Essentials Guide for Developing next generation Enterprise Applications

As the adoption of mobility usage is growing day by day, businesses have identified a huge scope in developing enterprise application, endowed with multiple functionality that enhance user experience, satisfy needs of customers, employees, other stakeholders, and generate maximum revenue. Enterprise Mobility Solutions are sought for streamlining operations and leveraging the potential of technology to deliver highest customer satisfaction.

In today’s dynamic business environment, enterprise applications are complex, scalable, distributed and cloud enabled. They may be implemented on a variety of platforms across networks. A robust  enterprise application must be:

1. User-friendly

2. Cloud-based

3. Cost effective

4. Secure

5. Modern

6. Administrable

7. Optimized

8. Maintenance free

In order to ensure success of an application with so many features and functionalities, quality testing is highly essential. The Enterprise Application Models mentioned below gives you a way to accomplish the above needs and deliver seamless user experience.

Let us understand the components under these development models:

1- Development model-  

• Development team
• Development process
• Project management
• Security
• Code Testing
• Delivery and maintenance

2- Business model-

• Business goals
• Development cost
• Return on investment
• Resources needed
• Time constraints
• Business rules and policies maintenance

3- User model-

• User interface
• Ease-of-use requirements
• Training and documentation
• Application support

4- Logical model –

• Logical structure of the application
• Object and data modeling
• Business objects and services
• Interface definitions

5- Technology model-

• Component development tools
• Deployment platforms System
• Database technologies

6- Physical model-

• Physical application architecture
• Distribution and interconnection of components
• End product of the iterative inputs of each of the other sub-models

To build an enterprise application you need to create a small set of modules varying from different categories, and map each requirement with the other module.  You can also use these models to break up the complex task of enterprise development into a small set of more manageable sub-tasks. When you understand the interactions between groups of requirements, you can tackle them in a systematic manner, balancing and adjusting each requirement as you go.

8 Industries benefiting by Enterprise Solutions:

The above development models can be implemented and used to provide enterprise solutions for below 8 industries. As so many industries and enterprise giants have already been benefited by applying these development models.

By following the models mentioned above, as well as staying in close contact with your business requirement, you can confidently move forward for perfect enterprise solution. To develop a perfect enterprise solution you should fulfill following points:

1. Choose and Execute the right development model
2. Gather the right information
3. Ensure security
4. Cross platform support
5. Alerts notification Updates
6. Device Management
7. Admin control
8. Monitor and Measure the usage

Solution Analysts provides Enterprise Applications that supports variety of business organizations and leveraging enterprise apps with advanced capabilities such as access control, social integrity, and excellent search. Our solutions help enterprises to quickly and efficiently adopt mobility solutions, thereby adding additional benefits to business.

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How Everyone's Life is Influenced by IoT - 8 Real Life Examples

Internet is wielding a great influence in every aspect of our day to day lives and has become the primary communication medium that connects people with one another and the future. Internet of Things (IoT) is a rising new wave in automation that will influence us in our business, resource management, and lifestyles with smart homes.

IoT is a network of multiple physical and electronic devices that communicate with another without any human interference. In the course of the communication, the devices have the capacity to make their own decisions and take pertinent actions. Hence, the name, Internet (connectivity) of Things (Devices).

Let’s check out some common examples where IoT is influencing everyone's life:

Health: with IoT, the communication device will automatically push notifications for blood pressure, sugar level monitoring, reminders for medication etc. these activities can also be remotely monitored by the doctor.

Wearable: Pebble, the wearable device, device for monitoring workout sessions, sleep patterns, hearing aids, etc are dominating the wearable technology and the complete potential is yet untapped. Check out our Wearable Application Development offerings.

Smart Electricity: High-energy consuming household appliances will automatically adjust at optimal settings based on the daily usage to lower electricity bills.  Electronic devices at home will be able to sense when nobody is in the room and turn off automatically, reducing costs and saving energy resources.

Life saving notifications: Synchronizing the latest technology with environment as focus led to creation of advanced detection systems for earthquakes, fires and even systems for silent infiltrations such as pollution. People can get early notifications that play an important role in saving life. 

Smart Cities: Many developed countries has already implemented this concept and used IoT for executing the operations and functions. Government have installed roadside sensors that gather traffic data which analyzes traffic patterns, dynamically adjusting the traffic light operations to minimize and reduce traffic congestion. 

Spaceship Automation:  When you fly, most of the trip is administrated by the plane’s auto pilot (device) and not the human pilot. NASA sent so many robots (Again a device) to other planets to explore what is hidden in the universe.  These are the space automation examples which are part of “Internet of Things. 

Monitoring your children or pets: Through Smartphone’s, parents can monitor their children's activities, like whether they reached school, class attendance, their current location etc. Children can send notification to parents when there is something abnormal or unsafe. In the same way pet monitoring systems will allow you to monitor your pet's activity and behavior from afar.

Retail Store: Automation in retail stores by enabling iBeacons application, gives customers a new way of searching their items and availing special offers. Stores owners also benefit by having push reminders to add items if any items are out of stock. The store manager can analyze customer’s choices, trends, their interest by having the specific data driven by the customers. iBeacon Applications is also an example of emerging “Internet of Things”. We have already applied this technology and have developed projects based on BLE check out: Smart Health Watch.

All the above examples show how everyone's life is already influenced by “Internet of Things” in a very positive way. 

If you need more information and want to get IoT services you can visit our Internet of Things Servicesofferings.

Do you have an example of how the Internet of Things is influencing your life in positive way? Let us hear about it, drop a comment or contact us. We would love to hear from you and share your thoughts.

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Let’s get closer to iBeacon: An example of the emerging Internet of Things

Do you know we are already using Beacons? Your mobile itself is a Beacon. Surprised? Yes it is. “Let’s get closer to iBeacon: An example of the emerging Internet of Things”

iBeacon- A new way to experience your surroundings, enabling physical experience using Digital Network.Apple has figured out the technology to use Bluetooth low energy (BLE) naming it iBeacon creating a buzz and getting credit as well. It was first introduced with iOS7. Many technology giants work on BLE but Apple now introduced “A way to connect with real life world”; digitally, based on proximity.

It gives context to users based on precise proximity to the things in the physical world. This is how iBeacon connects “Physical to Digital”. We can say that iBeacon is an example of the emerging Internet of Things (IoT), with this more physical things can be represented digitally.

To understand the functionality of iBeacon technology we need to be aware of few common terminologies:

Proximity (UUID Universal Unique Identifier):

We always talk about proximity but what is it?

“It is the distance between the device and a found iBeacon it uses for the far, near, and immediate values to describe the distance.” We can say this distinguishes your beacon from other Beacon.

Accuracy:

When two or more beacons are placed at the same distance from the device, or if they have the same proximity value, then the accuracy will be determined by the closest one. Its value represents the distance in meters.

Received Signal Strength (RSSI):

It’s the strength of the Bluetooth signal. It depends on two values:

• Major: Used to specify a particular beacon within group
• Minor: Used to identify specific beacon

iBeacon platform support and compatibility:  To use Beacons, everyone should have appropriate hardware and software.

• Android.
• Its own creation iOS.
• Forbes points out, Internet of Things Apple iBeacon is already in almost 200 million iOS devices, and that number is rising quickly as people are stepping out for new ones.

We are sure you must be eager to learn “How iBeacon Works”

We have streamlined things to understand the process and functionality of iBeacons

Step 1: Beacon transmits signal to app

Step 2: App traces the beacon signal and sends data to server

Step 3: Server traces app signal, checks beacon DB

Step 4: Server checks content DB

Step 5: Server sends information to mobile device which will be visible as push notification in Apps.

iBeacon is created to enable your phone to do things when you are close to specific location or things, for instance, alerts, notifications etc. Now phones and tablets can see what they are close to.

Where iBeacon can be implemented and use? Check out:

Watches, Tags, Detectors, Automations, Retail Stores, Parks, etc. 

Few examples to see how iBeacon app can be used and implemented: 

Retail store:

• Interact with customers virtually
• Give offers in new surprising way
• Greet customers when they enter and exit store
• Digital Payments

Sports + Entertainments Parks:

If people pass from sports venue they will get notification about upcoming events, opening day, ongoing events etc.

Automation:

Automatic payment if car passes from toll booth.

Hospitality:

Restaurant that offer ordering and pickup could improve customer experience by notifying guest services automatically and vice versa.

Hotels:

When a user is close or steps in - within a defined distance - the door unlocks.

Hope you understand Apples iBeacon. Now let’s enter into “The World of iBeacon Apps”

So far we have explained how iBeacon apps can change your real life experiences. If you are technology or enterprise giant or a “Creative Thinker” you can get in touch any time with our iBeacon development team.

If you are a developer and wish to learn more, please go ahead and search for more info in the Apple’s official documentation: https://developer.apple.com/ibeacon/. Let’s enter in to the world of “ Internet of Things”.

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