Apple’s iPad is expanding functional boundaries to business and other utility areas as well. Previously, iPad usability was limited to entertainment and leisure purposes, but now, business world is taking deeper interest in iPad, and encouraging innovation to enhance interest in work and provide handy connectivity to workflow. With this change of mindset, and invitation to creative energies, iPad is seemingly scaling new heights of innovation and potential.
In the line of innovation in iPad, recent new found area is embedded solutions in iPad mobile app development. Embedded systems are integration of hardware and software, in other words, robotics, where software is customized to integrate with hardware to perform specific automated functions, in which some systems require manual commands from a user or some are automatic that do not require commands. Technology world is filled with such kind of embedded systems like TV, Refrigerator, AC, and Robots etc. Nowadays, these embedded solutions are being applied in app development environment, though it is at the beginning stage, but at the very start it is seeing ground breaking innovations.
These innovations are attributed to enlarging mobile programming capabilities and willingness in business environment to go mobile and make business easily accessible, fun and productive. Evidently, Apple’s app store is an ideal marketplace that have vast library of innovative mobile app that can integrate various business environments with iPad. Today, iPad is a magic box that can offer effective solutions to any kind of business or industry. App store of iPad have hundred thousands third party downloadable mobile applications that can sufficiently cater to basic business needs.
However, there are some businesses corporate who seek personalized custom mobile application to strictly conform to their business environment and workflow, and look after their specific business needs. From here, an offshore software development company pull up its sleeve to identify client’s needs and business challenges that can be tackled with a mobile application efficiently. A research is initiated at client’s end, and thereafter, feasibility of application development is assessed to confirm if mobile embedded solutions could be provided to bridge lacunae in client’s business system.
Often a client looks for innovative mobile apps to upgrade and leverage business productivity, scalability and profitability. But it’s easily said than done, an offshore software development company need to carry out robust research at client’s business environment to analyze present IT architecture and business structure. And then take a decision if iPad embedded solutions could be the best option or an off-the-shelf iPad application will do them good. Now, code and algorithm is generated alongside testing and interface designing. After client’s final approval of prototype, mobile application is deployed with robust training of users.
Human resource, marketing, financial, and supply chain management departments are few areas of business where presently, iPad mobile applications are effectively performing. For example, human resource usually use an app for payroll and appraisal management, whereas marketing department could use an app for communication and sharing, and supply chain can enhance efficiency in inventory control, transportation and many other activities with the help of an application.
Depp Raj
