App47 Blog

The bull’s eye on mobility: Mobile for the masses

Since joining App47, I’ve been laser focused on mobility; consequently, I’m pleased to announce that a new mobile development series has debuted on IBM developerWorks! The inaugural article, ”A gentle introduction to Android”, begins by exploring the mobile landscape and introduces how to get started with Android app development. As the article summary states: The […]

Just A Couple Weeks Until the New App47 Release

We tried to wait until the release date to make noise about the next App47 iteration, but we can’t keep quiet. In large part, it’s because we’re building in a series of refinements directly informed by customer feedback. We’ve said from day one that you’re among our best influencers, so give yourselves some credit for […]

A Big-Box Epiphany — Best Buy Evolution Confirms Mobility Mojo

Anyone who knows me knows I have very specific go-to hardware resources. The idea of hunting through the inventory at some strip-mall store is laughable at best. A few weekends back, however, for reasons rooted in a combination of errand running and time-killing, I found myself at a Best Buy. It had been perhaps two […]

Nerds Get Revenge on Time-Consuming Mobile App Distribution & Management

“We’re busy enough meeting client needs for programming boot camps, corporate training, and app development. We wanted a MAM solution that made it easy to manage all our apps from a single dashboard and get them into the hands of the right people, whether instructors or the development team, for testing.” So says Emily Herman, […]

The Definition of MAM – Standing Our Ground

Last week, we kicked up a bit of controversy with our post, Myth Busting Mobile Application Management (MAM). The post was picked up by a few industry outlets, generating chatter that both supported and questioned our claim that MAM needs to be defined in terms of the entire enterprise mobile appdev/app management lifecycle. This week, […]

Myth Busting Mobile Application Management (MAM)

There’s a half-truth blazing its way through the enterprise mobility marketplace. Organizations are being told, by vendors who are at best uninformed and at worst being dishonest, that having an app store means you have MAM. This deception needs to end, now. Mobile application management is not merely the standing up of a customized app […]

Talking MAM: CEO Chris Schroeder Says Plenty in TechDecisions

Writer Julie Knudson recently caught up with our CEO to talk about Mobile Application Management, app stores, and the MAM/MDM connection in the latest edition of HospitalityTechDecisions. Favorite quote: “. . . .a strong MAM solution allows for greater visibility into how applications mature throughout their lifecycles, and facilitates the management of applications — from […]

App47 in Action: USA TODAY Optimizes & Monetizes Its Mobile Experience With MAM

Last year, leadership at the nation’s largest daily newspaper after the Wall Street Journal recognized an interesting trend: People were stopping by newsstands less and less, opting instead to access content on their mobile devices. Maybe everyone was getting tired of newsprint on their hands, but the more likely reason? Smartphones and tablets were becoming […]

The CodeMash Consensus? Best. Conference. Ever.

One of the best developer conferences in the country is great for a few reasons. First, there’s a giant indoor water park (America’s largest, in fact). Second, there’s an amazing congregation of developer minds in one place at one time; that makes for amazing conversation. Third, the conference itself is truly heterogeneous. There’s tech of […]