Temenos expands Quantum MXDP
Thursday, March 5, 2020 by Brittany Hainzinger
Temenos expanded its Temenos Quantum multi-experience development platform (MXDP), giving businesses greater control of their digital transformation and allowing them to offer smarter, AI-powered digital experiences. Temenos Quantum’s integration with Explainable AI (XAI) powers intelligent, hyper-personalized digital experiences, resulting in higher levels o...
The outside-In approach to IT
Friday, November 22, 2019 by Freeman Lightner
Information technology and services are undergoing an evolution. Too often, back-office IT organizations fixate on “IT-centric” outcomes, such as uptime and risk reduction, without tying the conversation back to the business. But now, more and more organizations are taking Gartner’s recommendations and changing the conversation to focus on business out...
Zinier gets $22M to transform field service management with automation
Monday, March 11, 2019 by Brittany Hainzinger
Zinier has raised $22 million in Series B funding to accelerate global growth and expand its platform to meet the growing needs of field service organizations. Returning investor Accel led the round, along with Founders Fund, Nokia-backed NGP Capital, Qualcomm Ventures LLC and returning France-based investor Newfund.
The investment coincides with the field service in...
Simplifying digital transformation with VANTIQ Modelo 3.0
Friday, October 12, 2018 by Richard Harris
VANTIQ announced new capabilities in its VANTIQ Modelo application development platform that help companies gain maximum value from their event-driven, real-time business application initiatives that span from cloud to edge. VANTIQ Modelo 3.0 users can quickly build and deploy cloud-to-edge business applications that deliver improved business agility.
"Digi...
Blockchain projects will be quietly abandoned says GlobalData
Friday, June 1, 2018 by Richard Harris
Are you starting a new blockchain project but already thinking of calling it quits? New research from GlobalData says many of the early blockchain projects will either be quietly shelved in favor of more traditional approaches or they will evolve in a way which reduces their dependence on blockchain technology in 2018.GlobalData's Thematic Research report, ‘Blockchain -...
Intelligent operating platform chosen by Noodles & Company
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
Noodles & Company has selected the Clarifi Intelligent Operating Platform, developed by HotSchedules, as its back office technology platform. The technology deployment will help Noodles & Company optimize revenue opportunities, increase operational visibility, manage labor costs and reduce food waste across the company’s 413 company-owned and 66 franchise restau...
KPMG expands alliance with Appian
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
Appian and KPMG LLP announced an expansion of their strategic alliance. Together, the companies are focused on making it easier to realize the business value of artificial intelligence (AI) by combining the KPMG Ignite portfolio of AI services with the speed, features, and intelligent automation (IA) capabilities of Appian’s low-code platform. KPMG and Appian will expan...
Reshape the World Challenge launches to help the selfemployed
Wednesday, April 18, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
FreshBooks has launched the first Reshape the World Challenge. The Challenge’s goal is to discover and support innovative companies and individuals helping people who work for themselves be more successful. Entrants will compete to show how their new product or service helps the self-employed for a chance to win $30,000 USD in cash prizes and a fully-paid trip to Durham...
Magic Software v4.7 has been launched
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 by Christian Hargrave
Magic Software Enterprises has announced the launch of Magic xpi 4.7, a solution that enables organizations to quickly adapt to changing technologies and business conditions, while providing a multi-point low code solution that aims to lower IT development and operational costs associated with integration.Magic Software, which recently extended its partnership with Sale...
Finxact expands capabilities for open CoreasaService banking
Friday, September 22, 2017 by Richard Harris
Finxact has announced the availability of new features in its sandbox for qualified banks and ancillary service partners to begin exploring, innovating, and building novel products, mobile services, and modern banking capabilities. These new features are part of their Core-as-a-Service being launched in full-scale operations late this year.Their sandbox and Open Core AP...
The impact of AI on the nearshoring market
Tuesday, September 19, 2017 by Richard Harris
Artificial Intelligence solutions, such as machine learning and deep learning algorithms, and chatbots, are fast becoming a business necessity for organizations everywhere, helping them make data-driven predictions to improve business outcomes, enhance customer service and to improve business workflow. But as a nascent and complex technology, it's difficult for companie...
Enterprises struggling to manage the chaos of mobile transformation
Friday, July 7, 2017 by Christian Hargrave
Despite the exponential growth of connected devices globally, enterprises are struggling to manage the chaos of mobile transformation, especially where mobility is critical to their business. That’s according to new research from SOTI which identified the views of senior executives and remote workers around the globe. Commissioned by SOTI a global study was carried...
Catching up with Red Hat Mobile to talk about low code in the enterprise
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 by Richard Harris
Low code is a movement that has emerged in the marketplace in recent times, not only for mobile but also for business process management (BPM) and other application development areas. What company can resist the pull of low-cost and relatively fast development times? Especially when it's as simple as a drag and drop gesture away. So it's not surprising that many big nam...
Creating customizable apps without a single line of code
Wednesday, March 22, 2017 by Mike Gundling
When TerraGo came into being, field data collection typically meant printing paper maps and forms. After binding them for crews to take into the field, they would be used to perform and record asset inspections, preventive maintenance, site surveys, engineering reports and all types of field work in nearly every industry. Notes were taken with pen and pencil in massive ...
ChecOut's new payment terminal to go on your phone!
Monday, January 16, 2017 by Christian Hargrave
ChecOut's mobile payment service is the newest solution for mobile commerce.Innowi, Inc just unveiled ChecOut M, the first mobile POS solution integrating powerful Payment (EMV, NFC & Magnetic stripe), POS and BI management applications into a smart, secure and sophisticated device. Their new product is designed to transform the customer shopping experience and chec...
Extreme Networks to be Super Bowl LI's wifi analytics provider
Tuesday, December 13, 2016 by Christian Hargrave
Extreme Networks, Inc. announced an agreement with the National Football League (NFL) to become the Official Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Analytics provider of Super Bowl LI. This announcement follows wired and wireless deployment at Super Bowl LI Stadium in Houston, Texas and marks the first time that Extreme has implemented its wired and wireless solution at a stadium hosting the ...
Should you buy or build a mobile app for your business
Friday, November 11, 2016 by Glenn Chenier
The question of whether a company should Buy or Build a mobile app for their business is often portrayed as a binary choice between picking an off-the-shelf app/solution, or building a custom solution from scratch, using an in-house developer team or contracted 3rd party.
The Build vs Buy landscape has many more options. Organizations looking to adopt a m...
Why developers benefit when implementing a cloud backend into apps
Wednesday, October 26, 2016 by Richard Harris
The popularity of enterprise mobile app development has boomed across many industries as businesses have identified mobility as a key agent in their digital transformation efforts. As mobile application demand has risen, app developers are exploring new ways to simplify mobile app development and management. Enter cloud backend.We recently sat down with Ashruti Singh, P...
Automation's Role with DevOps and Continuous Delivery
Friday, April 29, 2016 by Richard Harris
We recently visited with Todd DeLaughter, CEO of Automic, to discusses how application release automation can help simplify the DevOps journey to help enterprises of all shapes, sizes and ages scale in order to adopt digital transformation initiatives
ADM: Who is Automic? What does the company do?
DeLaughter: Automic is the largest pure-play auto...
Companies Reporting Widespread Use of APIs as Business Drivers
Monday, March 28, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
In a recent CA Technologies study titled “APIs and the Digital Enterprise: From Operational Efficiency to Digital Disruption,” companies reported widespread use of APIs, but lack the full capacity for comprehensive API success. The global online survey of 1,442 senior IT and business executives was sponsored by CA Technologies and conducted by industry analyst firm Free...
A Deep Dive Into the Salesforce AppExchange App Marketplace on its 10th Anniversary
Thursday, January 14, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
We thought it would be relevant to take a deep dive into the development and current offerings of the Salesforce AppExchange, which is now celebrating its 10th year. We visited with Jim Sinai, Salesforce's Vice President of App Cloud Marketing, for insight into the platform.ADM: What’s the AppExchange? Sinai: Ten years ago, Salesforce had a vision that customers, p...
What CEO and CFO Should Know About Digital Transformation
Friday, September 11, 2015 by Anatoly Belaychuk
When it comes to technology, Digital Transformation is probably the hottest topic at corporate boardrooms today.Why so? Mobile, social, cloud and big data aren’t that new; Google Trends shows that they have passed the peak. Yet Digital Transformation often associated with these components doubles in popularity each year. Before talking about “T” in DT, let’s clarif...
Enterprise Mobile QA with Ranjeet Vidwans VP of Marketing for Mocana
Tuesday, February 24, 2015 by Richard Harris
We recently sat down with Ranjeet Vidwans, VP of Marketing for Mocana, to discuss challenges facing companies with the implementation of an enterprise mobile strategy.ADM: What do you see as the major differences between an enterprise mobile app and a consumer mobile app? Vidwans: Interestingly, there are probably more important fundamental similarities ...
PayStand Releases API Providing Mobile and Web App Checkout and Payment Process for Bitcoin, eCheck and Credit Cards
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
PayStand is launching the PayStand API which combines a solution for accepting Bitcoin, eCheck and credit cards. Developers can create desktop and mobile checkout experiences that retain a simple one-click checkout experience. With PayStand’s new API, developers can integrate the PayStand software into any platform, making the user experience smooth and convenient.Payst...
The Trend Away from Rigid Platform Based Workflows to Flexible Process based Applications
Friday, September 26, 2014 by Miguel Valdés Faura
Over the years organizations have implemented the tenets of business processes management mainly to rein in the chaos that has proliferated inside their operations. But what does this really mean to the business side of the house? Languages such as UML, Java, C++ and abstract methodologies like Object Oriented Programming, while necessary to implement IT solutions,...
Operational Intelligence and Monetizing the Internet of Things
Monday, August 18, 2014 by David Brinker
The Internet of Things (IoT) has moved from clever idea to the cusp of realization. Billions of machine sensors, accessories and devices such as mobile phones, are poised to be networked for the IoT – with 26 billion installed units by 2020, according to Gartner. The conversation surrounding the IoT has progressed from devices to storage and now to the technologies that...
FeedHenry Offers Field Workforce Management Enterprise Mobile Solution
Monday, July 21, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
FeedHenry has launched its Field Workforce Management (WFM) mobile solution, offering ready-to-run field workforce management features that can be customized and configured to support company-specific field workflow processes, backend data integration, forms, and branding. The solution offers cross-platform capability which supports deployment to all majo...
