Build streaming data apps faster on Furnace
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 by Richard Harris
Furnace Ignite Ltd announced the launch of Furnace that aims to enable data-organizations, to build highly sophisticated applications quickly, easily and cost-effectively. Early users have praised Furnace as the ideal platform for innovative and advanced streaming data applications serving; security, smart cities, IoT, finance, marketing and other data intensi...
The difference 5G will make to your apps
Friday, January 11, 2019 by Richard Harris
Since 5G will allow for higher volumes of data to be processed at much faster speeds, new technologies like public edge platforms are emerging as necessary tools to help developers reduce latency and enable their software to function as desired. With this new era of computing, the ability for developers to deploy code securely, reliably, and quickly to the edge of the n...
The future of Node.js: Q&A with Mark Hinkle
Tuesday, April 24, 2018 by Richard Harris
Conceived in 2015, the Node.js Foundation is focused on supporting Node.js and its related modules through an open governance model. Node.js as a technology has gone through a lot of changes in the last few years, and is becoming a staple in the enterprise. It is used across industries to build applications at any scale.Executive Director of the Node.js Foundation, Mark...
IFTTT report shows we love talking to connected devices
Wednesday, July 12, 2017 by Richard Harris
Almost everything is connected, or wants to be. Taking a stroll down the isles of any electronics store and it’s not so much about the device can do by itself anymore, but what it can do online. I can testify personally that 80% of my own home is connected now. My electric source has two amp-clamps on it that report live power usage back to me. Most of our lighting...
App Idea Awards Announce Finalists
Thursday, April 21, 2016 by Stuart Parkerson
The App Idea Award is a contest that lets app entrepreneurs compete for the chance to get their app created for free. The awards have released the names of the six finalists who will compete for $70,000 in app design and development costs. The winner will be announced on at the May 3 in New York, where the six finalists will pitch judges from leading venture capita...
Windows Dev Center Updates Coding4Fun Coding Site
Wednesday, January 6, 2016 by Richard Harris
The Windows Dev Center team has relaunched Coding4Fun with new content for the Universal Windows Platform. Coding4Fun is a site within the Windows Dev Center that’s offers fun and interesting code samples that feature the APIs available on the Universal Windows Platform. The site offers different, unique, and time-saving capabilities as you noodle around the project bas...
New Salesforce App Cloud Offers Platform for Building Connected Apps
Monday, September 28, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Salesforce has released the Salesforce App Cloud offered as a Platform as a Service (PaaS), which offers new Salesforce platform services such as Force, Heroku Enterprise and Lightning with new shared identity, data and network services to create connected apps. The new App Cloud provides the ability to build, scale and deploy mobile, web and wearable apps in a uni...
Online Trust Alliance Releases Guidelines for IoT Consumer Protections
Tuesday, August 18, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
The Online Trust Alliance (OTA) has released its Internet of Things Trust Framework designed to address IoT risks for consumers. The OTA is a non-profit organization with the mission to enhance online trust and user empowerment while promoting innovation and the vitality of the Internet.The new Internet of Things Trust Framework presents guidelines for IoT manufacturers...
Embarcadero Releases New AddOns UI for Delphi and C++Builder Developers
Wednesday, July 29, 2015 by Richard Harris
Embarcadero Technologies has released two new add-on solutions for developers -CodeSite and Konopka Signature VCL Controls. These product introductions are a result of Embarcadero’s recent acquisition of Raize Components.The Embarcadero CodeSite is a developer logging solution for Delphi, C++Builder and Visual Studio that helps developers debug deployed Windows applicat...
FacebookConnected Apps Must Now Support Certificates Signed with SHA2
Monday, June 22, 2015 by Richard Harris
Facebook is updating its encryption requirements for Facebook-connected apps which means that apps that don't support SHA-2 certificate signatures will no longer be able to connect to Facebook starting on October 1, 2015.Facebook’s Adam Gross in a recent post on the Facebook developer blog:These changes are part of a broader shift in how browsers and web sites encrypt t...
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...
How the Internet of Things will Affect Business App Developers
Monday, April 27, 2015 by Brian Alexakis
I think we can all agree, IoT is an exciting frontier for developers. It seems like in no time we'll run into the Jetsons and experience the future-is-now convenience of automated flying cars that tuck themselves away into a brief-case. That stuff of science-fiction is quickly becoming a reality today with IoT. However, much of the attention around IoT focuses on the co...
Embarcadero Releases Major Updates for Its RAD Studio XE8 Connected App Platform
Wednesday, April 8, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Embarcadero Technologies has released a major update to its RAD Studio XE8 connected app platform. Included in this new release is the ability for Delphi/Object Pascal and C++ developers to leverage their Windows VCL applications and build expanded, innovative solutions for mobile, cloud and the Internet of Things (IoT).RAD Studio XE8 delivers connectivi...
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 ...
The Right and Wrong Strategies When Taking Your App Offline
Monday, February 9, 2015 by Martin Heller
Once there was an elevator inspector. Into an elevator shaft he climbed with his tablet, taking pictures and making notes. Twenty minutes later, he climbed down, went into the hall, and his tablet got service. His inspection app immediately tried to synchronize his notes and pictures with his company’s inspection database. After a couple of minutes, he saw an error...
Embarcadero Technologies Grows its RAD Studio Platform with Acquisition of Castalia for Delphi and Usertility from TwoDesk Software
Tuesday, January 20, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
Embarcadero Technologies is expanding its suite of software solutions for application and database development by acquiring Castalia for Delphi and Usertility from TwoDesk Software. Embarcadero will incorporate the productivity features of Castalia into its RAD Studio integrated development environment (IDE) to enhance and optimize the coding experience for both Ob...
Develop for IoT with the Wahoo Fitness Balance Smart Body Scale and Appmethod
Saturday, December 20, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Embarcadero Technologies has added the Wahoo Fitness Balance Smart BodyScale as part of its emerging new IoT devices for developers who build on connected apps for Appmethod. Embarcadero Technologies also plans to release results to its first annual “Software and Internet of Things” Developer Survey on January 14th, we'll be sure and keep you posted as the news gets clo...
Radius Networks Partners With Embarcadero To Ramp Up Connected IoT Solutions Development
Monday, December 8, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Radius Networks has announced its recent partnership with Embarcadero Technologies. Radius Networks is a provider of hardware, software and proximity services. Embarcadero Technologies offers technology strategy solutions for developers that are building the new breed of connected apps for the Internet of Things (IoT) market.The partnership with Embarcadero wa...
Embarcadero Releases IoT Services for Mobile App Developers
Friday, September 12, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Embarcadero has announced its strategy for IoT, focusing on four areas of interconnection: mobile/desktop devices; gadgets; cloud services; and, data. Embarcadero is offering new technologies to address these areas and enable the development of new connected apps for the IoT market.
New IoT technologies include:
User Interface (UI) Design for Multiple For...
RacoWireless Launches IoT App Marketplace for Mobile Developers
Wednesday, September 10, 2014 by Richard Harris
RacoWireless has announced the launch of its Application Marketplace, an IoT app store that allows companies build, enhance and sell connected IoT/M2M solutions. The Application Marketplace allows app developers to create new revenue streams by offering their value-added products and features to a growing community of solution and service providers. Solutions...
Embarcadero Technologies RAD Studio XE7 for Cross Platform Development
Tuesday, September 2, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Embarcadero Technologies has launched Embarcadero RAD Studio XE7, a solution to build connected apps for Windows, Android, iOS, OS X, gadgets, and wearables. The new XE7 version of RAD Studio enables Delphi/Object Pascal and C++ developers to extend existing Windows applications and build apps that connect desktop and mobile devices with gadgets, cloud services, and ent...
Crittercism Enters Beta with its New Enterprise Mobile Transaction Management Platform
Wednesday, August 6, 2014 by Richard Harris
Earlier this year we reported that Accenture expanded its footprint in enterprise mobile with its minority investment and licensing agreement with Crittercism and its mobile app performance management (mAPM) platform.Now Crittercism has released in beta a new transaction management solution optimized for mobile and connected apps. Utilizing Crittercism's APM p...
Qt 5.3 Offers New Version of Cross Platform App and UI Development Framework
Tuesday, May 20, 2014 by Stuart Parkerson
Qt, a cross-platform application and user interface (UI) development framework, is now available under version Qt 5.3 which offers improved documentation and new coding. The Qt for Windows Runtime port has now reached the supported Beta state. The platform upgrade also offers several improvements on desktop application development including the introduction of...
Bango Dashboard Lanches Giving Developers a 3D View of Content Purchases
Thursday, February 6, 2014 by Richard Harris
Bango announces its latest product innovation: Bango Dashboard. This entirely new product has emerged from Bango’s analytics technology, giving Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) a three dimensional view of their subscribers’ digital content purchases, across the world’s largest app stores. MNOs increasingly provide mobile payment for app stores, using direct ope...
