Facebook has more than 500 million active users active on its network. That is an incredibly big number. Even better – more than half of those users log in on any given day. There is no doubting the popularity Facebook has in our culture, and how much it has changed how people interact with each other.
Mobile apps have become one of the fastest growing technology trends we have seen to date. This multi-billion dollar market was boosted in recent by the release of the iPhone™, quickly followed by many other smartphone platforms. This presents a unique challenge for app development because of the difference in platforms including programming language, user interface and user expectations. But often, it makes a lot of sense for a company to release their app on more than one platform to reach a wider audience. So what are your options?
Amadeus Consulting gets inquiries from many non-profits to help them solve a business problem using some form of custom (sometimes semi-custom) technology. Often, non-profits have very limited budgets and there is sometimes a perceived notion that they can’t afford the best solution for their organization. But it’s not true! We work with non-profits all the time and stay well within their budgetary constraints.
Platforms are one way for nonprofits to succeed. We can take an existing platform that has been created for other business situations and make it applicable and meaningful to cause marketing for nonprofits. Usually, a platform will automate processes so that donations, memberships, and volunteers are really easy to sign-up and track. Google Grants for Pay-Per-Click advertising is another way for nonprofits to increase their donations.
Neil Keon had an idea: a mathematically based approach to determining broadcast strengths in any area of the US extremely quickly, which enables telecommunication providers to maximize the use of broadcast bandwidth. The ability to provide precise and quick determinations on available bandwidth has huge monetary implications for telecommunication providers, and could enable a range of open frequencies for broadcasting.
User experience design and development has gone through much iteration over the years. As technology has advanced, so has the ability for designers to create more sophisticated user experiences. So much has changed in software development, and as a result, user interfaces are becoming much more interesting and involved. Back in the “old days” circa 1980, design meant choosing what background color you wanted. Now design is all about the experience of the user, not just the color of the background or the font of the text. Amadeus Consulting operates on very specific Guiding Principles, and one of these Principles specifically speaks to the marriage of software and design. “Develop great software with both science and art” is all about the combining of these two, once-separate, disciplines.
All in all, the leisure products industry (which includes companies engaged in the manufacturing of consumer-oriented photographic equipment, sporting goods, camping equipment, RVs, bicycles, musical instruments, games, computer games and consoles) has increased about 17 points over the year in the stock market. This puts these companies in a great position to increase their growth. Technology is a great way to improve efficiencies, increase awareness, and improve upon the bottom line. Leisure companies are using new technologies like ecommerce platforms, CMS platforms, mobile, social media and search visibility as a way to take advantage of the growing opportunities in the marketplace.
Amadeus Consulting’s custom software development team took a project in jeopardy for Citrus Soup, and helped the compnay create Lemonaide Family Manager, a Microsoft Outlook Plugin designed to help divorced parents collaborate and manage their schedules.
In an increasingly competitive market, the banking industry is seeing some interesting technology trends, especially with a rise in popularity of smartphones and mobile applications. Trust factors are also declining, so it’s more important than ever to build a personal relationship to build a loyal customer base. Technology is becoming more interlaced with consumers’ lives, and all industries, including the financial industry, will be impacted with new technologies and trends in the course of the next few years.
The official launch date has been announced and Windows® Phone 7 will launch in Europe and Asia on Oct. 21st and the first US handset will be available November 8th. There will be 9 different Windows Phone 7 handsets available at launch and the manufactures are HTC, LG, Dell and Samsung. AT&T is set to have 3 handsets available: Samsung Focus, LG Quantum and the HTC Surround.
The retail industry is seeing a new future emerge in its industry. Not unlike how e-commerce changed the face of the retail industry by allowing companies to have online storefronts without the overhead of a brick-and-mortar shop, now mobile technology and social networking are changing things up again. Take for example new, upcoming mobile technologies [...]
