Open source is quite the buzzword these days. It seems that every last thing you hear about is open source. So much so, in fact, that it can sometimes be hard to figure out exactly how it’s being used, or why. But as it turns out, at App47, we’re all about open source—and we think […]
Just a few weeks ago on their fiscal Q1 2015 earnings call, Apple CEO Tim Cook announced something surprising: after launching in October 2014, Apple Pay now accounts for $2 out of every $3 spent with contactless payments. Especially given the failure of Square Wallet last year, which sought to solve basically the same problem, […]
Most of my time here at App47 is spent taking care of customers and formulating new solutions to make sure we stay ahead of the game. Sometimes, though, I like to take a break and get involved in the community. Last May, I took a trip out to DC for the House Student App Challenge […]
I get it: predictions are fun to make. We see a lot of mobility predictions. Many of them, we support and agree with. Many more even support what we do here at App47. But before we get too carried away, I think it’s important to take a step back and remember that even the best […]
After announcing our goals to update our technology and focus more on security just a few weeks ago, we’re pleased to announce that the App47 team will be updating our platform this month! Although there’s a lot happening with this update, the two biggest changes are: An update to the onboarding UI. A newly-released native […]
We have big news, folks: App47 turned four this month! The enterprise mobility landscape is, unsurprisingly, quite a bit different than it was when Sean McDermott (current CEO of WindwardITS) and I first started App47 a few years back. Then, most apps were consumer-facing, and the idea of mobile apps in the enterprise hadn’t really […]
We’re already over a week into the New Year. Time really flies, doesn’t it? In light of the many millions of people all around the world who are using this time as an opportunity to get more fit, or lose weight, or be more kind to people, we thought it might be fun to put […]
Those of you who have stayed with us on the blog throughout this year (thank you!) have seen a year filled with all kinds of exciting news for enterprise mobility. We took a trip to Washington to connect today’s Congress with tomorrow’s coders. We saw Yahoo acquire Flurry, a mobile analytics company. We watched on […]
It’s almost Christmas! While some of us are scrambling to get last-minute gifts, others among us are getting ready to take off of work and get in the holiday spirit. No matter where you are during the holidays, Christmas apps are a great way to get in the spirit and create a more interactive holiday […]
Over the last couple of weeks, we’ve spent a considerable amount of time putting together a few useful resources for businesses that need to select an enterprise mobility vendor. Along the way, we’ve stressed two things: 1), that you need to understand what type of enterprise mobility profile your business fits, and 2), that you […]