Need to track your weekly calorie intake? There’s an app for that! Lack confidence in your math skills and want to ensure your server gets the appropriate tip? There’s an app for that too! You can find just about any mobile app imaginable on the Apple App Store and Google Play. From business to educational … …
Continue reading12-Point Mobile Application and Data Security Checklist
In today’s ‘always on’ environment, both consumers and employees seek quick and immediate access to information when they want, wherever their location may be. According to recent report by Chief Marketer, mobile marketing budgets have increased in the last 12 months for 31% of survey respondents. While the trend of accessing critical business information on … …
Continue readingPart 3: Putting Mobile Applications & Data Security In Perspective
This week concludes my series on Mobile Applications & Data Security. I’ll leave you with tactics on how to secure application access to data and provide insight on how to secure communication between a mobile device and server. Ready? Let’s dive in. One of the challenges when building mobile applications is to make sure users … …
Continue readingPart 2: Putting Mobile Applications & Data Security In Perspective
Did you know approximately 30% of mobile users save their password in the notes apps on the phone? And 264 mobile thefts were reported every day in 2012? These are just a few statistics I highlighted last week in my Putting Mobile Applications and Data Security In Perspective post. We’ll continue our discussion on mobile security … …
Continue readingPart 1: Putting Mobile Applications & Data Security in Perspective
Today, many organizations are rushing to build mobile applications and mobile websites to gain a competitive advantage within their industry. The rate and speed at which applications are being pushed into the marketplace is phenomenal and is only increasing with the explosion of mobile devices. Over the next few weeks we’ll explore why traditional businesses … …
Continue readingMobile eCommerce – Join the Revolution!
Is “going mobile” on your company’s radar? If not, it should be because the mobile revolution is growing at an extraordinary pace. The number of smartphone users is rapidly rising – 42% a year, globally, according to research from Morgan Stanley. At this rate more and more consumers will rely on their smartphones and tablets … …
Continue readingThe State of Mobile on IBM i
There’s no escaping the rapid pace of our evolving mobile world – including the ensuing demand for mobile apps – and businesses can’t afford to take a back seat when it comes deploying mobile solutions. If you’re an IBM i organization considering taking the dive into mobile (i.e., developing dedicated apps for Apple/Android phones and … …
Continue readingThe Great RPG Programming Survival Guide . . .
Guest Blogger: Pete Helgren, Programmer/Team Lead at BSF International “Knowledge is good” was the motto of the infamous Faber College in the movie Animal House and to us midrange folks, it’s a motto we can take to heart. If you’ve been around the midrange community since the late 1990s then you have either faced, participated … …
Continue readingGo Native without the Pain
Guest Blogger: Paul Conte, President PCES, is a leading Application Development Strategist. My wife and I just got back from three weeks in the southwest of France; and when we travel, we like to go “native.” In this region of France that means a daily diet of duck, truffles and goat cheese, washed down with … …
Continue readingMobile in Today’s Enterprise – Reaping the ROI Rewards
If you have a Smartphone or tablet, when was the last time you used your home desktop or laptop? Why would you need to use these devices? You have access to information, emails, music, photos and social media all in the palm of your hand – and more importantly you do not need to wait … …
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