Every industry has stiff competition and technological revolutions have
become huge while gadgets that brought these revolutions became small. It
started with the Internet bringing business to itself and everything was just
a click away. Later on, business started to migrate into the palm of your
hand with the advent of smartphones. Smartphones like iPhone and Blackberry
have added to the success of businesses. To be successful with your business
you need to keep up with time and technology.
Web 2.0 has made the Internet more interactive and personal. Today as the Net
is accessed through cell phones, how effective that access is would have a
significant bearing on the growth of a business. Every company wants to have
mobile applications for their customers. Now when there is a steady increase
in the number of users of smartphones then obviously there will be an
inc... (more)
Mobile adoption rates are on the rise and if market reports are any
indication, growth rates aren’t slowing down anytime soon. Consumers and
employees alike are the driving forces behind mobile adoption spurred by the
evolution in mobile device capabilities along with the speed of mobile
networks.
A recent Morgan Stanley research study predicts that sales of smartphones
will overtake PC sales (including both desktops and notebooks) in the next
two years, supporting the demands of our always-connected society.
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"As end-user demands and requirements have evolved, extending the performance
and scalability benefits of our Ultra Messaging software to audiences
accessing applications on any Web-enabled device has been a priority for many
customers in the financial services arena" said Mike Pickett, VP of Product
Marketing for Ultra Messaging at Informatica, as it was announced jointly by
Informatics and Kaazing that Kaazing's WebSocket Gateway technology will
henceforth be integrated into Informatica's Ultra Messaging product line to
enable the seamless, reliable and secure delivery of real-... (more)
SAP's Jack Chawla
I had the privilege to interview Jack Chawla, who is Senior Director,
Technology Marketing with SAP's Mobile Business Unit last week via email.
Note: This interview took place via email, so these are Jack Chawla's
words with minor edits.
Kevin: What mobile device(s) do you carry?
Jack: I generally have the following devices in my vicinity. . .
BlackBerry, iPad, iPhone, MBA and Lenovo. While traveling, I try to carry
not more than three devices. . . but sometimes I end up carrying more devices
than pants!
Kevin: What are your favorite mobile applications that yo... (more)
Will native applications be the dominant and preferred form of interaction or
will new technologies like HTML5 make web apps more preferable? These are the
two major ways applications are supported in a mobile platform:
Native Application: It is essentially a bundle of software that can run on a
smartphone or tablet. Native apps are specific to particular mobile platform.
Mobile Web: Refers to browser-based experience on mobile devices. Mobile
websites can essentially run across any platform with a built-in browser.
Mobile presence is no longer an option for organizations so busines... (more)
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