Mobile

No, I am not trying to make a Thorsten Heins-like splash (the BlackBerry CEO who recently stated that “In five years I don’t think there’ll be a reason to have a tablet anymore.”). If you pose the above question in one of those Jay Lenoesque “Jaywalking – Man on the Street” episodes, the response would […]

If you have been sitting on the sidelines, looking at the mobile space and wondering if it is worth your time to learn mobile development, think again. According to a recent Gartner report, Android mobile device sales outstripped PC shipments in the third quarter of 2012. Obviously, if you throw in the iPhone/iPad ecosphere, Windows […]

The Gartner Portals, Content & Collaboration Summit 2013 provided an intriguing panel discussion called  “The Mobile Workspace – Connect, Share, Collaborate and Collide.”  The attendees included  Ken Parmelee – mobile and wireless, Karen Hobert – security and risk strategy consultant, Mike Gotta – social software analyst  and Daryl Plummer of Gartner.  The discussion was lively […]

The Gartner Portals, Content & Collaboration Summit 2013 had a great session delivered by Ian Finely called “Ten Mobile Apps that are Changing the World.”  The session delibertly skips the common known apps such as Facebook and Twitter.  Here is the list – only 9 apps were presented but some were categories of apps: The […]

IBM has acquired software deployment automation software firm, UrbanCode. Any company that requires frequent software updates, such as those in social, mobile, cloud and business analytics, will benefit. CRN covered this story in an article this week, for which they interviewed Vishal Rajpal, general manager of IBM BPMS at  Perficient. Vishal weighed in: “Consumers are rapidly becoming a […]

The recent purchase of Mashery by Intel and Layer 7 by Computer Associates highlights the importance that APIs (Application Programming Interface) have become in exposing internal corporate services to mobile developers, both corporate and outside. Corporations are beginning to understand that one of the keys to users interacting with their services is through mobile and […]

While they’re not ubiquitous yet, payment apps are starting to be discussed in places not normally known for attention to payment issues, such as Andrew Sullivan’s Dish. The thread is primarily commiseration around a specific retail pain point, but the curated discussion highlights perspectives from both an end-user and someone that works in a place that […]

Perficient Digital announced today that “The Art of Window Dressing,” a mobile application designed for premium window fashions brand Hunter Douglas and built by Perficient Digital in partnership with Visualize IT, has won Best Design Mobile Application in the 2013 Internet Advertising Competition. An offshoot of the Web Marketing Association, the IAC Awards recognize excellence in online […]

If you believe you are a good software designer, the great news about creating mobile applications is that with mobile apps: design is everything. Time and time again, it has been show that users value good design and its impact on usability. As with everything else in life, we’re all individuals, with different preferences and […]

If you read any blog post or article on cross-platform mobile development, one of the top arguments for going the cross-platform route is that it offers developers with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills the ability “to build innovative, device-neutral mobile apps that work on the iPhone, Android,” etc.  However, a funny thing happened over the […]

Smartphone penetration in the United States has reached 55% of the general population* and and the number of email opens on smartphones and tablets have increased 80% of the last six months**. These two facts have serious consequences for companies and organizations, and their communication platforms. Beyond the obvious need to build email to appear well-formed and structured […]

SXSW is a great place to be exposed to new ideas, but perhaps even more valuable are the sessions where you reconsider ideas you’ve grown accustomed to, and seeing them from a brand new perspective. One session in particular this year that has resonated with me for the week and a half since leaving Austin […]