Identifying value in mobile apps

Not every mobile app is worth building, says Gartner research director Richard Marshall – and investing in the wrong app can waste resources and damage brands. “There is an app frenzy at the moment that’s leading many companies to rush into building apps because...

Meeting mobile app needs of the enterprise

Businesses face a number of challenges when it comes to software and application deployment, says Paulo Ferreira, head of Enterprise Mobility at Samsung Electronics South Africa. As employees start bringing their own mobile devices into the corporate environment, the...

Hybrid apps come to the fore

Gartner says that hybrid apps, which offer a balance between HTML5-based Web apps and native apps, will be used in more than 50% of mobile apps by 2016.  While native application development offers the ultimate user experience and performance for mobile applications,...

CRM markets shift to mobile apps

Significant shifts will occur in the customer relationship management (CRM) market in the next two years. Gartner predicts mobile CRM apps available for download on app stores will grow to over 1 200 by 2014 from over 200 in 2012. More than 50% of total CRM software...

Mobile app banks the unbanked

Standard Bank has successfully introduced its new SAP-based AccessBanking offering in South Africa, aimed at meeting the banking needs of the previously “unbanked”. This includes the AccessAccount, a transactional banking account based on SAP Mobile Platform. SAP...