stops with them. And machine downtime is pure lost productivity.
CASE 02
The vendor shut down
The company that built our machine went out of business last year. We still have the source, but nobody to ask.
The source is in hand, but no one on the team understands it well enough to change anything.
CASE 03
Support ended
After the contract ended, we can't reach them. Even urgent fixes slip by months.
With outside support gone, shop-floor response times have completely collapsed.
Our Solution
We get stranded source running again
Source the developer abandoned, machines whose vendor disappeared, systems that lost their maintenance — ICT brings them back with 25 years of hands-on experience.
01
25 years of field experience
Specialists in PC control
- Founded 2002 · 25+ years in PC-based control
- 1,500+ runtime licenses delivered to production
- Multiple customers maintained for 10+ years
- Coverage across semiconductor, solar, rail, SMT
02
XLog logging system
Architecture proven on production lines
- PREFIX-based structured logs
- Unit-level state-transition tracking
- Supports remote issue diagnosis
- Installed into your source during onboarding
03
Path to QMachineStudio
Next-generation control platform
- In-house integrated development platform
- Script-based (XScript) sequence control
- Runtime editing · runtime debugging
- Gradual modernization path available
Multi-stack Capability
C++ · C# · C++Builder — under one roof
Maintenance shops that handle all three at an expert level are rare. ICT works fluently across them, so legacy systems with mixed stacks can be maintained as one.
- C++ / Visual Studio
Native control software, real-time data processing
- C# / WPF
Modern UI on top of .NET Framework 4.8
- C++Builder / VCL
Large-scale legacy systems, STL-minimal designs
XLog System
We make the source speak
When a machine halts, the cause must come from a record — not a guess. XLog turns unattended source into a system you can reason about.
BEFORE
Before XLog
- Relying on console output
- Logs lost at machine restart
- Root-cause analysis takes days
- Recurring 'unknown cause' halts
AFTER
After XLog
- PREFIX-based structured logs
- Per-unit state transitions on a timeline
- Root-cause analysis dramatically faster
- Diagnosis based on evidence, not guesses
Faster diagnosis = shorter downtime = sustained customer productivity
Onboarding Program
Onboarding — 3-week focused audit
A 3-week intensive analysis and refactor program that starts after contract. The onboarding fee is charged per project (per source tree).
Onboarding
5,000,000KRW
per project · VAT excluded · one-time
- WEEK 01
Source analysis
- Full architecture report
- Module dependency diagram
- Build environment verification
- Communication protocol summary
- WEEK 02
Improvement proposal
- Code quality assessment
- List of latent risks
- Performance optimization proposals
- Prioritized improvement roadmap
- WEEK 03
XLog install · refactor
- XLog system installed
- PREFIX-based restructuring
- Debug visibility maximized
- Verification report
Derived projects (separate source trees) incur +KRW 500,000 per source · onboarding is always billed per project
Monthly Plans
Monthly maintenance plans
After onboarding, ongoing monthly maintenance begins. Each source (project) is contracted separately. Two SLA plans are available.
Item
BASIC
Basic
1,000,000KRW / month
RECOMMENDED
STANDARD
Standard
1,500,000KRW / month
Monthly fee (per project)
KRW 1.0M
KRW 1.5M
First response
Within 1 business day
Within 4 hours (weekdays)
Hotline
Included
Included
Project group chat
Provided
Provided
Bug fixes & incidents
Included
Included (prioritized)
Small additions
Included (IO · options)
Included (IO · options)
Source delivery
Included
Included
Git history
Included
Included
Monthly report
Summary
Detailed
Derived project add-on
+KRW 500K/mo
+KRW 500K/mo
All prices exclude VAT
Long-term Discount
Up to 25% off with prepayment
Prepay and get significantly lower effective monthly rates. All discounts are per project (per source).
CONTRACT 01
Monthly
Monthly
Base price
- Basic
- KRW 1.0M / mo
- ~1.0M/mo
- Standard
- KRW 1.5M / mo
- ~1.5M/mo
Billed monthly · easy to start
CONTRACT 02
6-month prepay
Semi-Annual
17% off
- Basic
- KRW 5.0M
- ~830K/mo
- Standard
- KRW 7.5M
- ~1.25M/mo
Saves KRW 1.0M ~ 1.5M vs list
CONTRACT 03
12-month prepay
Annual
25% off
- Basic
- KRW 9.0M
- ~750K/mo
- Standard
- KRW 13.5M
- ~1.12M/mo
Saves KRW 3.0M ~ 4.5M vs list
At 12-month prepay, the cost is ≤ 1/7 of an in-house developer's annual salary — with no hidden cost
Cost Comparison
About 1/4 the cost of one in-house hire
Pick a 25-year specialist instead of hiring one person. Once you factor in transition gaps, handover risk and hidden costs, the gap is even larger.
In-house hire
5,000,000 ~ 7,000,000KRW / month
3–7 years of automation control experience · salary only
- + Social insurance · severance · benefits
- + Office, equipment, licenses
- + Recruiting · training · onboarding
- + Handover-gap risk
ICT Maintenance (Standard)
1,500,000KRW / month
25-year specialist · flat monthly fee per project
- 4-hour response · hotline
- Bug fixes · small additions included
- Source delivery · Git history
- No hidden cost
Launch Promotion
Launch promotion
To seed the service and build references, ICT offers strong benefits to early adopters. Slots are granted on a first-come, first-served basis.
TIER 01
EARLY ADOPTER
Early Adopter
#1 – #10
Onboarding
KRW 5.0M
Lock · Locked for life
- Listed as a reference
- Price locked for life
- Priority QMS support
- One advisory session per year
TIER 02
PROMOTION
Promotion
#11 – #20
Onboarding
KRW 5.0M
Lock · Locked for 2 years
- KRW 2.0M off
- Price locked for 2 years
- Instant benefit
- Standard service
TIER 03
STANDARD
Standard
#21 onward
Onboarding
KRW 7.0M
Lock · —
- Onboarding KRW 7.0M
- Standard monthly fee
- Selective engagement
- Quality-first operation
Slots are assigned in the order contracts are signed — please contact ICT to confirm current availability
Contract Process
How we engage
Structured process · transparent source management
- 01
NDA
Immediate- · Sign NDA
- · Grant source access
- 02
Source review & proposal
3–5 days- · Check source accessibility
- · Agree on plan · sign contract
- 03
Onboarding program
3 weeks- · Analysis · improvement proposal
- · XLog installation
- 04
Monthly maintenance
Monthly- · Source delivery · Git history
- · Monthly report
Source Management
Transparent source management
Every line we change is returned to you. A partnership you can hand back to your own team at any time.
01
NDA
Confidentiality first
- Source access only after NDA
- Strict customer confidentiality
- Work only within agreed scope
- Data deletion at contract end
02
Source delivery
Your assets, not ours
- All modified source handed back
- With change history & comments
- Always in buildable state
- No vendor lock-in
03
Git history
Versioned, traceable
- Git-based version management
- Every change recorded in commits
- Repo access for your engineers
- Inspect or roll back any time
Evolution Roadmap
A path to QMachineStudio
Our maintenance service is not just about keeping today's source alive. Whenever you are ready, we provide a natural path to the next-generation QMachineStudio platform.
- PHASE 1
Stabilize today's source
Start with the source that is stranded
- XLog system installed
- Incident response in place
- Source management restored
- PHASE 2
Hybrid operation
Introduce QMS elements gradually
- Partial migration of sequences to XScript
- Unified log analysis
- Remote monitoring
- PHASE 3
Full QMS migration
Global-grade control platform
- Fully QMS-based operation
- Ready for overseas deployment
- Significantly reduced maintenance cost
Today's stranded source → tomorrow's global-standard platform
Service Scope
Out of scope
A clearly defined scope is the foundation of a long partnership. The following items are outside this maintenance service and are quoted separately on request.
Not included
- ×Full sequence redesign due to hardware swap
- ×New MES / SCADA integration development
- ×Large-scale feature additions or system-wide refactors
- ×Source ownership / IP transfer
- ×Adaptation to major Windows OS upgrades
- ×Third-party commercial library license fees
- ×Visual Studio · C++Builder tool license fees
- ×Hardware fault diagnosis (PC, comms boards, cables)
Separate terms apply
- △On-site visits (travel billed separately)
- △After-hours & weekend urgent response
- △Holiday response (prior arrangement)
- △Out-of-band large additions
- △Training and knowledge-transfer sessions
- △QMachineStudio migration work
- △New communication protocol development
- △Other items under separate quote
Get Started
The source is stuck. ICT gets it running again.
Reach out now to check remaining Early Adopter slots (10 total). After NDA, a proposal follows within 3–5 days of source review.