BEASY and RAG team up
Friday, November 12, 2021 by Austin Harris
Blockchain Made Easy, LLC (dba BEASY) and Recording Artist Guild (RAG.ORG) announced that RAG.ORG and Lookhu.com have signed a multi-year enterprise licensing agreement with BEASY to deliver the utility of blockchain to RAG's more than 20,000 members.
BEASY and RAG team up
"We've sought tirelessly to understand and deliver the bene...
Naughty or Nice app Christmas anomaly redo
Friday, November 23, 2018 by Austin Harris
The Santa Naughty or Nice Scan game, app, or whatever word you use to describe it, was first created and published in 2011 by Moonbeam Development. It was an instant hit, and it's now grown into a favorite app kids and parents download and use every year as leverage with their kids, or just to celebrate some sort of holiday tradition. O...
Open source smart contracts platform Qtum is now an AWS partner
Sunday, October 21, 2018 by Richard Harris
Amazon Web Services' (AWS) China division is partnering with public blockchain project Qtum.
The partnership sees the on-demand cloud computing giant working with a cryptocurrency project with a $325 million market capitalization, making it the 29th largest cryptocurrency, to develop blockchain-as-a-service (BaaS) solutions for enterprises and developers.
The ...
Javascript based mobile app framework Native gets bumped to 4.0
Thursday, June 21, 2018 by Richard Harris
The open-source Javascript based framework for delivering cross-platform native iOS and Android apps - NativeScript 4.0 from Progress has been announced. With a new development workflow, support for advanced navigation scenarios and deeper integration with Vue.js, NativeScript 4.0 aims to let developers create cross-platform mobile apps faster.
Wi...
Red Hat offers tips for enterprises ready for serverless architectures
Thursday, December 14, 2017 by Richard Harris
As serverless architectures continue to emerge in the cloud application space, many have chosen to make the transition in the enterprise realm. And although having the drawback of heavy third-party dependence can be a pain, the benefits of a low-cost and efficient backend can be incredibly important for developers to scale out their platforms.We talked with an expert in...
Being Ready for a MobileFirst Business Strategy
Sunday, July 31, 2016 by Sravish Sridhar
If your business isn’t talking about its mobile strategy yet, it’s only a matter of time. According to 451 Research, 40 percent of companies will prioritize the mobilization of general business apps over the next two years, compared to just mobilizing field service and sales teams. Companies recognize mobility offers huge business benefits, from driving customer satisfa...
What's Wrong with Mobile Development and How to Fix It
Friday, October 30, 2015 by Joe Schulz
Between the proliferation of mobile devices, the differences in operating systems, and the complexity of application interactions, mobile developers are often caught between the desire to ensure robust functionality and the need to contain costs and meet deadlines. Do we code for the most popular devices and hope for the best? When we can’t stay abreast of releases...
Marmalade Offers New BackendasaService for Cross Platform Game Developers
Tuesday, October 20, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Marmalade is now offering Marmalade Game Services offering a new backend service powered by GameSparks, a cross platform Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider for games. Through the GameSparks platform and integration via their C++ SDK, Marmalade Game Services allows developers to build the server-side features of their game, offering the ability to connec...
Interview With The Creator of Naughty or Nice Scanner app
Saturday, November 22, 2014 by Richard Harris
Okay I'm a little bias because I actually wrote this app, but the Naughty or Nice Scan app for 2014 is so much fun! The first version of the app was published in 2011 and was met with tremendous success but it's now grown into the #1 scanner app in the app store. Over the years there have been numerous copycat apps come along (some better than others), but not...
50 Percent of CIO's Say App Development Takes Too Long
Friday, November 21, 2014 by Richard Harris
Kinvey, an enterprise Backend as a Services (BaaS) provider shared its latest report revealing that over half (56 percent) of companies spend 7 months to 1 year developing a single app, and close to 20 percent spend more than $500K on each app developed. The main challenge identified is that CIOs believe that app development is too time consuming. The report reveal...
Kii Launches Dedicated Platform Providing Backend Capabilities for Apps and Connected Devices
Monday, September 22, 2014 by Richard Harris
Kii, an end-to-end mobile backend provider, is launching a dedicated platform to provide backend capabilities for apps and connected devices through available through a company’s own datacenters or as a hosted cloud service with Kii. The platform will enable businesses to create and run mobile apps, while maintaining control over app deployment, delivery ...
Espresso Logic Provides a New Common REST API for MongoDB and SQL Databases
Monday, August 25, 2014 by Richard Harris
Espresso Logic is launching a new common REST API for developing the backend for web and mobile apps. These REST APIs provide real-time access from MongoDB and SQL databases without the need to copy data across sources. Unlike analytical use cases, security and business logic is included and can be used for both read and write operations. To provide a universal API...
Report Shows Large Enterprises Still Struggle to Launch Mobile Apps
Monday, August 18, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Being a large company with significant IT resources in play does not guarantee success in launching mobile initiatives, at least according to a new study by Apigee. The company reports that 45% of the large enterprises they surveyed are struggling with mobile.Analysis from the study is available from Apigee’s “Lessons from the App Masters: How Some IT Departments Excel ...
Caspio Releases HIPAA Compliant Enterprise Application Development Platform
Thursday, July 31, 2014 by Richard Harris
To deliver HIPAA compliance, Caspio upgraded its Platform-as-a-Service offering with specific technology, policies and procedures that keep electronic patient health information in compliance with regulations.Highlights of the new Caspio HIPAA Enterprise Platform:- Business Associate Agreement (BAA): Caspio maintains BAAs with its vendors and offers a BA...
New RhoMobile Suite V5.0 Offers Enterprise App Development Using CSS3, HTML5, JavaScript and Ruby
Tuesday, July 29, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Motorola Solutions has released RhoMobile Suite 5.0, the latest version of its set of mobile app development tools for creating OS and device-agnostic enterprise-class mobile apps, with a new pricing option featuring per-developer subscription pricing. In an effort to align application developer needs with budget pricing, the new price structure allows develop...
Kii Introduces Beta Launch of KiiReferral for iOS Mobile App and Game User Acquisition
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 by Richard Harris
Kii has launched the beta release of its new KiiReferral for iOS framework. The new release is an extension to Kii’s backend platform, giving mobile app developers the ability to add social sharing and referral tracking to their apps.The KiiReferral framework and SDK helps developers increase downloads by making apps more viral among social media users. For ex...
ABO Data announces the US availability of PLAT.ONE Enterprise Grade Internet of Things Application Platform
Wednesday, June 18, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
ABO Data has announced the US availability of PLAT.ONE, an enterprise-grade Internet of Things application platform. PLAT.ONE has already been available in Europe supporting Machine-to-Machine (M2M) and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. PLAT.ONE provides the ability for enterprises to create scalable and secure, multi-tenant, cloud-ready application ...
Make Your Apps Load Faster With Golgi and Kill The Spinning Wheel!
Thursday, May 22, 2014 by Richard Harris
After spending time polishing your latest app, you want it to succeed and part of that relies on the user experience of how quickly they get from starting it up to actually using it to get stuff done. It has been shown that if an app fails to load after 2 times, 4 out of 5 times it will get uninstalled. So, every second matters. Golgi wants to help ensure it l...
Software AG Integrates metaquark Enterprise App Development Platform
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 by Richard Harris
Software AG has acquired Berlin-based metaquark and will integrate its mobile application capabilities within the Software AG’s Intelligent Business Operations (IBO) and webMethods Business Process Management platforms. metaquark’s solution enables the management of mobile users, devices, and security profiles in a single location to distributing new...
Saleforce Introduces Imbedded SOS button for Mobile Apps
Friday, April 25, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Salesforce has launched Salesforce1 Service Cloud SOS, a new service that provides the ability to put imbed an SOS button, similar to the Amazon Kindle Mayday button, directly inside any mobile app. Currently, for many mobile users who need assistance, they must exit an app or wait until they get to back to a desktop to find help. With Service Cloud SOS, compa...
Embarcadero RAD Studio XE6 Provides C++ Visual Development Environment for Android
Friday, April 18, 2014 by Richard Harris
Embarcadero Technologies is now offering RAD Studio XE6, a multi-device, natively compiled app development platform for Windows, Android, iOS and Mac.RAD Studio XE6 introduces a C++ visual development environment for Android apps, enabling developers to modernize their Windows applications with VCL enhancements and expansion to mobile, and facilitates the crea...
The StackMob Platform Will Cease Operation on Sunday May 11th, 2014
Thursday, April 3, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
It has to feel weird for the team at StackMob to live the tech startup dream and see everything you built end cease to exist, to be absorbed by PayPal. Its seems more like science fiction; a smaller organism is literally absorbed into a larger organism. It’s an interesting, and relevant analogy. One of the definitions of an organism is the following from ...
Espresso Logic Launches New Support to Create RESTful APIs from Stored Procedures to Build Mobile Apps
Wednesday, March 12, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Espresso Logic has announced new features that enable developers to quickly create secure RESTful APIs for stored procedures. Using the new functionality, developers can create mobile applications that leverage a company’s investment in stored procedures. The Espresso Designer service exposes stored procedures as REST/JSON resources while the support...
Kinvey Integrates Gizmox's Visual WebGui HTML5 Platform
Tuesday, March 4, 2014 by Richard Harris
Kinvey has announced its integration with Gizmox's Visual WebGui HTML5 platform which allows developers to build apps using familiar languages and tools like C#, VB.net, and Visual Studio. These apps can then be deployed as native, cross-platform HTML5 or hybrid apps that run on any device. With Kinvey’s platform integrated with Visual WebGui, enterp...
Google Updates Compute Engine Load Balancing, Adds Backup Pool
Monday, October 14, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
Google has updated its Google’s Compute Engine which offers a load balancing service that helps developers support periods of heavy traffic so that they don't overload their instances. With the load balancing service, developers can pick a region with multiple zones and deploy their application on instances within these zones. Then, they can configure a forwarding rule ...
Couchbase Announces Native NoSQL Database for Mobile App Development
Friday, September 13, 2013 by Richard Harris
Efforts to bring JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) to mobile app development has taken a step forward with the announcement of Couchbase’s JSON Anywhere program allowing developers to bring JSON on the device, on the wire, and in the cloud. The announcement is a movement forward on the company’s efforts to drive the development of occasionally connected, data intensive ...
Weekly Roundup: Apple Developer Outage, Jellybean 4.3, Amazon and Windows Phone, Unity and Blackberry 10, and GDC 2014
Saturday, July 27, 2013 by Richard Harris
From the Editors DeskThis weekend is the last weekend before the August issue release and there has been no shortage of news to cover! From the Apple outage, to the Android 4.3 Jellybean update this week has been one for the books! We won't be publishing a podcast this week, while put all of our efforts towards putting the finishing touches on the August issue, but we'l...
New Startup Point.io Launches BaaS Platform and API
Friday, July 26, 2013 by Stuart Parkerson
New Startup Point.io opened its doors in July introducing its platform to allow integration between mobile devices and document storage systems attached to enterprise networks. Point.io’s API and enterprise BaaS platform is available free of charge for integration with any cloud-based storage service and the Point.io Gateway and enterprise connections to behind-the-fire...
