Enterprisesacrosstheworldaregoingmobileandsoaretheemployees.Intherecenttrendsithasbeenobservedthat
employeesexpectmoreflexibilityfromtheorganizationonthebasisoftheirworkingroutine.Whatmakesit possible?Thesmartphonesinyourhand.AccordingtoGSMAssociation,5.13billionpeopleonearthareusing mobiledevicesincludingcellphones,tabletsandcellularenabledIoTdevices.So,nexttimeyougotoyourbosstoaskfora WorkFromHomepolicy,youmightwannausetheabovefigures.ButchancesarehemayofferyouaBringYourOwn Devicestrategy,whichisevenbetterkeepingefficientmobilityinmind.
However,eitherofthecaseswouldturnintoacomplextaskforthefirmduetotheconsequencesthatcomefrommobilityof devices.Enablingaccessofdataonemployees’personaldevicescouldleadtoseveralissuesincludingriskofsecurity breachingandlossofdataduetomalwareattack.However,mobilityissignificantandasofnow,inevitable.So,howdothe organizationsmanagetogetridoftheseissues?EnterEnterpriseMobilityManagement(EMM)!
EMMisamixofvarioustechnologiesandprocessesthatenablesemployeesmobileaccesstotheircompany’sappsandfiles. Italsoofferstheenterprises,controloverseveralaspectsofmobilefunctions.WiththehelpofEMM,anorganizationcan controlwhenandwhereanapplicationcanberunbytheemployee;securityofcorporatedatafromstolendevicesand managementofnetworkbyintegratingallthedevicesintoanorganizedstructure.
AnefficientMobilitymanagementstrategyhelpstheemployeestokeepthepersonalandprofessionallifeseparatedintheir personaldevicesbybifurcatingofficialworkonaseparateportal.Italsooffersthreatmanagementandbettersecurityby
Accesstoyourofficedeskhasbecome possiblefromanofficefarfaraway. “
providingenforcedpasswords,managedapplicationsandsecurewebbrowsing.Moreover,nowthatonecanaccessthese devicesanywhereandanytime,theoverallproductivityofemployeesincreasesbyahugemargin.
TheglobalEnterpriseMobilitymarketisgrowingrapidlyandisestimatedtoreach$1225.78billionby2026,thankstothe constanteffortsofsomeenterprisesinpushingtheindustryforward.Hence,inordertoacknowledgetheirefforts,Insights Successhasshortlisted“The10MostDisruptiveEnterpriseMobilitySolutionProvidersof2019”
FeaturingasourCoverStoryisWidePointCorporation,aleadingproviderofcustomizedTM2solutionstotheU.S.public sector,deliveringunrivalleddatasecurityforenterprisemobilitymanagement.WidePointhasadiverseportfolioof commercialclientsincludingtheFortune100acrossamultitudeofindustries,andleadingglobalandinternational enterprises.
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WidePoint delivers solutions that help enterprises improve human interactions in the ever expanding cyber-world by simplifying the management and security of mobility assets and services.
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WidePoint’s Mission: To deliver solutions that help enterprises reduce mobile costs and improve management with enhanced data security and visibility.
Astheproliferationofmobileassets, applicationsandusageistransforming theworkforceandworkplace,the mobilitymanagementmarketisexperiencing explosivegrowth:
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Numberofconnecteddevicesisestimated toreach31.1billionby2020 Ÿ 2zettabytesofglobaltrafficby2019 Ÿ 44zettabytesofaccumulateddataglobally by2020 Ÿ
TheTelecomLifecycleManagement markettogrowto$6.6billionby2024 Ÿ TheIdentityManagementmarkettogrow to$26billionby2022
Governmentagenciesandcommercial enterprisesrequireinnovativetoolsfortackling themanagementandprotectionofthesevital resourcesandinvestment.WidePoint Corporation(NYSEAmerican:WYY) introducedTM2–TrustedMobility Management–toenableorganizationsto secure,manage,andanalyzethemobile environmentwithenhancedsupportfortheir employees.
JinKang,PresidentandChiefExecutive OfficerofWidePointexplains, “TM2 converges at the intersection of WidePoint’s proprietary, industry leading Telecom Lifecycle Management (TLM), Mobile and Identity (IdM) Management, and Digital Bill Presentment & Analytics solutions. Merging these solutions into a customizable offering to simplify and secure the provisioning and experience of enterprise mobility management is the idea of TM2.”
WidePointwasestablishedin1997asa technologyholdingcompany.WidePointhas grownfromindividualsmallbusinessestoa publiccompanyoperatingwithinthemicrocap environment,emergingasaleadingprovider oftrustedtechnologysolutions.Thecompany hascoalescedaroundprovidingTM2.
Mr.Kangstates, “TM2 is a set of three integrated services that are critical to large enterprises that need to manage, secure, and gain visibility into all aspects of their mobility assets. It’s not enough for an enterprise to
implement one or two of these three services. By delivering these services in an integrated fashion by subject matter experts utilizing a state-of-the-art service delivery portal in a secure environment, TM2 consolidates and revolutionizes mobility management.”
WidePointistheleadingproviderofcustomizedTM2 solutionstotheU.S.publicsector,deliveringunrivaleddata securityforenterprisemobilitymanagement.Government clientsinclude,amongmanyothers:
AllmajorcomponentsoftheU.S.Departmentof HomelandSecurity
CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention
TheOhioStateUniversity
OrangeCounty,California
RiversideCounty,California
U.S.DepartmentofHealth&HumanServices
U.S.ArmyCorpsofEngineers
U.S.CoastGuard
WidePointalsohasadiverseportfolioofcommercial clientsincludingtheFortune100acrossamultitudeof industries,andleadingglobalandinternationalenterprises. BasedinFairfax,Virginia,WidePointhasofficesinOhio, California,MichiganandIreland.
DisruptingtheMobilityLandscape WidePoint’stechnicalandoperationalexperiencescontinue toshapethecompany’sjourney.Fromsmallbusinessroots, WidePointfocusedontelecomandmobileexpense management,accessmanagement,andinvoiceprocessing andanalytics.Customerengagementledthecompanyto understandthatenterpriseslackedtools,automationand subjectmatterexpertisetoperformneededfunctions. Mr.Kangrecognizedanopportunitytounifythecompany’s offeringintoasecuremanagementsolution.Hisvisionfor consolidatingWidePoint’ssolutions–TM2–ledto significantresource,talentandfinancialinvestmenttoearn stringentfederalaccreditationandcredentials,enabling WidePointtodisrupttheenterprisemobilitymanagement landscape.Enterprisesseekingsolutionsarenolongerfaced withneedingtounifydisconnectedsolutions.WidePoint empowersenterprisesbydeliveringtrustedmobility managementthatiscustomizedandbackedby enhancedsecurity
EnhancedAccountability,UsabilityandSecurity WidePointhasdefinedandestablishedmanyofthebest practicesbeingimplementedbyenterprisemobilityand identitymanagementprogramsthroughouttheUnited
States.BestPracticesarecommittedtodeliveringenhanced accountability,transparency,usabilityandsecurity.
Bycombiningenterprisemobilitybestpracticesofpeople, processes,andtechnology,WidePoint’sTM2deliversthe singlemostcomprehensivesolutionformanagingand securingmobiledevices,machine-to-machinedevices,and InternetofThings(IoT)devices.
ITMS™isthebackboneofTM2.ITMS™wasdeveloped tomeetthestringentdatasecurityprotocolsandprotections requiredbytheU.S.DepartmentofHomelandSecurityand U.S.DepartmentofDefense.Keycertificationsand processesconfirmWidePoint’scommitmenttodeliveringa levelofdatasecurityunrivaledinthemobile managementindustry.
“TM2 increases accountability and delivers operational efficiencies,” adds Todd Dzyak, President, WidePoint Integrated Solutions Corporation.“TM2 combines WidePoint’s proprietary management platform ITMS™ with expert services. ITMS™ provides visibility into mobile assets and usage. ITMS™ is designed to support secure user-friendly interactions that fulfill an organization’s unique goals.”
Traditionalenterprisemobilemanagementofferings typicallyonlymanagecellphone,smartphone,anddata plans.ThroughTM2,WidePointmanagesthecomplete mobileinventory WidePoint’sofferingnotonlymanages theplansandusageandoptimizesanorganization’scosts butalsomanagesthelifecycleoftheequipmentandthe softwarelicensing.Additionally,WidePointprovidesa secureIdentifyManagementsolutionfortheorganization’s smartphonesandIoTdevices,ensuringthatthedeviceuser andthedeviceitselfaretrustworthy
“The most common threats to an enterprise’s sensitive data are attempted by internal employees and/or their computing equipment. Loose or unenforced policies can lead to hackers gaining access to an employee’s device. If a hacker gains access to a device through an easily guessed password (or no password protection at all) then the organization’s network can be compromised,” explains Jason Holloway, President of WidePoint Cybersecurity Solutions Corporation. “WidePoint’s digital certificate solution adds enforceable access policies for access to an employee’s device. A WidePoint device certificate provides the organization’s network a validation that the device that is attempting to communicate to the servers is an approved device which has not been cloned or spoofed.”
Todd Dzyak President“There is not another mobility management solution in existence today that has the Federal Accreditations that TM2 has achieved. What makes TM2 so disruptive? By combining security, management and visibility into one enterprise solution, WidePoint is revolutionizing the experience of enterprise mobility management,” states Mr. Kang.
Security:TheintegratedPKI(PublicKeyInfrastructure)–Asetofroles,policies,andproceduresneededtocreate, manage,distribute,use,storeandrevokedigitalcertificates andmanagepublic-keyencryption–iscurrentlythehighest levelofsecurityadoptedbytheFederalGovernmentand theU.S.DepartmentofDefense.
Management:ThecustomizabilityofWidePoint’smobility managementplatform,ITMS™.
AndVisibility:Theanalyticsnecessaryforanenterpriseto gainvisibilityintoitsexpensesandusage.
Mr. Kang continues,“As TM2 sets the standard for the Federal Government, commercial enterprises and regulated industries seeking a secure mobility management solution are also turning to WidePoint.”
Themobilityenvironmentisinconstantchange.WidePoint OperationshasimplementedmanyinternalcontrolsandQA processesforcontinuousmonitoringforimprovement andinnovation.
“Because WidePoint collects data from many different sources, WidePoint is able to validate data from the organization, from the service providers, and from API integration with various mobile applications,” says Mr. Dzyak. “These multiple points of cross data validation provide high data integrity As a client’s processes, policies, and technologies change, WidePoint works with the client to adapt and configure its TM2 implementation to integrate those changes.”
WidePointhasalsoestablishedastrongPartnerSolution programtovetnewtechnologysolutions.WidePoint remainsvendoragnosticandrecognizesthateventhough theremaybeadominantsolutiontoday,competitorswill inevitablyariseinthemarketplace.Whatmaybeagood solutiontodaymaynotbethebestsolutiontomorrow
AsthefounderoftheleadingproviderofTM2solutionsto theU.S.publicsector,JinKangissoughtoutbyindustry andgovernmentleaderstoprovideinsightandperspective onsomeofthemostimportantenterprisemobility managementprogramsandchallengesfacingthenation.As afirst-generationAmericanwhoimmigratedtotheUnited Statesattheageof8,Mr.Kangfocuseshistalentsand visiononcontributingexcellencetohelpingensurethatthe futureofmobilitydeliversonitspromisesofefficiency, flexibilityandaccessibility
WhatmakesJinKanganinfluentialindustryfigureand companyleader? “Jin fosters a culture of transparency for both external and internal stakeholders. He is guided by an unwavering sense of integrity that breeds trust and creates a cohesive team that can move mountains,” says Mr. Holloway. “WidePoint’s culture of ethical behavior starts from the top down. Jin and the entire executive and senior management staff value hard smart work, exceptional skills and experience and the ability to apply those skills for the betterment of WidePoint, our clients and society.”
ImprovingtheQualityofHumanDigitalInteractions
WidePointisdedicatedtoprovidingasetofcritical solutionsthatwillimprovethequalityofhumandigital interactionsbyhelpingenterprisesmanage,secure,and betterunderstandtheuseoftheirmobilityassetsand services.Asthemobilelandscapeexpandstomorethan 31.1billiondevicesby2020,WidePointisfocusedon becomingadominantplayerinthisgrowingindustry
WidePoint Trusted Mobility Management (TM2):
Managing and Analyzing the Mobile Environment. Serving the Mobile Workforce. “
Algarytm www.algarytm.com/ RajPeddisetty
FounderandCEO
AugviewLtd. augview.net
CallApp callapp.com
CyberPointInternational cyberpointllc.com
MikeBundock
FounderandCEO
Algarytmisanaward-winningmobilesolutionsprovidertrusted bycompaniessuchasCintas,GulfMarkInternational,Patterson Dental,ABB,Medtronic,TennantCo,Kraft(Mondelez), Hallmark,andHunterDouglas.
AugviewLimitedwasformedanddecidedtofocusonthe developmentofanewaugmentedrealityGISproduct.
AmitOn FounderandCEO
KarlGumtow CEO
ElegantMedia elegantmedia.com.au ShanePerera CTO
mindWireless mindwireless.com
SteelKiwi steelkiwi.com
KevinWhitehurst Co-CEO andCo-founder
CallAppisaFreeCallerIDandPhoneCallBlockerappthat allowsmobileuserstoblockphonecalls,identifytelemarketing calls,recordphonecalls,blacklistunwantedcallers andmuchmore.
CyberPointInternationaldeliverinnovative,leading-edge products,solutions,andservicestocustomersworldwide.
BasedinAustralia,ElegantMedia,theleaderinthemobileapps categoryhassuccessfullydeliveredmoremobileappsthanany otherdigitalsolutionsproviderinAustralia.
Withbest-in-classsolutions,agileprocesses,andunparalleled customerservice,mindWirelessdeliversbettermobilemanagement toeachandeveryenterpriseitserves.
SlavaPonomarov Co-founderand ManagingDirector
UruIT uruit.com MarceloLópez CEOandCo-founder
SteelKiwiaddressyourpreciserequirementsandworkhardto makethecollaborationfruitfulandenjoyable.
UruIThelpsitsclientswithbuildingnewproducts,scalingtheir existingsoftware,and/ormigratingtothelatesttechnology
vComSolutions vcomsolutions.com GaryStorm CEO
WidePointCorporation widepoint.com
JinKang
PresidentandCEO
vComisacloud-basedsoftwareandmanagedservicescompany helpingenterprisesmanageITspendfromprocure-to-pay
WidePointisdedicatedtoprovidingasetofcriticalsolutionsthatwill improvethequalityofdigitalhumaninteractionsbyhelpingenterprises manage,secure,andgainunderstandtheuseoftheirmobilityassetsand servicesincludingsmartphones,MachinetoMachine,InternetofThings (IoT),andotherspecializedcommunicationdevices.
ThegrowthofChinaandJapanasleadingmarkets forthePharmaandBiotechindustryhasmade languageanimportantfactorforcompanieslooking tobesuccessfulinglobalmarkets.Moreover,emerging marketsinnon-EnglishspeakingcountriessuchasBrazil, RussiaandTurkeyhasonlyincreasedtheneedfor “StrategicLanguagePartnerships”.Navigatingthrough regulatoryrequirementsandClinicalTrialdocumentationin foreignlanguagesseemlikeadauntingtaskjustfromthe soundofit.Anincreasingnumberofcompaniespreferto outsourcethelanguagerequirementsinordertospeedup approvalsanddecreaserejections.
WiththecurrenttrendsinthePharmaandBiotechMarkets, wesuspecttheneedtoonlyincrease.Therearefourdefinite areasthatpointtowardstheprominentroleoflanguagein thecomingyears.
SinceestablishedmarketsinUSandEuropehaveverylittle roomforsmallerplayers,SMEsaregrowingmore confidentthatgrowingmarketsareabetterinvestment. PricingpressuresandslowergrowthmeansthatBigPharma companiesarealsoevaluatinguntappedmarkets.Among thetopemergingmarkets,BRICeconomiesstandoutthe mostwiththeprobableadditionofMexicoandTurkey. WhileChinaisalreadycompetitive,theothersinthelistare viewedasgeographieswithtremendousopportunity.
However,growingeconomieshavetheirownchallenges. Underdevelopedinfrastructureanduniqueregulationsmean thatentryandsuccessinthesemarketsaremorecomplex thantheymayseem.Seekingdrugapprovalsindifferent geographiesalsomeansthatPharmacompanieswillhaveto processmultiplesetsofclinicaltrialsineachcountry.With
theprobableexceptionofIndia,otherregionswon’thave Englishastheirlanguageofchoicewhichmakeslanguage interventionanabsolutenecessity
TherecentregulatorychangeinChinahaspavedtheway formoregloballyaccepteddrugstobelaunchedinChina. However,theywillstillneedtoundergotheregulatory processasusual.Weexpectanincreasedeffortfrom PharmacompaniestolaunchmoredrugsinChinawhichis thesecondlargestPharmaceuticalmarketintheworld. BiotechisalsoboominginChinawiththehelpofconscious Governmentsupport.Thereseemstobenoshortageof investmenteitherinthisregard.Hence,youcanexpect BioTechcompaniestohaveakeeninterestinexpanding theirfocustoChinainthecomingyears.Basedonthis,we foreseethedemandfortranslationbetweenEnglishand SimplifiedChinesetoriseinthenearfuture.Also,itwillbe wiserforcompaniestooutsourcetheirdocumentation requirementssinceadheringtothestringentprotocolsin Chinesewillnotbeeasy.
Aspatientsbecomemoreawareandeducatedaboutthe drugstheytake,Pharmacompaniesareforcedtoconsidera patient-firstbusinessmodeltocopewiththeirdynamic expectationsanddemands.Companiesareconsidering smartphoneappsandonlineportalstostayconnectedwith patients.Withmoresophisticatedtechnologicaloptions beingmadeavailablewitheverypassingday,arangeof healthservicescanbeofferedtopatientsattheir convenience.Thesetoolsalsoserveasagreatwayto acquirepatientdata,maintainthemandgainusefulinsight.
However,replicatingthisapproachinothergeographies willneedlanguagesupport.AppandSoftwarelocalization requiresdeepunderstandingofculturalnuancesinorderto beexecutedsuccessfully Apartfromthis,promotionaland informationalcollateralalsoneedtobetailoredandedited inordertoappealtoconsumersinvariousgeographies. Thisnotonlyincludesphysicalcollateralbutalsodigital materials.Hence,asthefocusshiftstothepatient,thereis certainlyariseindemandforlanguagesolutionsexpected fromPharmaandBiotechcompanies.
Whilee-pharmaciesarestillintheirinfancy,thereis enoughreasontobelieveintheirsuccessinthenearfuture. Globalizationplansfore-pharmacies,isalongwayaway frombeingatopicofdiscussion.Inthemeanwhile,Pharma andBiotechcompaniesstillneedtomaintaintheirdigital presencewhoseimportancecontinuestogrowinthegrand schemeofthings.Thisincludeswebsites,socialmedia positioningandonlinereputationmanagement(ORM) amongothers.Inrecenttimes,we’vereceivedanincreased demandfortranslationofmarketingmaterialsfrom companieslikeAbbottHealthcareandotherFortune500 companies.
Aspharmaandbiotechcompanieslooktobuildtheir presenceacrossdifferentgeographies,theywillneedto thinkabouthowtheycantaketheirdigitalassetsalong. Maintainingbrandpositioningandbrandimageacross multipleregionsisalwaysgoingtobeachallenge. Moreover,failuretounderstandculturalnuancesand demandcanbeacauseforstuntedgrowth.Companiesthat havetheforesighttoseetheimportanceofalanguage solutionspartneratthisstagewillhavegreaterchancesto succeedinnewgeographies.
Shilpa Mittal is the CEO of Ulatus, one of the world’s foremost language solutions providers. Shilpa is honoured with the prestigious “Best Woman Entrepreneur 2017” award by Golden Bridge in San Francisco.
Peddisetty Founder & CEO
InaninterviewwithInsights Success,RajPeddisetty,Founder andCEOofAlgarytmsharesthe journeyofAlgarytmanditsvaluable contributiontoorganizationsintaking theirbusinessestothenextlevelof excellence.Algarytmempowers organizationstotransformdigitallyinthe areasofMobile,Cloud,andeCommerce. WithSimpleUX,andDesignthinkingat theheartofeverythingitdoes,Algarytm
simplifiesbusiness processesacrossthe wholesale,retail, manufacturing,utilities, healthcare,transportation andlogisticsindustries.
Below are the highlights of the interview between Raj Peddisetty and Insights Success:
Canyougiveabrief overviewofyour company?
Algarytmisanawardwinningmobilesolutions providertrustedby companiessuchasCintas, GulfMarkInternational, PattersonDental,ABB, Medtronic,TennantCo, Kraft(Mondelez), Hallmark,andHunter Douglas.Ouroriginal company,SqueezeMobility isfounded6yearsagoto helporganizationsrun businessfromMobile.As consultants,Wehave deliveredsomeofthe world’slargestMobile implementationsforSAP andOraclecustomers.Inourconsulting experience,wehavenoticedthatthereis ahugegapbetweenwhatcustomers expectandwhatstatusquoisoffering. Solutionsofferedwerebasedonarchaic architecturesthatarehardertomaintain, hardertoscale.Userexperiencewas clunky,andthefocuswassolelyon functionalityandfeatures.ITteams neededtolearnproprietarytechnologies, andcustomizationswereveryhard.To
closethisgapandoffernewgeneration Mobilesolutions,SqueezeMobilitywas rebrandedas“Algarytm”tooffer modern,simpleturn-keymobile solutionstoOracleERPcustomers. Algarytmleveragesourmobile consultingexperience,designthinking expertiseandbusinessprocessacumenin offeringcustomersmostsuperiorand modernsolutionsforSupplyChain, EAMandFieldServicebusinessareas.
Canyoutellusaboutyourcompany’s productsandservices?
Ourmissionistohelporganizationsrun businessfromanywhere.Whetheritis managinginventoryinawarehouse, fulfillinganorder,ormaintainan equipmentormachinery,orperforming servicemaintenanceforcustomers,we haveapre-builtsolution.
Ÿ MobileApprovalsforOracleEBS &
UsingAlgarytm’sOraclemobile approvalsapplication,enterprisescan optimizespendmanagementand strengthenthebusinesscomplianceby takingquickactiononapprovalrequests forexpenses,requisitions,purchase ordersandmore.
Ÿ MobileInventoryforOracleEBS &FusionCloud
OurMobileinventorymanagement solutionforOracleEBSandFusion CloudempowersOracleusersto optimizewarehouseoperations,reduce errors,andstreamlinessupplychain whethertheyareconnectedtointernetor not,operationswillbecompletedwitha robustoffline-firstsolution.
RajSolution Providers of 2019
Ÿ MobileEnterpriseAsset ManagementforOracleEBS& FusionCloud
UsingEnterpriseassetmanagement (EAM)appforOracleEBS&Fusion cloud,organizationscanplan,trackand optimizetheirmaintenanceactivitiesto ensurethatproactivemaintenanceisnot affectedandperformedatthedesired levelforoptimalperformanceofyour assets.
Ÿ MobileFieldServiceManagement forOracleEBS&FusionCloud
Algarytm’sMobileFieldService managementapplicationempowersfield servicetechnicianstoefficientlymanage andrecordtheirworkwhileproviding customerservice.Themobilesolution providesaccesstoServiceRequests, Partsneeded,Warranty,ServiceHistory, Tasks,etcwhetherthereisaconnectivity ornot.
Services:
Ourgoalistoprovidecomprehensive mobilesolutionsforourcustomers.As partofthis,wehelpcustomerswith DigitalstrategyfollowedbyMobile strategy WehelpthemwithMobile deviceselection,applifecycle management,BYODstrategy,enduser support,MDMtools,Security,Mobile apptesting,DesignThinkingworkshops toidentifyhighvaluebusinessneeds, UserExperience,UIdesign,etc.
Canyoudescribetheexperiences, achievementsorlessonslearntthat haveshapedthejourneyofyour company?
Wehadfabulousaswellasturbulent timesonourwaytoasuccessfuldigital transformationsolutionscompany Asa partnerofOracle,wehavedeveloped severalenterprisemobilesolutions, certifiedbyOraclethathashelped severalbusinessestospearheadtheir digitaltransformationinitiatives,taking theirorganizationstothenextlevelof businessexcellence.Duringourjourney, wehaveseenbothfailuresandsuccesses. Wehavelearnedwhatmakesaproject
successfulandfortunatetoworkonsome oftheworld’slargestmobile implementations.
Someofouresteemedclients:ABB, Patterson,Medtronic,Mondelez,Hunter DouglasandCintas,NationalGypsum, Elavon,NRG,BenjaminMoore&Co.
Howservicesofferedbyyourcompany areleveragingthepotentialof enterprisemobilityandinwhatway theyaredisruptive?
Wehelpourcustomersembarkontheir digitaltransformationjourneybystarting firstwithEnterpriseMobility.
WeofferEnterpriseMobileStrategy, CustomAppDevelopment,and ApplicationManagedServices.We leverageDesignThinkinginourservice offering.Algarytm’smainobjectiveisto deliverwhattheendusersarelooking for Attheintersectionofwhatpeople need,whatlatesttechnologiesavailable andbusinessvalueweinnovate.Wealso deliverprojectsinagile/scrummodelto buildhighqualitysolutions.Ourflexible, 24x7customersupportenablesour clientsfocusondoingwhattheydobest.
Whatarethevariousapproaches adoptedbyyourcompanytoimprove thequalityofsolutions?
Ourproductsfollowstringentquality practicesthatareinlinewiththe internationalqualitystandardssuchas ISO9001:2015andCMMi certifications.Wehaveconceived, draftedandadoptedacomprehensive QualityManagementSystem(QMS)to ensurethatallprocessesareexecutedin linewiththecommongoalofachieving businessexcellence.Wehaveateamof developersandqualityanalysts,who relentlesslyworktowardsacommon goaltoensurethatourproductsmeetor evensurpassourcustomers’ expectations.Furthermore,wehave achievedtheSAP’sQualityaccreditation programthatencompassesdifferent phasesofprojectmanagement.
WheredoesAlgarytmseeitselfinthe longrunand/orwhatareitsfuture goals?
Algarytmwouldliketobethego-to strategicpartnerforsimpleand transformationaldigital&mobile solutionsforOracleERPcustomers.In thelongrun,companywantstoinnovate byleveraginglatesttechnologiessuchas MachineLearning,AI,Cloudand Mobile.Ourfuturegoalsinclude–expandingsolutionportfolioto Manufacturing,QualityManagement, andSales.Also,weplantobuildindustry specificsolutionsformanufacturing organizations,distributors,professional servicefirms,Oil&Gas,Utilities, Transportationandlogisticsfirms.
These are my go-to guys for mobility & digital technologies. Algarytm creates robust strategy and executes projects flawlessly – ITDirectorofHomeGoods Manufacturer.
TheCompany’sFounder&CEOisRaj Peddisetty,whobringsinover11years ofexperienceinOracleandSAPfor industries,rangingfromWholesale, Utilities,TransportationandLogistics, ProfessionalservicestoManufacturing andHealthcare.Hehashelpedglobal businesstransformationprojectsfor Fortune500clientssuchasWyeth Pharmaceuticals,TheDowChemical Company,Colgate-Palmolive,National Gypsum,Medtronic,Cintas,Benjamin Moore&Co.,ThePattersonCompanies andHarlandClarke.
Raj’svisionistomakeAlgarytmthe world’sbestdigitalsolutionsproviderfor OracleERPusers.Hisshort-termgoalis todeliverSAASbasedmobilesolutions thataresimpletouse,easytodeploy, smoothtoupgradeandcheaperto maintain.WithRAPIDtool,business userswillbeabletoconfigurethemobile applicationswithbusinessrules.
Whatdowecallanareathatisnotlimitedtoa
singleplanetandhasnophysicalboundaries?
Wecallittheeraoftheemergingspaceresource industry.Ashumans,webecameaspacefaringspecies60 yearsagowhenRussialaunchedSputnik,theworld’sfirst artificialsatellite.Wearetheonlyspeciestoachievethis milestoneinthe4.5billionyearhistoryoftheearth.Later, thespaceindustrybegantodevelopafterWorldWarII,as rocketsandsatelliteslaterfoundcivilianpurpose.
Today,companiesaroundtheworldareintransportation, energysector,construction,hospitality,realestate,etc.and theyarelookingfortheirnextgrowthopportunity.Spaceis quicklybecomingaplacewheretheindustriesthatpower ourglobaleconomyhavestartedconductingbusiness. Futuredevelopmentsinthespaceindustriesincludespace tourism,satellitemanufacturing,andthelaunchindustry.In recentyears,however,privatespaceflightisbecoming realityinthespaceindustry
Ofcourse,theseprivatecompaniesalsocompeteagainst eachotheranditcouldbearguedthatanewspaceracehas begun.Butwhilewithanelementofcompetition,the successofthepastdecadesshowsthatispossibleto collaborateinspace.Forexample,NASAamajor governmentagencyhasreliedonprivatelyoperatedlaunch serviceslikeSpaxeXforitssatellitelaunches.Theoriginal spaceracebeganfromtheideasandskillsofvisionary
theoreticalengineerslikeRobert.H.Goddard,Wernhervon Braun,andKonstantinE.Tsiolkovsky,etc.Today,space endeavorsarepropelledbyanewgenerationof entrepreneursincludingElonMusk,JeffBezos,andRobert Branson.Therearesomemoremajorplayersand innovativecompanieswiththevisionofspaceexploration andareasfollows:
SpaceX-SpaceXwasfoundedin2002andhasreached worldwidepopularitywiththeirhistoricmilestonesinspace exploration.Itisalreadytheworld’smosthigh-profile commercialspacecraftcompany TheaimofSpaceXisto revolutionizethespacetechnology,withthegoalof enablingpeopletoliveonotherplanets.Itssuccesshas beenworthappreciating.Falcon9launchvehicleand DragonSpacecraftaresomeofitsmilestones.Dragon Spacecrafthashelpedwithregularresupplymissionsfor NASAspacestations.
BlueOrigin-Itwasfoundedin2000byJeffBezos,the technologicalretailentrepreneurandCEOofAmazon,aims tolaunchpeopleinspace.Itisfullyreusable,vertical takeoffverticallanding(VVTL)spacevehicle.Thoughits goalisdifferentfromthatofSpaceX,ittargetstheSpace tourismindustry.Itisfocusingoncommerciallyavailable, suborbitalhumanspaceflightandhasdevelopedavertical launchvehicle(newshepherd)forit.Newshepherdis namedaftertheMercuryastronautAlanShepherd,thefirst
AmericanAstronauttogoinSpace.Itisdesignedtotake astronautsandresearchpayloadspasttheKarmanline,the internationallyrecognizedboundaryofspace.
Boeing-Boeingistheworld’slargestaerospacecompany andleadingmanufacturerinspaceandsecuritysystems. Throughoutthelast50years,Boeinghasbeenintegralin everymajorendeavortoescapeearth’sgravity.Thesatellite industryhasmadetheheadlinessincethelaunchofitsfirst MercurycapsuletothecurrentISS(InternationalSpace Station).
NASA’sSpaceLaunchSystem(SLS)isthemostpowerful rocketeverbuilt.BoeingistheprimecontractorfortheSLS designdevelopment,test,andproductionofthelaunch vehicle.SLSistheworld’sonlysuperheavyrocketcapable oftransportingastronautstodeepspace.NASAissettingits eyesontheexplorationofMarswiththehelpofBoeing technology.Boeinghassuccessfullylaunchedallof NASA’sMarsprobesandroversaboardDelta11launch vehicles.RecentlyBoeingengineerdesignedaspacesuitto protectastronautsfromdust,radiationandotherhazards whenexploringthesurfaceofmoonandmars.
SierraNevadaCorporation-SelectedbyNASA,SNC’s DreamChaserspacecraftisamulti-missionspaceutility vehicle.ItusedfortransportingcrewandcargotoLEO (LowEarthOrbit)destinationssuchasISS(International SpaceStation).Thesystemisdesignedtodeliverupto 5,500kgofpressurizedandunpressurizedcargotothe spacestationundertheCRS(CommercialResupply Service)-2contract.Itwillcarrysupplieslikefood,water, &scienceexperimentsandreturnstoearthwithagentle runwaylanding.ThespacecraftisselectedbyNASAto provideaminimumof6cargomissionstoandfromthe spacestationby2021.SierraNevadaCorporationismaking solidprogressandlikelytostayakeyplayerintheprivate spacecompany
NorthropGrummanCorporation-NGCisaleaderin scienceandexplorationinspaceformorethan60years. ThiokolChemicalCompany,nowpartofNGCdeveloped theworld’sfirstreusablespaceshuttleprograminthelate 1970s.
ContributiontoNASA:July20,1969,wasahistoricday whentheworldwatched,astronautNeilArmstrongtook mankind’sfirststepsonthemoon.ThesuccessofNASA’s Apollo11missionisstillrememberedandcelebrated. SeveralheritagecompaniesofNGCarerecognizedforthe vitalroletheyplayedintheachievementoftheApollo11 mission.NGCdesigned,assembled,integratedandtested theLunarModule(LM)oftheApolloprogram.
NASA’sNorthropGrummanbuiltChandraX-ray Observatoryanditcontinuestoproducedatathatenables
astronomerstomakeextraordinary
discoveries.Launched in1999,Chandrahasfoundevidenceforasignificantnew classofsupernova.Ithasalsouncoveredevidenceofa powerfuloutburstfromthegiantblackholeattheMilky Way’scenter
NASAhasalongtraditionofutilizingNorthrop Grumman’sspacecraft,includingtheSpiritandOpportunity roversthatlandedonMarsin2004.Theroverswillhelp guidetheMarsasitinvestigatestheviabilityofmicrobial lifeontheplanetnoworinthepast.
NASA’sJamesWebbSpaceTelescopewillplayan importantroleinstudyingplanetarysystems.NGCisthe primecontractorforbuildingthedreamsofWebb technology Thetelescopewillbesensitivetoinfraredlight whichwillenableittounderstandaneraoftheuniverse justafewmillionyearsaftertheBigBang.
MadeinSpace-MISisthespace-basedmanufacturing company,dedicatedtomakingofreliableAdditive manufacturingequipmentandfiberoptics(MISFiber)for Space.Additivemanufacturingisalsoknownas3D Printingandistransformingtheindustry.Itcan manufacturelargerandmorecomplexobjectsfaster,with finerprecisionandwithmultipleaerospacegradematerials. MISFiberOptics,ontheotherhand,isproducedwithout crystalsthataffectsignalloss.Later,thesecrystalsprovide superiordatatransmissioncapabilities,high-speedinternet aswellasenhancingtechnologiesinspace.
VirginGalactic-VirginGalacticisaspaceflightcompany foundedin2004byBritishentrepreneurSirRichard Branson.Itisdevelopingcommercialspacecraftsandaims toprovidesuborbitalspaceflightstospacetourists.VGuses alarger,four-enginejetplanethatcarriespassengersinto space.Itissimilarindesigntoaprivateplane.These privatespacefirmsseemtohavedifferentinterestsinthe spacerace,butactually,thesecompaniessharethesame goals.
Lookingatthefuture,therewillbeaneedforlaws, regulation,andcontrollingauthoritytogovernspace exploration.Itwillbenecessarytohavefirmandwellunderstoodprotocolsintheeventspacecrashing,while thereareseriousissuesaroundthesafetyofastronautsas well.Atthemoment,theUN’sOuterSpaceAffairsis responsibleforpromotinginternationalcooperationinthe peacefulusesofouterspace.Perhaps,theentryofthe privatesectorintospaceexplorationwillcontributetothe growthoftheeconomyasvaluabletargetsforinvestment. However,itwillbeinterestingtoseehowhealthy competitionopensupinthedevelopmentoftheSpaceEra forCitizens.
Augview,anaugmented realitysoftwarecompany wasformedafternoticinga disconnectinthemarket.Despitea largenumberoftheworkforce carryingmobiledevicesfor communicationpurposes,these deviceswerenotbeingusedto
improvetheproductivity offieldoperatives workingoutsideon location.
Businessesrelyingon geo-spatialinformation were,andtoalargepart stillare,usingoldpaper basedinformationwhen itcomestoworkingon location,suchas installingnew infrastructureor maintainingutility network.Theyarenot takingadvantageofthe smartmobiledevices thattheirworkforce alreadycarry.
Aftermuchresearchand leveragingthefounder’s in-depthknowledgeof surveyingandGIS systems,thecompany developedanew augmentedrealityGIS product.Thiseffectivelyshiftsaccess todigitalGISinformationfrom solelyanofficeworkstation environmentintosomethingmuch moreagileandportable;smartphone andtabletcomputing.Thisshift coincidedwiththerapid developmentofthefunctional capabilityofmobiledevices.
Augviewisadownloadable applicationthatenablesutilityand constructionworkerstoviewhidden undergroundassetsorto-be-built assets,asadynamic3Dmodel,on tablets,smartphonesandAR (augmentedreality)glasses, essentiallymakingtheinvisible, visible.Thisdiscontinuous technologyalsoenablescivil engineering&designconsultantsand localgovernmentplannerstoview proposedconstructionsonlocation beforecommittingtobuild.
Augviewworksbypullingassetdata frombothpublicandproprietaryGIS databases,tocreateadynamic3D modelofthenetworkon-the-fly, basedontheGPSlocationofthe user.Itthendisplaysthemodelinthe cameramodeofhandheldmobile devices,bothiOSandAndroid.As theusermovesaround,sothemodel moveswiththem.Evenwhenthe GPSsignalislost,Augview’ssurface tackingfeaturewillenabletheuseto knowwheretheyare.
Togetherwithitsmultipledata captureandeditfeatures,Augview canalsobeusedtokeepasset databasesaccuratelyupdatedina timelyandefficientmanner.
Like the shift from typewriters to email, in a few years, industry will wonder how it ever managed without AR
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DevelopmentofAugviewwasstarted asfarbackas2012,whenits FounderandCEO,MikeBundock observedsubcontractorsinhardhats andhi-visjacketsstaringatmapsand bitsofpaper,scratchingtheirheads tryingtoworkoutwheretheywere standingandwheretodig.Itturns outthattheywereworkingforalocal utilityandtheywerestanding200 metresfromwheretheywere supposedtostartexcavating.
TheAugviewproductwasdeveloped toaddressthisproblemandanearly versionwasreleasedontothemarket asearlyas2014.However,arguably thisreleasewaspremature.The hardwaredevicesavailableatthe timedidnothavethenecessaryGPS andorientationcapabilitiesbuiltin, toallowthesoftwaretofunctionto itspotential.
Throughoutthejourneythecompany alsolearntthatearlyadoptionofthe technologywasdrivenmorebya differenttargetaudiencetothat originallyintended.Whiletheutility andconstructionsectorarenow beginningtowakeuptothebenefits ofARtechnology,theywerenotthe firsttostartembracingit.Augview initiallygainedmoretractionin unexpectedsectorssuchasGIS consultancyanddesigncompanies, seekingtogainacompetitiveedgein theirrespectivemarkets.
Anotherfeatureofthejourneyisthe realisationthatmanyorganisations possessdatabutduetothe proprietarynatureoftheirdatabases, havedifficultydoinganythingwith
it.Therefore,Augviewhasbeenable toofferadditionalservicesinthe formofdataextractanddata translationthatcomplementthecore Augviewproduct.
BeingDisruptive Augviewcompletelyleverages enterprisemobility.Mostfield workersoutonlocationcarrya mobiledevicewhichissuitablefor usingAugview.However,oneofthe reasonsforthesloweradoptionrate amongsttheutilityandconstruction sectorsinsomecountriesistheir currentrelianceondial-before-youdigservice.Technically,Augview competesheadonwiththisservice andinthelongrunwillrenderit redundant.So,forthisparticular marketsector,Augviewis completelydisruptive.
Thecompanybelievesthatthebest waytoimproveitsqualityistoask forcustomerfeedbackandtoacton it.Onceithasmadeanimprovement oraddedafeature,thebestpersonto testthechangeistheleasttechnical personintheorganization.Ifitworks forthem,itwillusuallyworkfor anybody
Anotherkeyapproachistolistento, andunderstand,whatprospect customersaresayingaboutthe problemstheyaretryingtoaddress intheirownbusiness.Thishasledto anumberofnewwaystoconfigure datainAugview.Forexample,asa resultofenquiriesfromtheopen-cast miningsector,Augviewcannow readtheirdataandrepresentitinAR inawaythatismeaningfuland
usefultothoseworkingonlocation onthemines.
Finally,ithasbeenimportantthat Augviewremainsaflexibleproduct, adaptabletotheneedsofdifferent customersandtheirdatastrategies. Inthisregard,Augviewhasbeen designedtoreadfrommultipletypes ofpublisheddata,bothfrom proprietaryandpubliclyaccessible databases.
AccordingtoAugview,thesingle biggesteventwhichwillencourage massadoptionofARintheindustry willbelaunchofuser-friendly augmentedrealitygoggles.These deviceswillallowtheusersto experienceapplicationslikeAugview withtheirhandsfreeandremovethe needforsmartphonesandtablets. Augviewtechnologyhasalready beenconfiguredwiththesedevicesin mindandthecompanyanticipates thatappropriatedeviceswillbe availableinthemarketby2020.Just recentlyAppleinsidershave suggestedalaunchasearlyaslate 2019.
ThiswillresultinshiftingAR technologyusagebeyondjustthe innovatorsandearlyadopters,and intothehandsofthemajorityof constructionandutility organizations.Therefore,Augview seessignificantgrowthpotentialover thenextfouryears.
Raghu Bala is the CEO of NetObjex Inc., which is based in Southern California. Raghu formerly worked with Yahoo, Infospace, PwC, and with 3 successful startup exits. He is a Wharton MBA in Finance, MS in Computer Science from RPI, Ex-Columbia University Adjunct Lecturer, published author and major conferences including IoT Congress, Google IO, and more. His Current focus areas are Decentralized computing, Distributed ledgers, IoT, and Crypto currencies respectively.
TheLogisticsIndustryisakeysegmentinseveral worldeconomies,includingthatoftheUnited States.
UsingastudyfromATKearney,itaccountedforabout 7.5%ofGDPin2016.TheLogisticsindustryismadeupof severalsubsegmentsincluding: Ÿ
MotorCarrierse.g.JBHunt,OldDominion
ParcelDeliverye.g.FedEx,UPS
Raile.g.CSX,NorfolkSouthern
ContainerShippinge.g.Maersk,Hapag-Lloyd
AirFreighte.g.DHL,Martinair
Pipelinecompaniese.g.Enbridge,KinderMorgan
FreightForwarderse.g.Kuehne+Nagel,Sinotrans
ThirdPartyLogisticse.g.CHRobinson,XPOLogistics
WarehousingCompaniese.g.Ryder,Geodis
Manyoftheplayersintheabovelistbleedoverintothe othersegmentsandofferabroadproductmix.
Technologyhascontinuedtobethecatalystforchangein theLogisticsindustry.Newbusinessmodelsarebeing constantlydevelopedanddrivingtheindustrytowardsa
flexible,connected,optimizedsupplychain.Customer expectationsalsocontinuetoevolvewithagreaterneedfor immediacy,convenienceandpersonalizationatthecore. AI,IoT,andBlockchaintechnologieshaveamajorroleto playinthisevolution.
Logistics,ingeneral,involvesaChainofCustodywhere goodschangehandsbetweenmultipleparties.Forinstance, aSellerinChinawishestoshipgoodstoaBuyerintheUS. Itisverylikelythatinthisscenariothegoodse.g.a Containerwillgothroughseveralintermediariese.g. truckingcompanies,shippingcompaniesbeforereaching thebuyer
Atpresent,mostofthisjourneyisfairlyopaqueinthatonce thegoodsleavethecustodyoftheSender,thereisverylittle insightastoitsstatusuntilitarrivesattheBuyer.When singlecompanieshandletheentireshipmente.g.FedEx, DHLetcthenthereisslightlymorevisibilitythrough mobilenotificationsandwebbasedtrackingviatracking numbers.Butwhenmultiplecarriersareinvolved,tracing andtrackingbecomesexponentiallymoredifficultandis notbeinghandledmosteffectivelyatpresent.
EnterBlockchaintotherescue.BlockchainisaformofDistributedLedgertechnologymaybejustwhatthedoctor orderedwhenitcomestoimprovingthetransparencyintheLogisticsindustry.Blockchaintechnologyprovidesa transparent,tamperproof,andimmutableledger–threepropertieswhichcouldhelpmitigateseveraloftheinefficiencies inLogistics.
BeforeweexamineBlockchainindetail,letusquicklylistsomeofthecommonissuesfacedinLogistics: Ÿ
Inefficiencye.g.goodsnotarrivingontime Ÿ Losse.g.goodsperishingenrouteduetoimproperhandling Ÿ Thefte.g.goodsbeingstolenduetolackofsecuritymeasures Ÿ Counterfeitinge.g.goodsbeingreplacedwithcounterfeitgoods Ÿ Fraude.g.documentfraudwheredocumentssuchasbillofladingaremodified
Withthiscontextinmind,letusstudyhowBlockchaincanhelpinLogistics.First,blockchaintechnologyisextremely usefulinecosystemsinvolvingmultipleplayerswhoworkwithoneanotherbuttheremaybetrustissues.TheLogistics ecosystemeasilyqualifiesinthisregard.Second,mostofwhatailstheecosystemisalackofaccountabilitywhichis broughtaboutbythelackoftransparency.Forinstance,inthechainofcustody,ifalltheecosystemparticipantshave theirowninformationsilos(eitherautomatedorotherwise),thenthereisalackofacommonsetoftruthsoracommon systemofrecord.Thisleadstoinefficiency,errors,andevenfraud.Third,compoundthisalreadymalignedecosystemby saddlingitcustomerrequirementssuchascoldchainshipmentswheretemperaturehastobemaintainedwithinspecific thresholdse.g.pharmaceuticalsorwine.
Inallthreecases,Blockchainisaperfectfit.First,ithelpsallecosystemparticipants’workoffofthesamedataby sharingdataacrosstrustboundariesbreakingdownthesilosoninformation.Second,whencoupledwithIoTtechnology forrealtimedataacquisition,blockchaincanbeusedforgovernanceandaccountabilityinChainofCustodysituations. Forinstance,inacoldchainshipment,onecaneasilyascertainwhichpartywasresponsibleforashippingcontainer whileintransitwhenthetemperaturegaugereadingwentoutsideofthepresetthresholds.
BlockchainpromisestobeagamechangingtechnologyandsomethingthatisaverygoodfitfortheLogisticsbusiness andallofitscomplexity
CallApp is one of the most comprehensive caller ID apps in the world providing the most thorough communication experience in the world, with a magnitude of information a single click away.
find out it was spam”,asserts AmitOn,the Founderand CEOofCallApp Itwasthat momentwhenthe ideatocreate CallAppwasborn. CallAppisaFree CallerIDand PhoneCall Blockerappthat allowsmobile userstoblock phonecalls, identify telemarketing calls,recordphone calls,blacklist unwantedcallers andmuchmore.
callersandupdatepeople’scontacts withcompleteinformationfromtheir socialmediaprofiles.Theapphas over50millionusers,haswon severalawards,supportsover200 countries,andisintegratedwithover 60informationsources.
Iwas in a very important meeting and my phone rang. It was an unknown number, and I decided to answer the call, only to
Foundedin2011,CallAppisoneof themostcomprehensivecallerID appsintheworld.Ithastheabilityto identifyover3billionunknown
Attheageof18,AmitOnwas landedapositioninthehighlyselectiveIsraelDefenceForces SpecialIntelligenceTechnology Unit.Followinghisservice,hehas handledseniormanagementpositions invarioussuccessfulstartups,such asAmobeeandFollowap,which werelateracquiredfor$370Mand $140M,respectively.Apivotalplayer intheindustry,Amitaspirestobea trailblazerastheleaderofCallApp. Hisexperience,intuitionandgo-to attitudearewhatledhimtocreatethe platform.Amitalsobelievesthat thosetraitsandskills,amongst others,havehelpedmotivatehis teamtobuildtheappintothemost
Solution Providers of 2019
comprehensivecallerIDappin theworld.
Sinceitsinception,themost importantthingCallApphaslearned isgoodideasdon’tnecessarilyequal successfulideas.Everythingitdoes iskeeptracking,thankstoadvanced analyticsprograms.Whentheidea isn’tperforming,thecompany figuresouthowtoimproveit.When theideaisperforming,itdevelops waystomakeitevenstronger
CallAppprovidesauniversalCaller ID,blockscalls,recordscalls, remindsonetomakecalls,andmore. CallAppcanblockcallsfrom unknownorunwantednumbers(like telemarketersorrobocalls)and utilizesitsimmensedatatoidentify whoiscalling,eveniftheirnumber isn’tsavedonone’sdevice. Moreover,users’contactdetails screenissyncedwiththeircontact’s socialmediaprofiles,givingthem easyaccesstotheirTwitterand Facebook,amongstothers.The applicationalsoallowsitsusersto leavenotesontheircontact’spage,as wellasapplymultiplenotestotheir contactduringacall.Inadditionto itsorganizationalaspects,theapp provideswithfullcustomization abilities.Fromthescreenbackground tothecallbuttons,CallAppallows
onetopersonalizetheircall experience.
MakingEmployeesEfficient CallApp’sservicesfacilitate enterprisemobility,givenitisa completecallmanagementsolution andcanbeusedtoincreaseemployee productivity.Itgivesusersthepower toanswerimportantcallsandsend spamtovoicemail.Employeescan nowwritemultiplenotesonaclient’s contactpageduringacallandcan evenrecordcallsforfutureuseif theyforgettowritedownakeypoint fromanimportantconversation. CallAppcantrulyreplaceitsuser’s phone’sdialer,contactbook, notebook,recorder, andreminders.
CallAppalwaysintendstobein developmentnomatterhowbigit gets.Thecompanyisalways adaptingbasedonitsusers’wishes andtheoutcomesthatfollow.Itwill notreleaseafeaturejustforthesake ofhavinganotherfeature.Itfirmly believesthatanythinglessthan perfectforitsusersisnotacceptable. ThemajorityofCallApp’steam membersconsistsofafirst-class developmentteam,allowingthe companytoemphasizequality overquantity.
CallApp’sgoalistodeliverthebest productpossibletoitsusers.Itaims tocontinuetoexpandintovast communicationcategoriesaswellas enhancethoseithasalreadytapped into.Itsdedicatedteamisendlessly workingonwaystoincreasethe experienceforeachuser.The companyhasrevolutionizedthe communicationindustry,anditis strivingtobepioneerinthissphere intheyearsahead.
“Thisappisperfect!Iwasbeing threatenedoveraphonecallwhich leadmetodownloadCallApp.It recordsallmyconversations,notifies meofthepersoncallingevenifI don’thavetheirnumbersaved (yes,itshowstheirnames).Ihave beenusingthisappforoverayear now&Iwon’tbegivingitup!”
— Venessa Mckenzie
In the recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has
transformed various industries and helped to perform better and achieve success in their respective arena.An idealamalgamationofhumanintelligenceandmachineshas proven that it can create wonders in the businesses. This attachment of human intellect with the machine assists businesses, to automate their day to day activities, to understand customer behaviors, to decrease work expendituresandtocreateoccurrencesonanindividuallevel.
Therefore, business individuals need to keep a close eye on the latest developments occurring in AI industry This informationcanbevitalastheycanutilizeAIinareaswhereit cancreateprofitforthem.
There are various industries that are already utilizing AI in theirrespectivebusinessfunctionsandaregettingbenefited. Followingaresomeoftheleadingindustriesthathaveutilized AIasaninstrumenttooptimizetheiroperations:
1.
Healthcaresectorhasshownapositiveresponsetoassimilate AI in its field. That is the reason; Healthcare has received enormous funding to develop and execute AI. The modern day machine intelligence is assisting healthcare sector to examine medical data extracted from X-rays, CT scans and variousothertests.
Segregation of this information is important as doctors go through the patient’s history to check and diagnose illness. Healthcareexpertsaredependentontheiryearsofexperience and prefabricated algorithms to acknowledge the symptoms of an illness. However, sometimes they overlook and make mistakes unconsciously. A BBC report titled ‘AI Early DiagnosisCouldSaveHeartandCancerPatient’statedthat
nearly 20% of experienced doctors make mistakes while diagnosingpatient'sillness.Therefore,thisarduousaswellas dauntingtaskiscertainlymadeeasierbyAI.
TherearefamousexamplesofutilizationofAIinhealthcare sector TheBabylonAIdoctorappavailsspeechrecognition to interact with patients cross-examines carefully against its database and provides necessary treatment. Another interesting healthcare AI, Molly by Sense.ly -virtual nurse app- links patients to scientific recommendations and help, withtheassistanceofproprietarycategorizationenginepays attention to the patients and replies appropriate response to them Microsoft’s Hanover project utilizes machine comprehension with natural language processing to forecast productivecancerdrugcompatibletothepatient.
Automobile industry is witnessing crucial shifts such as autonomousdriving,connectivity,electrificationanddivided mobility. It is anticipated that the automobile industry will experience rise in economic growth by shifting from conventional to disruptive technologies and unconventional businessmodels.
On October 14 2015, Tesla announced that it is going to launchanautopilotcari.e.acarwithself-drivingcapability Thecarisexpectedtodriveitselffromcoast-to-coastwiththe helpofautonomousnavigation.Othercarmakersareaiming to implant AI services like Amazon’s Alexa. This will authorizepassengerstoself-commandcartechnologieswith thehelpofnaturallanguagevoiceorders.
German premium car maker Mercedes-Benz has deployed voicecommandpersonalassistantinCESshow2018heldin Las Vegas Its arch business rival BMW followed the footstepsanddecidedtoadoptAlexaanditsassimilationinto itshandpickedBMWandminiautomobiles.KIAMotorshas alsoproclaimedthatitisthinkingaboutassimilatingGoogle assistantinitscars.
Itistheneedofthehourforanybusinesstoperformbetterin its services and increase profit as much as possible. It is expectedthatmachinelearning(ML)willempowersystems toanextentthattheywillcomprehendthedataandutilizeitto increase their performance.This is whereAI comes into the picture. The association between AI and ML can create wondersinlogistics,wheretimeisaparamountentity.
The logistics sector gathers extensive data from diverse sourcessuchaswebsites,smartphonesandvarioustelematics tools. Predictive analytics not only rearranges delivery schedule but also predicts subsequent orders which gives logistics sector an advantage to utilize its resources effectively
Interestingly, AI does not stop there. It assists in semiautonomous driver assistance, autonomous fleets for ride sharing, engine overseer and forecasting maintenance for automobiles.
Also,AIhasbeenassistinglogisticssectortoconstructsupply chains beforehand with the help of advanced systems. This computer assistance in automobiles delivers goods in the efficient manner which is essential for the success of a logistics company. The forecasting helps logistics to avoid disastrous calamities such as difficult weather situations, trafficdelaysandmanyunexpectedoccurrences.
Marketing sector has changed drastically over the years. Customers anticipate for a personal experience and it is the need of the hour for marketing sector to change itself and adjust accordingly They are required to leave the conventional methods of marketing and concentrate on enhancingtheircommunication,executedemandsaswellas aspiration.ThisadaptationofAIisvitalformarketingsector as reluctance to implement this new technology can lead to lossofbusinessforthecompany.
AI assists marketers to find and forecast customer attitudes. This precious information allows marketers to carry out impactful keywords and communicate with consumers on a morepersonallevel.Moreover,chatbotsalsohelptoexecute this communication in a less expensive, effective and in a persistentway.
On top of it, AI generates ideas which are subdivided into many sub ideas. This way the risk of catering a sole idea is eliminated and various ideas can be catered according to customers and their preferences. Brands have started to acclimatize on this useful technology and are focusing on selectedcustomers.StartupshavealsobeguntoapplyAIwith the help of AI automated personalization and compelling videocontent.
A Virtual Assistant can help you to handle smart home devices.Thisfeaturewillallowyoutoadministerdoorlocks, lights, appliances and many smart home devices. There are Virtual Assistants available in the market, which show the capacity to function as an intercom. A user needs to place VirtualAssistantsineveryroomtocommunicatewithothers. Amazon Echo’s ‘Drop In’ feature enables users to interact witheachotherfromdifferentrooms.
UserscanalsoutilizeVirtualAssistantstoshutdownandstart TV sets on compatible television models. In addition, a VirtualAssistantinthekitchencanalsobeutilizedtohandle kitchenmachines.
Virtual Assistants such as Amazon Echo as well as Google Home incorporates ‘Routines’ attributes which allow these Virtual Assistants to carry out many tasks on a single command given by the user This means a user can create a ‘Routine’commandwhichwillinstructtheVirtualAssistant tostartmultipletasksitsupposedtoexecute.
Industries are constantly trying to update themselves by adaptingnewtechnologies.AIistransformingindustriesand helpingthemtogrowtheirbusinesses.Itisgoingtoadvance intomoresectors.Itwillhelphumanbeingstooperaterisky tasks,decodeuniversalissuesandtakecareofvarioushuman tasks.We can definitely anticipate a future whereAI will be thenewnormal.
Companiesthathavealready investedinSAPfindthat theycanachieveevenbetter resultsfromtheirexistinginvestment withcloudtechnologyand eProcurement.Aftertheinitial investment,companiesfindcertain roadblockspreventingmassuser adoptionanddiminishingcost savings.Issuessuchasinabilityto stayconnected,lackofinsightinto data,andcomplexandfragmented businessrulesstopbusinessesfrom usingthefullpowerofSAP.As cloudapplicationtechnologies advance,companiesgainthebenefits ofrapiddeploymentcycles, increasedself-servicetools,and fasterperformance.Vroozidelivers onthepromiseandpowerof eProcurementintheCloudwith seamlessintegrationintoSAP.
SAPuserslookingtothecloud generallyfaceafewquestions, including:
Ÿ HowcanIbenefitfromusing cloudprocurement?
Ÿ Willmytransitiontothecloudbe cost-effective?
Ÿ Howwillmybusinessprocesses beaffectedbycloudtechnology?
Tounderstandthebenefitsofcloud technologytoexistingSAPusers, let’sevaluatethreeprocurement strategiesthathighlightthepowerof cloudprocurement.
ReturnonInvestment(ROI)isa centralfactorinanyprocurement strategy.Buyersandtradingpartners ofcloudprocurementsolutionsneed tofeelconfidentthatsolutionswill leadtocostsavingsandhigher productivityandefficiency.Users quicklyseereturnsbyfocusingon useradoption,compliance,andspend management.SpendManagement allowscompaniestovisualize purchasingspendingpatternsand usageanddrivesemployeesto leveragepreferredpricingwith contractsuppliers.Toincreaseuser
adoptionandcompliance,thecloud empowersamobileworkforcewith therightresourcesandexperienceso everyonestaysconnectedand availablesothatbusinessisnot disrupted.Asuseradoptionand complianceframeworksincrease withcloud-basedsystems, organizationsgainimmediatecost savingsinprocurementby decreasingtransactioncostsand preventingspendleakagewithyour supplychain.
Processefficiencyiskeyfora successful,healthybusiness.Cloud technologyenablesbetterprocesses bykeepingeveryoneconnected throughamobileexperienceand automatingtransactiontasksthrough theuseofmachinelearningand patternmatching.Withacentralized, unifiedsystem,cloudautomationcan yieldimmediatebenefitsin requisitiontoinvoiceandpayment businessprocessesandreduced
errorsandissuesleadingtohigher productivityanddecreased processingcosts.Further,by allowingemployeestointeractwith cloudprocurementviasmartPhones andtablets,businesscancontinueto movewithefficiencyandspeed.
Perhapsnodeterminantismore importantinrealizingthebenefitsof cloudtechnologiesversustraditional onpremisesoftwareisinITCost Savings.Systemsandapplications whichrequiredlargephysical infrastructureandmonetary investmentscannowprovide inexpensiveandscalablesolutions throughtheCloudandcloud infrastructureproviders.A procurementsolutionthatintegrates withSAPiseasiertoaccess,less expensive,andtakesafractionofthe
implementationtimecompaniesonce facedwithtraditionalsoftware solutions.Cloudtechnologyrelieves theuserofhiddencostssuchas hardware,consultants,infrastructure, maintenance,andcostlyupgrade cycles,providinglowerriskand lowertotalcostofownership.
Thecloudofferslittleupfront expense,automaticupgrades,and pre-integratedbestpracticeswhich alloworganizationstofocuson businessgrowthandimproved operatingmargins.Vroozi’s eProcurementsolutionthattakes SAPsolutionstothecloudempower userswithbetterreturns,better processesandhighersavings,sotheir overallSAPinvestment’sROIis accelerated.
Brad Hill, Director of Global Sales & Marketing of Vroozi is a passionate leader and is responsible for expanding the Vroozi Product Suite, Brand Adoption, Partnership Network & ensuring our customers receive an unparalleled experience with Vroozi. Brad spent the last 20 years building Enterprise Sales and Product strategies with leading IT Services organizations. His entrepreneurial strategies have served a vast number of Fortune 500 industries and verticals. He is also an aspiring mechanic and frustrated golfer, two good reminders to keep his day job.
AccordingtoIDC,spendingon Cloudcomputingisgrowingat4.5 timestherateofITspendingsince 2009andisexpectedtocontinue growingatmorethan6timestherate ofITspendingfrom2015through 2020(viaForbes).Thismassive growthiseasilyunderstoodwhen businessesunderstandthepowerand valueofcloudsolutions.Withthe VrooziPlatform,companiescantake advantageofrobusteProcurement technologydeliveredintheCloud andintegratedseamlesslywithSAP.
BradHill DirectorofGlobal Sales&Marketing Vroozi
andgovernment organizations.Itsprimary platformsofchoiceare iOSandAndroid.With thescaleandoperational efficiencies,thecompany hasbeenabletoprovide enterprisemobility solutionstoitsclientsata significantlylowercost comparedtoother providers.
Thecompanyalso believesenterpriseand consumermobility solutionsareoneofthe fastest-growingsectorsin theworld.Withthe advancementsofAI duringthelastfewyears, onecanonlyexpectthis ratetoaccelerateata muchfasterpaceinthe comingmonths.
timetogatheralltheinformationbecauseeveryfewweekstherewillbe anewdevice,softwareupdateoranew frameworkbeingreleased.Soittakesa significantamountoftimetostay currentwiththeinformationandbeing abletomaketherightdecisionsthat canmovetheorganizationandthe clientsforward.
Shanealsoadded,astheCTOofan EnterpriseMobilitysolutionsprovider, onealsohastofollowtheguidelines andstandardssetbythepartner hardwareproviders.Therefore, planninganddirectingtheoverall technicaltrainingprocesstostay currentandcompetitive,fallunderthe objectiveoftheCTO.
WhenStability,Securityand ReliabilityaretheMainFocus
BasedinAustralia,Elegant Media,theleaderinthemobile appscategoryhassuccessfully deliveredmoremobileappsthanany otherdigitalsolutionsproviderin Australia.
Theorganizationhasastrongpresence inenterprisemobility,withexperience servingtosmall,medium,large
AstheCTO,Shane Perera,overlooksand directsthehigh-level technicaldirectionofthe company.Accordingto Shane,sometimesnew solutionsandtechniquesareneededto beadaptedquickly,butsometimesone hastowaituntilthetechnology maturesuptoacertainlevel.
Shanealsobelieves,aCTOshouldbe abletogathertherightinformationand beeffectiveinmakingtheright decisions.Oftenwhenoneisworking withmobiledevicesandbleeding-edge technology,onedoesn’tgetalotof
FewofthemainfocusesofElegant Mediaareonstability,security,and reliabilityofenterprisemobility solutions.Theorganizationdoesthis byfollowingandcontinuously improvingeducation,trainingand testingprocesses.ElegantMediaisone ofthefewsoftwaresolutionproviders inAustralia,whichhastheISO9001 qualitycertification.Additionally,the companyremainscurrentwiththe latestimprovementsbybeinganactive memberoftheAppleConsultants Networkandbeingapartnerof Samsung’sEnterpriseAlliance.
Theorganizationalsohasbeen awardedasaTop50B2BSolutions providerfor2018,andanAustralian B2BLeaderin2019byClutchannual rankings.
ElegantMedia’ssystems,processes,andchecklistsare reviewedweekly,andthemanagementdiscussesthe progresseveryfortnight.Thisallowsthecompanytomove faster,delivereffectiveresultsquicklytoitsclients.Over thepast12months,ElegantMediahasbeeninvesting heavilyinautomationandAItoimprovethequalityofits projects.
Whenitcomestochallenges,theindustryisfacinga growingnumberofcompaniesthatarenowapproaching technologyasamobile-firstuserexperience.However, withinorganizations,desktopuseisstillhighwithbusiness applications.Thiscreatesachallengingpositionfor enterprises,becausethey’reforcedtoimplementmobile solutionswhileretainingtheirdesktopexperiences.Thisis nowoftenachievedbymovingtoamicroservicesbased architectureoranApplicationProgrammingInterface(API) drivenbackendasasinglesourceof truth(SSOT).
Oftenithasbeenprevalentinthesolutionsproviders’space tochargefeesbasedontheprestigeleveloftheClient, whichhasledtocompanieswithfamousbrandsand governmentorganizationstobeingchargedapremium. However,ElegantMediachangedthatapproachinthe industrybyintroducingstandardpricingmodels,where regardlessthetypeofClient,thebrandname,orthe Consultantthatonespeaksto,willbeguaranteedthesame pricing.
Asacompany,ElegantMediaseesitselfasaninnovatorin theenterprisemobilityindustry.ItsEnterpriseClients’ generalfeedbackisthatElegantMediaisoneofthemost cost-effectivemobilesolutionprovidersinAustralia. Currently,thecompanyisinvestingheavilyonautomation andAI;soitcanputdownwardpressureonraisingsoftware developmentcosts,andasaresult,ElegantMediacan continuetopassthatbenefittoitsclients.
“The team at Elegant Media helped me through the entire process and had many good ideas and recommendations for my App. I am very happy with the developing process and the end results of the developed App.”
–SamuelEwens,Entrepreneur
“Elegant Media have been excellent from start to finish in scoping and then undertaking the work for what is a complex project with literally hundreds of formulae that need to be free from errors and able to ‘talk to one another.’
I have always felt that I have been kept informed as to the progress of the project and when needed, Elegant Media has provided some excellent ideas as to how to achieve outcomes.”
–SteveSelig,Phd.,Entrepreneur
Atpresent,cybersecurityis playingavitalroleinthe digitalworldanditisalso knownasastandardtechnologyuse fortheprotectionofcyber environmentofanindividualorany organization.Itismainlyknownfor securityculturewhichincludesuser network,drives,softwareprocess, informationstorage,application securityandsystemsupportwhichis directlyorindirectlyconnectedtothe network.Theprimeobjectiveof cybersecurityistoreduce continuouslygrowingcyberrisksand cyberthreats.
Cybersecuritytechnologyconsistsof acollectionoftools,policies, securityconcepts,riskmanagement, actions,andtraining.Thetechnology tracksprotectednetworks,data securityfromdataattack,alongwith cybersecurityandphysicalsecurity. Thecorefunctionalityofcyber securityisbasedontechniques involvedprotectinginformationand systemfromcyberthreats.
HowCyberSecuritycameinto Existence?
Aswiththehistory,cybersecurity hashugenetworkbackgroundwith itsownfindingsandtechnology aspects.Intheearly1990s,a researchoninformationsecurityand policywasbeenintroducedwhere informationwasintheformof accuracyandbasedonsystem awareness.Under2016survey,70% oftheorganizationsintheUSwere adoptedbyUSSecuritysurvey whichiscomprisedofNIFT (NationalInstituteofStandards andTechnology)
Cyber-securityframework.
Cybersecurityisdefinedasa packageofsafetysolutionswhich providesmajorsecurityprocesses. Therearemanysectorswhichare consumingcybersecurityplatformas itsmajorfunctionalityforweb servicenetwork.Thefundamentals ofcybersecurityprocessare,
Information
NetworkSecurity
Applicationsecurityiscovered withtechnologythatmeasuresthe feasibilityoftheapplicationby finding,fixingandpreventing securityexposers.Thereare differenttechniqueswhichare beingusedassecurityplatformto emphasizesafetyatdifferent stagesoftheapplicationcycle. Applicationcycleincludes differentsegmentssuchasdesign, development,deployment, upgrade,andmaintenance.The standardofsecurityprocessis consequentlychangingand applicationcyclehasalsoa differentprocesswithdifferent standardization.
Techniquesusedinapplication securityaremainlyfocusedon itsexposeroftheapplication security. Whitebox security is usedforreviewingthesource codeandnoticingsecurityflaws oftheapplicationthrough manualfunctionality. Blackbox security auditisusedfortesting securityfunctionswheresource codeisnotneeded.
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Design review isusedasan applicationofthreatmodel,and worksbeforethecodeiswritten. And Tooling isthetechnique whichincludesautomatedtools thattestsecurityflawswith higherpositiverate.
Informationsecurityisacore sourceofinformationwhichis confidential,integratedandeasily available.Theprimaryfocusof thissecurityprocessistothe stabledataprotectionwhile maintainingafocusonefficient policyapplication.Risk managementprocessisachieved byidentifyingassets,threat sources,andvulnerabilitiesandis alsofollowedbytheeffectiveness oftheriskmanagementplan.
Informationsecuritymainly worksonconfidentialinformation whichishighlyentitledtothe process.
Ÿ Networksecuritysetsavariety ofcomputernetworks,usedin bothpublicandprivatesector.It alsoincludesconducting transactionsandbuild communicationsamong businesses,governmentagencies, andindividuals.Allnetworksare dividedintotwosections,private networkandpublicnetwork.
Privatenetworkingisusedwithin thecompanyandpublicnetwork accessrelatestotheopensource network.Thissecuritycultureis highlyinvolvedinmostofthe companies,enterprises,andother typesofinstitutions.Itismainly usedforprotectingand overseeingtheoperations.The
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networkresourceisrelativelyprotectedbyassigning auniquenameandacorrespondingpassword.The processisconcernedwithauthenticationofusername andpasswordwhichimplementsitssecurityconcept.
Operationalsecurityisaprocessthatidentifies informationwhichiscriticalandeasytodetermineby competitorintelligence.Itprotectsindividualpieceof datathatcouldbegroupedtogethertogiveaproper setofinformation.Itincludescriticalinformation essentialformilitarycommanders,seniorleaders,and highermanagement.Thewholeprocessalsoincludes technicalandnon-technicalmeasuressuchas,useof emailencryptionsoftware,takingprecautionsagainst spyingdataandsecuringconfidentialinformationnot tobesharedonsocialmediaplatform.
Operationalsecurityisafive-stepprocesswhich assistsanyorganizationtospecifyrequired information, Ÿ Identificationofcriticalinformation Ÿ Analysisofthreats Ÿ AnalysisofVulnerabilities Ÿ AssessmentofRisk.
Cybersecurityprocessplaysacrucialroletoimpact informationsecurityoftheorganization.Italsoexplores the“RelationshipbetweenOrganizationCultureand InformationSecurityCulture”andcontributesintothe organization’sprotectionaswellasmaintainsallkindof information.Securityprocessisanever-endingprocess inwhichinformationisusedasaresourcetoolto managestatisticssecurityculture.
Thesecurityprocessservedfive-stepprocessesincluding pre-evaluation,strategicplanning,operativeplanning, andimplementation. The pre-evaluation process identifiestheawarenessofinformationsecuritywithin employeesintheorganization. Strategic Planning offers healthierawarenessprogramwheretargetgetssets accordingtothegroupingofpeople. Operative Planning providesgoodsecurityprocesswhichcanbeestablished basedoninternalcommunication,securityawareness, andatrainingprogram. Implementation isfourstage
processusedassecurityprocesstoimplement information.Theprocessisusedformanagement, communicationwithorganizationalmembers,and currentemployees.
CybersecurityisaggressivelycontributingtotheITfield concernedwithreducingorganization’sriskanddata break.Accordingtoresearchin2016,46%of organizationscarry“problematicshortage”ofcyber security,andisincreasedby28%comparedto2015. Also,government,commercialandnon-governmental organizationsusecybersecurityforbetterandsecure platform.
Thedemandforcybersecurityisincreasingrapidlyas professionalsecurityworkerinallindustriesare managingthevolumeofconsumerdataoffinance, healthcare,andretail.However,theuseoftheterm “cybersecurity”ismorepopularinallindustrialareas thatwillhelporganizationswithsecurityprocessculture.
Cybersecurityisequallyimportantforlocal,state,and centralgovernmentastheseorganizationsmaintainsa hugeamountofconfidentialdataandrecordsconcerning thecountryanditscitizens.Yettherearemany governmentandcommercialorganizationsthatface difficultiesinprotectingtheconfidentialdataduetolack ofinadequatesecuredinfrastructure,andlackofsecurity awareness.
Justlikeanyothertext-bookstart-upstory,anearshore developmentcompany,UruITcommenceditsmaiden voyagefromahumblegaragelocatedinMontevideo, Uruguay,andincorporatedinLosAngeles,California. UruIThelpsitsclientswithbuildingnewproducts,scalingtheir existingsoftware,and/ormigratingtothelatesttechnology Since2007,ithascreatedweb&mobilesolutionsforvarious innovativeUScompanies.
Withinfewmonths,UruITstartedprovidingservicesto Microsoft.Sincethenuntiltoday,theclients’listonlygot bigger!Andthebestpartis,UruITkeptgrowingbiggerand biggeratacommendablerateandneverfelttheneedofany externalfunding.Nowadays,theorganizationconsistsofmore than80employeesworkingfromUruguayandColombia.Also, thecompanyhasdeliveredover150softwaredevelopment projectsinthelast11years.AccordingtotheUruIT,itstop secretwastohiretoptechtalentsonly,whichinreturnhelped themtoofferhigherqualitystandards.
Currently,whenitcomestodevelopinganewproduct, modernizinganexistingapp,orrampingupadevelopment team,UruIThasgottheneededexperienceandcapabilitiesto fulfillitsclients’expectations.Theorganizationactslikea nearshorepartnerforprojectdefinition,applicationdesign,and technicaldevelopmentforitsclients.
UruIThelpsitsclients,mainlysmallandmediumbusinesses fromtheUSA,toleverageanexistingapporlaunchanewone. Dependingontheirgoal,UruITcanassistthemintranslating theiruser’sneeds,makingtheirsoftwaresmarterwithMachine Learning,orsupportingthemtoaccomplishtheirsoftware projectontimewithsuccess.Thankstothenearshore partnershipUruITproposes,itsclientscannowdeveloptheir teamsandbusinessthroughacost-effective,highquality service.
MarceloLópez,aSoftwareEngineer andColumbiaUniversitygraduate,is theCEOandCo-founderofUruIT. Asaleader,healwaystriestostay updatedaboutthethingsthatare goingonineveryareawithinthe organization.Hence,hisfocuscan changealotdependingonthe departmentsthatneedmorehelp. Personally,marketingandsalesare theareasthatMarcelolikesthemost, andhealsoenjoystalkingtoclients andfiguringouthowUruITcanhelp innovativecompaniesacrossthe globe.
Overthelastfewyears,Marcelohas hadtheopportunitytoworkand learnabouttheprocessofsoftware developmentfromdifferent perspectives,throughdifferentroles includingdevelopment,business analysis,projectmanagementand remoteteams’co-ordination.Laterin 2008,heCo-foundedUruIT,which eventuallychangedhislife.Since then,thecompanyisgrowingata veryfastpace,andthemanagement hasbeenabletoassembleoneofthe brightestteamsofSoftware EngineersinSouthAmerica.
WhenMotivationistheKey AccordingtoMarcelo,whenpeople aremotivatedandbelievein themselvesandintheirwork,they achievegreatthingsforthemselves andforthecompany.UruITstrivesto createanenjoyableandinspiring environment,wherepeopleareglad andfeeltheyhaveeverythingthey needtobethebestversionof themselves.Inordertoachievethis goal,it’simportanttokeep reinvestinginthecompanyto continuetogrow
Themanagementteamofthe companyenvisionscontinuous growthforUruIT.Thecompanyalso planstokeepexpandingitsmachine learningcapabilitiesanditisalso workingonaspecificserviceof softwaredevelopmentforstartups. UruITalsobelievesintheideaof reinventingconstantlytokeep providingbetterservices,whichin returndevelopsLatinAmerican talentforbettergood.
“We were looking not only for time zone, but also quality of developers as well as costs. We saw you guys had a lot of great reviews online and I think your customers’validation states the quality of your developers.”-CMOofTelecom Multinational.
“UruIT exceeds expectations, delivering an efficient workforce and high-quality service. Their development team is skilled and experienced. They’re professional, dedicating their time to the success of their clients. Expect a communicative team that acts as part of the internal team.”Headof EngineeringforMediaSoftware Provider.
“In addition to providing top-notch development resources, UruIT was able to scale a team very quickly to meet client needs. They continue to contribute a lot of value to many products, producing quality, testable code alongside internal scrum teams.”-CPO,BuildingEngines.
