App development to improve with insights from behavioral data
Tuesday, January 31, 2023 by Richard Harris
One of the most exciting developments in 2022 was the introduction of Data Creation as an approach. This is the process of intentionally creating data to power AI and advanced data applications, as opposed to data exhaust, which is the byproduct of data emitted from existing systems.
Organizations will seek to build better apps with granular insights from behavioral ...
The rise of microservices with Anypoint Service Mesh
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 by Freeman Lightner
MuleSoft has announced Anypoint Service Mesh, a new solution that dramatically simplifies how companies can discover, manage and secure microservices. Anypoint Service Mesh brings security and reliability to any microservices-based application, regardless of language or deployment model, freeing developers from custom code. Customers can also now publish and discov...
TIBCO's cloud platform gets improvements
Wednesday, April 10, 2019 by Richard Harris
TIBCO Software Inc. has new and enhanced capabilities for the TIBCO Connected Intelligence Cloud platform at the TIBCO NOW Global Tour 2019 event in Singapore. Empowered with these systems, businesses are able to connect disparate data, govern their information effectively, and augment the resulting intelligence. Critical collaboration between various per...
Serverless computing 101 for developers
Monday, March 4, 2019 by Richard Harris
Hosting application data in the cloud is nothing new, it's as old as the Internet itself. But what is new is the way today's cloud platforms can intelligently manage the data and infrastructure itself along with the data, making the entire hosting experience seem serverless.
Nimbella, a serverless computing platform that is cloud-agnostic, recently closed a s...
Productive app updates while prioritizing the customer
Monday, February 25, 2019 by Richard Harris
Product innovation is essential for companies that want to have a high-performing app. Top companies that stay ahead of the curve are constantly changing, experimenting and creating new ways for users to engage with products. However, when implementing new app features or experiences, customers need to be at the center of the innovation process.
Companies can use tes...
Skuid joins MuleSoft to help enterprises create better apps
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 by Christian Hargrave
Skuid, a no-code cloud application platform, announced it has joined the MuleSoft Technology Partner Program so enterprises can create even better business applications. With Skuid and MuleSoft, customers can deliver highly usable business applications that unlock customer’s data across the enterprise and enhance user experiences to drive business productivity all...
Built to Change Summit hosted by CA happening tomorrow
Monday, June 4, 2018 by Richard Harris
CA Technologies’ (CA) will host its second annual Built to Change Summit on Tuesday, June 5th - and we'll be there! Held at its innovation and engineering hub in Santa Clara, the event brings together influential technology media and analysts from around the world with the company’s executive team and customers to discuss how organizations can win in the next wave of in...
Reengage mobile app users with the latest YouAppi solution
Monday, January 29, 2018 by Richard Harris
YouAppi has announced the launch of its Re-Engagement solution, created to maximize the value of all mobile users, whether acquired organically or through the YouAppi platform. Re-Engagement was designed to work in tandem with YouAppi’s User Acquisition (UA) solution as part of its 360 Platform. The solution offers access to YouAppi’s Real-time Bidding (RTB), social and...
App design thinking principles
Friday, January 12, 2018 by Ed Hadley
Design thinking is fast becoming a key pillar in enterprise digital transformations. And for good reason: the approach promotes a deep understanding of end users; a creative, test-and-learn approach to new ideas; and constant iteration toward optimal outcomes. To many, design thinking is inextricably linked with innovation. After all, IDEO CEO Tim Brown defines design t...
DevOps security gets a boost from CA Technologies
Wednesday, November 22, 2017 by Richard Harris
CA Technologies announced new enhancements to CA’s DevOps portfolio that deliver on the promise of faster software development and delivery. New releases in the Continuous Delivery portfolio and CA Digital Experience Monitoring accelerate and automate development and release, improve testing, and provide unprecedented visibility into digital experiences.“As companies in...
Evoke RAD platform released by BlueFinity
Monday, October 16, 2017 by Richard Harris
To date, the creation and implementation of quality and high functionality apps has been considered challenging, resource intensive and expensive. Many companies have been deterred because of concerns about the speed and cost of development, how to cope with multiple device types, the integration with different databases or existing systems, changing business requiremen...
The evolution of Cloud Firebase
Thursday, October 5, 2017 by Richard Harris
These days, if you're developing a mobile or web app, there's a good chance you'll need to sync your data to the cloud. Maybe that's because your users want to share data with their friends for some exciting in-app collaboration, or maybe they simply want to access their data from more than one device.But syncing data between all those devices and the cloud isn't quite ...
Tips for securing container deployments
Friday, September 1, 2017 by Richard Harris
Container deployments are still susceptible to the regular threats that other types of deployments are - including DDoS and cross-site scripting attacks. In fact, hackers often take advantage of compromised containers to scan sensitive data, download malware, or privilegeunauthorized access to any of your containers, hosts or data centers.Fei Huang is the CEO of NeuVect...
Make better apps to get enterprise users engaged
Wednesday, August 30, 2017 by Natalie Lambert
Think about all the big (and little) moments that can make or break your business. Like when managers are prioritizing their spending for the coming year. Or when sales reps are pitching to your biggest client. These moments of engagement are the vital times when employees need instant access to insights that will help them make smarter decisions and perform at the top ...
AppDynamics Developer Toolkit release for Spring is here
Thursday, April 6, 2017 by Christian Hargrave
AppDynamics, a Cisco company and a application intelligence company, is planning on a Spring ‘17 release, including the AppDynamics Developer Toolkit and major updates to Enterprise iQ and Business iQ. The new releases are aimed at giving application teams better abilities to deliver impactful customer experiences.In our digital-first world, where quality and performanc...
Yahoo Mobile Developer Suite adds two new key ingredients
Thursday, October 27, 2016 by Richard Harris
Flurry Analytics has announced the availability of two advancements to the Yahoo Mobile Developer Suite, Crash Analytics 2.0 and Revenue Analytics.Crash Analytics provides developers information about application crashes, exceptions and errors log, all in real time. This functionality is vital for determining the root cause of any issues quickly, while keeping apps runn...
Realm explains the benefits of realtime collaboration for mobile apps
Monday, October 24, 2016 by Richard Harris
Realm is a mobile platform company, with a focus on helping developers build better mobile apps, faster. Launched in 2014, the Realm Mobile Database is the most popular third-party database in the world, and the mobile database enabling high-performance, highly engaging end-user experiences for more than a billion users of mobile apps. The Realm Mobile Platform, which c...
AppDynamics Releases New Microservices to Help You Deliver Better Apps
Monday, August 1, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
In its Summer 2016 release, AppDynamics has introduced its new Microservices iQ solution, which offers a new performance engine as part of the AppDynamics App iQ Platform. The new addition provides the ability to monitor, manage and optimize microservices architectures, providing the ability for Agile teams to continuously build, test and monitor microservices.Microserv...
Complete the Feedback Loop and Go Mobile with DevOps
Monday, April 18, 2016 by Sam Guckenheimer
There’s no doubt technology is more mobile than ever. Across the globe, people are spending more time with mobile devices than PCs. Businesses are optimizing their processes for a mobile world and devices have become the primary means of connecting to that rich new flow of information. Simply put, we have passed the tipping point with mobility and there is no going back...
Your App is Your Greatest Brand Ambassador
Saturday, March 19, 2016 by Christopher P. Willis
As the mobile experience rapidly evolves, brands are folding apps into broader digital strategies including the web, in-car experiences, TVs and wearables. Companies that want to compete in this new "digital experience" paradigm are creating omni-channel strategies that manage customer expectations and create user experiences that reflect their brand. Mistakes at a...
Embarcadero Releases New App Analytics Platform for Connected Devices and IoT
Tuesday, May 12, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Embarcadero Technologies has launched Embarcadero AppAnalytics, a hosted backend service to provide application developers with detailed information on how users are interacting with desktop, mobile, and wearable applications built with RAD Studio XE8. The component enables developers to create better apps by tracking anonymous user events within existing VCL Windo...
Faster Music App Development with New Musikki API Launch
Saturday, February 28, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Online music platform Musikki has announced the launch of its Music API which will give app developers access to Musikki’s expanding catalogue of music data. The company’s goal with the API is to provide a music platform can be integrated into apps to provide new ways to discover music and learn more about artists and labels.CEO and co-founder of Musikki, Joao Afonso, d...
New Analyze Guide for Integrating Google Play Analytics Available
Monday, January 26, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
To help Android developers leverage Google Analytics, Google has created a new "Analyze" section on the Android Developers website which provides guidance on how to design a measurement plan and implement in-app analytics including features only available between Google Play and Google Analytics.The following guidelines are provided in the Analyze section:- Getting Star...
Twitter Developer Mobile Conference to Kick Off This Week
Monday, October 20, 2014 by Richard Harris
Twitter Flight, Twitter’s one day mobile developer conference, will be held this week on Wednesday, October 22 at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco. Twitter CEO Dick Costolo will kick off the day with a keynote which will include the release of new services for mobile developers. Following the keynote, Twitter will have five technical sessions, each...
The October 2014 Issue of App Developer Magazine Has Arrived!
Wednesday, October 8, 2014 by Richard Harris
Ladies and Gents we present the October issue of ADM! While there is no way we can tell you everything inside in just a few words, what you need to know is that if you don't read it, you could be missing out on opportunities mentioned in any one of the featured articles included in this issue!
What's Inside
The Need for an App Rating Appscore Standar...
How To Make Better Field Service Communications Apps
Tuesday, September 30, 2014 by Edward Wall
If you’re looking for a fascinatingly complex and highly unique development challenge, you don’t have to look any further than connecting field service workforces for organizations with a regional, national, or global presence. This wide and diverse group – which encompasses everything from big-box retailers to grocery chains to transportation companies – are often...
The Need for an App Rating Appscore Standard
Friday, September 26, 2014 by Trevor Cornwell
Top 10 lists dominate the way people find mobile apps, but ask yourself if the major app stores’ Top 10 lists actually deliver the apps that you would most like to find. For the smaller categories, you won’t have heard of the app - and you very likely don’t want it. Other people hear about apps from friends or because they read about an app by a developer who coul...
Cloud Based App Development: A Strategy to Build Better Apps
Thursday, September 18, 2014 by Ramanathan Ramakrishnamurthy
Cloud computing has influenced the way in which many apps are being developed. During the time the term cloud computing was still new to many, web applications were already making use of its capabilities and services and now cloud services have penetrated deep into different industries, especially mobile application development. What has made cloud computing so popular ...
Yahoo Snaps Up Flurry’s Mobile App Ad Analytics and Monetization Platform
Wednesday, July 23, 2014 by Richard Harris
If you can’t beat them, buy them. And that’s what Yahoo has done by purchasing Flurry, which offers a mobile app analytics and ad network. The deal may strengthen Yahoo’s mobile presence, which it needs. While as much as half of Yahoo’s audience accesses the companies offerings on smart phones and tablets, the company has not made significant inroads in monetizing ...
Google Acquires Appurify to Help Streamline Android App Testing
Friday, June 27, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
One of the announcements to come out of Google I/O is the company’s acquisition of Appurify, which provides automation optimization and testing for websites and apps. Google Ventures had invested in the company so their interest and purchase is not surprising.Here is what Appurify posted on their website about the acquisition:We’re thrilled to announce that we’re joinin...
Faster Release Cycles + Burgeoning Operating Systems = Mobile User Satisfaction Crisis
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 by Richard Harris
App quality might mean different things to different people, but in the end, the only people that really matter are the end users. It’s the same for enterprises and indie app developers alike, if your mobile offerings are not meeting the user’s expectations, bad things will happen.And the best code in the world can be bogged down by operating systems, devices/firmware, ...
Enough Flappy Bird Knockoffs: Apple Encourages Better Apps with New Designing Great Apps Hub
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
On million apps and going strong is a ubiquitous thing. Lots of apps - lots of great apps not so much.So you might have heard the Apple has published a new portal to help developers make better apps. The “Designing Great Apps” site is an obvious attempt to prod developers to do a better job of submitting higher quality apps.On the heals of an onslaught of Flap...
The Future of PhoneGap
Saturday, December 28, 2013 by Marko Lehtimaki
Adobe, the
current owner of the popular HTML5 hybrid app framework PhoneGap, has
traditionally focused on the creation of multimedia and creativity software
products. In more recent years, Adobe has been betting heavily on HTML5. It
remains that creative professionals are Adobe’s bread and butter, and this
focus sometimes requires product decisions which might not ...
App Developers Conference Survey Finds Piracy and Discoverability are Big Problems
Monday, September 30, 2013 by Richard Harris
Piracy and discoverability are the top issues facing app developers today, according to new research conducted by the organizers of the inaugural App Developers Conference (ADC). In order to paint a picture of the app development landscape as it stands right before ADC, more than 250 app creators were surveyed on topics ranging from targeted platforms and app stores to...
Enterprise App Developers Questions and Answers
Monday, December 31, 2012 by Richard Harris
Applications have been written for ages, it wasn't until recently - and the dawn of the mobile age that applications morphed into "apps". We went from writing giant software packages with installers to compiling lightweight little packages called apps that can be distributed over the airwaves.Enterprise class developers were lost in the sudden movement everything ...
