Are you considering a Mobile strategy? We’ve seen growing interest among businesses looking to apply mobile technologies to:

• Reach customers in a new way. Are you where your customers are?
• Create competitive advantages. Your competitors are mobile, are you?
• Drive productivity. Can workers on-the-go access select applications? 

SDS offers a variety of mobile expertise and services to support your efforts, including:

• Mobile Strategy Consulting
• Custom Mobile Application Development (development teams for Android, iPhone, RIM).
• Website Conversions to Mobile

Our Mobility practice has been active in the development of mobile applications for the past five+ years. User groups and other technology forums frequently turn to us when looking for speakers and experts on the topic.

While developing device applications is somewhat similar to developing desktop applications, there are several specifics that have to be taken into account:

1. Mobile devices generally have small screens, and are touch operated.
2. Devices are only occasionally connected.
3. Devices have generally slower processors (roughly about 10 times slower) than desktop machines. They also primary run on batteries.
4. Devices run on various networks that may charge per MB downloaded so any data transferred over the network connection may cost extra money.

Which approach you take highly depends on the product or service you offer and how mobility fits in the long-term strategy of your company.

One point is clear – mobile devices are here to stay. Similar to the development of web  applications, it’s just matter of time before mainstream businesses must embrace a mobile strategy to stay competitive.