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Most Enterprise mobile apps suck!

The market, and need, for enterprise mobile applications is skyrocketing. However, most enterprise mobile applications that are available are not meeting the core enterprise needs, according to research2guidance.

“Following the successful adoption of customer-focused mobile applications, companies are increasingly deploying mobile apps to connect to partners and employees. Companies are mainly sourcing these apps through internal or external app development projects. Nonetheless, both established enterprise software vendors and emerging, mobile only vendors have been targeting this market segment by publishing “off the shelf” enterprise mobile apps and making them available on main public app stores. As a consequence, the number of enterprise-relevant apps has doubled from 100.000 to 200.000 over the past 12 months (Q1 2011 to Q1 2012), but as research2guidance has found only 14% of those address core enterprise needs.” Daianna Bassi

Although I don’t dispute Daianna’s research, I would add that many corporations already know this and have been seeking out custom software companies, like On3, to help them build enterprise mobile applications that focus on their business. More importantly, these applications are being build to work across platforms due to the acceptance of the BYOD movement in corporations.

Custom enterprise mobile and desktop applications are the best way to optimize ROI because they focus specifically on the business needs and have optimized usability to better suit those needs.

 

FITC Mobile Presentation on iPhone Development

Just finished my presentation at FITC Mobile 2009 in Toronto. And it went very well!
I had lots of questions and was able to answer all but one.
The presentation was about building native iPhone applications using JavaScript and HTML instead of Objective-C. I’m currently using Titanium Mobile to does this.
I’ve posted a slide share of the iPhone development presentation at On3.

Fast Track to ColdFusion 8 classes added

On3 has some excellent ColdFusion Classes scheduled during the next few months to celebrate the grand opening of our new headquarters and training center location on the 16th Street mall in Denver. The new address starting on August 1st will be: Denver Petroleum Building, 110 16th St, Ste 604, Denver, CO 80202. Please drop by and see us sometime!

The Fast Track to ColdFusion 8 class covers databases, forms, search-interfaces, templates, and getting information in and out of ColdFusion. The class teaches an experienced object oriented or scripting language veteran the tips and tricks to getting started with ColdFusion 8.

The 2009 dates are: Jul 27 – 29, Aug 17 – 19, Sep 9 – 11,Sep 28 – 30, Oct 19 – 21, Nov 2 – 4, Nov 23 – 25, Dec 28 – 30.

Please check it out and then enroll today!

iPhone Bootcamp at CFUnited

Beginning iPhone Bootcamp
If you’re a developer who wants to write applications that run on the iPhone, you should attend the Beginning iPhone Bootcamp at CFUnited.

The first two units of the course are devoted to learning Objective-C, followed by an intensive iPhone Bootcamp. Beginning iPhone Bootcamp will take you from complete novice to being able to build an iPhone application with confidence. After an introduction to Objective-C and the Foundation framework, we jump into the toolchain and the classes that make up the iPhone UI framework. Lots of practical advice and lots of hands-on walkthroughs.

In this one day bootcamp we will not cover everything about the iPhone, but it will certainly get you started and enhance your confidence in building your first “app for that”.

Need more than a bootcamp? At On3, we will be releasing a 5 day training course for building iPhone applications using the 3.0 SDK. We plan on holding the first class in early August at our training center location in Downtown Denver.

CFUnited has lots of Flex Training Sessions

One of my CFUnited sessions:
AIR: Building Desktop Applications with Flex 3 – http://cfunited.com/2009/topics/235

Here is a little Q&A about CFUnited and me.

1. Have you spoken at CFUnited in the past?  What would you tell someone who hasn’t been to CFUnited before?

Yes, I have spoken at CFUnited in the past. And I’d have to equate it to seeing your favorite band in a small venue. Same great talent, but not nearly as crowded allowing you to easily network with so many very talented people.

2. Why should people attend your session(s)?

If you have been wondering about, thinking about or just plain curious about Adobe AIR, my session will clear the air… uh, no pun intended.

3. Do you have any projects in the works that you will be revealing at CFUnited?

I have been doing quite a bit in the mobile space, actually more of an add-on to some of our AIR development projects. So look forward  to ways to take your application to iPhone, Symbian and Android.

4. Besides your topic, what other sessions are you looking forward to?

I know I’ll get in trouble for this, but its not the sessions to which I really look forward. Its the one on one conversations that I’ll have with people from all over that help me solve problems and come up with new ideas. That is what I’m looking forward to. Oh and the sessions help me identify who I’d like to meet.

5. Where can people find you at CFUnited?  (At the bar, networking, working, in your room, etc.)

Networking.

6. What’s the latest news with you? Has anything changed since last CFUnited?

Since On3 is all about helping organizations grow their own Flex developers, we have opened a new training center in Denver, CO.

7. When you are not working what do you like to do in your free time?

Mountain Bike in the Spring thru Fall, Ski during the Winter