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Alpha Software Newsletter May 2014

 

Alpha Anywhere 2.0 Released! Build Hybrid Business Apps with One Click

Alpha Anywhere 2.0's seamless Adobe PhoneGap Build integration, plus other powerful new features, slash the time required to build and deploy enterprise-class mobile, web and desktop business applications.

Learn More About Version 2.0

 

May 6, 2014
Alpha CTO Interviewed: "Dan Bricklin, 'Father of the Spreadsheet,' Now Tackles Mobile Challenges at Alpha Software"
Read at BetaBoston

April 29, 2014
"SaaS Companies Aggressively Adopting Alpha Anywhere for Rapid Mobile and Web SaaS App Development"
Read at Market Watch

April 7, 2014
"Alpha Software's Latest Product Cuts the Time it Takes to Develop Business Apps By 90%"
Read at Boston Business Journal

April 9, 2014
"Develop Hybrid-Business Apps With One Click"
Read at Mobile Enterprise

SWK Systems
New Assisted Living SaaS App Gets An Assist from Alpha Anywhere
See Full Case Study

Glacier Water
Alpha Quenches Glacier Water's Thirst for Great Mobile Enterprise Applications
See Full Case Study

MyDirectoryAnywhere
Alpha Anywhere Makes Migrating MS Access to the Cloud Child's Play for SaaS Provider
See Full Case Study

Using the Native Camera Controls of iOS or Android with PhoneGap

In this video, Bob Moore—VP of Mobile Technology at Alpha Software—describes how to modify the Sample Mobile Demo App (that ships with Alpha Anywhere 2.0) for use with the native camera controls of iOS or Android with PhoneGap.
Read More At The Alpha Blog

Is It Time to Start Thinking of "Offline-First" Mobile Application Development?

With the state of connectivity today—which often cannot be relied upon to be always available—and 89% of customers saying that offline support is "critical" of their mobile business apps, the answer to this question may indeed be "yes."
Read More At The Alpha Blog

Building a SaaS Business: Part One

"SaaS." You've seen it everywhere. Everyone's talking about it. It's the hot new buzzword, and has quickly grown to a multi-billion dollar industry. We decided to do a two part series on why SaaS is important to today's entrepreneur, and how Alpha Anywhere can help you build a successful SaaS business using your domain knowledge and our expertise!
Read More At The Alpha Blog

Now In Beta: Alpha Anywhere Application Server for IIS

We are pleased to announce the first round of beta testing for the Alpha Anywhere Application Server for IIS! If you are interested in becoming a beta tester, check out the documentation on this page.
Read More At The Alpha Blog

Alpha's Approach to Rapid Application Development: Coding Optional

In today's mobile and web world, where the pressure to produce results is greater than ever and the complexity of producing cross platform mobile and web applications is at an all time high, more and more companies and developers are revisiting the concept of RAD - Rapid Application Development/Modification. Read More At The Alpha Blog

 

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First Look: Disconnected/Offline Support
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PhoneGap Integration Explained

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Alpha Anywhere 2.0 New Features
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New! Demo Mobile Application

Alpha CTO Dan Bricklin at AnDevCon
May 27-30, 2014 Boston, MA



Dan will be speaking on the topic of "The Use of Mobile Devices in the Enterprise."

Businesses will soon be able to re-engineer to take advantage of mobile technologies. There are a myriad of internal, business-critical apps to be built. The wide range of different devices that run Android add more possibilities. This session, led by industry pioneer Dan Bricklin, will discuss the challenge of thinking about the complete apps (front-end and back-end) with non-resident data that are needed by the enterprise. He will also discuss the user interface strategy he used for addressing a variety of screen sizes in designing a particular real-world mobile business application for reading reference documentation.
Learn More at AnDevCon

Alpha To Sponsor Co-Founders Lab
May 13, 2014 Boston, MA



CoFoundersLab Matchup Boston is aimed at helping entrepreneurs find co-founders, advisers & interns and to build strong, core startup teams. Get started networking now with a potential core team member.
Register for the Event

Enterprise Mobility Boston
Monthly, Boston, MA



If you're located in the Boston area, come join us at our monthly Enterprise Mobility Meetup! This meetup group aims to facilitate productive discussion, networking and everything else on the topic of enterprise apps and mobile strategy. Business Owners, IT Professionals, ISVs, Freelance Developers, Students, and anybody else interested in mobile business apps are welcome to join!
Learn More About Enterprise Mobility Boston
Plus: Monthly SaaS Meetup Group