The 10 Most Desirable Mobile App Solution Providers 2018 March2018

Benjamin

Editor’s Note

Location-based Services will boost the Growth of Mobile Computing Sector

Thegrowthofmobiletechnologysincetheinceptionof21stcenturytillnowhasbeenvery

fascinating.FromGSM/CDMAto4Gtechnology,mobilecomputinghastakenconsumerson arollercoasterride.Nowweareonthedoorstepofamuchmoreadvancedtechnologyeg. 5G.IoT,ArtificialIntelligence,AugmentedRealityandVirtualRealityarealsogainingspeedand enhancingwithtime.

Theideabehindtheinceptionofmobiletechnologywastoallowpeoplecommunicateanytimeand fromanywherebutasthetimeevolved,needsofpeoplealsogotincreased.Fromvoicemessagesto textmessagesandnowvideocallstoallfancymultimediafeatures,applicationsofmobile technologyhavetouchedthelivesofpeopleacrosstheglobe.Nowadays,serviceslikelogistics,food delivery,hotelreservations,androutesearchingarealsogainingpopularity.Incomingtimes,these servicesareexpectedtoassistmobileindustrytoexplorenewhorizons.Thedrivingforcesbehindthe popularityofsuchservicesarelocationbasedservices(LBS).Itisoneoftheburgeoningtrendsthat willdecidethefutureprogressionofmobilecomputingworld.Accordingtoamarketresearch,global locationbasedservicemarketwillgrowatCAGR(CompoundAnnualGrowthRate)of40%from 2017to2021.Growingnumberofmobilecomputinggadgets,upsurgeinthedemandofnavigation servicesandintegrationoflocationbasedsearchwithsocialnetworkingplatformsarethequoted reasonsbehindthisgrowth.GrowthinIoTisyetanotherreasonthatsupportsthisgrowth.In2016, totalof2.12billionmobilecomputingdeviceswereshippedacrosstheglobe.Itisnowexpectedto growataCAGRof5.79%duringtheforecastedperiod.

Businessesarealwaysinsearchofdata,andLBSprovideorganizationstodriverealinsightsfrom datarelatedtospecificlocation.Whetherit’saweatherappthatprovidesusersapreciseandminute byminuteupdateforrain,snowintheirarea,abusiness-socialapp,appfortrafficconditionorany other,locationbasedtechnologyisthecoreofsuchservices.Itwasonlyamatteroftimebefore locationbasedservicestechnologywouldevolve,andideaswouldformforevenbetterlocation tools.Withtime,people’sdependencyandneedwillgrowforlocationbasedservicesandsowill thedemandforsuchserviceproviders.

Inthisissueof“The10MostDesirableMobileAppSolutionProviders2018”,wehavebrought someofmostrenownednamesofthemobilecomputingworldthathavemadeauniquemarkinthe industrywiththeircutting-edgemobilecomputingtechnology.

Onthecover,wehaveenlisted HappyFunCorp whichisasoftwareengineeringfirmheadquartered inBrooklyn,NY,whichbelievesinholisticallybuildingcuttingedgeproductsfortheweb,mobile, andalmostanythingontheinternet.

Mobisoft-infotech isacustomsoftwareproductdevelopmentcompanydrivenbythemissionto unleashthepowerofmobiletechnologiesforbusinessesacrosstheboard. Swiftic.io isaplatform dedicatedtoinfluencers&creators,allowingthemtocreatetheirownbrandedappwhileincreasing theirengagementandgeneratingnewmonetizationways. 24 World isadigitalagencyknownforits ‘brand-centric’approach. Two Tall Totems isapremiumsoftwarecompanythathasexpertisein designinganddevelopingmobileapps(iOSandAndroid),complexwebsites,andenterprise software. Digiryte isaleadingtechnologyconsultinggroupintheUKthathasspecializationin digitalservices(SMACI)-Social,Mobile,Analytics,Cloud,andIoT

Touchtap isamobileappdevelopmentcompanythatprovidesstart-ups,agenciesandentrepreneurs withiOSandAndroidnativedevelopment,alongwithfrontandbackendwebdevelopmentservices andtechnicalpackages. Copper Mobile, Nomtek, Space-O Technologies aresomeotherprominent firmsofmobiletechnologyspace.

Andrew Gazdecki,FounderandCEOofBiznessApps,and Viacheslav Ponomarov,Founderand ManagingDirectorofSteelkiwihavesharedvaluablelearningformobilecomputingtechnology

Ourin-houseeditorshavealsowrittensomecaptivatingarticlesrelatedtolatesttrendsofmobile technologyspace. So,doflippagesandenjoyreading!!

Ashwini Deshmukh

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‘ Weareamongthefastest-growing mobiletechnologycompaniesin theentirecountry

Schippers CEO

Benjamin

We the expertise and resources to craft cutting-edge products for and for almost anything on the internet web, mobile, ‘‘

Mobileapplicationshaveemergedasoneofthe

mostversatilemarketingtoolsatan organization’sdisposal.Itallowsthemtovastly increasetheirreachandcapacitytocompete,andat relativelylowcost.Asmorecompaniesbegintorecognize thisfact,thedemandforsuperiormobileserviceproviders hasgrownexponentially.

HappyFunCorpisonesuchproviderandisblazingatrail fortheindustrytofollow

HappyFunCorphasgarneredimmensepraiseinthe corporateworldforitscutting-edgemobileservices.Its clientsrangefromstartupstorenownedMNCslike Facebook,AmazonandTwitter

Astheworldofmobileapplicationdevelopmentracesinto thefuture,HFCisfocusingitseffortsintocraftingadvanced productsandservicesthattranscendthefactorsofcompany size,missionobjectiveandindustry.

AboutHappyFunCorp

HappyFunCorpisaNewYork-basedcompanythatwas establishedin2009withagoaltobecomeoneofthebest softwaredesign-and-buildfirmsinNewYorkCityandSan Francisco.Withinthespaceofadecade,ithasbuiltastrong presenceintheindustry.

HFC’smissionistodevelopproductsthatpeople want to use,ratherthanthosetheyarecompelledtofromalackof choice.HFCbelievesthatthesuccessitenjoysisadirect resultofitscloseadherencetothisphilosophy

HappyFunCorp’srobustworkforcecomprisesengineers, designersandproductarchitectsthataresmart,talentedand sharethecompany’scommitmenttoproductexcellence.

Theybelieveinusingthepowerofthewebandthe versatilityofmobilesolutionstocraftcutting-edgeproducts thatallowtheirclientstoattaintheirownbusiness objectivesfaster,moreeasilyandatlowercostthantheir competitors.

HFCbelievesthatfewgreatproductsarebuiltwithasingle solution;instead,mostrequireagentleevolutionbasedon feedbackandresponsetoperfectaneffectiveand innovativecentraltheme.Productengineering,product designandstrategyallplayarole.

Withitsvastrepositoryofexperienceinthetechnological sphere,HFCiswellequippedtoengineertherightsolution foreveryclient’suniquebusinessneeds.

RedefiningMobileTechnology

HFC’sfocusonend-userapprovalandsatisfactionmeans thatitconstantlychallengestraditionandexecutesonly thoseideaswhicharethebestfromtheusers’perspective.

HappyFunCorpcallstheiruniquetechniqueforagile development‘design-drivenproductengineering’.This approachplacesspecialemphasisonfast-trackingdesigns toclientsasquicklyaspossibletosmoothenandaccelerate theiterationprocess.Itiscriticaltopreparingaccurateand effectiveproductdevelopmentblueprints.

Singlestream isoneoftheirflagshipproducts.Itallowsfor

rapiddeploymentofrichTVandVRexperiencesata fractionofthetraditionalcost. MTGA (MakeTweetGreat Again)and HappySeed aretheirothertrademarkproducts.

HappyFunCorphasmadeappsforiOSandAndroid.Some oftheprominentonesare:

conEdison: UsingImageRecognitionalgorithmstosave timeandmoney,theyhavesolvedthecomplexproblems inherentinthereadingofdifferenttypesofmeters.

TezLab: ThisappenhancesthesocialexperienceofTesla ownership.ItisauniqueappthatallowsTeslaownersto lookdeepintotheirdrivingdata.

HFCfoundersareverymuchinterestedinTeslacars.To enhancetheirdrivingexperience,HFCbegan experimentingwithaReactNativeappthatgavebirthto TezLab.Somekeyfeaturesdevelopedbytheir technologicalexpertsaretriptracking–whichworkseven whendrivingthroughareaswithoutcellservice–and

advancedbatteryanalyticsforthingslikephantomdrain, wherethecar’sbatterylosesrangeduringdifferentweather conditions.Aleaderboardforthingsliketripefficiencyand longestcontinuousdrivegiveacommunityfeelwithother Tesladrivers.It’sthepowerusercompanionapptooneof thecoolestInternetofThingsdevicesaroundus.

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NotableMilestones

HFC’scontributionstotheindustryanditsown achievementshavebeenwidelyrecognized.Someofthem are:

• BuildingappforTwitterthatwasnamed“Appofthe Year”byApple

• Inc.recognizedHappyFunCorpasoneofthefastest growingcompaniesinthecountrymanyconsecutive times

Jon Evans CTO

Will Schenk COO

• Listedamongthe5RisingStarsofAmerica’sStartup ScenebyInc.

TheLeadershipTeamatHappyFunCorp

BenjaminSchippersistheCEOofHFC,WillSchenkis theCOOandJonEvans,theCTO.Thetrio’seffortsare criticaltoensuringthebusinessoperateswiththesublime efficiencyforwhichitisknown.HollyZappa,Directorof Operations,AlannaDukes,DirectorofProduction,and MariaSantangelo,DirectorofFinanceareother prominentleadersofHFC.

Forthem,HFCisnotabusinessbutafamily.Their commonvisionforthefutureisallaboutmindfuldesign andengineering.Theywantnotonlytobuildproductsthat peoplewanttouse,butthosefromwhichtheenduser benefitspersonallyeverytime.

FeedbackfromClients

Catapult: HappyFunCorpcreatedanonlinewriting workshopthatallowsstudentsfromtheentirecountryto participate.TheteamatHFCunderstoodthedynamicsof theseworkshopsanddeliveredaplatformthatwas unarguablybetterthanthecompetitorsinthespace,andthat too,withinashorterperiodoftime.

“Working with Robb Chen-Ware and the team at HappyFunCorp to develop Catapult’s online classes

platform has been a remarkably fun and painless process. We tasked them with a complex challenge – to create an online version of a creative writing workshop that replicates the in-person experience of Catapult classes. They created an intelligent, easy-to-use platform that writers find intuitive.” –JulieBuntin,DirectorofWriting Programs

Twitter: ThehugechallengeforHFCwastoprovidea solutionforstreaminglivevideousingthelatesthardware fromApple,Google,andAmazon.Theytookthisasan opportunitytoinnovateandlearn,andtheresultwasour newTV-basedplatformthatofferslivestreamingvideo. ThisapphelpedTwittergainrecognitionfromApple,and wonpraiseastheir Apple TV App of the Year for 2016.

“Thanks for doing the impossible, with a smile.”- Ryan Troy,TwitterLiveGlobalLead

TheRoadAhead

HFCisinvestinginbuildingexpertiseinnewverticalsthat willbenefittheirownbusinessbycateringtothebusiness needsofitsclientele.Theyarealsoincreasingtheircurrent investmentsinareaswheretheyalreadyexceltofurther establishthemselvesasthedominantplayerinthefield.

StrategicacquisitionsarealsoonthecardsasHFCsees themasanimportantmediumforgrowth.

CompanyName Brief

24World 24worldonline.com

CopperMobile coppermobile.com

Management

MuhammadRahimtoola Founder&Director

RupakLohit Co-founder&CEO

24Worldisadigitalagencyknownforits‘brand-centric’ approach.

CopperMobilehelpitsclientstosolvecomplexbusiness problemsusinginnovativemobilesolutions.

Digiryte digiryte.com

HappyFunCorp happyfuncorp.com

MobisoftInfotech mobisoftinfotech.com

ShoaibAkhtar Co-founder&MD

BenjaminSchippers CEO

DigiryteisaleadingtechnologyconsultinggroupintheUKthat hasspecializationindigitalservices(SMACI)-Social,Mobile, Analytics,Cloud,andIoT

HappyFunCorp(HFC)isasoftwareengineeringfirm headquarteredinBrooklyn,NY,whichbelievesinholistically buildingcuttingedgeproductsfortheweb,mobile,andalmost anythingontheinternet.

ShailendraSinhasane CEO

Nomtek nomtek.com

Space-OTechnologies spaceotechnologies.com

KrzysztofChoma CEO UtpalVaishnav Co-founder&CEO

Mobisoftisacustomsoftwareproductdevelopmentcompany drivenbythemissiontounleashthepowerofmobile technologiesforbusinessesacrosstheboard.

Nomtekisamobileappdesignanddevelopmentagencythat makessureappsnotonlywork,butsucceed.

Space-OTechnologiescreatespecialized,unique,andhighlyfunctionalappsformillionsofusersinforbusinessand personaluse.

Swiftic swiftic.com

Touchtap touchtap.io

TwoTallTotems twotalltotems.com

YoavAdomi Co-founder&CEO

NoahLabhart Founder

ChrisHobbs President&Co-founder

Swiftic.ioisaplatformdedicatedtoinfluencers&creators, allowingthemtocreatetheirownbrandedappwhileincreasing theirengagementandgeneratingnewmonetizationways.

Touchtapisamobileappdevelopmentcompanythatprovides start-ups,agenciesandentrepreneurswithiOSandAndroid nativedevelopment,alongwithfrontandbackendweb developmentservicesandtechnicalpackages

TwoTallTotemsisapremiumsoftwarecompanythathas expertiseindesigninganddevelopingmobileapps(iOSand Android),complexwebsites,andenterprisesoftware.

24 World: Delivering Standards and Improving Success Ratio in Mobile Application Development

MobileApplicationDevelopmenthasreachedits zenithandthistrendwillcontinueinyearsto comeastechnologybecomesfurtherportable anditinerant.Theamountofworkbeingdevelopedand producedfromSouthAsiaisanotherfactorofimportance asmostofthisisthebackboneoffrontendtechnologyused intheWestanddevelopedworld.Howevertheregion shouldtakeafreshapproachandbecomeleadersincontent categoriesandoutputsforlocalconsumersastherearehuge numbersforconsumption.Onesuchcompanynamed24 Worldhassomecreativelycraftedbunchofgeekswith diversifiedbackgroundinadvertising,broadcastmedia, technology,andtrend-watching.

TheirInsightfulBusinessJourney

Beingdigitalmeansmorethanjustbeingonline.Intoday’s expandingworld,mobileadaptabilityworksinconjunction withacompletewebpresenceandiscrucialtoachieve basicbusinessobjectives.At 24 World theyarecommitted todeliverthesestandardswiththeaimofimproving successratiosforeachoftheirclients.

24Worldwaslaunchedwithaclearvisionofproviding clientswitharticulatedsolutionsmovingontotechnology platforms.Theavailabilityofcommunicationandits presenceondigitalplatformsformedacorecomponentof theirbusinessstrategy.Clientswithaccesstomodern formsoftechnologytoolsalwaystendtobesuperiorin strengthtobusinessoutputsandprocesses.

ThefirmwasvitalindevelopingPakistan’sfirstSporting Publishernetworkearlierin2015.Theportal (scoreline.asia)hasasupportiveprinteditionandis focusedonestablishingagenuinepublishingandeditorial communityforitsaudiences.

DistinguishedServicesthataretakingittonewHigh

Thefirmfocusesonalldevelopmentsolutionsfrom Mobile,Web,ERP,integrationandanalyticalresults.They alsoemphasisplentyoncreativeoutlayinformofUser InterfaceandUserExperienceasthatdefinesthescopeof engagementfromacustomerperspective.Thefirmalso offersotherniceservicesolutionssuchasDigital MarketingandContentDistribution.

Partnersof24WorldBenefitingtheForemostServices

Clientsareengagingintheirrespectivesegmentswith focusedresultsastheyprovidenotonlydeliveryof softwarebutalsogohandinhandwithknowledgetransfer, backendsupportandtrainingincludingregularfeedback onupgradationontechnology.Whereneededtheyaddin extrafunctionalrequirementsawayfromcorecomponent ofdevelopmentandpushforeffectiveandtimelyresults.

Mostoftheirclientsareonthefinancialsectorsideand theirworkonmobileapplicationandconnectivitywith theircustomers,salesstaffandleadgenerationhasenabled

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receivedthe‘BestEmergingTechnology’category award.

FromanexecutionperspectivethefirstLifeInsurance MobileapplicationinPakistanwasdevelopedand launchedin2014by24World.Inthebankingsectorthe firstcompletemobileapplicationwithpayment processingwasinitiatedandlaunchedforUnitedBank Limitedin2013bytheiragency.

TheTorchbearerof24World

MuhammadSRahimtoolaistheFounderand Directorof24World.Itwashisvisionthatenabledthe agencytostandasidefrombeingjustaserviceprovider orsolutionsorientedfirmandinsteadtaketheleadin enablingmorecommunicationandneedcentricoutputs forprojectsandclientsalike.Thevisionisstilltotake furtherstepsandaligncreativebasedsolutionsand productsgeneralconsumptionbyusers.

TheTraitsMade24WorldanEstablishedPlayer

Effectivecommunicationskillsfollowedbyknowledge depthofindustryandsurroundingenvironment–withoutfactsandunderstandingofmarketandoutputno agencycandeliverdesiredandfocusedresults.The transformationofdatafromdesktoptomobiledevices enabledthemtoworktowardmaximizingsolutions towardsapplicationdevelopmentintheconcerned sector.Theshiftinparadigmtowardsportableconsumer technologyenabledtheorganizationtoexperimentonall sortsofpossibilitiesforthecomingmarket.

FutureLane

Founder & Director

calculatedresultsandlearningtofollowonwithbusiness processmapping.

GoldenAchievements

24WorldwaspartofthePakistanWebAwardsheldforthefirst timein2011andtheKarachiAdvertisingFestivalin2010, 2011and2013.24Worldwasrecognizedin2016asoneofthe leadingtop25MobiledevelopmentsolutionsagencyinAsia Pacific.AtthePakistanDigiAwardsheldin2017thefirm

24Worldhasclearplanstoestablishitselffurtherinthe adaptingtechnologymarketwithspecificfocusto developproductscateredtoformulatenichemarket accessibility.Thefirm’sobjectiveistobeabridgefor theconsumerwiththevirtualworld.

Mobile is the Future, and there's no such thing as Communication overhead.”

Muhammad S Rahimtoola

Mobile Application Security:

The Best Practices for App Developers

Thesuccessofeachapphighlydependsonits security.Developersareresponsiblefordelivering digitalsolutionswithproperappsecurityinmind.

Thearticleunlockshowtoprotectdatastoredwithinapps, namelybymeansofhttps,clearingthecache,code obfuscation,protectedlocalstorage,andkeepingsensitive datainsidetheapp(i.e.sourcecode).

HTTPS

HTTPSstandsforHypertextTransferProtocolSecure where“s”ensuresasecureversionofHTTP Thisprotocol ensuressafecommunicationoveracomputernetworkas wellasontheInternet.InHTTPS,thecommunication protocolisencryptedbyTransportLayerSecurity(TLS) thatensuresprivacyanddataintegritybetweenaserverand anapplication.

HTTPisanunencrypted,invalidated,andunverifiable protocolandattackerscaneasilyspyonusers’ communicationsandmodifythem.

Encryptionprotectssensitivedataatrest,intransit,or whenitistraversingmultiplenetworkconnections.It usesalgorithmsthatturnplaintextintoanunreadable, jumbledcode.Todecryptthisciphertext,an encryptionkeyisrequired.Thiskeyissomethingthat onlyauthorizedpartieshaveintheirpossession.

Encryptioncanbeusedtoprotect:

Threats

Attackersusetheirtechnicalexpertisetoinfiltrateprotected systems.Anotherkindofattackerisasocialengineer They exploittheweaknessesofhumanpsychologytotrickpeople intoofferingthemaccesstodata.

Phishingisaformofsocialengineeringwhenanattacker learnsauser’spersonalinformation.Theypretendtobea reputableentityinemailorothercommunicationchannel andinstallmalwarethroughalinkorattachment.

Aman-in-the-middle(MITM)attackinterceptsthe communicationsbetweentwopartiessuchasamobileapp anddatabase.Thismaliciousindividualcaneavesdropor manipulatethosecommunicationsoneithersideofthe connection.

Cache

Acacheisahardwareorsoftwarecomponentthatstores data.Requestsforthatdataareretrievedfastersinceitis savedinthedeviceorapplication.Thedatastoredina cacheistheresultofanearliercomputationortheduplicate ofdatastoredelsewhere.

About the Author Viacheslav Ponomarov is the Founder and Managing Director of Steelkiwi. Slava comes from a deep technical background and has a deep experience of corporate world. He has completed his Master's degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Donetsk National Technical University and currently looks after business development activities at Steelkiwi.

Threats

Thereshouldbeenoughmemoryforthedeviceto downloadotherthings.Cacheexistsforonepurposeto preservetransitorydata.It’srecommendedtoclearcacheor justsetanappbacktodefaulttofreemorememory However,ifthecacheisnotcleared,thedevicewillwork slowly.

LocalStorage

Localstorageisapartofafilesystemwherefilesarestored (e.g.mediafiles,settingfiles,etc.)Forexample,Viberand Telegramstorephotosandfilesthatuser’suse.Thefilesare storeduntilauserdeletesthosemanuallyusingapp settings.

Protectedlocalstorage

Ifthestorageisnotprotected,ahackerorsomescriptcan infiltratethememorythroughaddressesorthefilemanager Securingstoreddatameanspreventingunauthorizedentries aswellasaccidentalorintentionaldestruction,infectionor corruptionofthisdata.

Protectedlocalstoragemeansthatdataisencryptedby meansofakey.Ifthisdecryptionkeyisincorrectthena malicioususerwillgetajumbledcodethathasnomeaning.

CodeObfuscation

Codeobfuscationisanactofcreatingsourceormachine codethatisdifficultforattackerstounderstand.Atool calledanobfuscatorcanbeusedtoconvertstraight-forward sourcecodeintoaprogramthatworksthesameway. Developerscanalsoobfuscatecodemanually.Code obfuscationmayinclude:

· Encryptingsomeorthewholecode

· Strippingoutpotentiallyrevealingmetadata

· Renamingusefulclassandvariablenamesto meaninglesslabels

· Addingunusedormeaninglesscodetoan applicationbinary

Threats

Codeisobfuscatedtoprotectintellectualpropertyand preventanattackerfromreverseengineering.Developers canprotectthesourcecodeagainst:

Ø Tradesecrettheft

Ø Unauthorizedaccess

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Bypassinglicensingorothercontrols

Vulnerabilitydiscovery

Someexamplesofobfuscationandapplicationsecurity techniquesincludethefollowingmethodslistedbelow:

o Renameobfuscation

o Controlflowobfuscation

o Instructionpatterntransformation

o Dummycodeinsertion o Unusedcodeandmetadataremoval

o Binarylinking o Opaquepredicateinsertion o Anti-Tamper o Anti-Debug o Reverseengineeringcode

SensitiveDataStorage

Whenprocessingsomeinformationsuchasaccesstothe server,therecanbedata,requiringcertainsecretkeys. ThesesecretkeysarenecessaryforGoogleservices, navigatingGooglemaps,orusingGooglesearch service-allservicesrequireasecretkeythatisgenerated ontheirsite(service).Thesekeysgiveaccesstothisservice onbehalfoftheuser

Secretkeysarestoredontheserversidesinceitisthe serverthatusesthem.Thekeyshaveabetterlevelof protectionontheserversidethanontheclientside. Therefore,theserversiderequiresmoresecuritymeasures.

Ifanappdoesn’thaveaserverside,thenthesecretkeys needtobesavedwithintheappcode.It’snecessarytosave keysinthecodeoradjusttheopenfilesettings.Also,keys mustbeencryptedwithalimitedaccesstothem.

Ensuringmobileappsecurity

Modernusersarehighlyconcernedaboutthesecurityof appstheyuse.Developersshouldbuildapplicationsthat satisfyalluserexpectations.Softwarethatisoutsideapp owners’immediatecontrolrequiresreliabilityofthesource code.Alltheaforementionedapproachesandtechniques enablesecureapplicationdevelopment,makingitdifficult forattackerstogetaccesstosensitivedata.

BATTERIES of the FUTURE that can be CHARGE

in Seconds and will last for Months

Lithium-ionbatterieshaverevolutionizedthemobile

computingworldwithitspowerfulandeffective batteries,butitalsodoeshaveitsownlimitations whichisnowsomewherenotmatchingwiththechanging needs.Afterbeingchargedforovernumberoftimes,Li-ion batteriesstartlosingtheirperformancewithitsinabilityto holdthatchargeforlong.Andthisfactorultimatelyforces enduserstoeitherreplacetheoldbatteryorbuyabrand newphone.

Slowcharging,fastdraining,shorterbatterylifeandhigh costaresomethingthattroublemobileusers.Nomatter howmuchbettermobileoperatingsystems,applications andfeaturesare,untilthesegraveandgenuinebatteries issuesdoesnotgetaddressedproperly,customerscannot feelsatisfiedtotheutmostlevelthatitshouldbewithusing highendmobiledevices.Therefore,toaddressthesemobile batteryissues,wehavecomeupwiththelatest advancementinthefieldofbatterythatwillshapethefuture ofhowwechargeourgadgets.

Nanowire Batteries

Now researchers havecreated nanowirebattery thathasthe potentialtolastmore than2,00,000recharge cycleswithoutanydegradation onbattery’slifeandperformance ascomparedto5000-7000recharge cyclesofLi-ionbatteries.Moreover,nanowirebatteriesare madeupnanowirewhichisthousandtimesthinnerthana humanhairandthusthesefacetsmakesNanowirebatteries asthefutureofpowersource.

SolidSateLithium-ionBatteries

Sulfidesupersonicconductorsmakesolidstatelithium-ion

batteriesasuperiorandstableoneamongequalsduetoits abilitytooperateatsupercapacitorlevelthatcanchargeor dischargeabatteryinjustsevenminutesandthusmakes thistypeofbatteryanidealonenotonlyformobilephones butfortheautomobilesaswell.Duetoitssolidstatesuch typeofbatteriesremainsmuchstableandsaferascompared tootherbatteriesandalsoworksinaslowasminus30 degreeCelsiusto100degreeCelsius.

Duetotheelectrolytematerialthatbeingusedinsolidstate Li-ionbatteries,itposessomechallengestobeusedincars, butthisdiscoveryistrulygoinginto therightdirectionwhichhasthe potentialtogiftthisworldamuch saferandfasterchargeablebattery.

GrapheneBatteries

Graphinebatterieshave thepotentialtodrive anelectriccarupto therangeof500 milesthattoo inasingle charge.Not onlythis but,this battery canbe charged toitsfull capacityin justfew minutesand canbecharged manytimesfaster thanlithium-ion battery.

LasermadeMicro-super Capacitors

Scientistshavesuccessfullymadenewadvancementsin microsupercapacitorsvertical.Whatscientistshave discoveredisthatbyusinglaserstoburnelectrodepattern intothesheetsofplastic,manufacturingcostandeffortto producebatterycanbedroppedmassively.Itisagreat boostformakingbatteryforthenewage,sinceusingmicro supercapacitor,batterycancharge50timesfasterthan

currentbatteriesanddischargeevenslowerthancurrent supercapacitor

FoamBatteries

Affordability,lightweight,versatilityandbettersafetyisthe USPofFoambatteries.Itisthefirsttrue3Dbatterythatcan chargeanddischarge.Foambatteryisatypeof3Dbattery thatischeapertomake,fastertochargeandless environmentallytoxicascomparedtotheconventional batteries.Thisbatteryismadeupofcopperfoamsubstrate whichnotonlymakesitsaferbutofferlongerbatterylife withfivetimeshigherdensity.

FoldableBatteriestoocouldbecomeFutureTrend

Wearablegadgetshasbecomeanewlifestylestandardin oursociety.Fromsmartwatchestofitnesstracker,Google glassandmorethelistisendless.Andwithtimethese wearablegadgetspopularitywillgoingtomoveinupward directiononly.Butoneconcernthatariseswhile manufacturingsuchdevicesistoprovideabatterythatcan providelongbatterylife.Foldablebatterycouldbethe answertosuchconcernsinwearablegadgetssegment. Foldablebatteryisapaperlikebatterythatcanbefoldover 2,00,000timeswithoutaffectingitsperformance.Foldable batteriesarealsowaterproofmeansthatitcanbeintegrated intoclothingandwearabledevicesaswell.

ChargingOvertheAir

Scientistsarenowworkingtowardsdevelopingacharging solutionthatdoesnotneedacable.Researchersaregiving emphasisonultrasoundtotransmitelectricity Accordingto leadresearchers,powerisfirstconvertintosoundwaves whichwillbeinaudibletohumansandanimalsandthen thesesoundwaveswillbetransmittedintotheairtowards thereceivingdevice.Usingawaferthinreceiverofassmall as5mmthesesoundwavesthenagainconvertinto electricityandcanchargemobiledevices.

Alltheseadvancementsinthefieldofbatteryarevery fascinatingandthesedevelopmentssurelyshowapositive signofprovidingusthekindofbatterythatwillchargefast, drainslow,andwillbelesscostlywithgreaterbatterylife. Nowitwillbeinterestingtoseehowfastthese advancementswillbecomereality(formlabtothe market)!!

Digiryte: Empowering Startups and Enterprises to Build Innovative Products

Inthisfastpacedcompetitiveworld,theonethingthat cankeepanorganizationontopoftheirgameis innovation.Innovationisthechangethatunlocksnew values.Itistheabilitytoseethechangeasanopportunity andnotasathreat.Today’sinnovationbecomestomorrow’s omnipresence.Therefore,tobesuccessfultomorrow,itis vitalforanyorganizationtoinnovatetoday digiryte isone suchleadingnameinthemobileapplicationdevelopment industrythatisshowingimpressiveperformanceandhas builtastrongreputationthroughinnovationandtheir cutting-edgeproductsandservices.Whenitcomesto developinganeverlastingmobileapplication,innovation requiresbuildingsomethingnewandgreateverytime. Innovationiswhattheyloveandthat’swhy digiryte isin thegame.

digiryte assistsitsclientstoinnovateinthemobilespace andacceleratetheirappdevelopment.Theyprovideasingle pointofcontactandalwaysensurethattheirclientsarein theloopsothattheygetregularupdatesregardinghowtheir productdevelopmentistakingplace.Agile,leananduser focusedproductdevelopmentapproachisin digiryte’s DNA,andwiththisapproachitisservingclientswithmany oftheirleading-edgeservices.Someofthemareenlisted here:

Ideation & Road mapping: Forvalidatinganidea,strategic conceptualizationofcoreaspects,definingcustom dominatingdependenciesforstakeholderengagementand scale-up.

Development: Whetherit’saboutdevelopingakids’ learningapp,anartistictool,amanagementutility,a paymentinterfaceorsomethingthathasneverconceived before,digiryte’sexpertsmakethedevelopmentprocess muchsmoothertoarriveatthebestpossiblesolutioninthe

quickesttime.Theydon’tkeepanystoneunturnedonthe webtoo.

Growth and Data Services: Theorganizationknowsthat thereisnosinglesolutionthatfitseverybusiness. Therefore,theybuildgrowthstrategies,bydeveloping customizedsolutionskeepingtheircustomersinmind.To beprecise,adatadrivenapproachtowardsgrowthhacking iswhat digiryte offers.

Staff Augmentation: digiryte alsoextendsitssupportto startupsandenterprisesintheirproductdevelopmentwith theirownstaff.Thishelpstheminon-boardingtheright talentwithoutthecostandhassleofhiringfulltimestaff. Venture Deals Consulting: Throughthisservice, digiryte assistsstartupspreparetofaceinvestors,andinvestors de-risktheirinvestmentbyspottingtherightpotential startupthatwillgiveout-sizedreturns.

AleadingInnovationConsultantintheUK digiryte wasinceptedtotransformoneperson’sdreaminto reality,andthenbrilliantdevelopersanddesignerswere hiredandstartedworkingtogether Withtheintentionto unleashtheirpotentialandservethedigitalneedsofthe tech-savvyworld, digiryte enteredandprogressedintothe businessofmobileapplicationdevelopment.Sinceits establishment, digiryte hastransformeditselffrombeing mereadevelopmentcompanytooneoftheleading InnovationConsultantsintheUK.

RecognitionsEarned

NotedratingagencyClutchhasranked digiryte amongtop serviceprovidersintheUKmanytimesundervarious categories.Theyareproudofhavingadeptdevelopersand designerson-boardwhogotrecognitioninvariousarticles andotherplatformsfortheirbrilliance. digiryte isalso

The10MOST DESIRABLE MOBILE APP SOLUTION PROVIDERS 2018

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noteworthyfeedbacksreceivedfromtheirvariousclients arelistedhere:

Agile, lean and customized product development approach is the core of our DNA

“I can’t fault them. Everything was done efficiently, quickly, and politely.”

“They were able to build a product to our exact specifications and always took our feedback into consideration.”

“They are easy to reach, supportive, and quick at responding and solving any issues.”

LeadingLightofdigiryte

ShoaibAkhtaristheCo-founderandManaging Directorof digiryte Withvastknowledgeandexpertise inbuildinganddevelopingbusinesses,heisleading digiryte, alongwithhisCo-foundersBaskarRajuand RameshKumar,towardsthepathofprogressionkeeping itsvisionintact.Itisthebusinessacumenofthetrioand thededicationoftheentireteamthat digiryte istopping thetablesamongstdevelopmentfirmsintheUK, otherwise,itwouldnothavebeenpossibletodosoin suchashortspanoftime.Theyarealwaysreadytoface anychallengethatcomestheirway “A real challenge never comes in the form you expect it to, otherwise it wouldn't really be a challenge” assertsShoaib.

FutureGoals

Tilllastyear, digiryte wasonlyservingthedigitalneeds oftheUKandfewotherEuropeannations.Butithas nowstartedexpandingtheirbusinessfootprinttovarious othercountriesaswell. digiryte hasstartedhelping businessesacrosstheAsiancontinentbybuildinghighly functionalandvisuallyappealingdigitalproducts.The latestexamplecouldbeacompletelydigitallydriven saloninIndia.

recognizedfortheircontributiontowardsemerging technologiesandframeworkslikeFlutterandEmber.

NoteworthyPraisesgivenbyClients

Clientsatisfactionistheultimatetrademarkforany organization’sprofessionalsuccess. digiryte hasreceiveda greatamountofpositivefeedbackfromitsclientsthatthey haveearnedfromtheirqualitativeservices.Aftercompletionof everyprojecttheyneverfailtoreceivepraises.Someofthe

Accordingto digiryte,themobilemarketwillcontinue toboominthecomingtimes.Itwillleadtowardsthe creationandadoptionofnewertechnologieswhich wouldnotonlybelimitedtomobiledevices. digiryte is excitedtobecomepartofthatgrowthandaimstostayat theforefrontofinnovationand readytodevelopmany morecutting-edgeproductsforitsclients.

Shoaib Akhtar Co-Founder & MD

Why Progressive Will Improve the Mobile Experience

Nativeappshavealwaysbeenadominantforceon

mobileandhavecreatedsomeverysuccessful companies.ButProgressiveWebApps(PWAs) offerqualitiesthatnativeappscan’tmatch.PWA’swillbea significant,impactfulforceinthemobileworldin2018for threekeyreasons:accessibility,betteruseofresources,and uservalue.

Accessibility

Nomatterhowmuchmoneyandtimeyouspendandhow greatyourappexperienceis,it’sonlyasgoodasthe numberofusersyouconvincetodownloadit.

Youcancraftacleversplashpageorhaveagreatapprelatedpitchtoconsumerswhentheyvisityourbrick-andmortarstore,butyou’reaskinganynewpotentialappuser toundergosomeobstaclesbeforetheycandownloadand enjoyanativeappexperience.

First,theuserhastolearnaboutandrecognizeyourapp’s existence.Then,theyhavetosearchfortheappintheapp store.Ifyou’reluckyenough,theuserwillfindyourapp andpressthedownloadbutton.Thenextstepincludes waitingforthedownloadtobecompleteandacceptthe permissions.

Alloftheseobstacles,betweenauserdiscoveringyour nativeappandpressingthedownloadicon,present opportunitiesforthatusertoabandonwhattheywere doing.Thesadtruthisthatappdownloadabandonment ratesareroughly25%afterjustoneuseoftheapp.

AccessibilityofPWAsgoesbeyondjustcircumventingthe appstoreprocess.ConnectingtoaPWArequiresasimple

URL,whichmeansyoucanlaunchintoamobile experiencebysimplypressingonalink.

BetterUseofResources

PartofthereasonthatPWAsrequirefewerresourcesto developisthatyouonlyneedtocreateoneversion.Native appsarenamedsobecausetheyrequirea“native” programminglanguagetorun.Thus,developingasingle nativeappcanmeancreatingseveraldifferentversionsof thatsameapp,toappeasetheprogramminglanguagesof eachuniqueplatformthatyouplantoreleasetheappon. Therearemanywhitelabelappprogramsthatallowyouto buildandmaintainaPWAataminimalcost.

Theresource-savingpowerofaPWAdoesn’tstopatjust development.PWA’sarealsolighterontheuser-sideas well,concerningstorage,datausage,andotheraspects.For example,Twitter’sprogressivewebapp,TwitterLite,has beenabletoachieveallofTwitter’sdevelopmentgoalsfor theweb-basedapp:fasterloading,betteruserengagement, andlessdataconsumption.

Theirapphashelpedengagementbyincreasingpageviews by65%andincreasingthevolumeofTweetssentby75%. Liteusersalsofoundfastloadtimes,especiallyafterrepeat visits,thankstodedicatedscriptworkerscripts.

TwitterLitealsoreducesdataconsumptionforusersthat aren’tonaWi-Ficonnection.PWA’soptimizesimages, links,videosandotherformsofmediasothattheyrequire lessdatatodisplayastheuserscrollsthroughtheirfeed.

UserValue

Consumerswantmobileexperiencesfromtheirfavorite

Andrew Gazdecki Founder & CEO

brandsandnormallythoseexperiences arebestservedfromanativemobile app.Butit’sabigcommitmenttogo throughthestepstodownloadanapp. PWA’scandeliverasimilarexperience tonativeappswithoutthedownload. Thisreducedfrictioncanprovidethe samevaluetoalotmorecustomers.

Mostofthetoolsandfunctionsthat usershavelongenjoyedaccessingin nativeappscanalsobefoundinPWAs. Alotofbrandednativeappscanhave mostoftheirfeatureshousedina PWA.

OneofthedrawbacksofthePWA experienceisperformance.Because nativeappsaredownloadedandrun directlyfromthedevice,theyhave accesstofarmoreprocessingpower, whichhelpsrunricher,robustfeatures. Thatsaid,PWAtechnologyisstillinits infancyand,asmoretimepasses,the differencesbetweenPWAandnative appfeatureswilldiminish.

PWA’sareanentirelynewchannelof thatmobileexperience,which businesses,bothlargeandsmall,will needtoleveragetoengagenewandold customersinfreshways.The businessesthatstandtogainthemost outofaPWAexperiencearetheones thatrecognizeitasachannelwith uniquebenefitsandvaluable opportunitiesdistinctfromthenative appexperiences.

Progressivewebappsaregoingtobea definiteandtransformativeforcetothe mobileexperience.Theirabilityto quicklyconnectmoreuserstoanapp experienceusingfarfewerresources makesthemaninvaluableadditiontoa mobile-firstapproach.Thishelpscreate amorevaluableappexperiencefor usersandultimatelyraisesmobileto thenextlevel.

Mobisoft Infotech: Building Mobile-First Technology Solutions

Inthismobilecomputingworld,nomatterwhatyour businessdoes,mobileappshavebecomecriticalfor success.Mobileappsprovideinterestingusecasesand opportunitiesacrosstheboardandforward-thinking organizationsareunlockingtheirpotentialtotransform businessesbymakingstrategicinvestments.Withawell implementedmobileappstrategy,businessescanattractand retainmorecustomersorhelptheirworkforcebeproductive onthego.Theindustryhasbecomematureovertheyears withthepresenceofmanyqualityappdevelopment companiesthataresuccessfullycateringtothedemanding needsofbusinessesofallsizesandhelpingthemachieve theirbusinessgoalsbyleveragingmobility.Onesuch companythatbuildscutting-edgemobileappsolutionsfor businessesisMobisoftInfotech.

Mobisoftstartedasacompletelybootstrappedcompanyin 2010fromPune,India(oneofthefirstiOSapp developmentcompaniesinIndia)attheadventofthe mobileapprevolutionwithasmallteamthatwas determinedtobuildhigh-qualitymobileappsolutions.Over theyears,theyhavebecomeaglobaltechnologyservices andsolutionsproviderforstartupsandbusinessesofall sizestobuild,improveandscaleproductsacrossplatforms leveragingthelatesttechnologiesfor-mobile,web,cloud, dataanalytics,IoTandAI.Currentlyheadquarteredin Houston,Texas,theyhavea200+strongin-houseteam whohaveshipped350+custommobilitysolutionsforboth enterpriseandstartupclients.

DeliveringQualitySolutions&Services

Thecompanyofferspre-builtsolutionsandacceleratorsfor popularindustryandbusinessverticalsthatsavestheir clients’valuabledevelopmenttimeandcosts.Theybelieve customerobsession,continuousinnovationtosimplify,high

standardsinqualityandfrugalitywithcustomer’sresources aretheimportanttraitswhichwouldprovideahigh probabilityofsuccesstoanorganizationofanykindinany typeofcompetition.Herearetheirflagshipsolutionsand services.

1)TaxiPulse(Logistics&Transportation):Itisthe highlightproductunderthisvertical.TaxiPulseprovides taxibusinessesandstartupsawhite-labeltaxibooking solution.20+customtaxiappsolutionshavebeen successfullydeliveredtotheirtaxistartupandbusiness clientsandthenumberisgrowingfast.TaxiPulseoffersa comprehensiveandfullycustomizabletaxiapp developmentsolutionfortaxiandfleetbusinesseswith brandedandfeature-richappsforpassengersanddrivers andapowerfulweb-basedadminpanelforownersand operatorstoseamlesslymanagetheirtaxibusiness operations.

2)DemandPulse(On-Demand):Withthissolution, Mobisoftisenablingbusinessestobuildtheirown on-demandappsolutionforbothpopularandnewuse cases.Itisanon-demandtechnologyplatformthatis speciallytailoredtomeettheneedsoftheon-demand economy.Itintelligentlyidentifiesthebasetechnology componentsrequiredtobuildanon-demandservice(like fooddeliveryapp).Theplatformdrasticallyreducesthe developmenttimeandcostandpushesfocuson service-specificfeaturesandcustomizations.

3)DigitalHealthcareServices:Thecompanyalso providesawidearrayofservicesforthehealthcareindustry asadigitalhealthcaretechnologydevelopmentpartner. EHRIntegrationsforEpicandCerner(UsingRedoxEngine andFHIR);HIPAACompliantsoftwaredevelopment; DevelopmentsolutionsforApple’shealthcare-focused

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MajorAccoladesandAchievements

Sinceitsinception,Mobisoftanditsclientelehave receivednumerousaccolades.Afewnotable achievementsinclude-

● Johnson&JohnsonGenHChallengeGrandPrize Winner,2018SanFrancisco

● NFCForumInnovationAward,2017LasVegas

● NASA’sSpaceHealthChallenge,2014Houston

● KEANEAWARDForExcellenceInE-Lawyering

● CESPowerYourFuture,FirstPrize,2012Las Vegas

DynamicLeadership

ShailendraSinhasane(Shail),CEO,Mobisoft,is leadingthecompanyandhasgrowntheorganization intoaglobalsoftwaredevelopmentcompanywithdeep expertiseintransportation&logistics,healthcare,and on-demandtechnologydevelopmentspace.Inthe healthcaresegment,heledthejointpartnershipwith KhushiBabytowardsbuildinganoveldigitalhealthcare solutionthathaswonseveralaccolades.Thecompany takesprideinpartneringwithitscustomerswith adaptiveengagementmodelsindiscovery,design, developmentanddeliveryservicesandproviding excellentROI,thankstohisefforts.Hisfocusandvision havemadeMobisoftanidealon-demandtechnology developmentandservicespartnerforstartupsand businesses.

TheJourneyAhead

Sinhasane CEO & Co-founder

platforms(CareKit,HealthKit,andResearchKit)and(Google Fit,SamsungHealth);Healthcarestartupservices(Focusarea) -providingtechnologydevelopmenttobuildandscaledigital healthstartupsandmicroventurepartnerships;andHealthcare Cloud/WebServices(MicrosoftAzure,AWS).

Theyalsoprovidegeneralserviceslikeproduct discovery/blueprint;Technology,Solution&Architecture Advisory;UserExperienceDesign;PrototypeandMVP Development;ProductDevelopmentandmore.

Mobisofthasa2-foldfutureplanaspertheircurrent structuralchangesandverticalstrategy-anidealpartner tostartupsandorganizationsinhealthcaretechnology developmentwithinnovativeengagementmodelsfrom dedicatedtechcenter,integrator,micro-ventureto acceleratoracrossNorthAmericaandAsia.

And,tobepositionedasanon-demandtechnology developmenthubforanyon-demandapp/service.

“DiscoverthepowerofmobilitywithMobisoft”asserts Shailendra.

We believe in integrating business and mobile technology to greater heights through innovation and sheer creativity

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APPLICATION PERFORMANCE

IS CRITICAL FOR LARGER APPLICATION CONTINUITY

If an end user perceives bad performance from your website,

her next click will likely be on your-competition.com.”- Ian Molyneux

Therearemorethan1billionsmartphoneusersacrosstheglobe. Morethan179billionmobileapplicationsaredownloadedper year Applicationcomplexityanddesign,butterflyeffect, network,webbrowser,configurationchanges,peakusage,lackof proactivemonitoringandothersaffecttheperformanceofany mobileapplication.Withouthasslefreeapplicationusability, customerscan’tsticktoanapplicationforlong.Therefore,

applicationperformanceplaysapivotalrolein decidingthefateofanyapplication.

Applicationperformancemanagementthuscomes asagreathelpfortheindustryinordertoreduce MeanTimetoResolution(MTTR),which ultimatelyresolvesapplicationperformanceissues inaquickerandefficientmanner.Plentyof techniquesusesacrosstheglobetoimprove applicationperformance,somenotablearelisted here.

TechniquesthatareBeneficialforPerformance Improvement

ApplicationDependencyMapping(ADM): Systemoutageresultsinunavailabilityofkey businessapplication.Thisnotonlydiminisheduser productivitybutalsoresultintofinancialloss. ComplexityofITenvironment,everchanging infrastructuresystemsandinter-dependencyof applicationmakesapplicationdependencyvery difficult.Forasmoothfunctioningofbusiness,itis importantrathercriticaltomaintainanaccurate andcompleteApplicationDependencyMapping (ADM);withoutoneyouareleavingyourbusiness vulnerabletosufferingfrompotentialserious consequences.Innearfuture,Application

DependencyMappingwill bringmorevisibilityonhow externalapplication resourcesarebeing consumed,specially focusingonimpacton application.Moreover,it willcreaterelationships betweeninterdependent applicationsandshowhow differentapplicationsare accessed,howthey communicatewitheach otherandhowtheyare performing.

DataBlendingand Visualization:By combiningdatafrom multiplesourcesintoa functioningdataset,data blendingprocessprovides bettercontexttoapplication monitoringwhichisvery criticalformaintaining applicationperformance. Visualizationtoolsarealso improvingapplication performance.Productivity increaseswhenyoucandrill downintodata,adjusttimes tocontextualizecyclesof activityandunderstandwhat reallyyourusersaredoing inaneasilyinterpreted presentation.

CrowdsourcingTechniques:Increasedusageof crowdsourcingtechniqueshasshownadramatic improvementintocommonapplicationproblemsandbetter endresultforapplicationuser.Recently,onerenownedfirm hadusedcrowdsourcingtosolveacomplexproblemwhich theirengineerswerefacingregardingdatacompressionand hugefilesgenerationduringamachinepartsproject.The firmuseditscrowdsourcingplatformFusetoaskthepublic forasolutiontotheirproblem.Infewweeks,40viable entrieswereidentifiedwhichhadagoodsolutiontothe problemthatthecompanyhadaskedtothepublic.By leveragingonthepowerofcrowdsourcing,organizations canexpeditewhatusedtobelonginvolvedprocesses.

OtherWaysApartfromaboveTechniquestoImprove ApplicationPerformance

Holistic view on the Entire Application Stack is vital: Multipletypesofapplicationsgetusedinalmostevery SMEsimultaneously.Software,middleware,extended infrastructureandespeciallythedatabaseandmorework altogethernotinisolation.Therefore,thedaysofdiscrete monitoringareover.Incurrenttimes,organizationsmust havevisibilityacrosstheentireapplicationstackto diagnoserealperformancebottlenecksandimprove end-userexperience.

Analyzing past data for future prediction: Slowapplication performancecreatesunhappyusers.Becausethedatabase playsmostvitalpartinapplicationperformance,when there’saperformanceissue,thereisagoodchancethatthe databaseissomehowinvolved.Moreover,database performanceisdynamic,soitisnoteasytocompare abnormalperformancewithexpectedperformance. Therefore,byanalyzingpastdatathatgivebriefinsights regardinghowapplicationsperformedatthesametimeon thesamedaylastweek,andtheweekbeforethat,itwillbe easiertoidentifyaproblemwaybeforeitknocksthedoor andwillbeeasiertofinditsrootcause.Fixingitontime willleadtowardssmoothfunctionalityoftheapplication.

MarketPrediction

DuetoAPM’svastbusinessapplicability,itsmarketis estimatedtogrowexponentiallyinthecomingtimesandis settobecomea $5 billion industry by 2019 Theprime reasonconsideredbehindthisestimatedburgeoninggrowth isitscapabilitytoletadministratorsquicklydiscover, isolateandsolveproblemsthatnegativelyimpact applicationperformance.

Moreover,APIenhancesenduserexperiencebyusing metrics-basedmonitoringandtransactiontracingto calculateandincreaseapplicationproductivity.Duetothe rapidevolutionofindustry,usersareverymuchdependent onAPMsolutionsbutcan’tfindaone-size-fits-allapproach. Thereisadirenecessityforaneffectiveperformance monitoringtool.Whetheritisahybridapproachora traditionalone,APMshouldbetailoredtocatertowardsthe uniqueneedsofanysingleorganization.Therearemany vendorswhoprovideeffectiveAPMsolutions,Cisco,IBM, HPandMicrosoftareamongthem.

Swiftic.io :

A world's leading mobile app-creation solution for inuencers and creators

TheSwifticplatformallowssocialinfluencersto quicklyandeffortlesslycreateandpublishtheir ownbrandedapp,increasetheirengagement,and generatemoremonetizationopportunities.

Swiftic.ioisheretohelpinfluencersandcreatorsmaximize theirinfluentialpotential,bygivingthemthecontrolover theirsocialinfluence.

Swiftic.iocreatesnewmonetizationopportunitiesforsocial influencers,suchaslaunchingtheirownmobilestorefront, usingaffiliatelinks,chargingasubscriptionfeefor exclusivecontent,productcampaigns,andmostimportantly accesstodata.

Missionistodeliverabrandedappcreationplatform

Inthecurrenteraofdigitalworld,socialinfluencersplaya pivotalroleinexpandingbrandawarenessofanyglobal brandamongitstargetedaudience.However,whenitcomes toinfluencebuyersregardingpurchaseofanyproductor service,thepowerofwordofmouthseemsmatchless.Yet contentcreatorsoftendon’tunleashtheirfullinfluential potentialduetothelimitationimposedbysocialnetworks. Bytakingcognizanceofthisgraveconcernswiftic.io crafteditsambitiousmissiontodeliverabrandedapp creationplatformfocusedonsocialinfluencers,allowing themtomaximizetheirsocialbrand’sreachandvalue, whileowningthesocialassets,whichtheyworkedhardto create.

AboutSwiftic.io

Swiftic.iowasinceptedsixyearsagoasComoDIY-the world’sleadingDIYappbuilder.Sinceitsinception,1.5 millionappswerebuiltusingthisplatform.Lastyearthe companyrebrandeditselftoSwiftic,andlaunchedits

secondbrandforsocialinfluencerandcreators–swiftic.io. Theideaoflaunchingswiftic.iocameaftertherealization thatmanysocialinfluencerandcreatorsareusingSwiftic appbuildertools,tobuildtheirbrand,whiletraditionalapp buildertoolsstilltargetingmostlytheSMB’s.While interviewingmanyoftheirinfluencersandcreators’clients theyfoundmanychallengesthatinfluencermarketing worldwasfacing,andtheretheycametoknowthatthereis adireneedforaplatformsuchasswiftic.io.

OfferingthatassistclientsinexpandingBusiness outreach

Swiftic.ioenableditsclientstocreatepersonalizedbranded appthatallowssocialinfluencerstostandoutabovethe socialnoisewhileincreasingtheirengagementwiththeir loyalfans.Additionally,swiftic.iocreatesnewmonetization opportunitiesforsocialinfluencers,suchaslaunchingtheir ownmobilestorefrontusingaffiliatelinks,charginga subscriptionfeeforexclusivecontent,productcampaigns, andmostimportantlyaccesstodata.

Understandingthetargetaudienceisacrucialfacetthatis requiredtoachievegreatersuccess.Swiftic.io’soffering allowstheirclientstohaveabetterunderstandingofwho theirfollowersare,andenablesthemtocreatecampaigns focusedontheirfanscoreinterests.

AchievementsthatproveworthinessoftheirServices

Swiftic’slegacyplatform–itsappbuilder,wonmany awardsalongtheyears.Someoftheprominentare:

•Finalist,2014,MobileExcellenceAwards,for BreakthroughTechnologyLakesideFitnessforBestHealth &FitnessApp

•Finalist,2014,MobileMafiaAwardsforbeingtheBest

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businesswithmorethan500Kdownloadsofhisapp. AndmoreSantanaisabletoconnectwithtarget audienceinamuchbetterwaythaneverbefore.

LeadingLightofSwiftic.io

“Data is power, making social influencers who truly understand their audiences far more valuable to today’s top brands.” saidYoavAdomi,heistheCo-founder andCEOofswiftic.io.Itwashisideatocreateanapp builderthatresonateswithitsintendedaudience,to maximizebusinessoutreach.

HehascompletedBachelorofLawsfromTelAviv Universityandhasvastadministrativeexperiencein variedmanagementpositions.Hisexpertiseliesin mobileapplications,businessdevelopment,search engineoptimization,projectplanningandmore.

‘ProgressiveWebApp’isthe‘Hot’topicthesedays

Themobileapplicationdevelopmentmarketisin troubledwatersthesedays.Inthemid-2017,Apple changedtheirsubmissionpolicyandbannedmobile applicationmakersfromtheirstores,makingitalmost impossibleforSMB’stolaunchtheirnativeapps.This movetriggeredbigplayerstolookforanalternative solutiontocutdependencyonthestores.Progressive WebApp,shinesoutamongtheequalsanditsadoption gainedpopularityduetoitscapabilityofprovidingsame userexperienceasanativeapp,withoutthehustleof goingintothestores,downloadingandinstallinganapp. Attheendof2017,evenApplechangeditspolicybutit didnotchangetheneedofcuttingthedependency,hence PWAremainedstrong,usefulalternativetotheAppleGoogleduopoly.

Yoav Adomi Co-founder & CEO

PublishingPlatform

•GoldWinner,2013,DigidayPublishingAwardsfor“Smallor MediumBusinessServiceoftheYear”

Ananecdoteoftheiresteemedclient

D.JBrianSantanafromNYCwhenrealizedthatbeingactive solelyonsoundcloudispreventinghimfromutilizingitsfull influentialpotential,Santanadecidedtobuildanappwith Swiftic.Thepositiveoutcomesoonstartedresonatinginhis

Aimingtobeaglobalbrandinthefieldofsocial influencer

Withthousandsofleadingsocialinfluencersapps, millionsofendusersdiscoveringnewcontent,andwith additionalinfluencersigninguptoswiftic.ioonaregular basis,Swifticisallsettobecometheleadingbrandin theworldofsocialinfluencer.

A social inuencer with data, as well as deep targeting capabilities will be able to monetize his fan base in a whole new level

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5G 5G

MOBILENETWORK:

The Next Generation Networking Revolution in Making

Thefirstgenerationofmobilenetwork(commonly

referredtoas1G)cameintopublicuseinaround 1982.Atthattimeitwasfullyanalogsystemuntil thelaunchof2G(secondgenerationnetworks)in1991, whichwasdigitalasystem.Tenyearslater,3Gtechnology waslaunched,thatofferedevenfasterdataratethan2G. Around10yearsafterthat,thecurrentLTEnetwork,4G madestrongentryintothemarket.Bylookingatthe history,onethingbecomesveryclear,latencyanddata speedbecamethedecidingfactorfortheconsumersto switchfromonetechnologytotheupgradedone.5G promises even much higher data speed with miniscule

latency.Thisispromptingorganizationstoinvestmorein 5Gtechnologiesasitisseenasthenextrevolutionin making.

TheThrillbehind5G

Theevolutionfrom2Gto3Ghadchangedtheentire dynamicsofoursocietyandthebusinessindustry.Dueto fasterdataspeedandlowlatencyratespeopleare transitioningfrom3Gto4Gservicesanditisamongoneof theprimereasonspeopleaccessandusetheinterneton theirmobiledevice.Variousstudiesshowthatmonthlydata consumptionby4Gcustomersisalmostdoublethanthatof

non-4Gconsumers.Increasingvideostreamingduetohighspeedof4Gnetworksisoftencitedasareasonforthis. Transitionto5Gwillbringevengreaterrevolutioninthetelecomindustryasitpromisesimmensebenefitstothe consumers.

5Gpromisesincredibledownloadspeedsof20GBs/secondagainst1GB/secondona4Gnetworkonyour smartphone.Itisjustlikehavingafiberopticconnectioninyourpocketanywhereyougo.Thepowerof5Gonecan gaugefromthefactthat,5Gwillenableitscustomerstodownloada3-hourHDmovieinasecondonhissmartphone ascomparedtoatleast10minutesthatisrequiredfora4Guser.Thiscanbeachievedsincea5Gnetworkwillhave thepotentialtodeliverdatawithlessthanamillisecond(ms)ofdelayascomparedtoabout70msona4Gnetwork. Lowlatencyandlight-fasteningdataspeedaretheactualstrengthof5Gnetworkthatissettochangethelandscapeof networkingforever

MobileEdgeComputingwillseeEvolution

Theroll-outof5Gnetworkswillgiveupswingto‘MobileEdgeComputing’(MEC)thatpromisessmoothexecution ofmanyadvancedapplications.Intelassumeshighbandwidthrateswillbeavailabletomobileacomputingdevice thatisneededtosupportbothaugmentedandvirtualrealityapplicationsthataredeployedattheedgeofaservice provider’snetwork.

Thecellularbasestationswillseeadramatictransitionoveracoupleofyearsfromnow AspartofMECinitiatives, telecomoperatorsareplanningtoenableapplicationstorunattheedgeofthenetworkoratthecellularbasestation. Thiswillassistinreducingnetworklatencywhichoccurswhenanenduserassessesanapplication.SinceMEC enabletheapplicationtorunclosertotheenduser,therewillbedrasticimprovementasfarasnetworklatencyis concerned.Alreadymanycompanieshavemadeconsiderablegrowthinto5Gapplicationdevelopments.

Servicesthatwillbebenefittedfrom5G

Applicationsthatwillwitnessahugebenefitfrom5GenabledMECplatformsspanfromaugmentedreality,real-time videotolocation-basedservicesandInternetofThings(IoT).Autonomouscarswillserveasagoodexampleofa genuine5Gusecaseastheywillrelyonverylowlatencyresponsetimes.Enterprisecloudbasedserviceswillalso benefitfrom5Gastheyrunlargescaledatathatrequiresquickdatarates.

MarketPredictionsfor5G

Therolloutof5Gisnotfaraway.Itispredictedthatby2020,fullystandardized5Gnetworkswillstarttohitthe marketandwilldeliverunprecedentedlevelofconnectivity.Itwillbeaninterestingtechnologyforvarietyofreasons; 5Gwillfollowa‘network-of-network’approachempoweringtheconvergenceoffixedandwirelessnetworkstobring togetherprogressionofmobilebroadbandservices,ultra-reliablecriticalcommunicationsservicesandthefruitionof largescaleIoTprojects.AccordingtoSNSresearchreport,5Gnetworkswillaccountforalmost5%ofallspending onwirelessnetworkinfrastructureby2020.Themarketisexpectedtoswingbacktopositivegrowthatanestimated CAGRof2%from2017-2020drivenbyinvestmentinHetNetinfrastructureand5Grolloutsinearly2020.Thereport alsopredictedthatmajorinvestmentsin5Gwillfurtherincreasethisgrowthtomorethan40%bytheendof2025.In fact,researchfirmOvumpredictsthat5Gwillfetchmorethan24millionsubscriptionsforwirelessservicesby2021.

Overall,5Gwillbringaplethoraofchangesandenhancementsformobilenetworkingtechnology,mobilebroadband, criticalcommunications,V2X(Vehicle-to-Infrastructure)speed,latencyandbandwidth.Thebenefitsinclude:100x connecteddevicesperunitarea,99.999%availability,blanketcoverageanda90%reductioninnetworkenergyusage. 5GwillalsoenhancethelevelofperformancebigIoTprojectsdesireforachievinghigherproductivity

Touchtap: Transforming Businesses at a Finger’s Touch

Mobileapplicationdevelopmentisamature industry.Inordertogettraction,today’s companiesneedtobuildsomethingrobust, user-friendlypersonalized–andcrucial.Increasingly,this involvestechnologiessuchasBlockchain,AR,AIand integrationwithIoT

Touchtapstrivestodeliverexcellentsolutionswith integrityandunderstandandalignwithitsclients.The studiogoesintoeveryprojectasapartner,andgetsexcited alongsidetheirclientswhenamilestoneismetoranappis launched.Touchtapfeelsthatit’sagame-changing experiencetoseeaclientdownloadandusetheirappfor thefirsttime–andlovehowit'sworking.

Touchtapisanativemobileappdevelopmentagencythat providesiOSandAndroidnativeappdevelopmentservices fordigitalstartups,creativeagenciesandbusinesses.The studioalsoprovideswebdevelopmentandbackend

developmentandtechnicalservicestosupporttheappsthat theybuild.

Itallbeganwithjustoneperson.Touchtaphassince expandeditsstafftokeepupwithgrowingdemandfor projectsacrossarangeofverticals.Thestudio’sgoalsand visionremainthesame,butitsjourneyhasinvolved learningnewprocesses,toolsandtechnologiestoensure thatitremainsaheadofthecurvearoundSwift,Android andiOS,aswellasthestandardssetbyAppleandGoogle.

ProvidingMatchlessCustomerExperience

Touchtapemphasizesqualityofexperience–whetherthat’s relatedtoclientcommunications,techsupportortheactual deliveryofaproject.Consumersexpectapersonalized, tailoredexperiencethatmeetstheirneedsanddeliverstrue value.Touchtap’saimisalwaystodelivermorethan expected.

UniquetotheTouchtapexperienceisadiscoveryservice offeredseparatelytoitsdevelopmentservices.Over multiplesessionsTouchtapstafflearnwhattheclientis tryingtobuild,alongwithanybusinessgoals.This approachmakessurethatTouchtapandtheclientareboth onthesamepage,whilealsogivingnewclientsaninsight intothestudio’sprocess.Touchtapknowshowimportantit istounderstanditsclients’businessgoals,aimsandvision, whichiswhythestudiostepsupaspartners–notjustas contractors.Thisgreatlyinformsthestudio’sdevelopment process,aswellashowitscopesandbudgetsaproject.

Clientfeedbackconsistentlytouchesonacoupleofkey points.ThefirstisTouchtap’sstrategicpartnerapproach. Thestudioaimstotrulyunderstanditsclients’business goalsandneedsratherthanjustspinningupcode.The secondisitsemphasisonpositiveuserexperience.By

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andeffectiveresults.Sinceinception,thestudiohasbuilt anddeployednumerousappsandplatformsacrossthe wholegamutofverticals,andhasgrownintoa multi-member,fullydistributedteam.

AdroitLeadership

TouchtapbenefitsfromleadershipbyNoahLabhart, theFounderandOwnerofthecompany.Priorto startingTouchtap,Noahhadspentabout12years workinginsoftwaredevelopmentforcompanies spanningsmallstart-upstolargecorporations.Coming fromanentrepreneurialbackground,heknewthe differencethataflexible,personalizedapproachcould make.HeearnedexperienceinrolesfromITsupportto development,andthishasgivenhiminsightintowhat’s neededatthemacroandmicrolevelsofabusiness.This experiencehasinformedthecompany’sinternal processes,theirclientcommunicationsandstrategic positioning.Touchtap’sfirstyearwasexcitingyet challenging,asNoahwaswearingmanyhats simultaneously.Hehasapassionforcraftingsolutionsto life.Hehasapassionforbringingsolutionstolife, whichhehasfurtheredbydesigninganddeveloping mobilesolutionsthatreallyimpacttheworld,applying developmentbestpractices,methodologiesandsource control.

HeadingConfidentlytowardsaBrightFuture

Labhart Founder & Owner

doingthiskindofworkupfront,thestudiodeliversoutcomes thattrulymeetaclient’sneeds–andwillbevaluablenotjust now,butinthefutureaswell.

ChallengesandAchievementsontheRoadtoSuccess

Touchtaplooksbeyondtoday,andalwayshasavisionforthe future.Thestudioconsidersaproject’sneedsinthefuture–andthekindsofsupport,maintenanceandfuturedevelopment thatwillbeneeded.This‘roadmap’allowsittodesignefficient

Touchtapisproceedingconfidentlytowards accomplishingitsgoalsbyovercomingchallengesand obstacles.Thatvisionhasn’tchanged–butithas evolved.Thestudio’sgoalhasalwaysbeentocreate beautiful,qualityappexperiencesthatuserswantto returntodayin,dayout.Touchtapwillkeepdoingthat bygrowingitsteam,itscapacityanditspartnerships.It’s doubleditsgrowthinthepastyear,andintendstokeep thattrajectorygoing.Touchtapisespeciallyexcited aboutworkingwithdigitalstart-upsordigitalarmsof existingcompanies–andhopestocontinueworkingin thatspace.

Our goal is to exceed your expectations by providing your business with a world-class mobile and web experience

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Noah

Two Tall Totems:

Reects the Spirit of Vancouver and the Values of its Community

Withthemissiontobuildsoftwarethatcan impactabillionlives,TwoTallTotems(TTT) istransformingthewaypeopleinteractwith businessesthroughthepoweroftechnology.Establishedin 2010,bydevelopingmostlyiOSandAndroidapplications forlocalbusinesses,theorganizationgainedimpressive momentumsolelythroughreferralsandwordofmouth throughtheircutting-edgeservices.Theirmoreprominent clientsincludeFortisBC,TheMortgageAllianceCompany ofCanada,TeekayShipping,Sengled,andHarbourAir

TailoredSolutionsthatarebenefittingClientBusinesses

TwoTallTotemsiswell-knownforcraftingadvanced customizedsolutionswhichtheybuildwiththeirvast experienceacrossmultiplesectors.Theorganizationhas manydevelopersanddesignerswhoareextremely passionateabouttheirworkandhaveexpertiseinmany

advancedtechnologiesincludingAI,AR/VR,IoT,and cloudcomputing.Manyoftheirclientshaveexperienced tremendoussuccessthroughtheirservices.

Someofthesuccessesarelistedhere: SengledSnapApp:AfterTwoTallTotemsredesignedtheir app,Sengledexperienceda50%reductioninreturned productfortheirSnapsecuritycameraline.

MortgageBoss:AfterrevampingtheMortgageBOSS platform,TwoTallTotemstransformedtheirlegacysystems andsignificantlyincreasedperformancebyupto10times.

AccomplishmentsandFeedbackthatReflecttheService QualityofTwoTallTotems

· ListedamongtoptenAppDevelopersinCanada accordingtoClutch.cofortwoconsecutiveyears,2016 and2017

· AttheTechnologyImpactAwardsin2017,TwoTall TotemswasnominatedfortheEmergingCompanyof theYearandCommunityEngagementawardcategory

· Witnessed200percentgrowthsince2015,andhave establishedstrategicpartnershipsthisyearwith TELUSandWavefront

WhattheirClientsHavetoSayaboutThem

“It was a great pleasure working with TTT. Our projects were very complex with various stakeholders and were built on top of existing codebase but TTT still delivered all of our design and development tasks on-time and with very high quality. We have worked with TTT on a wide range of projects including both apps and websites. We will definitely

The10MOST DESIRABLE MOBILE APP SOLUTION PROVIDERS 2018

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ArchitectsofTwoTallTotems

TwoTallTotemswasfoundedbyJosephineWong(VP ofDesign)andtwinbrothersChrisHobbs(President) andDavidHobbs(VPofOperations) Theygivehigh importancetoeachmemberofthecompanyand empowerthemtostriveforgreatersuccess.Thetrio believesthatsuccesscomesfromfosteringacultureof excellence.Thisisthereasontheyhavehiredsomeof thebestengineersanddesignersintheworldandhave nurturedthemtotackleanychallengesthatcomeup alongtheway TheirtalenthasgivenTwoTallTotemsa hugeadvantageasthismakesthemcapableofutilizing bleedingedgetechnologiestosolvebusinessproblems.

ReactNativeistheBurgeoningTrendofMobileApp Industry

ReactNativeallowssoftwaredeveloperstoreusecode acrossthewebandonmobile.Thecodecanbeusedto buildthesameappforiOSandforAndroid,and eliminatestheneedfordeveloperstostartworkfrom scratch.AnotherinterestingfactaboutReactNativeis thatthereisverylittledifferencebetweenafinishedapp builtinobjective-CorJavaandonebuiltusingReact Native.ThisisthefirstJavaScriptframeworkthatallows foranalmostperfectnativeexperience.Facebookhas madesomeamazingproducts,butthislibraryisthemost importantandupdatedto-date.Itdoesn’tcompromise userexperienceandallowsforcrossplatform developmentthatgivesadeviceaspecificfeel.TwoTall Totemsisinvestingheavilyintrainingtheengineering departmentinReactNativeastheybelievethatthisis thefutureofmobiledevelopment.

FutureEndeavors

choose TTT for our future projects!” -TaoSu,Sengled “Working with TTT has been an absolute pleasure since day one. They are a highly motivated group of professionals that put their heart into everything they do. It’s very rare to find a team that is so sync with one another and that directly translates to how they can so easily (at least it appears that way) create premium products. I’m so happy we chose to work with this team!”

TwoTallTotemsaimstobeabeaconofinnovationby utilizingandimplementingbleedingedgetechnology. Theyareincrediblyexcitedaboutthecurrentstageof theirgrowthandoptimisticaboutcontinuingthesamein thenearfuture.Withalltheexperiencetheyhaveearned overtheyears,TwoTallTotemsisexcitedtousethat knowledgetobuildmanymorecutting-edgeproductsfor theirclients.

We have ‘Special Forces’ that can tackle any challenges that come up along the way

-DanielBlumer,Revols

David Hobbs

VP of Operations

Chris Hobbs President