Raising the bar for mobile application development, OutSystems has launched its latest version – OutSystems Platform 9.
The solution enables any developer to easily and rapidly create and deploy apps across iOS, Android, Windows Phone and Web, from a single application design and code base.
With Platform 9, even junior developers can build robust enterprise mobile apps that access device sensors, with complex workflows and deep integration into legacy systems. OutSystems applications are delivered as open, standard-architecture code and insulate enterprises from future technology changes and vendor lock-in.
OutSystems Platform 9 adds a hybrid mobile capability to the OutSystems rapid application delivery platform; a first-of-its-kind visualisation tool that dramatically simplifies aggregation and manipulation of data; and powerful integration through a fleet of connectors for popular SaaS and legacy applications.
OutSystems South Africa director Craig Terblanche says this is an exciting update to the OutSystems platform. “It enables organisations to quickly exploit the apps economy in a way that is sustainable. The problem with early app initiatives is that many of them were not enterprise-ready in terms of scalability and performance, with fragmented frameworks creating a maintenance nightmare. With the OutSystems platform, you can now extend your legacy to mobile off one code base that is easy to change and enhance.”
Over 400 enterprises use OutSystems Platform to deliver mobile and web applications an average of five times faster than traditional coding techniques, while virtually eliminating change request backlogs due to a best-in-class life cycle management capability that automates the entire build, test and deployment process.
A recent survey conducted by independent insight and research agency Opinion Matters, it was found that enterprises have a significant mobile backlog. Of the companies surveyed, 85 percent had a mobile backlog of between 1-20 applications with half having a backlog of 10-20 apps. The goal of these new mobile app initiatives is either to generate revenue (64%) or to improve the mobile experience of existing apps (58%).
“Delivering a comprehensive mobile app development strategy is a staggering hurdle, but our ‘deliver fast, change faster’ approach helps IT directly address this challenge,” said Paulo Rosado, CEO of OutSystems. “Today, IT faces a deluge of mobile app projects with multiple platforms to support, hundreds of change requests, and complex backend integrations.”
“Our visual RAD approach, enterprise scale features, and lifecycle management capabilities give enterprises an unprecedented delivery capacity while utilising their in-house skills. Platform 9 delivers new functionality making it simpler than ever for any developer to create, deploy and manage enterprise mobile applications,” he concludes.