Mobile App Development
Do you want to create a mobile app? Mobile apps are a great way of getting people to engage with your products and services. They are trendy and more accessible than traditional computer software. They also offer you the convenience of being readily available on your phone.
Apart from knowing what your mobile application should be able to do, there might be additional applications needed to service your mobile app. Take Facebook as an example. The Facebook mobile app, runs on your phone, but it also runs on a website and communicates with the Facebook servers to show you updates from your friends in real time. If you create a mobile app, you might need to develop server software and a website application to enable all your mobile application’s features. We can help you figure out what you need.
A mobile app is a great way of engaging with your clients or making administration easier and more accessible.
- More than 50% of digital media is consumed through a mobile device.
- 90% of a mobile user’ time is spent using apps when using their phones.
- Around 85% prefer using a native app instead of a mobile website.
- The average user spends about 35 hours a month using their mobile apps.
- Consumers are used to apps and the average smartphone user has about 30 apps on their phone.
Website Application Development
Website applications differ from other applications mainly because they reside on a server on the Internet or your local intranet (internal office network). This means that their greatest advantage is that they are accessible wherever you have a connection to that server. A web application is a website that has it’s business features built-in. In the past websites were only for display purposes. A web application also incorporates parts of your business into the website.
A website does not need to be installed on a user’s device. It is accessible via a URL that is known as a website address. This means you do not need to worry about the type of device that accesses your application – you only need to ensure that your application supports the browsers preferred by the majority of your users, and this has become easier as websites comply with coding standards.
Web applications have the added benefit of being centrally updated. This one update is then served to all users the next time they visit your web application, and is an easy and cost effective way of keeping your website application up to date because users always have access to the latest version without you having to worry about older versions hanging around.
Another good reason to make use of a web application is its ability to look good on any screen size. It takes a little extra work, but it can then cater for mobile and desktop users at the same time – this is called responsive design.
Windows Application Development
Do you need an application that can run on your desktop or laptop? Desktop applications bring benefits that other applications do not share.
- They do not necessarily require a network connection.
- They are optimized for the desktop.
- It might be easier to interact with a keyboard and a mouse
- Larger screens can display more information at once.
Developing a Windows app might be the way to go if you are developing an application that needs to manage more complex data. It makes it easier to interact with this data by means of the keyboard, mouse and screen.
An example of an application that can be more difficult to work with on mobile devices include Microsoft Excel. Excel can process a lot of data, create charts and run formulas on cells, but attempting this from a mobile device can be much more time consuming and frustrating.
A data intensive application is easier to use when you have a keyboard and a mouse, which is why Windows applications are great for office work.
We mainly develop Windows applications using Microsoft’s .NET Framework. Other technologies that we make use of include MS SQL database and Telerik Controls. These technologies make it easier to update your software in the future and make the resulting code more manageable.
The Microsoft development technologies are considered industry standard in business software development and are very well supported internationally.
Database Development
Are you looking for a way to manage a lot of users or allow users to login to your system? Database software development can help you to make your database more manageable.
Database software features can include:
Registration
You can either choose to register users yourself or have them register directly on a website or a mobile app. Registration can apply multiple approaches to ensure that users provide a valid email address before they gain access to the system.
Import
If you have a list of users or another database of users then you should be able to import them directly into your new database software.
Security
Depending on the type of database software that you would like to create, security can be specified based on groups and roles. This means that you can give certain users access to certain parts of your database, and the ability to perform specific functions.
Delete
You might need a database that you can clean up after a while, and this is where the delete function comes in. You can opt for a soft delete, which keeps the records in the database, but marks them deleted. They will then not be shown on normal view screens. Alternatively, you can choose to permanently delete the records – keeping the database smaller, but losing some history in the process. Depending on how you want your system to function, you can choose either of the methodologies, or a combination of both.
To Buy or Rent?
Developing software is a complex process that embodies many factors – both in terms of design and implementation.
However, quite aside from the aspects of initial design through to delivery, some software requires ongoing support and/or maintenance, which is why Prima Solutions has elected to offer some of its own software products on a rental basis. We believe that this provides the best solution for clients insofar as they have a low cost of entry, they can cancel the rental agreement at any time, and they can be assured that they always have the latest version of their chosen application.
Technical / Client Support
Whilst employing a team to provide in-house technical and/or client support has been a popular approach over the years, times change.
Thanks to the internet and the ability for many services to be provided remotely, there are now a rake of advantages to out-sourcing these business functions:
- Reduced costs
- Reduced HR burden
- Reduced administration
- Improved access to specialist skills
…etc.
The above are just some of the reasons why companies are turning to out-sourcing, and Prima Solutions is poised to assist.
Why not discuss your requirements and let us show you how we can help?