What Nokia + Microsoft means
Today’s announcement about the strategic alliance between Microsoft and Nokia is an interesting move. Both companies have been suffering on the phone market and will now join forces. The alliance is important for both. Microsoft gets a premium phone maker and Nokia gets a global…
Top App Trends: Transactions and Business Intelligence
I have been on the road since almost a year, meeting clients and colleagues to discuss apps and start up app initiatives. My journeys have taken me to the US, Canada, Denmark, France, the Netherlands, Spain, UK, India, Dubai and Greece. The app goes business….
What is an app?
Definitions of words are important. They are the foundation of all communication. Unless we share the same definitions we are likely to run into misunderstandings. In 2011, the word “app” is arguably the most important from a business technology perspective. So, what is an app? There…
Mobile Web vs App
A common discussion that comes up in client meetings is on the topic of “Mobile Web vs App”. The primary driving force in the discussion is the fear of having to develop the app for multiple platforms, instead of having to develop it just once…
Top 10 app questions asked by clients
I’ve been on a tour the past three months, meeting clients interested in app projects. There are a lot of questions asked. Currently, these are the top 10 most commonly asked questions. 1. What platforms should we build for? Only iOS (iPhone and iPad) and…