The iOS trends have started due to the bring your own device (BYOD) culture that offices have begun to employ. This has led to individual employees buying their own iPads and iPhones at the office.
Many organizations and individuals were surprised by the productivity gains they saw and many organizations chose to develop custom business applications for the iOS platform. The most common commercial uses were taken into account before the development of custom applications. The applications were used to solve specific tasks, including inventory management and invoice billing. There are apps that help manage customer relationships as well as research and surveys.
The new high-tech Austin Convention Center proposed the elimination of paper work orders, resulting in a 200 percent ROI for the tech giant. Similarly, Lee Medical automated its healthcare processes with business applications, which helped improve the quality of its services and saved several lives at reduced costs.
West Paw Design introduced FileMaker Go for iPad, driving automation of their entire business from the first part of order entry to final delivery, saving thousands of dollars annually.
Many organizations are very interested in automating their processes for iOS devices, but most of them don’t know how to cost-effectively implement it. The biggest challenge many of them face is how to build and update iOS apps for business needs. Organizations need developers who can provide custom iOS app development, but the hourly pay is huge.
It’s nice to have a web app that advertises with mobile browsers. This requires extensive programming with JavaScript and CSS. These apps lack full interactivity with native apps and need a constant web connection to run.
Additionally, the time and cost involved in custom application integration is enormous. Additionally, there is a strong need to purchase or create custom libraries for many of an organization’s functions, including graphing, reporting, or even signature capture.
It’s nice to have an alternative that involves using a platform designed for custom business application development and maintenance. One such platform is the popular FileMaker, which is actually a subsidiary of Apple.
Employees expect a lot from the iOS platform and iPhone experience, as Apple is known to pioneer smart design and high quality in smartphones. Its design is critical to adoption. The tools should be easy to use and design. Also, iOS apps should be simple yet complete.
The alternative platform should boast support for native iPad and iPhone clients, as users will expect the same quality that Apple presents. It should have gesture support along with various touch screen actions like pinch and zoom, with support for location.
A good platform goes well beyond customer expectations and, for the most part, offers support for common data exchange APIs along with integration with popular authentication systems.
The popularity of iOS and supporting devices like the iPad and iPhone make them essential for boosting business productivity.
