Avoid mobile development pitfalls

The mobile web is going through an exciting growth phase as consumers and businesses shift their interests toward the “second screen”, writes Sven Hammar, CEO of Apica System. Even the media is taking notice of the trend, with Forbes declaring 2015 the...

How to run successful load tests

Load testing is instrumental to any web or mobile presence, whether it is e-commerce, bookings, media, governmental or something else – a modern ambitious enterprise needs to have the highest possible web performance standards. But how do you carry out a...

Can you afford apps that are functional and pretty?

With even the smallest of companies switching onto the power of being mobile and having an ‘app’ to engage and retain customers, it’s no wonder that the technology development world is growing apace.  While this is all well and good and the future...

Bi-modal IT: Finding the perfect harmony

As the concept of bimodal, or ‘two-operations IT’ gains traction, chief information officers (CIOs) are grappling with the dilemma of how to keep existing systems humming, while simultaneously developing the agility and innovation capability to respond to...

‘Creativity’ a must for developers

South Africa’s cellular industry is one of the jewels in the crown of the country’s economy. From just 4-million landlines in 1994, the industry can today point to more than 80-million active cellphones. That South Africans have adopted mobile technology...

Vigorous, dynamic app economy has new needs

In the fast paced and modern business environment, the software and technology needs of companies can change rapidly, often with little or no warning as the organisation needs to respond quickly to new market demands or disruption from competitors. Companies are being...