Free trials have high customer conversion rate
Thursday, September 12, 2024 by Richard Harris
New data shows 30-day free trials had the highest customer acquisition (32%) and conversion rate (56%) and are shown to be 28 times more effective than free products. However, despite its effectiveness, nearly 3 in 4 ecommerce sellers didn't use the approach in 2023.
Free trials have high customer conversion rate
These findings come from the ‘Optima...
RAD definition is changing
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 by Vijay Pullur
RAD platforms started out as tools for citizen developers without substantial technical knowledge of coding, who could use intuitive “out of the box” features to create applications suited for simple departmental and experimental needs. While these early RAD platforms (not this "rad") brought basic coding capabilities to the masses, the application...
Rapid app development platform BlueFinity gets AI chatbots
Thursday, December 13, 2018 by Richard Harris
BlueFinity International has introduced new features and enhancements to Evoke, its rapid app development platform (RAD) - making the tool even easier to use for companies looking to create professional looking, full function business apps for multiple devices more quickly and cost-effectively. Evoke enables companies to cost-effectively create web, hybrid and native ap...
DNA powered apps get new developer tools from Helix
Tuesday, October 23, 2018 by Richard Harris
Helix, the company which owns and operates one of the world’s largest genome / exome sequencing labs in the world, announced a new DNA Product Studio. It's a set of tools to make it easier for partners like Mayo Clinic, National Geographic and InsideTracker to name a few, to develop new consumer genetic tests.
They hope Helix’s DN...
Talguu launches live casting video service
Wednesday, March 14, 2018 by Austin Harris
Caspio has announced that Talguu launched its new multi-channel video service, entirely built on Caspio's low-code development platform. Talguu, a Silicon Valley startup, allows television stations, professional performers and individual content providers to connect directly with audiences via a multi-platform pay-per-view video streaming service. Operating in a time- a...
Expert advice: Tips to help developers cope
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 by Richard Harris
According to a forbes report, being a software developer has it’s perks. From a $168,000 a year average media salary, to being able to have your hand in crafting the Instagrams of tomorrow. But the task of creating flawless code and engineering ideas, comes with challenges.It’s good to share war stories to help each other navigate the waters, so we recently had the chan...
2pass app development
Monday, December 18, 2017 by Karthick Viswanathan
The concept of Bimodal IT is changing the face of enterprise operations, which need to be agile and secure, but also need to de-silo business and technology operations for the sake of creating better applications. As Gartner defines it, "Bimodal IT is the practice of managing two separate and coherent modes of IT delivery - one of them focuses on stability and the other...
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 impact of fast data on the modern application stack
Monday, October 9, 2017 by Richard Harris
Lightbend has announced its Fast Data Platform to help operationalize applications built for streaming data use cases. The new distribution aims to support how organizations design, build and run fast data applications, as new use cases like Real-Time Decisioning, Real-Time Personalization, IoT and others evolve the big data requirements from its legacy batch/Hadoop roo...
RAD platform by WaveMaker udpates
Monday, September 25, 2017 by Richard Harris
WaveMaker, Inc. has announced its latest software upgrade, WaveMaker 9. 55 percent of visitors spend less than 15 seconds on a website, user-experience-driven engagement becomes extremely crucial. That’s why the WaveMaker 9 upgrade focuses on a simplified and friendly first-time user experience.The upgrade comes with video tutorials and tool run-throughs that onboard fe...
The A to Z of lowcode app development
Friday, February 10, 2017 by Karthick Viswanathan
As we enter 2017, we are seeing low-code app development take root across larger enterprises and smaller businesses alike. In 2016, big players like Google, Microsoft, Oracle, and Salesforce staked their claim in this market segment. Enter 2017, and we can expect the new entrants, along with incumbents such as WaveMaker, Mendix and OutSystems, to beg...
Embracing RAD app development
Monday, February 6, 2017 by Robert Castles
As successful IT departments strive to position themselves as strategic business partners, they’re continuously looking for ways to deliver more for less, and faster. To that end, there’s recently been renewed interest in Rapid Application Development (RAD) technologies. The concept of RAD is not new - it’s been around for decades. But, the emergence of more standardize...
Zero code development is helping ease the pain of app development for some
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 by David Basil
At one end of the enterprise mobility spectrum is the field, where workers use apps to meet demands of those at the other end: managers who are finding more inventive ways to use the information in operations, customer service and sales as business intelligence that drives the bottom line.
In between is Information Technology (IT), which gets demands ...
Why smart apps will be the next phase in business app development
Thursday, October 20, 2016 by Richard Harris
It all started with desktop applications, then it moved to the web, then to mobile, then to multi-channel applications. With each new wave came new uses thanks to technological advancements. Smart Apps mark the next step in the app story. With the rise of the internet of things (IoT), big data and machine learning, it makes sense for apps to evolve to incorporate these ...
How Rapid Application Development is Changing Everything
Saturday, September 24, 2016 by Richard Harris
I admit it, every time I hear the word RAD I go back to the 80's when BMX freestyle was at it's peak (I still own my beloved GT Performer)! But the RAD we are talking about here is "Rapid Application Development" (RAD), that used to be something reserved for making quick apps with minimal code input, little functionally, and that you did not intend on maintaining f...
WaveMaker Adds Security Enhancements to Its Rapid Application Development Platform
Friday, July 15, 2016 by Richard Harris
WaveMaker has announced two new security enhancements to its enterprise-class Rapid Application Development platform. The WaveMaker platform now supports Single Sign-on for WaveMaker-built and deployed applications using Central Authentication Server (CAS), which permits users to access multiple applications by providing credentials such as UserID and password only once...
WaveMaker Releases Updates to Rapid Application Development Platform
Thursday, June 2, 2016 by Richard Harris
WaveMaker has announced the availability of new professional services for its RAD platform which provides a no-code rapid application development environment. At the core of the platform is the ability to facilitate rapid prototyping, which allows developers to create “real looking” apps quickly that reveals the core functionality of an app rapidly, without necessitatin...
WaveMaker Offers New Hybrid Functionality to its RAD Platform
Friday, December 11, 2015 by Stuart Parkerson
WaveMaker has released the latest version of its Rapid App Development platform which offers responsive front-end development of applications for the web or mobile browser. The company’s new RAD Hybrid Mobile App Development platform adds new hybrid mobile app development capabilities that can leverage device capabilities such as camera, geo-location, network, local fil...
2014 Hour of Code Global Event: What Can You Build In An Hour
Wednesday, December 10, 2014 by Richard Harris
The 2014 Hour of Code global event is happening now as part of Computer Science Education Week. The event is organized by Code.org. The Hour of Code is a one-hour introduction to computer science. The concept was created to demystify code. It is also for those who just want to learn the fundamentals. Computer Science Education Week (#CSEdWeek) was welcome...
How to Dig Your Organization Out of a Mobile Application Development Backlog
Thursday, October 23, 2014 by Sean Allen
Mobile applications are great for business. They can be a competitive differentiator, generate revenue, improve business processes and enable better customer service. But for development and operations teams, these business drivers translate into a growing list of mobile apps that must be developed, launched and updated. With the need to deliver more and faster, organiz...
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