According to Statista, an online statistics portal, Apple claims that the number of iOS apps downloaded from the Apple store has crossed the 100 billion mark in June 2015 (from July 2008). Now that’s a staggering figure, isn’t it? Source: Statista The regular mobile apps that you find on any app store are the ones developed to directly target consumers around the world. They are based on some simple tasks, like learning English and simple mathematical formulas, to complex tasks, like managing expenses and maintaining calendar appointments. But, enterprise mobile apps are those that are dedicated specifically for teams within an organization and enterprise customers instead of for just direct consumers These business apps are made for companies of different sizes and are more data-centric . Developing these apps involve fulfilling stringent requirements with regard to company security, administration and maintenance. According to Apple, around 98% of the Fortune 500 companies have an iOS application which clearly shows that enterprises are keen on investing wisely in business apps from a long-term point of view. Let’s check out the best practices for developing iOS apps for enterprises. Hire Qualified iOS App Developers Would you trust an individual app developer, who has made some regular apps, to develop an enterprise app for your company just to save costs? Of course not! Right? When the stakes are high, you need well-trained and qualified developers who have significant knowledge of iOS app development for businesses. Being an experienced app development team ourselves, we realise the importance of getting the enterprise app development process streamlined from the start. And a key component to this is...
Gone are the days when websites were developed for large screens of desktop computers or laptops. Today, everything has to be scaled down to fit smaller screens of mobile devices such as smartphones or tablets. With Google’s mobile-friendly update for websites as released on April 21, 2015, it has now become apparent for every webmaster or blogger to apply a mobile-first strategy for website development. Developers now focus on mobile-optimised websites that work great on mobile phones and tablets, and then scale up perfectly for larger computer or laptop screens. Let’s take a look at what mobile first web-design means, and its importance for websites, and how to start development of mobile-friendly websites. What Does Mobile-First Approach Mean? The ‘mobile first’ strategy for website development involves designing an online experience first for mobile devices and then optimizing it for scaling up to desktop and laptop computers. It does not mean designing a website that works well on desktop computers and then adjusting it to be compatible with mobile phones or tablets. The mobile-first process is to design online websites specifically for mobile customers, keeping their dynamic behaviour, context and needs in perspective. The user interface should suit mobile devices with easily readable text and easy navigation to the different sections of the site. Why Go Mobile-First? The number of mobile users has increased manifold and easily outnumbers the number of people that access websites on PCs or laptops. According to a ComScore report, mobile devices generate more than 60% of the online traffic to websites. This percentage keeps on increasing with every passing quarter, and that has fuelled the need for every business to have mobile-friendly websites. Source: ComScore So, if you haven’t optimised your website yet, you need...
With the passage of time, so many trends fade away. Take for example fashion. Once Bell Bottoms used to be so hit amongst everybody, but now they have completely vanished. Similar is the case with web technology. There is some advancement being made every second. Even while you are reading this, there is some innovation taking place somewhere and everybody is benefiting from it. Especially businesses! The World Wide Web has become an effective channel to enhance your business growth. That’s precisely why most organisations have set up websites to have an online presence. But there’s is a catch. The internet is not restricted to your personal computer anymore. The users now have laptops, smartphones, iPads, tablets and so many devices. Just walk into a Starbucks during lunch and you’ll find almost everybody surfing the internet from their phones, laptops and other devices. So, the new trend is to take your website to the modern devices that the users are using. But your already working website which looks great on computer look horrible on mobile phones. Some doesn’t even function on phones at all. It’s time to upgrade because nobody wants to offer a negative experience to their users. Do we? The good thing is you don’t need to create separate multiple versions of your website to be compatible with different devices. We have responsive web design solutions. Responsive web design is a design development technique that reacts according to the screen size of the device in use. In other words, responsive web is designed to respond according to its web browsing environment. As a business, the benefits of...
