Create enterprise applications much easier than before
With Simplifier Release 5.0, enterprise applications can now be created even faster and easier for your company.
Low-Code: The future key, Part I
How to configurate applications with minor coding skills It happens every day: New applications enter the market. They change our daily life – and our business processes. Since many companies do not have enough IT experts on staff who could develop those applications, low-code platforms are gaining in importance. These platforms simplify the creation of applications by using preassembled elements. Smartphones are everywhere these days – and with them multiple applications. The opportunities they offer have spoiled us as users a great deal. Technologywise, we constantly keep craving for more. This, of course, holds true for customers as well as their requests. The demand for digital services has been soaring for the last couple of years. It will continue to do so in the future. Digitization of Business Processes Currently, the digitization of business processes is one of THE crucial tasks for enterprises of all industry segments. One keyword in this context: pace. Those who do not push their digitization forward fast enough, will not last in the competition for customers. For this reason, your company should make sure [...]
How to create an Augmented Reality App The Right Way
AR is a technology, not a feature Many customers come to us and ask about how they can integrate AR in their application. Sometimes they basically just want to put another button in their app that starts some sort of AR experience. But you have probably heard about the saying “Don’t put the cart before the horse”, which means don’t use Augmented Reality for the sake of using Augmented Reality. That approach was possible a few years ago when the technology was something new, something no one knew about and you could wow people by just showing them a floating 3d model in a room. Don't just complicate your app, offer your users special suggestions. Use Augmented Reality to extend your applications to offer users possibilities they would not have otherwise. Before you start developing read about the AR basics Using Augmented Reality sensibly To successfully leverage the full potential of AR in your app, it has to accomplish a major problem of your target audience. Ask yourself the following questions: What is the best possible way to [...]
How much does your new business app really cost?
On average, 60% of IT projects fall out of their pre-defined framework, for reasons of time or cost. Realistic planning is essential from the outset.
The 6 Stages of Software Development – Part 6
We are now starting with the last article of the blog series “The 6 Stages of Software Development”. Now it's time for the 6th stage of software development, the maintenance.
The 6 Stages of Software Development – Part 5
In our last article of the series "The 6 Stages of Software Development", we were talking about the testing phase after the app was developed. Now, after QA testing and the app is running, it is time for the 5th stage of software development in which the app is released and provided to the end users.
The 6 Stages of Software Development – Part 4
In our last blogpost ("#3 App Implementation - Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard"), we talked about how the Simplifier supports during the third stage of software development, the implementation. After the development of the app is completed, the 4th phase starts.
The 6 Stages of Software Development – Part 3
We already talked about the two stages to begin with software development (have a look at “The 6 Stages of Software Development” and “#2 App Design planning - Make it simple, but significant”). In the third phase of software development, the implementation takes place.
The 6 Stages of Software Development – Part 2
#2 App Design planning - Make it simple, but significant In our introduction to the blog series “The 6 Stages of Software Development”, we already took a closer look at the first step of the Software Development Life-Cycle, the requirements analysis. The second phase of software development is dedicated to design. First, mockups are created according to the predefined requirements and the app architecture is prepared. With the help of the Simplifier, it is also possible to build functional prototypes without great effort so the company can provide the stakeholders with a convincing first impression of the resulting app. They can build the prototype for different hardware such as smart glasses, tablets and smartphones, and create simple click test cases to demonstrate the interaction. By dividing the development process of an app into user stories, the Simplifier additionally supports the project. Therefore the app can be broken up into its individual components, making it easier to keep an overview at all times. Did you miss the first article of the blog series "The 6 Stages of Software Development"? #1 [...]
The 6 Stages of Software Development – Part 1
Can you imagine a life without your smartphone? Most of us can not. We use it for communication, navigation or to simply find a good restaurant nearby. But our cell phones do not only support us in our personal lives, companies know the advantages of business apps as well. Do you use business apps in your company? According to a study conducted by Adobe, 67 percent of the respondents from the US, UK, Germany, India and China use mobile apps for the enterprise sector. But have you ever wondered about how those applications are created? In the following blog series you’ll get to know the 6 stages of software development and how the Simplifier supports you in the process. The Software Development Life-cycle You can describe the creation of an application as a “Software Development Life-cycle”. It contains 6 different stages: Analysis Design Implementation Testing Release Maintenance Let’s use an example with a fictional logistics company named “S.I. Logistics”. They would like to utilize an app for quality management. As they don’t have much experience with software development, they decide to use the Simplifier during [...]