Technology Gazette Sitehttp://technologygazette.postach.io/feed.xml2024-01-31T06:11:56.748000ZWerkzeugMachine Learning for iOS App Developmenthttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/machine-learning-for-ios-app-development2020-11-18T06:26:43.066000Z2020-11-18T06:24:35ZTech Nerd<div><p>With mankind generating an extensive amount of data with literally every passing minute, it only made sense that the need for a tool to help us leverage this goldmine was felt. And then came along with artificial intelligence and machine learning. It enables unprecedented change and growth in all aspects. Of course, machine learning has made inroads into the world of mobile apps and their developments, considering just how vital it is to businesses' daily functioning. The impact has been especially pronounced when it comes to iOS app development; for starters, machine learning has greatly eased the development process of much smarter and far more capable apps.</p><p><img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/320a1140-0ee2-45c3-8a72-865dc331f524/3e1d4ae7-e329-48d3-945b-6e81fbf8448d.jpg" alt="black iphone 5 on brown wooden table"/></p><p>Don't worry; it has a world of benefits to offer for businesses that develop and bring these apps to the market. The fact that machine learning has aided developers' and experts' efforts to identify quicker and more efficient means to build iOS mobile apps. This advanced technology has also helped companies better understand their users, i.e., their usage patterns, their requirements, their demands, and plenty of other such factors. This knowledge is invaluable for creating apps that are primed to deliver high-quality experiences to users.</p><p>Suffice it to say that plenty more machine learning brings to the table when it comes to iOS app development. Some of these benefits have been discussed in detail below.</p><p>1. <strong>Better search capabilities</strong>: One of the most common uses of mobile devices is, of course, looking things up on the internet. To "Google it", if you will. But to enable significant search capabilities, especially as technologies continue to evolve, can be challenging — but not with machine learning. Of course, there's that bit about it being able to deal with a staggering amount of data relatively quickly. But what sets it apart is that it helps deliver personalized results since it empowers apps to understand better customers' patterns, location and more to deliver results.</p><p>2. <strong>Prevent fraud</strong>: Today, most mobile app users frequently use apps to execute transactions, send money, make payments, etc. This means sharing and storing sensitive data on these apps. It is a top priority to ensure that fraudsters cannot gain access to such information. Machine learning helps in this regard by learning and understanding patterns and then sending alerts whenever a deviation is detected. So, say, if an unauthorized person attempts to execute a transaction, systems enforced with machine-learning can better recognize such attempts and raise red flags accordingly.</p><p>3. <strong>Better quality of predictive analytics</strong>: Any business that intends to survive and thrive in the cut-throat market must leverage predictive analytics. Machine learning helps in this regard by assisting companies to gain a much deeper understanding of all factors that affect their businesses. Then, with access to all the customer data and external factors that affect the business, such as market trends, the system can make substantially more informed predictions, analysis, and recommendations.</p><p>Machine learning may seem like a complicated endeavor on the outset. However, any seeming hiccups are far outweighed by the benefits it has to offer. Plus, with the assistance of a qualified service provider for <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/mobile/ios-app-development-company">iphone application development</a>, integrating ML can be rendered seamless.</p></div>
Online Food Delivery: What its Future Will Look Likehttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/online-food-delivery-what-its-future-will-look-like2020-11-13T11:23:08.154000Z2020-11-13T11:01:02ZTech Nerd<div>Online food delivery has been a massive hit across the globe for obvious reasons, with the most important one being the absolute convenience it offers. But the reasons why online food delivery is accessible isn’t what we came here to discuss; our focus is on the trends and technology. You see, it is for everyone to see that the online food delivery business is a very, very lucrative proposition. As a result, more and more people want a part of this pie, i.e., the competition in this market is massive. And cut-throat. And this would make things difficult for everyone, had it not been for technology; you see technology, when leveraged correctly can be used to put the latest trends to good use for the business.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>After all, industry trends are what tell you precisely what your customers want as well as the latest technologies and tools that have proven to deliver ace results. For example, a study conducted in January this year concluded that there would be at least a 65 percent increase in demand for online food delivery services. There are plenty of trends, such as this one, that provides invaluable insights. And to help you leverage them, we have put together a quick list of some of the essential online food delivery trends in 2020.<br clear="none"/></div>
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<div><strong>1.</strong> <strong>Cryptocurrency:</strong> One of the biggest hits in the context of technology in the past few years has been cryptocurrency, thanks to blockchain. And to no one’s surprise, it is now finally starting to make its way into the online food delivery ecosystem as well. Consequently, experts opine that businesses operating in this space will soon start to take crypto more seriously and allow customers to pay for their orders with it. It will help them prevent fraud and also enable a top-notch customer experience.</div>
<div><br clear="none"/><strong>2.Cloud kitchen:</strong> Yet another concept that has finally taken hold is cloud kitchen, i.e., when you don’t use a dedicated restaurant. Instead, you make use of an already existing restaurant’s kitchen or just a kitchen (without a restaurant) to operate such an entity. It, then, allows business owners to save a considerable amount of money.<br clear="none"/></div>
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<div><strong>3.Big data:</strong> Big data makes use of data collected from every possible source to deliver excellent customer experiences as well as enhance the business. For example, data regarding orders, delivery addresses, traffic, and more can be analyzed to suggest such a route that will allow food delivery in the shortest possible frame of time.</div>
<div><br clear="none"/><strong>4.Catering to millennials:</strong> Millennials have a proven tendency to allocate a more significant chunk of their budget to food on account of their busy schedules. It is a golden opportunity for online food delivery businesses provided they can tend to millennials’ requirements, including seamless process, quick delivery, quality food, etc.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>Customers today can be very tricky to win over. But if you take care to integrate these trends when you start work on your <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/blog/on-demand-food-delivery-app-development" target="_blank">food delivery app development </a>project, you can rest assured that growth will come and quickly at that.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/></div>
Blockchain and ERP integration: A Guidehttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/blockchain-and-erp-integration-a-guide2024-01-31T06:11:56.748000Z2020-08-12T10:46:45ZTech Nerd<div><br/></div>
<div>In today’s day and age, blockchain is a mainstream concept, i.e. its use is no longer restricted to a privileged few. This change, in turn, has had several significant consequences for the world in general. However, let’s contain our focus on one application, in particular: ERP systems. Though blockchain and ERP seem to be two completely different systems, they find common grounds in specific challenges companies today face. Take inventory management and logistics, for example, managed via ERP systems, these two aspects are vital to any company’s operations, right? Unfortunately, it can be very time-consuming and often also suffers from a lack of transparency.In today’s day and age, blockchain is a mainstream concept, i.e. its use is no longer restricted to a privileged few. This change, in turn, has had several significant consequences for the world in general. However, let’s contain our focus on one application, in particular: ERP systems. Though blockchain and ERP seem to be two completely different systems, they find common grounds in specific challenges companies today face. Take inventory management and logistics, for example, managed via ERP systems, these two aspects are vital to any company’s operations, right? Unfortunately, it can be very time-consuming and often also suffers from a lack of transparency.</div>
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<div>But these are not the only problems plaguing ERP systems. One other critical issue faced with ERP systems is that companies often struggle to monitor the availability and non-availability of specific resources in real-time. It, in turn, takes a toll on the company’s productivity as well as efficiency. Then there are also the challenges associated with bring-your-own-device and cloud storage for use with ERP systems. While it is a convenient option, it allows employees to connect to the company’s operations as and when required. Though it can be quite a task for the company’s back-end and IT teams to ensure and establish the identity of the devices’ owners, i.e., if they are authorized employees or not. The identity verification problem can then escalate into a risk of a data breach because the damage caused by an unauthorized device accessing a company’s ERP systems is immense. </div>
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<div>Thankfully, these problems can be addressed with the integration of ERP systems and blockchain. Here are some benefits of this integration to show how that is possible.</div>
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<div><br/></div></li><li><div><b>Fortify ERP systems:</b> Yet another vital benefit of integrating blockchain with an ERP system is that it helps companies put together highly capable and agile systems as a result. They are also very sharp, ensuring companies can keep up with evolving technologies, i.e., their policies don’t become obsolete every time a new technology comes around. In addition to that, leveraging blockchain technologies with ERP systems also enables a high degree of customization so as to ensure that the system is primed to deliver on the company’s unique requirements.</div>
<div><br/></div></li></ol><div>As evidenced from the above discussion, the union of blockchain technology with ERP systems stands to empower and assist companies in several crucial ways. But to ensure you get the integration right, you should get in touch with a trusted vendor for <a href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/services/enterprise-software-development" rev="en_rl_none" shape="rect" target="_blank">enterprise software development</a> services.</div><img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/083de187-5414-450b-bc82-466c257a57ae/1fcde920-cbe4-4c47-bd28-f6df76956baf.jpg" style="--en-naturalWidth:11282; --en-naturalHeight:6347;"/><div><br/></div>
<div>But these are not the only problems plaguing ERP systems. One other critical issue faced with ERP systems is that companies often struggle to monitor the availability and non-availability of specific resources in real-time. It, in turn, takes a toll on the company’s productivity as well as efficiency. Then there are also the challenges associated with bring-your-own-device and cloud storage for use with ERP systems. While it is a convenient option, it allows employees to connect to the company’s operations as and when required. Though it can be quite a task for the company’s back-end and IT teams to ensure and establish the identity of the devices’ owners, i.e., if they are authorized employees or not. The identity verification problem can then escalate into a risk of a data breach because the damage caused by an unauthorized device accessing a company’s ERP systems is immense. </div>
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<div>Thankfully, these problems can be addressed with the integration of ERP systems and blockchain. Here are some benefits of this integration to show how that is possible.</div>
<div><br/></div><ol><li><div><b>Process automation:</b> Smart contracts, driven by blockchain, help companies automate many of their processes that do not necessarily require human intervention. For example, you can set up an invoice to be generated and sent to a client on a particular date every month, provided there are no variables, of course.</div>
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<div><br/></div></li><li><div><b>Fortify ERP systems:</b> Yet another vital benefit of integrating blockchain with an ERP system is that it helps companies put together highly capable and agile systems as a result. They are also very sharp, ensuring companies can keep up with evolving technologies, i.e., their policies don’t become obsolete every time a new technology comes around. In addition to that, leveraging blockchain technologies with ERP systems also enables a high degree of customization so as to ensure that the system is primed to deliver on the company’s unique requirements.</div>
<div><br/></div></li></ol><div>As evidenced from the above discussion, the union of blockchain technology with ERP systems stands to empower and assist companies in several crucial ways. But to ensure you get the integration right, you should get in touch with a trusted vendor for <a href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/services/enterprise-software-development" rev="en_rl_none" shape="rect" target="_blank">enterprise software development</a> services.</div>
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What is Code Refactoring?: What You Should Knowhttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/what-is-code-refactoring-what-you-should-know2020-07-27T10:46:18.614000Z2020-07-27T10:33:46ZTech Nerd<div>With more and more developers now embracing the Agile development strategy, there is a nifty little concept that has emerged on the scene. Why? Because development teams often work on very tight schedules, i.e., they often do not have enough time to improve or expand the scope of existing functionalities of a software, especially with clean code. And this is where code refactoring comes in. Code refactoring, a process used in the DevOps-driven software development process, refers to the improvement of existing code to utilize edit and generally optimize it. And all of this is done without having any impact on the code’s existing functionality. The concept is leveraged to boost the code’s efficiency as well as its maintainability factor.</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>Why do you need code refactoring?</strong></span><br clear="none"/></div><ul><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">When the code starts to smell, i.e., you begin observing redundant code or extremely complex code design, and more. If not dealt with quickly, it can take a toll on development, maintenance, and even the system’s performance.<br clear="none"/></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">When the team takes a technical debt, i.e., when the team takes a shortcut of sorts for the time being to accelerate the process, they add overhead for themselves. If this debt keeps piling up, it can often lead to the system being subjected to the risk of performance failure, maintenance issues, etc.<br clear="none"/></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 14px;">The Agile software development approach is, undoubtedly, a terrific tool, but only when a well-structured code backs it. If the code is not clean and comfortable to maintain, any attempts to extend the code’s functionality in the future are rendered impossible.<br clear="none"/></span></li></ul><div><span style="font-size: 14px;">Next up: How to ensure a seamless refactoring process. Here are some tips and best practices to help you do just that.<br clear="none"/></span></div>
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<div><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;">Best practices<br clear="none"/></span></strong></div><ul><li><strong>Red-Green-Refactor:</strong> This process involves organizing the refactoring into three key steps: <br clear="none"/><ul><li>Pause and reflect on what the development requirement is ‘Red’<br clear="none"/></li><li>Ensure the development gets through rudimentary testing, i.e., ‘Green’<br clear="none"/></li><li>Implement the enhancements, a.k.a. Refactor<br clear="none"/></li></ul></li><li><strong>Composing method:</strong> Under the purview of this method, one works to optimize the code. To what end? Well, to cut down the number of duplications and redundancies in the code. This method is executed utilizing a variety of processes, such as inline and extraction processes.<br clear="none"/></li><li><strong>Preparatory refactoring:</strong> In case you feel the need for code refactoring while working on the addition of new functionality to the system, you don’t need refactoring. Instead, it is a software update that you ought to consider. The simple process of identifying the need helps cut down any future technical debts.<br clear="none"/></li></ul><div>As you can see, code refactoring is virtually ensuring that the code, and thus the system, remains in order. It also helps ease much burden and ensures seamlessness all around. So, if you find yourself needing it too, engage a trusted vendor for <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/services/software-testing-services" target="_blank">independent software testing services</a>.<br clear="none"/></div>
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E-Learning: Top Technologies That are Shaping Its Futurehttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/e-learning-top-technologies-that-are-shaping-its-future2020-06-16T13:19:42.103000Z2020-06-16T13:04:04ZTech Nerd<div>There was a time when it would have been hard to imagine any other form of education besides the traditional model that the world has been accustomed to thus far. However, the advancement of technology has transformed education like we would have never imagined, giving the world the gift that is e-learning. And from the looks of it, e-learning is not going anywhere anytime soon. Understandably so — after all, digital learning has revolutionized how we learn and for the better! It is effective, affordable, and a million other things that make it such a massive hit across the board.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>eLearning has come a long way since it first emerged on the scene, evolving to accommodate the varying needs of the learners it so eagerly intends to serve. Thus, e-learning now offers a distinctive amalgamation of tools that is supplemented and made more substantial. And given that such advancement is a continual process, anyone who is even remotely associated with this sector will do well to keep a close eye on the emerging technologies that are poised to shape the future of online learning further. We have listed some of our top technology picks from the current crop to give you an idea about what lays ahead for e-learning.</div>
<div><img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/e8668f39-a366-469b-ba41-8ac6980640b6/3488dc68-933a-4112-bb62-8a5d675b5133.jpg" alt="person using cobalt blue microsoft surface laptop computer on a table "/><br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><strong>1. Artificial Intelligence</strong>: One of the biggest phenomenons in the e-learning sector at the moment is artificial intelligence, thanks to the immense scope it offers in this context. For starters, it helps tailor courses following learners’ needs by providing educators with insights about students’ progress, problem areas, recommendations, and more. Such ideas are then leveraged by teachers to either adapt the course or provide relevant supplementary resources to ensure optimal learning experience for students.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><strong>2. Mixed reality</strong>: Things like Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality are becoming increasingly crucial in e-learning since they have proven to be an excellent means to engage students and make learning massively easier. And besides being highly engaging, mixed reality has also proven to be highly conducive to interaction in the class, which is also essential to the process of learning.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>Learning management solutions: Now, delivering education online is highly beneficial, but that doesn’t mean it is also an easy task to pull off. But the market has developed a solution to this problem — learning management systems. These solutions are now being used to streamline the delivery of courses over the internet. In addition to that, such systems also help educators and companies manage students, classes, assignments, and much more.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>To conclude, e-learning has much to offer, be it for students in schools and colleges or employees who need training. And with help from technologies such as the ones listed above, the concept has become the leading choice as far as learning is concerned. So, if you, too, want to put them to use for your business, we suggest you get started on looking for a trusted service provider to help you build your <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/blog/cloud-based-e-learning-platform-for-education-industry">Cloud-based learning platform</a>.<br clear="none"/></div>
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Ecommerce Mobile App: Follow These Design Tips for Better Saleshttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/ecommerce-mobile-app-follow-these-design-tips-for-better-sales2020-05-04T13:16:19.284000Z2020-05-04T13:09:55ZTech Nerd<div>We all know that e-commerce on its own is a technologically advanced phenomenon that has completely transformed the way human beings shop now. eCommerce has been around for a while now, so it is not surprising that it, too, has experienced some significant change over the past few years. After all, for any technology to continue being relevant, it must evolve and adapt to the world around us. And e-commerce did, with mobile apps. Yes, e-commerce is no longer an endeavor that you access via bulky desktops. The industry may not have completely given up on desktops entirely, but this much is clear: E-commerce mobile apps are in vogue.<img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/19ae23de-49ed-4263-91be-9857b8841b7e/f5415596-c714-4da2-8b1b-e30ac8eda4be.jpg" /><br clear="none"/>Why? Because that is where the majority of customers are, if not all, of them. The number of smartphone and mobile device users in the world speaks volumes of our usage and reliance on them. So, e-commerce saw the opportunity and took it with both hands. And it has not regretted that switch because just look at the many benefits online retailers have reaped since then. First things first, you instantly gain access to a much bigger group of potential customers, who can then be engaged and wooed with modern solutions such as push notifications, custom deals, and so much more. But if you want to win over customers and continue commanding their loyalty, the first step is to design a captivating mobile app. Here are some tips to help you get that right.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/> <strong>1. Keep the UI simple:</strong> App users’ first experience of the brand’s mobile app is critical because it helps decide if they will continue using it or abandon it. Hence, it is imperative to ensure that their first impression is not marred by a cluttered, difficult to use user interface. Be sure to adapt the UI design in a manner that helps users feel welcomed and also encourages them to continue engaging and using the app. And don’t forget to account for the screen size that varies from device to device.<br clear="none"/> <strong>2. Fuss-free login and logout:</strong> The next step is getting the users to sign in or log in. Now, if you bungle it up, suffice it to say that you will have a hard time getting customers to keep using the app. So, pay close attention to this bit, especially the first few steps of the process. In addition to that, make sure that the entire process does not take too long; so, instead of asking users for ALL of their information, enable sign up or log in via social media to help them save time.<br clear="none"/> <strong>3. Payment support:</strong> Any e-commerce business worth its sale MUST necessarily support not one or two, but multiple modern modes of payments. That is just the only way to survive in a market where customers expect ease and simplicity from every business they engage with.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/blog/ecommerce-mobile-app-development" target="_blank">Mobile app development for e-commerce</a> may seem like a complicated endeavor, but it is not. Just follow some best practices, such as the ones listed above, and you will do just fine.<br clear="none"/></div>
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RFID in Event Management: The Impact and Howhttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/rfid-in-event-management-the-impact-and-how2020-04-21T10:26:49.770000Z2020-04-21T10:14:57ZTech Nerd<div>There is a consensus in the market that events are, by all measures, some of the most complicated things to pull off. Because just look at the concept — there is the entire process of putting together a plan, figuring out attendees, ensuring their engagement, co-ordinating for vendors, managing myriad details about the venue, and so much more. Though this does not cover even half of what it takes to successfully, it is enough to demonstrate the highly intricate nature of events. Wouldn’t you agree? So, folks in this industry are always on the lookout for newer and advanced tools that can help ease their lives and enable them to put together high-quality events every time. One such technology that has taken off well in the events industry is RFID. <br clear="none"/></div>
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<div><br clear="none"/>The tag enables the wireless transfer of data by recording data onto RFID discs, which is then read by an appropriate reading device. Why are they such a hit in the events industry? There are many reasons — first things first, they are small. Then they have minimal hardware requirements to be operational: You just need a tag, which can be integrated into a wearable accessory or a label, reader, and an antenna. And voilà, you are now ready to put RFID to work. Okay, so it is easy to use. What else? Glad you asked. Here are some of the essential benefits enabled by RFID for the events industry, which should then explain why they are so popular in the circuit.<br clear="none"/></div>
<div><br clear="none"/></div><ol><li><strong>Accelerate entrance process:</strong> One of the worst parts of events is that bit where you have to wait in long lines to just get inside the venue. No one likes that. This problem can be effectively dealt with RFID-enabled badges, wristbands, and more that attendees only have to wave over the sensor. No waiting in line, nothing. Just walk up to the sensor, wave your badge, and you are in. And since this barely takes a few seconds, one can speed up the process of getting the attendees inside seriously.</li><li><strong>Ensure security and safety:</strong> In the current environment, the health and well being of attendees form a crucial element of the plan of action for the event. However, with RFID, this concern is dealt with effectively. And, in case of an incident, it becomes easier to track and account for attendees. RFID tags can also include information about dietary requirements, allergies, and more to help make it easier for the organizers to ensure their safety.</li><li><strong>Boost engagement</strong>: RFID tags enable the use of tons of means to engage attendees once they are onsite. For example, at photo booths, tapping the label will allow them to email pictures to themselves.<br clear="none"/></li></ol><div>As you can see, RFID stands to help event professionals in countless ways. And if you want to use it too, get yourself a <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/blog/location-based-event-planning-solution">solution for online event planning</a> with integrated RFID functionality ASAP!<br clear="none"/></div>
Cloud Collaboration Tools: How They Help the Legal Industryhttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/cloud-collaboration-tools-how-they-help-the-legal-industry2020-04-08T07:50:39.872000Z2020-04-08T07:37:45ZTech Nerd<div>With the world currently battling the coronavirus pandemic, companies across the entire spectrum of industries have had to turn to technology in an endeavor to keep their businesses going. And as always, technology has come through for firms in these trying times as well. They are empowering companies and businesses all over the world to carry on the best they can, given the circumstances. Of course, there are plenty of tools that have come to our aid, but there’s one solution in particular that has evinced massive interest from all quarters: Cloud collaboration tools. Why is that, you ask. Well, quite frankly, there are many reasons, but the basics include that they allow employees to work together.<br clear="none"/></div>
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<div>Given the abundance of benefits they stand to offer, cloud collaboration tools have found application in pretty much every industry that you can think of, including the legal sector. Yep, an area that has been traditionally resistant to new technologies for the longest time, is also finally starting to see the immense benefits such solutions stand to offer for their business. Because, provided you find the right fit for your organization, these tools not only ensure employees are always connected, but also facilitates the achievement of enhanced levels of efficiency, improved productivity, and so much more. But these are only some of the primary benefits that cloud collaboration tools offer to the legal industry. So, we have put together a list of some of the most compelling advantages. It includes such tools that stand to provide to any organization operating in this space.<br clear="none"/></div>
<div><br clear="none"/></div><ol><li><strong>Enable people to work together:</strong> If this makes you go, "Well, duh!" We understand. But since it is one of the most important benefits, it deserves mention. If you know anything about the legal industry, you know that it necessitates collaboration amongst people from different teams, departments, organizations, and more. Cloud collaboration tools ensure that all groups have access to resources they need to work together seamlessly, no matter where the parties involved may be located at the time.<br clear="none"/></li><li><strong>Better file storage:</strong> So, have you wondered why most corporate behemoths rely on cloud solutions? That is because they offer excellent quality and type of document management, storage, and more capabilities as well. So, in addition to being able to store your files safely, legitimate companies using cloud collaboration tools are also able to track changes to documents, implement access-based security protocols, and more.<br clear="none"/></li><li><strong>Enhanced efficiency of practice:</strong> Studies have shown that a majority of firms in the legal industry expect to embrace newer and better revenue sources besides the traditional billable hours, all thanks to technologies. In this context, cloud tools stand to assist this shift by, you know, enabling digital collaboration. It means the law firms can save time as well as the money they would otherwise spend on traveling. And this, in turn, can be put to good use across the firm, allowing employees to focus on other work that would help them supplement the business’ revenue stream. This change not only helps law firms achieve previously unfathomable levels of efficiency across their practice but also bring in newer business models.<br clear="none"/></li><li><strong>Improved customer service:</strong> Customers, be it in the banking industry or e-commerce, are all the same everywhere, i.e., they want A-grade customer service. The same holds for the legal sector as well, with more and more companies reporting that their clients now expect improved service. How can cloud collaboration tools help with this? They allow clients access to appropriate progress reports about their case and enable them to work together with their lawyers, among other things.<br clear="none"/></li></ol><div>It is clear to see that technology, despite the industry’s notorious resistance to it, has a crucial role to play in this sphere as well. And the key to acing this is that no matter what tool you set out to adopt, such as a <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/blog/digital-litigation-solution-for-legal-councils">litigation document management platform</a> or some such — ensure that the C-level executives are on-board.<br clear="none"/></div>
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EHS Mobile Apps: Advantages for Oil and Gas Industryhttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/ehs-mobile-apps-advantages-for-oil-and-gas-industry2020-04-03T11:06:05.878000Z2020-04-03T10:50:42ZTech Nerd<div>We live in a highly digital world that is driven by mobile devices by a significant measure. That much is abundantly clear. However, what the layman doesn’t often realize that this increasingly connected existence where mobile devices not only enable people to share information in real-time but accomplish a lot more than they previously could. And this shift has had consequences for not only individuals but the entire spectrum of industries, including the oil and gas industry. Scratch that; make it mainly for the oil and gas industry. A recent study in the sector found that as many as 55 percent of the top brass in companies operating in this space believed that mobile technology stands to enhance their operations substantially.<br clear="none"/></div>
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<div>Now, mobile technology has a variety of subsets, even in the context of the oil and gas industry. But for this article, we will maintain focus on EHS. Why? Because it is decidedly one of the most crucial elements of an organization in this industry. And EHS mobile technology has already given this industry a taste of what it can offer; among other things, such solutions have enabled companies to improve their safety standards. It has been enabled via a variety of factors, including the ability to communicate seamlessly. As anyone in this sphere would tell you, communication is vital to ensuring top-notch safety standards. But that’s not all EHS mobile technology has to offer here, and to help you understand better, we have put together a quick list of some of its most compelling benefits for this industry.<br clear="none"/></div>
<div><br clear="none"/></div><ol><li><strong>Foster a better safety culture across the organization:</strong> To elaborate further on how EHS mobile tech helps create a robust safety culture in oil and gas companies — as everyone knows, that this is a group effort. And, even the workers need to be able to participate in this endeavor. To that end, such solutions help companies make sure that they can immediately report any relevant observations to their managers and superiors even when they are still in the field. Such abilities play a crucial role in helping companies discover any potential risks and hazards and quickly work to prevent any injuries.<br clear="none"/></li><li><strong>Integrate remedial measures:</strong> One of the features EHS mobile apps offer is mobile assessment findings. What that means is that instead of merely assessing risks, one can arrive at conclusive results and then use that information to address the issue immediately. And in case that is not possible, such tools help ensure that the duty for remedial action is assigned to the proper personnel.<br clear="none"/></li><li><strong>Improved decision-making process:</strong> These tools also ensure that the right people have the correct information at the right time, thus enhancing their ability to make smarter, data-driven decisions.<br clear="none"/></li></ol><div>Given the complexity caused by a variety of factors in the world, <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/blog/saas-java-based-ohs-management-solution" target="_blank">occupational health and safety software</a> is not merely a shiny new technology, but one that oil and gas companies simply can’t do without.<br clear="none"/></div>
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Hybrid App Development Trends to Track in 2020https://technologygazette.postach.io/post/hybrid-app-development-trends-to-track-in-20202020-04-01T05:51:04.490000Z2020-04-01T05:15:30ZTech Nerd<div>Much like everything else in the world, technologies we use every day of our lives also continue to evolve at a rapid pace. And the same holds for hybrid mobile app development as well, where we are now seeing the rapid emergence of absolutely new trends. But before we delve into the trends in hybrid app development in 2020, let’s take a quick minute to understand a little bit more about it. Also referred to as cross-platform mobile app development, this particular method has taken off in the recent past because today, there are simply far too many platforms in the market. And it is imperative to tend to all of them for any business that hopes to achieve success.</div>
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<div><div>But individually building apps for each of the many OS platforms in the market can quickly rack up extraordinary development-related bills for any company. And that is precisely where hybrid app development comes in. Now you see the role it plays? Back to the trends then — see, if you want to truly leverage the potential of hybrid app development or anything else for that matter, it is essential to stay on top of the latest trends in the industry. And to help you do just that, we have put together a list of the crucial hybrid app development trends in 2020 that you need to keep an eye on.<br clear="none"/></div>
<div><br clear="none"/> <strong>1. Increased use of artificial intelligence:</strong> Artificial intelligence and machine learning continue to be fundamental to all technology-related endeavors, and from the looks of it, it will stay that way for the foreseeable future. Of course, developers have found a way to use it in hybrid app development as well — AI and ML have helped them take the process to an entirely new level. <br clear="none"/> <strong>2. Mixed reality-based health care apps:</strong> As technology continues to push the envelope, programmers are now quick to leverage innovation for the best possible results. Case in point: Use of Augmented- and Virtual-reality in health care. Among other things, AR and VR have facilitated virtual visits, enhanced diagnoses, the better quality of care, and more in this industry.<br clear="none"/> 3<strong>. Chatbot integration:</strong> It is not news that chatbots have come to play a vital role in organizations of all kinds. However, so far, they have primarily been spotted on big websites; well, that will change now as more and more companies integrate chatbots in their apps as well. What role will they play? Based on what we have observed of the market so far, we believe they will stick to being virtual assistants before they graduate to serving other roles via the apps.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>There are plenty of <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/blog/advantages-of-hybrid-mobile-apps" target="_blank">hybrid mobile app benefits</a>. However, to make use of those benefits, one must not only be acquainted with the latest developments in the industry but also understand it. That, in turn, will help you see precisely how such trends can be utilized for the benefit of your business.</div><br clear="none"/></div>AI and Retail Industry: How Machine Learning Affects SMBshttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/ai-and-retail-industry-how-machine-learning-affects-smbs2020-02-18T10:33:43.493000Z2020-02-18T10:29:39ZTech Nerd<div><p>Artificial intelligence, as well as its subset machine learning, aren’t accurately brand new concepts — they have been around longer than one would imagine. Nonetheless, the fact remains that their emergence on the scene is relatively recent. And yet, more and more companies are already using both of these highly advanced technologies for their benefit in myriad ways. Take the retail industry for example; thanks to their innate proficiency with data analysis, artificial intelligence, and machine learning have become virtually indispensable for businesses operating in this space, especially SMBs.</p></div>
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<div>One of the most easily identifiable examples in this regard is the Point of Sale system. With assistance from machine learning and artificial intelligence, the retail world is finally leveraging customer data collected via <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/blog/magento-pos-solution-for-retail-business">Magento point of sale system</a> to gain access to incredible insights. However, the fortification of POS systems is just one example of artificial intelligence and machine learning stand to help small and medium businesses in the retail industry. And for a better perspective of their true potential, we have collated a list of some more compelling ways in which AI and ML enhance retail businesses’ daily operations and more.</div>
<div><p>1. A better understanding of customers: Nothing helps a company improve sales and grow its business quite like an in-depth understanding of the customers it serves. While that may have been hard to do in the past, AI and ML have made it a cakewalk. Among other things, these technologies can make use of all the retailers’ data, including that related to customers’ location, spending behavior as well as the business’ inventory, to serve their customers better via things like developing tailored offers, creating novel experiences, and pace optimization.</p><p>2. Enhanced efficiency: For a business to run smoothly and at optimal productivity, it is vital to master backend operations. So, here, AI and ML help by allowing retailers to factor in popular products, demand, inventory, and more to ensure they can maintain just the ideal list that will enable them to serve not only their in-store customers but also the ones they serve via online stores, if at all.</p><p>3. Personalized customer experiences: If there’s one thing retailers know about customers today, it’s that they have a dominant preference for customized experiences. Research has shown that 80 percent concede that a personalized experience is something that would make them come back to an establishment. And with all the insight, AI and ML can glean from the retailer’s data, delivering experiences tailored to the customer’s tastes and preferences is quite simple.</p><p>The retail industry is evolving at a dizzying pace and will continue to do so — at least for the foreseeable future. While that is a challenging thing, one can’t ignore the abundance of opportunities such change is bound to bring with it. And if retailers, SMBs in particular, wish to keep pace with their large scale contemporaries in the market, the use of modern technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning is an absolute must.</p><div><br clear="none"/></div></div><div></div>
<div></div><br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>Migrating From Magento 1 To Magento 2: Top Mistakes To Watch Out Forhttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/migrating-from-magento-1-to-magento-2-top-mistakes-to-watch-out-for2020-01-02T11:20:22.592000Z2020-01-02T11:10:30ZTech Nerd<div>Magento is a highly popular e-commerce platform. It is used by millions of digital stores all over the world. And while it is an inherently high-quality resource, among the most advanced in the market, the fact remains that changing times mean that our tools should too. It is why the company went on to introduce Magento 2, which offers a world of benefits, such as a substantially improved interface for the admin, accelerated page speed, independent database, and enhanced search functionality among several other such features. So, it should not come as a surprise to learn that nearly 30,000 websites have already transitioned to Magento 2.</div>
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<div><br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>Now, all that is great and the benefits are many, but before you decide or start working on making a similar decision, you should know that switching from Magento 1 to Magento 2 is not a simple endeavor. While the complexities of the process are admittedly not many, many companies seem to struggle with it. Why? Because of mistakes, some are human errors, while others are errors of ignorance. Nonetheless, the fact remains that they take a toll on the project, process, and, eventually, the outcome. To help make sure that your transition is successful, we have listed some of the most common mistakes folks tend to make with this transition, so you can be wise and ensure that you don’t repeat them.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/> <strong>1. Lack of strategy:</strong> Planning is the key to ensuring success in every endeavor in life. And given that switching to Magento 2 from Magento 1 is a slightly complicated effort, it only makes sense that one carefully strategizes the process. Jumping into the transition process without planning the migration, including the design and website data, as well as looking for extensions that would be compatible with your set up, migrating your store’s custom code, is a recipe for disaster.<br clear="none"/> <strong>2. Ignoring changes to the internal workflow:</strong> You’d be surprised to learn just how many people forget to factor in the impact of the transition on the business’ workflow. Seriously. So, make sure that you account for the changes required to the workflow, the effect on employees, and more. It will allow every department to be sufficiently prepared to embrace the change without taking a toll on the operations.<br clear="none"/> <strong>3. Overlook impact on SEO rankings:</strong> When one migrates from Magento 1 to Magento 2, there are bound to be snags, like duplication of content, changed URLs, broken links, and more. And we don’t have to tell you just how quickly this can take a toll on the store’s SEO rankings and SERP performance. Thankfully, you can deal with it by using a webmaster tool to identify all the Error 404 pages. There are multiple other workarounds to such challenges, so rest assured.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/hire-magento-developers" target="_blank">Magento coders</a> who hold ample experience with the platform would rightly tell you just how beneficial making the switch to Magento 2 is. Sure, there are some challenges to be dealt with on the way, but with their expertise and careful planning, the transition can be wrapped up sooner than you’d imagine.<br clear="none"/></div>
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Magento Commerce vs Salesforce Commerce Cloud: How Are They Different?https://technologygazette.postach.io/post/magento-commerce-vs-salesforce-commerce-cloud-how-are-they-different2019-12-13T09:47:07.918000Z2019-12-13T09:39:24ZTech Nerd<div>As people increasingly turn to the internet to shop for whatever it is that they need, so are retailers, for that is where the demand seems to be concentrated at the moment. As a result, e-commerce today is significant than ever before and is expected to continue growing at an unprecedented pace for the foreseeable future. It has enabled many companies that run brick and mortar stores to embrace this digital revolution, irrelevant to the extent. There’s an immense demand for relevant solutions that can enable high quality, seamless experiences while also empowering businesses to power through the cut-throat competition in this space.<br clear="none"/></div>
<div><img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/e487a723-dfdf-4309-bdee-d7920c9f7951/d32b4dc2-b335-495b-bf85-d581f2c9e881.jpg" /><p>The search for an ace solution in this regard often leads people to a choice between Magento Commerce and Salesforce Commerce Cloud. Why? Simply because these two are the absolute champions in the e-commerce platform market, helping companies to set up robust offerings and also ensure their growth. However, choosing between the two can be quite a challenge since both of them are highly accomplished names that come equipped with largely very distinct features and functionalities. So, we put together a quick comparison between Magento and Salesforce’s offerings to help make a choice slightly accessible for you.<br clear="none"/><strong> 1. Magento Commerce<br clear="none"/>a. Advantages</strong><br clear="none"/>It delivers in-built capabilities and that too, without any extra costs or investment. These abilities are highly relevant for commercial and B2B setups. It comes in equally handy when a multi-brand or international company is involved.<br clear="none"/>Magento makes it unbelievably easy to manage product catalogs as well as data, thanks to a plethora of features and functionalities in this regard as well.<br clear="none"/><strong>b. Disadvantages</strong><br clear="none"/>It is a complicated system that necessitates the assistance and guidance of professionals with ample experience with web servers and databases.</p><p>Magento’s celebrated agility also translates into prolonged configuration and set up durations and also takes far too long to import data.</p><p><strong> 1. Salesforce Commerce Cloud<br clear="none"/>a. Advantages<br clear="none"/></strong>Since it is a SaaS-based, fully managed platform, things like maintenance of platform as well as that of servers and other infrastructure and upgrades are Salesforce’s responsibility.<br clear="none"/>It comes with an extendable page designer feature that empowers merchants with significantly better control over both templates as well as the content.<br clear="none"/><strong>b. Disadvantages<br clear="none"/></strong>Salesforce Commerce Cloud is a costly offering, typically aimed at big corporates. So, it is not the ideal fit for small and medium scale businesses.<br clear="none"/>The license fee for this service involves paying Salesforce a percentage of the business’ online sales. The typically ranges anywhere from 0.75 to 1.25 percent.<br clear="none"/>While this Magento vs. Salesforce guide aims to help you be sure which one of the two is better suited for your business, one must not forget that the final call is highly subjective. So, no matter if you choose to hire a <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/magento-development-services" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Magento eCommerce solution provider company</a> or one for Salesforce, make sure that you carefully consider each option’s pros and cons in the context of your business’ requirements before making the decision.</p></div>
Banking and Finance Industry: How Business Intelligence Can Helphttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/banking-and-finance-industry-how-business-intelligence-can-help2019-11-11T05:20:07.496000Z2019-11-11T05:14:57ZTech Nerd<div>The world around us now is increasingly embracing the idea of leveraging big data to achieve insights that can drive better business results. Also known as business intelligence, this phenomenon has taken the world by storm, thanks to its sheer potential to transform businesses for the better. It is because, among other things, business intelligence empowers executives to access data in a simple to understand manner and then base business decisions on this data and analysis. And given that 90 percent of all the data in the world was generated only in the past couple of years, one doesn’t have to worry about the dearth of data in this context too.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>It holds for all industries! And, therefore it is why no matter where you turn, you will find a company that is already making use of business intelligence to drive unprecedented levels of growth. Hence, it isn’t surprising to see that BI has managed to rouse the banking and finance industry’s interest as well. And as competition continues to intensify by the minute, it is imperative for companies operating in this sector to make use of the latest tools to ensure that they can remain ahead of the curve. Hence, this industry's intrigue for BI. Now, let’s take a look at some of the most compelling ways in which this nifty technology can help this sector.<br clear="none"/></div>
<div><br clear="none"/></div><ol><li><strong>Better products and services</strong>: One of the most significant advantages of business intelligence is that it allows companies to keep an eye on every revenue stream individually to help identify their best-performing products and services. Additionally, companies are also able to analyze data to understand their customers’ requirements and preferences, which can be used to improve the business’ offerings further.<br clear="none"/></li><li><strong>Cut down risks</strong>: A very compelling benefit of BI in banking and finance is that it can be used to reduce the risks substantially. It involves simplifying the actionable data. It enables companies to identify fraud and monitor customer behavior as well as track employee behavior to ensure compliance with all the requisite laws and regulations. What BI also does here provides data about other tangential aspects of the industry, such as the market’s economic situation, analysis of credit portfolios, and more.<br clear="none"/></li><li><strong>Enhance operations</strong>: How a company operates internally also has a bearing on the business’ success. And to this end, BI helps companies to carefully examine their processes, employee performance, and resource allocation, among several other things. To be precise, BI provides the required data that allows organizations to understand where and how to optimize the efficiency of operations, deliver better customer experiences, cut down costs, and more.<br clear="none"/></li></ol><div>While all of this may seem a tad overwhelming to some at first, but the truth is with the right <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/business-intelligence-services">business intelligence solution provider</a>, it won’t take you long to start reaping the virtually limitless benefits of this superior technology. So, go on and get started with using business intelligence to enhance operational efficacy, better manage risk, and so much more.<br clear="none"/></div>
Why Every Retail Business Needs a POS Systemhttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/why-every-retail-business-needs-a-pos-system2019-09-03T07:27:24.110000Z2019-09-03T07:22:00ZTech Nerd<div>There is absolutely no dearth of challenging businesses in the world: Take retail, for example. Besides being an inherently demanding form of business practice, retail is surrounded by a plethora of tiny little factors that must be monitored and overseen at all times. Some may say, one doesn’t have to do ALL of those seemingly exigent things necessarily — but the truth is, if a retail business is going to survive the ruthless competition that the market throws your way, this is the only way. However, there are, of course, an abundance of tools in the world today that can pretty much tend to every requirement and need a business can face. Moreover, one such resource is POS.</div>
<div><br clear="none"/>A point of sale system, or only POS system, comes bearing immense potential to transform retail business virtually; starting from detailed receipts and significantly expanded list of advanced payment options to inventory and employee management, there’s just no limit to how these systems can help a retail business. So you see, POS systems are so much more than mere cash registers and if you are still not convinced, here are some advantages that further make a case for using a POS system in your retail business.<img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/d01f6da1-96ca-4531-96d9-0f6c22b46ac2/34abec6d-fbde-451e-924f-236718d73236.jpg" /><br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><strong>1. Improved efficiency:</strong> A POS system in a retail set up allows the business to, among other things, substantially improve productivity. How? It is quite simple, really; with such a system, employees have just the right tools that serve to support them while they execute their duties. It, in turn, means operations run much more smoothly, if not entirely seamless. Also, you know what that translates into? Better customer satisfaction rates.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><strong>2. Better inventory management</strong>: As mentioned above, POS technology isn’t just a fancy cash register. They come loaded with unusual inventory management abilities, allowing businesses to keep an eye on the quantity of every product in the store. Companies can also set up a retail matrix as well as reorder triggers to streamline their inventory management processes.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><strong>3. Analytics, insights, and reporting</strong>: One of any POS tool’s most potent abilities is in the context of analytics and reporting-based capabilities. A robust system will provide the business with real-time data, empower it to track key performance indicators closely, and other insights to help executives decide if the company needs to adapt to factors like market, consumer demand, and more to achieve better profits and retain a competitive edge over rivals.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><strong>4. Efficient management of employees:</strong> POS systems save you from the chore of manually scheduling shifts as well as implementing them. In addition to that, they also allow you to track employee productivity.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>POS systems are genuinely versatile — helping retail businesses to attain significantly better productivity, enhance the efficiency of operations, reduce costs, and improve the bottom line. However, the system you choose for your business must not be taken lightly and should factor in every last detail. So if you find yourself looking for assistance to implement a <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/blog/magento-pos-solution-for-retail-business" target="_blank">Magento point of sale</a> system or that of any other provider, you can always turn to a trusted service provider to help you out with that.<br clear="none"/></div>
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Why You Should Use Cloud Mobile Apps for Your Businesshttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/why-you-should-use-cloud-mobile-apps-for-your-business2019-09-03T07:28:30.054000Z2019-08-30T11:52:32ZTech Nerd<div>For the longest time, apps primarily existed as native apps, meaning users had to download the app on their devices to use it. However, we all know that the progression of time has driven the exponential growth of technology, which, in turn, has given the world with countless invaluable resources, including cloud technology. Moreover, there isn’t anything in the world that has been able to truly leverage the potential of cloud computing quite as mobile apps have. Today, cloud-based mobile applications are benefiting both parties: The companies that make them and the people who use these apps.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/6e4e8198-513b-4e35-967d-876be0ab999e/0b3209a7-46c0-486c-b094-54bd4fec27e8.jpg" />Among other things, cloud mobile apps have enhanced the security of data involved in the process and also made it easier to access this data. Suffice it to say that the cloud technology in the context of mobile apps and their development has transformed the entire process. And not only that radically cloud computing has also revolutionized how companies do business and go about their general operations. For those who are still not convinced, here are some more reasons why you need to use cloud mobile apps for your business.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/> 1. Low cost: Anyone who is even vaguely familiar with the world of app development and its basic concepts, would know that native mobile app development isn’t exactly the most affordable option in the market. Plus, if you want to target both iOS and Android, you will be required to build two apps. There’s no such issue with cloud mobile apps, i.e. once the app is created, it works on both of them wholly. What makes things even better is that the development cost of cloud-based mobile apps is significantly lower. <br clear="none"/></div>
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<div>3. Smooth database integration: Any business owner will tell you that the ability to integrate their app with their databases is Moreover, vital to ensure seamless operations. Integration with databases can prove to be quite a task if you are working with a native app. However, this process is considerably less complicated when it comes to cloud mobile apps. Why? Because of the simple fact that data is synced via a cloud-based server.<br clear="none"/></div>
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<div>4. No installation required: This is one of the basic facts about cloud mobile apps — they don’t need to be installed on the user’s device. Instead, users who wish to engage with a cloud mobile app needs a mobile browser, where they’ll be able to see the app’s interface and use it.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>So, be it <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/mobile/ios-app-development-company" target="_blank">custom applications for iPhone</a> or one for an Android device, the future is on the cloud. Their inherent benefits apart, the need and demand for cloud mobile apps are being further fortified with the advent of IoT.<br clear="none"/></div>
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How Blockchain Technology is Revolutionizing Real Estate in 2019?https://technologygazette.postach.io/post/how-blockchain-technology-is-revolutionizing-real-estate-in-20192019-09-03T07:28:43.506000Z2019-08-29T13:50:14ZTech Nerd<div><br clear="none"/></div>
<div><div><p><strong>Importance of Blockchain</strong></p><p>Blockchain is a crucial technological advancement that connects multiple units of information in one chain. It gained its popularity a decade ago when it was created to support the cryptocurrency bitcoin. Blockchain technology is influencing almost every industry by transforming it through various ways, and the real estate industry is one of them. Real estate is one of the paper-record based industry which includes record storage documentation for contracts, leases, maintenance, compliances, and many more. It involves the exchange of various documents and lacks attributes such as synchronization, security, integrity, and more.</p><p>What if a technological masterpiece could address all such challenges and makes the real estate industry much more convenient and accessible? Let’s discuss how the utilization of blockchain technology in the real estate sector could help increase transparency and efficiency.<br clear="none"/></p><p><strong>Multiple Listing Service</strong></p><p>The primary issue for real estate brokers and agents is the convenience to access data and to have a transparent ledger system where one could see the entire transaction history of the property. The up-gradation of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) database to a blockchain-enabled data indexes every available property in the city. It allows data to appear in real-time in a simple and easy-to-use format.</p><p><strong>Automated and Secure Smart Contracts</strong></p><p>It is of no wonder that real estate transactions can take months and years to get accomplished. Sales using smart contract will cut-off all the middlemen. Just imagine how much money and time can be saved by eliminating all the middlemen - banks, brokers, attorneys, and more. Smart Contracts transaction is completed entirely between the seller and the buyer and involves no human interaction.</p><p><strong>Tokenization in Real Estate</strong></p><p>Previously, owning the remunerative assets required the investment from wealthy investors, and gradually, buyers wait for years till the property get liquidate. It changes with tokenization as it will not only increase the liquidity of traditionally illiquid assets but will also make trading possible without third-party intervention. Tokenization is a term used for the digital representation of a real estate. That means it makes it easy to purchase property with digital currency investments. Also, having tokenizing platforms for real estate could amalgamate all the processes and transactions. Therefore, it saves broker fees and closing costs and completes the entire purchase in a day rather than waiting over several days or weeks.</p><p><strong>Decentralization</strong></p><p>Blockchain is a decentralized technology that enhances trust and security. The information stored inside a blockchain is accessible to all the peers on the network. So, the data becomes transparent for everyone who is the part of the web, and no one can tamper it because of its cryptographic hash function usage. It builds a more confident system as all the information can be verified by peers, sellers, and buyers from anywhere in the world. Hence, such technological advancement would also decrease fraud attempts making the transactions more robust.</p><p>The future of blockchain is beyond imagination as it is changing the approach of the real estate industry. With the increasing awareness of blockchain technology amongst real estate professionals, one can witness the potential growth of blockchain technology. Hence, the above benefits must be considered while choosing a company for <a shape="rect" title="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/blog/real-estate-website-portal-development" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/blog/real-estate-website-portal-development" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"><span><span><span>property website development</span></span></span></a>.<br clear="none"/></p></div>
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Why Choose Drupal for Your Enterprise Website?https://technologygazette.postach.io/post/why-choose-drupal-for-your-enterprise-website2019-09-03T07:29:02.903000Z2019-07-29T11:09:55ZTech Nerd<div><div><p>Have you ever wondered about what makes the websites of enterprise so prominent? The success of any enterprise website lies in the selection of right Content Management Systems (CMS). Now, the question arises, What CMS would be the best choice for your enterprise’s website? Drupal is known to be an ideal CMS for a large number of renowned global companies worldwide. It is a web content management software, especially for custom application development.</p><p><img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/70c3c215-80b5-42e0-94bf-7389a883c51d/ffe0e19e-5ba8-4f40-a66d-f58a3d477b5f.jpg" /></p><p>According to the recent report, the number of active enterprise websites tracked on Drupal is 614,752. With the ever-changing digital landscape, consumers are demanding more powerful web experiences. Drupal can build a tremendous personalized website that’s optimized for different devices and integrates with all your marketing tools. Some of the famous sites, namely, NASA, eBay, Twitter, Pinterest, Australian Government, Taboola, NCAA, Tesla, and many more have been built using Drupal.</p><p>In this article, we will discuss conventional as well as unconventional reasons, which make Drupal an excellent CMS for you:</p><p><strong>What are the Unconventional Reasons to Opt for Drupal?</strong></p><p><strong>Better Presentation with Headless Drupal</strong></p><p>With the rising popularity of decoupled (headless) architecture, Drupal offers cutting-edge user experience. It provides greater flexibility to the developers to innovate and integrate it with other technologies.</p><p><strong>More Personalization with Predictive UX</strong></p><p>It is a known fact that 65% of consumers are more likely to purchase at an online or offline store if they receive personalized and relevant promotions. Predictive UX extracts the potential of machine learning to anticipate the user’s need, which delivers them explicit and exclusive personalized content when in need.</p><p><strong>Chatbots Drive Business Value</strong></p><p>Chatbots are transforming CMS to next-generation digital experience and user engagement. It provides conversational UI that communicates with the user. Drupal helps Chabot API to integrate with your website seamlessly.</p><p><strong>Mobile Ready</strong></p><p>Increasing usage of mobility devices opens a door for new marketing platforms for enterprises. Drupal presents the content in the desired format for different mobile devices.</p><p><strong>What are the Conventional Reasons to Choose Drupal?</strong></p><p><strong>Easy to Build</strong></p><p>It is of no wonder that too much complexity in web development may prove to be time-consuming. When using Drupal, it becomes easy to create and customize (if required). Choosing the layout, themes, and more are just a click away for your Drupal websites.</p><p><strong>Security</strong></p><p>Security is one of the critical needs of every business. More and more malware attacks are overwhelming every year. However, Drupal websites have proven records of being the most secure CMS. It safeguards you from online hacking attacks.</p><p><strong>Higher Scalability</strong></p><p>The major strength of this platform is its exceptional scalability. You can add as many pages new pages to your website without changing anything. As various communities of people use Drupal, it has a variety of different modules that helps you add specific features or functionality with similar capabilities which are free to download. Moreover, it is license-free and involves no maintenance costs.</p><p><strong>SEO Friendly</strong></p><p>SEO plays a vital role in achieving the goal of an organization. Drupal helps companies to create SEO friendly websites. Active Modules and clean code make it an exceptional SEO friendly CMS.</p><p><strong>Outstanding Templates</strong></p><p>Drupal has a massive community of theme designers that focuses on creating feature-rich templates. The list of options provides you to select models that align with your website vision. It includes fonts, aesthetics, layouts, graphics, flexible color schemes, and more.</p><p>Drupal offers the scope to build scalable solutions, ranging from a personal blog to corporate website and e-commerce platforms as per your need. Hence, </p><p>
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React Native vs Flutter: Which One Should You Pick for Your Hybrid Mobile App?https://technologygazette.postach.io/post/react-native-vs-flutter-which-one-should-you-pick-for-your-hybrid-mobile-app2019-07-24T06:01:35.787000Z2019-07-24T05:25:25ZTech Nerd<div>Evolved customer demands and expectations, together with the evolution of technology, has led the world to newer avenues of business. One such channel that is rather popular these days is cross-platform app development. However, for it to successfully deliver on all that it promises, it is essential that we choose the framework exceptionally carefully. </div>
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<div>Companies that are planning to build a new mobile app for their business, no matter the industry they are a part of, seek robust solutions that will ease the process, reduce the time taken to write the code, and deliver a high quality and efficient product at the end. This search leads them to the seemingly impossible choice between two highly sought-after frameworks: React Native and Flutter. If you too are on the same boat, allow this handy comparison of some of their most crucial aspects to help you decide which one is better suited for your project as well as business.</div>
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<div><strong>1. Development time</strong>: React Native is widely considered as among the most dependable frameworks for a variety of reasons. One of them is the fact that it is quite efficacious and substantially lowers the development time with a variety of ready-to-use provisions. Besides that, it also enhances the app’s UI. Compared to React Native, Flutter demands a lot more time for development. It misses the handy components but does make up for it with the delivery of superior usability of the app.<br clear="none"/></div>
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<div><strong>2. Stability</strong>: For a mobile app to deliver optimum performance, the framework’s security is necessary. In this context, React Native gets the support of a robust global community. Moreover, it’s very consistent, as well. Flutter, on the other hand, lags behind React Native even though by a minimal margin. While it's Alpha version left something to be desired, the Beta 2 version manages to deliver a slew of first-rate features.<br clear="none"/></div>
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<div><strong>4. Performance</strong>: React Native’s architecture necessitates a JS bridge for an app to interact with native components, thus slowing down the application. Though, Flutter helps development teams to create quick apps since it doesn’t need a bridge and can run animations at 60 frames per second. <br clear="none"/></div>
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<div>However, React Native hasn’t lost this race yet, for it does come loaded with libraries that allow apps made using this framework to achieve a speed of 60 frames per second when it comes to animations. </div>
<div>This discussion serves as a solid proof of why companies would find themselves confused between React Native and Flutter as the framework for developing their cross-platform app. Both these options are accompanied by an individual set of benefits and drawbacks, so the ultimate choice should be based after you have factored in your needs as well. So, remember, no matter which one of these two you go with, hiring a trusted <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/blog/advantages-of-hybrid-mobile-apps">hybrid mobile app development company </a>will go a long way in ensuring the success of your project.</div>
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How Big Data Analytics Have Transformed E-Commercehttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/how-big-data-analytics-have-transformed-e-commerce2019-07-17T05:09:48.532000Z2019-07-17T04:54:40ZTech Nerd<div><p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">It is hard to ignore the fact that pretty much every step we take, every little thing we do, we are generating data. It is because we live in a highly digital world and rely on a mobile device for a sizeable a portion of our lives. However, what becomes of all this data? Well, that's where big data analytics comes in. It has enabled businesses across virtually every industry in the world to analyze copious amounts of data to determine customer behavior patterns and their preferences, trends in the market, and other insights to help them adapt their strategies.</span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">From healthcare to manufacturing, there's not a single industry that hasn't derived immense benefits from it. However, if we were to speak of one sector that is primed to reap extraordinary benefits from big data analytics, it is e-commerce. Why? First, it is a primarily digital industry. Second, its growth. A report said the e-commerce the industry would reach $4.5 trillion in 2021. Another study revealed that about 54 percent millennials shop online. The sector has already observed mind-boggling growth, and it doesn't look like it will be slowing down any time soon. It continues to generate an exponential amount of data every day and to utilize it effectively, and the industry needs big data analytics.</span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/cedc6d30-0910-45c5-9264-d21f9dc52812/b9b30a7e-c464-41cb-ac8d-aaaf72d02939.jpg" /></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">To help you get a better sense of how robust big data analytics is, let's see how it has benefitted e-commerce so far.</span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>1. Better shopping experience:</strong> Among other things, big data allows e-commerce businesses to understand their customers' buying patterns, their requirements, and more. Besides that, it also allows companies to effectively manage inventory by customers' demographic details, the time frame where they are better inclined to shop, and their purchasing patterns. It, in turn, ensures the delivery of a whole shopping experience every single time.</span></span></p><p align="justify"><a shape="rect" name="_GoBack"></a> <span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>2. Improved sales:</strong> Thanks to customer behavior analysis, e-commerce businesses have been able to gainfully present customers with recommendations and offers tailored to their taste and preferences. They also gain insights that allow them to implement marketing campaigns, offering discounts, coupons, and more based on the individual buyer's shopping history. All of this goes a long way in attracting more customers and converting them into successful sales.</span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>3. Enhanced customer service:</strong> The primary goal of any business is to ensure customer satisfaction. With big data by their side, e-commerce companies can tend to their customers' every need nearly immediately and keep them apprised of any new deals -- and all these factors ensure that your customers are 100 percent content with what you have to offer.</span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">So, we learned that big data analytics could help e-commerce players in so many different ways: from analyzing customer behavior and preferences for enabling companies to formulate strategies that will help them grow. It's easy to see just how versatile and resourceful big data analytics is in the context of this industry. So if you too want to implement it for your business, we recommend you to get in touch with a trusted vendor for <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/web-application/ecommerce-development">eCommerce website development services</a> at the earliest possible.</span></span></p></div>
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Impact of Cloud Computing on Web App Developmenthttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/impact-of-cloud-computing-on-web-app-development2019-07-16T13:14:44.418000Z2019-07-16T13:11:36ZTech Nerd<div><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is of no wonder that web applications have become an essential component of business in today's world. With the rise in the development of web applications, the need to improve efficiency has also increased. Developers are looking for automated services with a cost-effective solution. Therefore, cloud computing has gained significant appreciation in recent years.</span></span></span></p><p align="justify"><img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/8ac7ee16-d460-46a1-b9a0-c618e01948d6/bd43a188-31e9-43a5-8026-0f41ffb8d2f1.png" style="font-size: small; font-family: Arial, serif; color: rgb(34, 34, 34);"/><br clear="none"/></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Let's jump in to know more about cloud computing. Cloud computing is an on-demand delivery of computing services – IT resources, database, storage, applic</span></span></span>ations, and more via the internet with pay as per usage pricing.</p><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Importance of Cloud Computing in Web App Development:</strong></span></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Many tech-giants have already switched from on-premise app development to cloud technology. Cloud computing has become an ideal service to deliver enterprise applications for companies planning to extend their infrastructure or launching innovations. It is used chiefly by renowned organizations like Quora, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Reddit, Airbnb, and more.</span></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Why do more and more organizations use cloud technology? To understand that, let's have a glance at the astounding benefits of cloud services on the development of web-based applications.</span></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Highly Scalable</strong></span></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Scalability is one of the essential factors for the success of any web application. Cloud computing services provide an apt platform to add users and services anytime, anywhere. That means you can quickly scale up or down as per the growing needs of your business. It significantly reduces the operational cost as you need to pay for what you consume.</span></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Cost-effective</strong></span></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">When you set up your infrastructure, including on-premise data center or connect to remote servers, you need a lot more investments and a separate team to monitor it continuously. However, with the advent of cloud services, there is no such upfront investment. </span></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Multi-Service Models</strong></span></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Depending on the different requirement of your business model to create the web application, cloud computing provides you three variant service models. Apart from SaaS (Software as a Service), it includes the two most popular service, namely infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) and Platform as a Service (PaaS).</span></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Global Expansion</strong></span></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Another benefit is the worldwide reach of the cloud network. Instead of relying on just a single (local) data center to host your web application, the cloud makes it possible to connect to all the data centers spread across the globe. It ensures the best possible service for your customers, regardless of where they are located geographically.</span></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Recovery Management</strong></span></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Investing in a separate data center for a robust, comprehensive disaster the recovery program is not a wise decision. Thankfully, cloud-architecture can handle disaster recovery management well by only paying for the hardware when you're using it.</span></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Immediate Provisioning of Resources</strong></span></span></span></p><p align="justify"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Cloud computing provides you with lots of pre-stored resources that can benefit nearly all development teams. It allows you to consider a variety of resource options for a particular purpose, eradicating the need to purchase new supplies. Hence, cloud computing provides you with </span></span></span><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: Arial, serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/web-application" target="_blank">custom web application development services</a>.<br clear="none"/></span></span></span></p></div>
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Types of Payment Methods and Their Advantages and Disadvantageshttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/types-of-payment-methods-and-their-advantages-and-disadvantages2019-07-16T05:20:30.499000Z2019-07-16T05:12:13ZTech Nerd<div>The advancement of technology has endowed the world with virtually limitless benefits. Today, you can work with people living halfway across the world without a hitch and consult with a healthcare professional without even needing to leave the comfort of your house. One of many such resources that have resulted from the advancement of technology is payment options. The payment options the world has access to today has translated into previously unimaginable convenience.<img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/60363ea9-daf4-4b0b-8bd6-c2ec85ce2959/745b86c3-9fca-4809-973f-d42cba6ba66d.jpg" /><br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>We have come to a point where it is quite confusing to keep track of the variety of payment options available in the market. Besides your run-of-the-mill cash and in-person payment options, we can pay for practically anything using the internet as well. Also, this boom in the assortment of payment options, as practical and user-oriented as they might be, demands a careful evaluation of the fundamentals that drive them as well as their advantages and disadvantages.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>Listed below are some of the leading forms of payment along with what you need to know about them.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><strong>1. Cash:</strong> Let's get the most archaic one out of the way first, shall we? It is typically deemed the most affordable form of payment because you know precisely the amount have to give. That may not always be the case with other types of cash, and you won't know the actual cost until after you have made the payment.<br clear="none"/>However, the catch with cash is that accessing it comes with a cost -- typically for withdrawal. So, be sure to check out the charges levied for cash withdrawal.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><strong>2. Credit card:</strong> As common as this form of payment may be, one often forgets the extremely high costs associated with using a credit card for making payments. Sure, they are among the safest and most secure forms of cash out there, but at what cost? The interest banks charge a significant interest rate, usually somewhere between 12 percent to as much as 18 percent. Then there's also that annual fees, which you have to pay for merely having a credit card.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><strong>3. Mobile banking:</strong> Using the banking services offered by your bank online or via a mobile device is undoubtedly among the handiest and practical ways to do so. Why? Because users gain the ability to access your bank account for a variety of purposes, including checking your bank balance, paying your bills, and transferring funds via the bank's <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/blog/money-transfer-mobile-solution" target="_blank">money transfer app</a> and all of this from not even having to get up from the couch. All you need is a desktop or a smartphone, and with a few simple taps, you can access virtually the entire gamut of your bank's services.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>What's the disadvantage? The fees for using those services. Though they are usually rather nominal, most banks charge customers a fee for bill payments, transferring money, and more. So, make sure you firmly understand all the details.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>So, there you have it -- a list of the most popular forms of payments as well as their benefits and drawbacks. So, remember, no matter the type of mortgage you opt for, it never hurts to be completely aware of all the details.</div>
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AngularJS Tools: Top Recommendations for Creating Successful Web Appshttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/angularjs-tools-top-recommendations-for-creating-successful-web-apps2019-04-11T11:56:58.303000Z2019-04-11T11:54:23ZTech Nerd<div>Developing a web app is a daunting task. Considering the evolving needs of customers and the consequent need for companies to deliver them successfully, development teams have no choice but to turn to the latest tools and resources to achieve these goals. Also, it can prove to be even more cumbersome when you are using a leading framework like AngularJS. Despite the framework's competency in enabling the development of high-quality products, the truth remains that one can often find themselves faced with myriad challenges even with an Angular web development project.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>So, we put together a nifty list of the leading tools developers can use to assist them during the project and build a profitable app.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>1. <strong>WebStorm</strong>: A robust AngularJS tool for coding, WebStorm was created by JetBrains to serve as an integrated development environment (IDE). It gets a built-in Dart plugin too. However, what's probably WebStorm's most exciting feature is that it enables the developers to demonstrate their code is going live albeit without necessitating a visit to the page or refreshing it. Let's say that this tool is an ideal live editorial manager appropriate for JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. And not only that, but it also transfers module packages even before the project's AngularJS script is imported.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>2. <strong>AngularUI</strong>: Pace is crucial to any development project, thanks to today's cut-throat environment. It means developers need a tool that can help accelerate development without compromising on the quality. That's where AngularUI comes in -- it makes AngualrJS development work not only easier but also significantly quicker. AngularUI also empowers developers to replace unnecessary widgets with bare-bone directives that can be integrated with the UI bootstrap.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>3. <strong>Sublime Text</strong>: A cross-platform source code editor for mark-up, code, and prose, Sublime Text's agility means it can adapt to any programming environment. It is fast and gets code snippet support that can be effortlessly tailored. In addition to that, Sublime Text also features a variety of bundles, such as the AngularJS bundle, that provide considerable help to developers working on Angular web development projects.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>4. <strong>Karma</strong>: Another vital part of the development process is testing and for that there's an excellent tool that goes by the name of Karma. Specializing in testing, Karma provides robust testing features like mobile handset support and real browser implementation among other things. So any developer will tell you that such multifaceted-ness is quite important since the ability to test in peculiar circumstances can play a crucial role in the app's success.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>5. <strong>Videogular</strong>: This tool allows programmers to offer HTML5-based video playing abilities, which means one can integrate video players into the app's design without a fuss.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>Any developer must at least familiarize themselves with such tools before they take up an <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/angular-development-services">Angular web development</a> assignment. We say this because these tools not only enable the delivery of modern features in the web app but also take out most of the stress people may associate with working the AngularJS framework.<br clear="none"/></div>
The Benefits of Cross Platform App Development for the Real Estate Industryhttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/the-benefits-of-cross-platform-app-development-for-the-real-estate-industry2019-07-24T05:26:48.295000Z2019-03-22T05:46:29ZTech Nerd<div>It is a well-known fact that mobile apps have made our lives considerably easier today. Be it looking for information, shopping online, or making plans for travel -- there's a mobile app for everything that offers to ease the process significantly. The same stands true for the real estate sector as well.<br clear="none"/></div>
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<div>Today cross-platform app development in the real estate industry is empowering more and more companies and business owners worldwide to widen their audience base and achieve better business results. It isn't surprising to be honest since mobile apps offer a fuss-free and straightforward means of searching for real estate companies as well as their projects from the comfort of their home. Instead of driving to different locations to shortlist properties or services they might be interested in, customers can browse through listing sitting on their couch. They are saved much hassle, thus making them more inclined to do business with your company.<br clear="none"/></div>
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<div>Suffice it to say that cross-platform app development is quickly proving to be very beneficial for the real estate sector. Here are some more benefits it provides for this industry:<br clear="none"/></div>
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<div><strong>1. Lead generation</strong>: Mobile-based customer relationship management (CRM) apps present excellent potential when it comes to finding and attract new customers with mediums such as portal ads and Facebook. How they work is that when a buyer attempts to contact the business via the application, the CRM mobile app tracks the communication to inform the relevant personnel in the company. Besides that, such apps also enable brokers to create websites, undertake email-based campaigns, and take a look at crucial ranking information.<br clear="none"/></div>
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<div><strong>2. Minimize calculation</strong>: There are many calculations the customer must make when it comes to the real estate sector. Thankfully, a mobile app can effortlessly take care of that and save the customers the hassle of manually making those calculations. Apps can offer myriad financial and real estate functions that can be used to calculate rent, assess the tax involved, estimate finance costs, and more.<br clear="none"/></div>
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<div><strong>3. Broader presence</strong>: Mobile apps enable a varied experience via the provision of multiple features that are adequately organized following location, type, price range, and more. It, in turn, ensures the delivery of compelling user experience, making the process significantly easier for potential customers. Case in point, if you offer nice pictures and thorough information about the listing, users will find themselves driven to engage with your organization.<br clear="none"/></div>
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<div><strong>4. Go digital</strong>: Real estate is one sector that typically struggles with an abundance of documents that can understandably take a toll on the company's employees. Thankfully, mobile app development for this industry also includes document management systems. Such document management systems help cut down administrative work and boost real estate agents' productivity. Thus, it allows them to focus on more essential tasks.<br clear="none"/></div>
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<div>So, you see how and why it would be wise to opt for cross-platform app development! So, don't worry, there exist <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/mobile/cross-platform" target="_blank">cross-platform mobile app development solutions</a>. They can help companies from the real estate sector deliver better service to their customers, attain better profits, and thus, maintain an edge over their contemporaries in the industry.<br clear="none"/></div>
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Magento 2 Migration: Should You Do Ithttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/magento-2-migration-should-you-do-it2019-02-19T14:02:50.390000Z2019-02-19T14:01:36ZTech Nerd<div><br clear="none"/></div>
<div><div><p>Many e-commerce websites in the world today are based on Magento -- about 9 percent, to be precise. Also, Magento announced in July last year that it was officially ending support for all 1.x iterations of the eCommerce platform in November 2018. What this means for all those businesses that are still using these Magento versions is that unless they switch to Magento 2, they are unguarded from myriad security risks.</p><p><img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/b1eab44f-d261-4b4e-82b4-1e8cfad14fe2/d7e1931a-194c-412f-83da-185af15f50d4.png" /></p><p>Considering that the upgrade process for even the simplest e-commerce websites will take roughly three to six months, the company will continue to provide supplementary support for a few more months. However, there's so long one can put off the decision. So, we return to the question: should you indeed migrate to Magento 2? Well, before we answer that, let's quickly go through some basics about it. The latest iteration of the e-commerce platform, Magento 2 is already being used by 1 in every four businesses. While some companies are still deliberating the switch, the fact remains that Magento 2 has already garnered significant popularity, primarily owing to its redesigned and user-friendly interface.</p><p>Here are some other benefits offered by Magento 2 over Magento 1:</p><p><strong>1. Mobile-friendliness:</strong> Today, nearly 62 percent of consumers make purchases through their smartphones. Unfortunately, Magento 1 based websites don’t get optimized for mobile devices. However, seeing the increased reliance on mobile devices for shopping, the company made the Magento 2 platform considerably more mobile responsive.</p><p><strong>2. Performance</strong>: Magento 2 runs about 20 percent faster than Magento 1. Moreover, it is a well-known fact that website speeds are an exceptional way to not only them rank better on search engines but also boost sales.</p><p><strong>3. Admin Interface</strong>: Magento 1's admin interface was probably among its most prominent issues, especially for users that lacked a technical background -- they especially had a tough time maneuvering across the platform. Thankfully, Magento 2 offers a user-friendly interface that helps users find tools as well as add new product listings at a significantly faster pace.</p><p>However, to make a truly informed decision, it is also essential to be aware of the risks associated with Magento 2 migration. Some of them are listed below:</p><p>• The website can't be migrated to Magento 2 without proper assistance from developers and make necessary adjustments, like building extensions, that are not offered with Magento 2. Long story short, you are looking at additional development costs.</p><p>• Since Magento 1 themes can't be port straight into Magento 2, you will need to create new ideas from the ground up.</p><p>• Though the company offers Magento 2's Community Edition for free, the license fee for Enterprise Edition has gone up from $18,000/year to $22,000/year.</p><p>There is entirely no doubt that Magento 2 offers a ton of benefits, including a user-friendly admin interface and a better shopping experience for end-customers. Also, while it has much to offer, the switch to Magento 2 will require much effort. However, you can tackle these challenges rather easily with assistance from an expert <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/magento-development-services">Magento eCommerce web development</a>. Remember, while the decision to switch is yours, you will still need professional help to make sure everything goes smoothly.</p></div>
<div></div><br clear="none"/></div>Cross-Platform App Development: How Xamarin, React Native, and Ionic are Different From Each Otherhttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/cross-platform-app-development-how-xamarin-react-native-and-ionic-are-different-from-each-other2019-02-04T12:10:28.290000Z2019-02-04T12:04:54ZTech Nerd<div>Cross-platform app development is among the leading substitutes to native development, which involves the creation of two different applications: one is Objective-C or Swift for iOS and the other in Java for Android. It is easy to see why native app development is deemed expensive as well as time-consuming. It is where cross-platform app development comes in, enabling developers to write the code once and use certain parts of the code across all platforms.</div>
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<div><strong>1. Performance</strong><br clear="none"/>Xamarin offers two ways to develop mobile apps, i.e., Xamarin.Android/Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Forms. And, its performance is widely considered to being quite close to native app development.<br clear="none"/>React Native too manages to deliver a performance well matched to native since it renders code components straight to the native APIs via the JavaScriptCore virtual machine both for Android as well as iOS.<br clear="none"/>Ionic' performance, however, isn’t close to native-like Xamarin or React Native. It is because it utilizes web technologies to render apps, which takes a toll on the speed. Furthermore, Ionic doesn’t use native components and, instead, attempts to replicate native behavior via web technologies.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><strong>2. Graphical User Interface</strong><br clear="none"/>When it comes to GUI, Xamarin allows developers to create the UI in two distinct ways: via Xamarin.Forms or Xamarin.Android/iOS. Xamarin.Forms accelerate the development process and help save resources but affects the app's local look and feel. On the other hand, Xamarin.Android/iOS takes much time, but delivers a native look and explore in the context of UX.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>Since React Native modules link with native UI controllers, this one delivers an excellent user experience which quite close to native. It also uses the ReactJS library with large UI elements that optimize development.<br clear="none"/>Ionic doesn't use native elements at all, rendering everything in HTML and CSS. It then implements Cordova to provide a native experience.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><strong>3. Code Reusability</strong><br clear="none"/>Xamarin doesn’t need developers to switch between development environments because all Xamarin-based apps get developed in Visual Studio. Long story short, as much as 96 percent of the code gets reused with Xamarin.Forms.<br clear="none"/>Since React Native uses native components written in Swift, Java, or Objective-C, not supported across other platforms, developers have to put in effort work for changing the code. However, besides these native components, the remaining code, which is about 90 percent, can be re-used.</div>
<div><br clear="none"/>Apps developed in Ionic are universal, i.e. no matter the OS, they work reasonably well on each. However, some UI components must get adopted by the rules of every platform. It, in turn, means additional effort for the developers.<br clear="none"/>While the final decision is subjective, the above discussion shows that between the three, Xamarin is undoubtedly the quickest as well as the most comprehensive framework. Xamarin manages to stay neck and neck with the conventional approach for mobile app development, which means the platform’s features get utilized with sans restrictions and the development process too is similar to the one observed with Android Studio and Xcode. So, if you do decide to go with <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/mobile/xamarin-app-development-services">cross-platform app development using Xamarin technology</a>, be sure to find a reliable service provider to ensure your enterprise app fully leverages the framework's myriad benefits and advantages.</div>
Geolocation and Big Data for Business Apps: How They Deliver Better Resultshttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/geolocation-and-big-data-for-business-apps-how-they-deliver-better-results2020-03-16T09:11:28.983000Z2019-01-17T11:19:25ZTech Nerd<div>Several types of research have indicated that more than 50 percent of companies today use <span>geolocation</span> to provide services <span>and</span> target their customers in general. Furthermore, the GPS <span>and</span> <span>geolocation</span> market is expected to touch $94 billion in 2022. It is clear as day that there is immense potential in <span>geolocation</span>. No matter what industry a company might be operating in, <span>geolocation</span> proffers myriad benefits -- <span>for</span> starters, it allows companies to visualize their assets in the context of geographical concentration. It also helps businesses to understand how location stands to affect their most crucial metrics.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>Considering the many advantages, many have taken it a notch up <span>and</span> added <span>big</span> <span>data</span> to the mix. This combination further enables the delivery of enhanced customer satisfaction through more targeted marketing <span>and</span> personalized customer experiences. Moreover, that's not all -- the combination of <span>geolocation</span> <span>and</span> <span>big</span> <span>data</span> allows companies to acquire a better understanding of their <span>business</span> along with their stand in the market.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>To further examine the benefits of <span>big</span> <span>data</span>-driven <span>geolocation</span> <span>apps</span> <span>and</span> how they get used <span>for</span> delivering enhanced customer experience <span>and</span> also achieve better <span>business</span> results, let's discuss some of the use cases.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>1. <strong>Geofencing</strong>: The most popular use of <span>geolocation</span> is in the context of marketing, wherein the company's initiatives target customers who foray into a specific area or location. It is most common among shops' <span>apps</span>, which, upon recognizing that a customer is in the vicinity of one of their stores, sends them discount coupons <span>and</span> special offers among a variety of other promotional material.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>2. <strong>Better understand the customer</strong>: The <span>data</span> collected using <span>geolocation</span>, as well as <span>data</span> based on other factors such as browsing history <span>and</span> purchases, can be used <span>for</span> <span>big</span> <span>data</span> analysis to glean actionable insight. It, in turn, can be used to either improve or overhaul offers to better meet customers' demands <span>and</span> needs.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>3. <strong>Transportation</strong>: <span>Geolocation</span> is of great consequence in the transportation <span>and</span> logistics industry since it allows businesses to make use of the <span>data</span> produced <span>and</span> gathered. <span>Geolocation</span> <span>apps</span> can help companies in this domain accumulate information about the fastest routes, roadworks, <span>and</span> traffic jams as well as calculate the delivery time. Furthermore, they also enable the development of more pragmatic schedules <span>and</span> production timelines. Moreover, that's not all; such <span>apps</span> can also keep customers engaged by allowing them to monitor how their order is progressing across the chain <span>and</span> by when the product will arrive at their doorstep.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>4. <strong>Social media</strong>: Seeing as to how social media is all the rage right now, it isn't surprising to see that <span>geolocation</span> has made its presence felt in this domain too. <span>Geolocation</span> based <span>apps</span> enable companies to enhance engagement levels significantly. Case in point, Pokémon Go. Another use of <span>geolocation</span> <span>and</span> social media is to allow users to form a trail of digital markers as they visit different establishments <span>and</span> also rate their experiences, which can enable other customers to make more informed decisions.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>While this discussion serves to provide a quick overview of the benefits offered by the <a shape="rect" href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/mobile/location-based-application-development">development of location-based app</a>, businesses must also account <span>for</span> other related factors, such as security <span>and</span> compliance. Companies must ensure that their process of collection <span>and</span> use of such <span>data</span> is safe <span>and</span> even by any applicable regulations. Eventually helping users feel assured about the safety of using their offerings <span>and</span> make better decisions.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/></div>
Why Are Mobile Apps Essential For The Sports Industry?https://technologygazette.postach.io/post/why-are-mobile-apps-essential-for-the-sports-industry2018-11-13T05:17:00.026000Z2017-10-30T10:08:40ZTech Nerd<div>The mobile app market is expanding at an unprecedented rate, compelling every business to join the mobility bandwagon. Every industry from retail to finance and healthcare to education are embracing mobile apps and leveraging help of a professional <a href="https://www.rishabhsoft.com/mobile">mobile application development company</a> to build an app of their own.
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<div>Mobile apps are now an essential aspect that drives the business by accelerating and streamlining its marketing, branding, customer acquisition, and retention efforts. Just like other industries, the sports industry is also plunging into the mobile app development space. The modern-age people are incredibly reliant on mobile devices and apps for almost all activities. There are various ways a sports-based company can benefit itself by engaging with the modern day user through mobile application development. Here we have outlined five of the significant advantages mobile apps can provide for the sports industry.</div><div>1. <b>Connects users with their favorite teams and players:
</b></div><div>With a mobile app, the ardent fans supporting their favorite team and players can showcase their love to motivate the players and boost their team spirit when they are playing on the field. Users can even interact with the players when they are not at a big event.
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</b></div><div>People following multiple sports and events often like to keep updated with what is happening on or off the ground. A sports mobile app is an apt medium that provides the users with reliable information about the scores, number of goals, status, and highlights of a specific game in real time. This information can be pushed through card formats and delivered to end user’s device via push notifications.</div>
<div><br /></div><div>They not only get to know the scores and the status of the team winning the match but also get information and detailed statistics related to that game well before the game begins. For example, the ESPNcricinfo app provides users with score alerts and an analytical comparison between the competing teams.
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</b></div><div>Driving more customers and increasing sales and revenue are two of the most critical motives in building a mobile app. A sports organization can also make an app that acts as a marketing representative to boost your business profitability. It can also help you in promoting the teams and selling the merchandise to users and fans through the mobile app.
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<div>A sports mobile app is a need of the hour as people are highly excited for various sports events. Providing them with a handy mobile app will allow them to stay connected with the latest news while helping you earn more revenue for your business. Have you built or used a sports-based mobile app for yourself? Tell us about it using the comment box below.</div><br />How To Ensure The Success Of Your eStore Development?https://technologygazette.postach.io/post/how-to-ensure-the-success-of-your-estore-development2017-02-27T09:01:31.592000Z2017-02-27T08:37:39ZTech Nerd<div>Ecommerce is a trillion dollar market that has grown by 20 percent in the last few years. It comprises approximately 12 to 24 million eCommerce stores out of which only 650,000 online stores make a revenue of over 1,000 USD annually. These figures clearly show that developing an eCommerce store is the easy part, making a successful one is a tough task. There are multiple ways of improving the state of your eCommerce business. In this article, we have outlined five key factors that can help you build a powerful eCommerce store.<br clear="none"/></div>
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<div>With mobile and tablets redefining the shopping process and path to purchase, online retailers are constantly looking for better ways to cater to various consumer segments. One of the many ways retailers rely on is to <a shape="rect" href="http://www.rishabhsoft.com/hire-magento-developers">hire Magento developer</a>, as Magento is the most preferred platform for eCommerce store development. It is a comprehensive solution that provides all the features, functionalities and tools an online business would require to thrive and sustain. From aesthetically beautiful templates to advanced SEO features and developer-friendly modules, Magento is a go-to platform every retailer should consider to build a successful web store. Let’s check out five ways to ensure the success of your eCommerce store. <br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><strong>Clean Aesthetics:</strong> This might sound pretty obvious but it is essential to have clean aesthetics for your online store. A web design is more about visual presentation than the information conveyed through it. You may be offering the best product possible in your niche, but if your home/landing page is cluttered or confusing, your online presence will eventually go down the drain. For creating a successful eStore, you must ensure an attractive user interface with a user experience as interactive and as simple as possible. <a shape="rect" href="https://magento.com/">Magento</a> provides thousands of ready-to-use business-specific templates that have clean designs, intuitive layouts and complies with the latest web design trends. The templates are customizable to suit your business needs. Your store design should look fresh and compelling for a new user.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><strong>High-Quality Images:</strong> A successful eCommerce website is characterized by high-quality, full-width images having minimal text. The images on your website speaks about your website quality and business level. You can consider purchasing stock images or hire a professional photographer to capture high-quality pictures of your inventory. You can make your images configurable by offering zoom and color selection options. This will make your online store inventory easy to navigate resulting into a higher ROI.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><strong>Payment & Pricing:</strong> An eCommerce store without a payment gateway is just an online catalog. Although PayPal is a universally accepted payment method, integrating multiple payment methods such as debit, credit cards, and eWallets can ensure a reduced rate of cart abandonment. Multiple payment options provide customers the freedom to choose the payment gateway they prefer. Apart from that, pricing is another crucial factor that plays an important role in your online store success. Ensure you display your product prices, taxes, shipping charges and discounts clearly so that your customers know the final amount on the checkout page. Hidden costs on the checkout page often result in canceled transactions.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>There are a couple of other things you need to take care of: an easy navigation, online customer support, security of your customer information, social media integration, responsiveness of your website, SEO, and reviews and ratings. Proper implementation of these things will not only make your web store move impressive but also help you stay on top of your competition. What are the other things an online entrepreneur should consider when building a successful online store? Share your ideas and thoughts with us in the comments below.<br clear="none"/></div>
War of the Tools: Most Popular Developer Tools for Javahttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/war-of-the-tools-most-popular-developer-tools-for-java2017-02-23T12:54:02.649000Z2017-02-23T12:05:50ZTech Nerd<div><br /></div>
<div><div style="margin-bottom:0.0000pt;"><div>Software development is much like a refined art or craft. You need the right tools to create your masterpiece. As any <a href="http://www.rishabhsoft.com/hire-java-programmer">dedicated Java programmer</a> worth his beans will tell you: It’s all about picking the ‘appropriate’ tools.</div>
<div><p style="margin-bottom:0.0000pt;">Appropriate being the operative word here. Because a quick search will reveal that there are several tools that make the top 10 list for Java development. But these are popular choices and not necessarily the ones that are right for you. So how do you decide? One way of deciding this is to identify your concerns for every phase of the development cycle and narrow down on the tools that make your life easier. These tools can certainly help in writing richer, error-free code, providing the much-needed support for coding and development.</p><p style="margin-bottom:0.0000pt;">To begin with, you will need a Java Development Kit (JDK) supported by the following:</p></div>
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<div><br /></div></div></div><div>Open-source integrated development environment (IDE). Eclipse is famous for its large developer community and vast choice of plugins. While it helps with code completion, refactoring and syntax checking, one of the great advantages of Eclipse is that it allows developers to combine language support. For instance, it also provides a C/C++ and PHP IDE. </div>
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<div><b>Get it here: </b><a href="https://gradle.org/install">https://gradle.org/install</a></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 18px;">3. IntelliJ Idea:</span></div>
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<div>Marketed as the most Intelligent Java IDE, IntelliJ certainly boosts innovation and productivity. It has features like ‘Smart Code Completion’ and ‘On-the-fly Code Analysis’; and also offers advanced support for web and mobile development. The .NET development framework allows you to execute safe and reliable shopping carts. </div>
<div>In fact, it beat Eclipse <a href="https://zeroturnaround.com/rebellabs/java-tools-and-technologies-landscape-2016/">in a developer survey by a margin of 5%</a> showing the rising popularity.</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 18px;">4. YourKit:</span></div>
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<div>YourKit Java Profiler is a profiling tool that allows to generate CPU and Memory profiles of running applications with no noticeable overhead. YourKit provides on-demand profiling during both development and production, free embedding into production, and seamless IDE and application server integration.</div>
<div>You can download YourKit here <a href="https://www.yourkit.com/java/profiler/download/">https://www.yourkit.com/java/profiler/download/</a></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 18px;">5. JUnit:</span></div>
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<div>Unit testing framework for Java. Helps with writing and running tests. What sets apart JUnit from the rest is that it provides repeatable, white box testing.</div>
<div><span style="font-size: 18px;">6. FindBugs:</span></div>
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<div>FindBugs is a static code analysis tool that analyses the bytecode and detects a wide range of problems. It also classifies the gravity of the bug from scary, scariest to ‘of concern’. Available as a standalone GUI or a plugin. 100% availability is a pre-requisite – as your business has to be open for customers 24 hours a day and this can be achieved using appropriate topology.</div>
<div>The current version of FindBugs is 3.0.1. FindBugs requires JRE (or JDK) 1.7.0 or later to run but it can analyze programs compiled for any version of Java, from 1.0 to 1.8.</div>
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<div>Get the FindBugs tool here: <a href="http://findbugs.sourceforge.net/">http://findbugs.sourceforge.net/</a></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 18px;">7. Mockito</span></div>
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<div>A mock library that helps in the creation, verification, and stubbing of mocks. Mockito is used so that a dummy functionality can be added to a mock interface that can be used in unit testing.</div>
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<div>View this tutorial to find out how to use this: <a href="http://www.tutorialspoint.com/mockito/">http://www.tutorialspoint.com/mockito/</a></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 18px;">8. Selenium:</span></div>
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<div>Selenium automates the browsers and it is very useful to developers who use this along with testing frameworks for large scale application testing.</div>
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<div>Download it here: <a href="http://www.seleniumhq.org/download/">http://www.seleniumhq.org/download/</a></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 18px;">9. VisualVM:</span></div>
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<div>JVM monitor. This all-in-one troubleshooting tool comes with the JDK. Download the latest version here: <a href="https://visualvm.github.io/">https://visualvm.github.io/</a></div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 18px;">10. Jenkins:</span></div>
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<div>This is a self-contained Java-based program ready to run out-of-the-box. Provides continuous integration services for software development. It is customizable with more than 600 plugins. </div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 18px;">11. Clover:</span></div>
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<div>Code coverage tool that runs in your IDE or continuous integration system and includes test optimization to make tests run faster and fail sooner. </div>
<div>What are your favorite tools? Any other that you would like to mention? Please share in the comments.</div>
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5 Best Mobile Apps To Simplify Logistics & Supply Chain Operationshttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/5-best-mobile-apps-to-simplify-logistics-supply-chain-operations2018-11-13T05:17:00.005000Z2017-02-16T07:13:20ZTech Nerd<div>Delivering goods in real-time and meeting consumer demands is crucial to logistics and supply chain management (SCM) business. To stay ahead of the competition, many logistics and SCM professionals utilize mobile devices and applications that track inventory and shipments, execute procurement transactions and reordering processes, and collaborate in real-time with external and internal supplier partners. In addition, there are applications that even inform you when your customers post negative ratings and comments about your brand on social media. </div>
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<div>Tapping into these mobile tools can help you streamline your supply chain functionality, profitability, and productivity. In this article, we have highlighted some of the top logistics and supply chain management applications that can help you easily break down the logistics, SCM, and warehouse management barriers. <br clear="none" /><br clear="none" /><strong>5 Logistics & Supply Chain Management Mobile Applications:</strong><br clear="none" /><br clear="none" />1. <strong>Logistics</strong> – A free Android mobile app designed to track vehicles, drivers, shipments, and clients. It is one of the best all-in-one mobile applications in the logistics and SCM space. If you are juggling with the logistics and warehousing operations, then Logistics app is the right solution to consider. It provides some serious operational capabilities that can help you extend visibility into your entire supply chain right from your mobile phone. <br clear="none" /><br clear="none" />2. <strong>TomTom WEBFLEET</strong> – In the absence of your workforce, it is difficult to gain control over day-to-day operations. For this reason, TomTom created an application called <a shape="rect" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.tomtom.business&hl=en">WEBFLEET</a> that tracks daily operations for your logistics business. It is an online mobile app that allows you to manage your fleets 24 hours a day. It is accessible via a web browser where managers can manage the entire field operations in real-time on their laptops or smartphones.<br clear="none" /><br clear="none" /></div>
<div>3. <strong>Vehicle Inspection</strong> – Logistics customers often demand visibility and flexibility in car delivery. And the Vehicle Inspection app provides just that. It helps you to streamline inspection process and deliver on-time services to customers. It is an automated app <a shape="rect" href="http://www.rishabhsoft.com/mobile/xamarin-app-development-services">built using Xamarin</a>, a cross-platform development methodology. It simplifies pre-delivery car inspection process, facilitates seamless collaboration between shipping agents, customers, and truckers, provides automated and paper-free inspection process, and delivers customized inspection services to customers. </div>
<div><br clear="none" />4. <strong>EazyStock</strong> – A cloud-based inventory optimization software for simplifying forecasting and inventory planning. EazyStock helps to reduce the excess and obsolete stock levels (i.e. bad inventory) from your warehouses to lower down costs while extending the availability of your profitable products. It offers easy API integration with any ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system. This helps inventory managers to automate the procurement and replenishment processes which historically were a guesswork resulting in reduced profit margins. EazyStock also includes attractive KPI dashboards that display how you stack up every month and call out areas where the costs can be reduced. <br clear="none" /><br clear="none" />5. <strong>CoPilot Truck</strong> – This map and direction routing tool can be a game-changer for any professional truck driving business. It is an easy to use mobile app, providing essential turn-by-turn navigation. But it’s not your average Google Maps app. CoPilot Truck offers some extra algorithms to help truck drivers follow more efficient routes based on dynamic information such as routing parameters, truck height, weight recommendations, and load type for transporting hazardous material. <br clear="none" /><br clear="none" /></div>
<div>Which one of these apps would you use for your logistics business? Are there any other apps worth giving a consideration? Please let us know in the comments below.</div>
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8 Outsourcing Checklist Before You Outsource .Net Developmenthttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/8-outsourcing-checklist-before-you-outsource-net-development2017-02-16T06:44:39.634000Z2017-02-16T05:41:37ZTech Nerd<div><br /></div>
<div>Outsourcing has many benefits like cost savings, team management and faster time to market. But what are the motives of outsourcing .NET development? Today, many companies have an in house .NET service team, but they still outsource for better profits and fulfill their requirements with the rise in competition. This article provides you a brief idea about how to choose an outsourcing software development team to help you with .NET framework.</div>
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<div>Outsourcing is the right development model for companies that have a limited budget and require high-end web development solutions at cost-effective prices. This is where you can <a href="http://www.rishabhsoft.com/microsoft/hire-dot-net-developers">hire dot net programmers</a> from a .NET development service provider.</div>
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<div>But before you hire .NET developer for any development project, what are the points you need to evaluate? You can consider the following:</div>
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<div><b>1.</b> The programmers must be trained, qualified and experienced in developing quality solutions using .NET framework to accomplish a solution in less time and within budget
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<div><b>2. </b>They are certified from Microsoft for .Net development
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<div><b>3.</b> They need to showcase their experience by presenting some past projects they’ve executed with some references
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<div><b>4.</b> What is the risk mitigation strategy? How will they help in updating the solution?
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<div><b>5.</b> They should also create good documentation and be training friendly to help your in-house teams
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<div><b>6.</b> They help you in achieving cost-effectiveness throughout the project without compromising with the quality
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<div><b>7.</b> They are good in communication through various channels like e-mails, chat, video conference and are able to deliver accurate status of the development work done
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<div><b>8.</b> They must be flexible and scalable when the demand rises</div>
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<div>Considering the above points will help you find your suitable outsourcing partner. Have you outsourced work before and faced any difficulty? What was the business model used during outsourcing? What technologies did you outsourced the work for? Did you achieve cost advantage compared to in-house development? Feel free to leave them in the comments.</div>
Claim Based Security In ASP.NET Core In Just 8 Easy Stepshttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/claim-based-security-in-asp-net-core-in-just-8-easy-steps2017-02-16T10:18:50.780000Z2017-02-09T09:57:37ZTech Nerd<div><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; font-stretch: normal; color: rgb(47, 46, 46); letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">With Microsoft taking the OSI route, ASP.NET Web platform and ASP.NET project have undergone some significant changes. Also ASP.NET MVC Views and Controllers had minor transformation with the new platform skeleton. Let us go through the brief outline of the recent updates and how to implement claim based security in ASP.NET Core.</span></div>
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<div><b><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">What is a Claim?</span></b></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">It is an attribute of identity that defines permissions. Permission means the step taken to perform the action and claim reside in the Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity library. For successful <a href="http://www.rishabhsoft.com/microsoft/dot-net-development-company">dot net application development</a>, we must look at the basic concepts for building a claim-based security and learn how to implement by creating an application on ASP.NET Core.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">First we will create a “Hello World" ASP.NET Core web application using .NET core framework. To learn more about how to use Visual Studio and create ASP.NET Core applications, <a href="https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/aspnet/core/tutorials/first-mvc-app/start-mvc">visit here</a>:</span></div></div>
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<div><br /></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">In the above screenshot, the default template of Visual Studio .NET Web Project contains all the namespaces and assemblies required for our test project. Once the project is setup, we now need to focus on implementing a simple functionality -> Add a new Claim during the user registration/creational process and then apply the authorization restriction to the user with the Claim specified.
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<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">We need to use the below code in Startup.cs class which will help implement the security at application bootstrap, including security:</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">public class Startup
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</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// Setting up the hosting environment
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// and configuration
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">public Startup(IHostingEnvironment env)
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">{
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">var builder = new ConfigurationBuilder()
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">.SetBasePath(env.ContentRootPath)
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">.AddJsonFile("appsettings.json", optional: true,
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">reloadOnChange: true)
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">.AddJsonFile($"appsettings.{env.EnvironmentName}.json",
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">optional: true);
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">if (env.IsDevelopment())
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</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// For more details on using the user secret store see
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=532709
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">builder.AddUserSecrets();
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">}
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">builder.AddEnvironmentVariables();
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">Configuration = builder.Build();
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">}
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">public IConfigurationRoot Configuration { get; }
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// to add services to the container.
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services) {
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// Add framework services.
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">services.AddDbContext<ApplicationDbContext>(options =>
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">options.UseSqlServer(Configuration.GetConnectionString
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">("DefaultConnection")));
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// Add Identity stuff to the application services
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">services.AddIdentity<ApplicationUser, IdentityRole>()
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">.AddEntityFrameworkStores<ApplicationDbContext>()
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">.AddDefaultTokenProviders();
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">services.AddMvc();
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// Add application services.
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">services.AddTransient<IEmailSender, AuthMessageSender>();
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">services.AddTransient<ISmsSender, AuthMessageSender>();
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">}
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method to
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// configure the HTTP request pipeline.
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">public void Configure(IApplicationBuilder app,
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">IHostingEnvironment env, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">{
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">loggerFactory.AddConsole(Configuration.GetSection
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">("Logging"));
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">loggerFactory.AddDebug();
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">if (env.IsDevelopment())
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</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">app.UseDeveloperExceptionPage();
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">app.UseDatabaseErrorPage();
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</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">else
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</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">app.UseExceptionHandler("/Home/Error");
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">}
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">app.UseStaticFiles();
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// Enable the application to use a cookie to store information
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// for the signed-in user and to use a cookie to temporarily
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// store information about a user logging in with a
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// third-party login provider
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">app.UseIdentity();
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// Add external authentication middleware below. To configure
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// them, please see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=532715
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">app.UseMvc(routes =>
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">{
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">routes.MapRoute(
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">name: "default",
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">template: "{controller=Home}/
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">{action=Index}/{id?}");
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">});
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">}
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">}</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">Next we will look at Models\ApplicationUser.cs class which contains an ApplicationUser class that derives from Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.EntityFrameworkCore.IdentityUser:</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">Add profile data for application users by
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">// adding properties to the ApplicationUser class
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">public class ApplicationUser : IdentityUser
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">{
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">}</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">The above public class will be empty, where we need to add our claims. We will do it by applying code changes to demonstrate Claim-based security in real life using eight easy steps:</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Step 1 - Enable Entity Framework Migrations</b> – You need to enable “Entity Framework Migrations" if there are any iterative changes to Claims planned, as ASP.NET Identity uses Code First, auto-migration would be useful to perform database schema updates.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Step 2 - Add Relevant Properties</b> - Now add all relevant properties to the ApplicationUser class (in file Models\ApplicationUser.cs) to store the Claims. We will take "BirthDate" and add this property to ApplicationUser. Do not forget to add the using System clause before class definition.
</span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Step 3 - Add EF Migration</b> – For updating database with the new added field. In the Package Manager Console, perform the following steps:
</span></div><ul><li><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">Add-Migration "Age" <press Enter> to create an upgrade script for our modification.
</span></li><li><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">Update-Database <press Enter> to run a database schema update.
</span></li></ul><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">Now, we will implement the filling out of the Birthday value by adding a Birthday parameter to the User Registration form in the Models\AccountViewModels\RegisterViewModel.cs RegisterViewModel class using the below code:</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">public class RegisterViewModel
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">{
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">[Required]
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">[EmailAddress]
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">[Display(Name = "Email")]
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">public string Email { get; set; }
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">[Required]
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">[StringLength(100, ErrorMessage = "The {0} must be
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">at least {2} and at max {1} characters long.",
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">MinimumLength = 6)]
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">[DataType(DataType.Password)]
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">[Display(Name = "Password")]
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">public string Password { get; set; }
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">[DataType(DataType.Password)]
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">[Display(Name = "Confirm password")]
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">[Compare("Password", ErrorMessage = "The password
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">and confirmation password do not match.")]
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">public string ConfirmPassword { get; set; }
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">[Required]
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">[Display(Name = "Date of Birth")]
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">[DataType(DataType.Date)]
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">public DateTime BirthDate { get; set; }
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">}</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Step 4 - Update the Views\Account\Register.cshtml File</b> – Use the below code and update</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">...
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="form-group">
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><label asp-for="BirthDate"
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">class="col-md-2 control-label"></label>
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><div class="col-md-10">
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><input asp-for="BirthDate"
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">class="form-control" />
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span asp-validation-for="BirthDate"
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">class="text-danger"></span>
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"></div>
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"></div>
</span></span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">...</span></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;">We also need to create a new account and test the new added field</span></div><br /><div><img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/e065dc4f-08c0-41df-a5bc-11d685c75fd4/702fbfc9-67b2-4469-9dd4-2a773b4a21a4.jpg" /></div>
<div><br /></div><div><b>Step 5 - Update the Controllers\AccountController.cs Register Method</b> – We need to update the class method to pass the Birthday field in the above screenshot
</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// POST: /Account/Register
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">[HttpPost]
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">[AllowAnonymous]
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">public async Task<IActionResult> Register(RegisterViewModel model,
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">string returnUrl = null)
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">{
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ViewData["ReturnUrl"] = returnUrl;
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">if (ModelState.IsValid)
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">{
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">var user = new ApplicationUser { UserName = model.Email,
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">Email = model.Email, BirthDate = model.BirthDate };
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">var result = await _userManager.CreateAsync(user,
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">model.Password);
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">if (result.Succeeded)
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">{
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// For more information on how to enable account confirmation
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// and password reset, please visit
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=532713
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// Send an email with this link
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// var code = await
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// _userManager.GenerateEmailConfirmationTokenAsync(user);
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// var callbackUrl = Url.Action("ConfirmEmail",
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// "Account", new { userId = user.Id, code = code },
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// protocol: HttpContext.Request.Scheme);
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// await _emailSender.SendEmailAsync(model.Email,
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// "Confirm your account",
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// $"Please confirm your account by clicking this link:
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// <a href='{callbackUrl}'>link</a>");
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">await _signInManager.SignInAsync(user, isPersistent: false);
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">_logger.LogInformation(3, "User created a new account
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">with password.");
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">return RedirectToLocal(returnUrl);
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">}
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">AddErrors(result);
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">}
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// If we got this far, something failed, redisplay form
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">return View(model);
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">}</span></div>
<div><br /></div><div><b>Step 6 – Add the Claims</b> - We need to create a mechanism for adding the Claims in ASP.NET Core with Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.SignInManager<TUser>, by default. It includes only username and user identifier claims. SignInManager<TUser> uses IUserClaimsPrincipalFactory<TUser> to generate ClaimsPrincipal from TUser (in our case, from ApplicationUser).
</div><div><br /></div>
<div>We need to create our own implementation of IUserClaimsPrincipalFactory<TUser> to add custom claims. We do not require the boilerplate code to be generated. We will simply derive it from the default UserClaimsPrincipalFactory<TUser> which is already implementing IUserClaimsPrincipalFactory<TUser>.</div>
<div><br /></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">public class CustomClaimsPrincipalFactory :
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">UserClaimsPrincipalFactory<ApplicationUser,
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">IdentityRole>
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">{
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">public CustomClaimsPrincipalFactory(
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">UserManager<ApplicationUser> userManager,
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">RoleManager<IdentityRole> roleManager,
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">IOptions<IdentityOptions> optionsAccessor) :
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">base(userManager, roleManager, optionsAccessor)
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">{
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">}
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">public async override Task<ClaimsPrincipal>
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">CreateAsync(ApplicationUser user)
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">{
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">var principal = await base.CreateAsync(user);
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// Add your claims here
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">((ClaimsIdentity)principal.Identity).
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">AddClaims(new[] {
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">new Claim(ClaimTypes.DateOfBirth,
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">user.BirthDate.ToString())
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">});
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">return principal;
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">}
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">}</span></div>
<div><br /></div>
<div><b>Step 7 - Register CustomClaimsPrincipalFactory</b></div>
<div><br /></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// This method gets called by the runtime. Use this method
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// to add services to the container.
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">public void ConfigureServices(IServiceCollection services)
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">{
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// Add framework services.
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">services.AddDbContext<ApplicationDbContext>(options =>
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">options.UseSqlServer(Configuration.
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">GetConnectionString("DefaultConnection")));
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// Add Identity stuff to the application services.
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">services.AddIdentity<ApplicationUser, IdentityRole>()
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">.AddEntityFrameworkStores<ApplicationDbContext>()
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">.AddDefaultTokenProviders();
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// Add Custom Claims processor
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">services.AddScoped<IUserClaimsPrincipalFactory<ApplicationUser>,
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">CustomClaimsPrincipalFactory>();
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">services.AddMvc();
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">// Add application services.
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">services.AddTransient<IEmailSender, AuthMessageSender>();
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">services.AddTransient<ISmsSender, AuthMessageSender>();
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">}</span></div>
<div><br /></div>
<div><b>Step 8 – Verify the Claim Security</b> – Once the Claim setup is done with the above code, we now need to verify it. It is a common practice to write custom Authorize filters to verify the availability and particular value of the Claim pair, and then put that filter on the controllers' actions. The Claim “BirthDay" requires more checks, so we will implement verification of the Claim just for demonstration purposes in the Controllers\HomeController.cs About method using the below code:</div>
<div><br /></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">public IActionResult About()
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">{
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ViewData["Message"] = "Your application description page.";
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">var user = HttpContext.User;
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">if (!user.HasClaim(c => c.Type ==
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">System.Security.Claims.ClaimTypes.DateOfBirth))
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">{
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ViewBag.Message = "Cannot detect the Age -
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">Claim is absent.";
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">return View();
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">}
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">int minAge = 16;
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">var dateOfBirth = Convert.ToDateTime(user.FindFirst(c =>
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">c.Type == System.Security.Claims.ClaimTypes.DateOfBirth).Value);
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">if (calculateAge(dateOfBirth) >= minAge)
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">{
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ViewBag.Message = "Your can view this page.";
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">}
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">else
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">{
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">ViewBag.Message = "Your cannot view this page -
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">your age is bellow permitted one.";
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">}
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">return View();
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">}
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">private int calculateAge(DateTime dateOfBirth)
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">{
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">int calculatedAge = DateTime.Today.Year - dateOfBirth.Year;
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">if (dateOfBirth > DateTime.Today.AddYears(-calculatedAge))
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">{
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">calculatedAge--;
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">}
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">return calculatedAge;
</span></div><div><span style="color: rgb(153, 204, 0);">}</span></div>
<div><br /></div>
<div>Any Claim can be extracted easily from the HttpContext.User at any point of the project. Now try to verify the code by registering one account with DOB (07/14/2016) and we will see the below result:</div><br /><div><img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/e065dc4f-08c0-41df-a5bc-11d685c75fd4/bdaf703b-827d-482b-bd2f-f94fdef2873b.jpg" /></div>
<div><br /></div><div>In the debug mode we will see the code like this:
</div><br /><div><img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/e065dc4f-08c0-41df-a5bc-11d685c75fd4/357cd3cf-d9f2-4f4e-94bc-2cd2b3843e7f.jpg" /></div>
<div><br /></div><div><b>Conclusion
</b></div><div><br /></div><div>This was one way to set up Claim-based security in ASP.NET Core with the help of ASP.NET Core Identity. Previously, it was very easy to add the Claims directly in the ApplicationUser implementation via overriding the GenerateUserIdentityAsync() method. But in ASP.NET Core, we need to implement IUserClaimsPrincipalFactory<TUser> that is internally used by SignInManager<TUser>. We also got more structured classes and interfaces implementation in ASP.NET Core, as logically SignInManager should indeed control sign-in processes (including claims) and ApplicationUser should be just an IdentityUser.
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7 Libraries To Use For Android Developmenthttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/7-libraries-to-use-for-android-development2017-02-04T09:03:14.053000Z2017-02-04T08:36:43ZTech Nerd<div><img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/cb3bd54f-1f02-47aa-9fcb-d0fb0ef91258/9dcf54a4-7b4a-4809-83f8-5ae03c763940.png" /></div>
<div>Android application development has gained immense traction in recent times. Android developers are able to develop applications faster using many popular, out of the box Android development tools and frameworks like Android Studio with Gradle and Eclipse among many others. Apart from that, there are a number of open source libraries that developers use on a daily basis. In this article, we have highlighted seven of the best Android libraries that developers must use for <a shape="rect" href="http://www.rishabhsoft.com/mobile/android-development">custom Android mobile app development</a>.<strong><br clear="none"/></strong></div>
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<div><strong>1. Dagger: </strong>Dagger is a widely used dependency injection library for Android development. It is a lightweight dependency injection without any extra bells or whistles. It is both simple and a fast dependency injector for Android as well as Java. Dagger comes with two pieces: a Dagger library with 100kb in size, and a Dagger compiler. <br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>The Dagger library comprises all the essential logic and some annotations. It even uses the standard javax.inject annotations, which makes your code portable between various different injection frameworks like Spring or Guice. As Dagger is the simplest and most lightweight DI frameworks, it does not include all the fancy features offered by other larger frameworks. But it is relatively faster and does its job. It is worth using when you only want to use a plan dependency injection for your project.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>Google and Square lead the development of Dagger and it is licensed under Apache License 2.0. You can access <a shape="rect" href="http://square.github.io/dagger/">Dagger here</a><strong>.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>2. LeakCanary: </strong>LeakCanary is an open-source memory leak detection library for both Android and Java development. It enables you to easily detect leaking objects by simply adding a couple of lines of Java code to your existing source code. LeakCanary is free and easy to use. Like Dagger, LeakCanary's development is led by Square. Also, it is licensed under Apache License 2.0. You can look for <a shape="rect" href="https://github.com/square/leakcanary">LeakCanary here</a><strong>.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>3. ZXing:</strong> In the world of machine-readable data, use of Barcodes and QR codes has already become a standard. ZXing has been around for quite some time and was originally written in Java. ZXing can read and create barcodes on several platforms. It has also been ported to various different languages. Since this library has been around for a while, it already has a large user base. For instance, the QR code app you're using in your smartphone is probably using the ZXing library. It works well and performs as expected.<strong> <br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/></strong>ZXing's development is led by Sean Oven, Daniel Switkin, and the ZXing team. Alike Dagger and LeakCanary, ZXing is also licensed under Apache License 2.0. You can find <a shape="rect" href="https://github.com/zxing/zxing">ZXing here</a><strong>.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>4. Retrofit: </strong>Retrofit is another Android library developed by Square. It seems Square is pretty good with writing Android libraries. Retrofit is a library that can transform your REST API into Java interface. It is popular and a type-safe REST client for Android as well as Java development. It enables you to write clean code by leveraging Java for communication with almost any RESTful API. <br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>Again, Retrofit is a lightweight Android library and relatively easier to use. It is licensed under Apache License 2.0 and can be accessed from <a shape="rect" href="http://square.github.io/retrofit/">here</a>.<strong><br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>5. Libphonenumber: </strong>Android developers have limited options when it comes to formatting and parsing phone numbers. But thanks to the team at Google they have come out with a library called Libphonenumber. It is the best and most extensive library for parsing, validating, and formatting contact numbers. Libphonenumber consists of a simple and easy to use API. It has been ported to many different languages off the JVM such as PHP and C#. Even Libphonenumber is licensed under Apache License 2.0. You can download the <a shape="rect" href="https://github.com/googlei18n/libphonenumber">library here</a><strong>.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>6. Jitpack.io: </strong>Jitpack.io is a library created by the team at Streametry Ltd. It can be used for building any Github project and publishing it to public Maven repo. Using this library you can save a lot of your time and hassle while building dependencies. Jitpack.io is one the easiest methods to publish any Github project as a Maven dependency. It uses customized terms of usage license. To get more information on Jitpack.io, <a shape="rect" href="https://jitpack.io/">navigate here</a><strong>.<br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>7. Tape: </strong>One more library developed by Square, Tape is basically a collection of classes that enable queue handling. It is a great library to handle data streams and download data in unstable environments. Instead of manually coding the queue handling task, Tape itself takes care of it. If anything goes wrong, Tape automatically tries to run the command or perform the operation again. It also caches all the intermediate results automatically, which is another great feature in Tape. It has been placed under Apache Licence 2.0. You can find <a shape="rect" href="https://github.com/square/tape">Tape here</a>.<strong> <br clear="none"/></strong></div>
<div>Do you use any other library for your Android project? Please share with us using the comments below.<br clear="none"/></div>
5 Tips To Convert Your Business Into A Sales Powerhouse With CRMhttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/5-tips-to-convert-your-business-into-a-sales-powerhouse-with-crm2018-11-13T05:17:00.120000Z2017-01-23T11:54:15ZTech Nerd<div>A CRM (Customer Relationship Management) software is an invaluable tool for simplifying business management. Implementing the right CRM solution for your organization can increase sales efficiency – you can quickly close more deals, automate sales processes, and enhance forecast accuracy. It provides best strategies for business success by tracking each and every interaction with your customer and automating activities. This includes tracking every customer’s journey from interest in your product or service to purchasing it. This article presents five ways a CRM can help you increase your sales.</div>
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<div>Though handshake has always been a traditional way of closing a deal, but with the growing needs of your business, a CRM solution can help you scale outreach, increase productivity and drive more sales. Have you implemented a CRM for your sales teams? How do you use it to close more deals? Let us know in the comments below.</div>
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Why Use Cloud-Based Order Management System?https://technologygazette.postach.io/post/why-use-cloud-based-order-management-system2018-11-13T05:17:01.518000Z2017-01-16T13:18:01ZTech Nerd<div><div style="text-align: center"><img src="https://cdn-images.postach.io/985b2583-5b96-49bb-a19d-d2634dc88a64/d47f0631-ec02-4ac7-b693-709697c6c9a5/ab2bcd57-4ebf-49bf-bb65-da5eb98596b5.png" /><br /></div></div>
<div><br /></div><div>Order Management System or OMS is a great solution for retailers, e-commerce businesses to track the orders received from customers in real-time. OMS also tracks the customer information and warehouse inventory on hand, making it easy to manage the entire supply chain. Many enterprises use messy spreadsheets for managing their orders, but that is not the best practice you should follow. Should you buy an OMS product or develop your own OMS and <a href="http://www.rishabhsoft.com/java-application-development">outsource java development services</a>? We will solve the dilemma by first figuring out how OMS fits into your operations.
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</li><li>Are you sharing the order documents to the accounting system?</li></ul><div>Is your answer <b>"Yes"?</b> then OMS is a perfect fit for your business. Order management includes everything from organizing the orders your receive, stock movements, CRM, returns and refunds, billing and payments and order processing.
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</b></div><div><br /></div><div>Not quite. OMS does overlap some aspects of inventory management - like tracking of enough stock for fulfilling the order, or tracking the movement of stock as orders are shipped. Both inventory & order management systems track and take charge of different parts of the supply chain workflow.
</div><div>Inventory management is focused on the past orders, helping to forecast the future demand, sales trends, and order the right amount of inventory stock, making your inventory efficient. Order management is focused on organizing your real-time orders.
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</b></div><div><br /></div><div>The OMS helps with the fulfillment process mentioned above. You can easily track orders from customers, process and organize the fulfillment when a customer purchases something from you until it’s shipped off. It also manages vital information about your customers and sales teams. If your business is growing at rapid pace and requires flexibility and scalability then choosing cloud is a good option. Offline is used by small enterprises working in startup phase and trying to establish their brands in the market. Both cloud and offline are reliable systems to manage your orders. And they are far better than using spreadsheets or another manual system, helping you save time and correcting errors that could definitely be used for something that will grow your business instead of just maintain it!
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<div><br /></div><ol><li><b>Helps in delivering efficient fulfillment process:</b> As all the data is in one place, your fulfillment process will become more efficient with fewer delays. You will start to track better and achieve easy access to your orders and know their statuses. </li><li><b>Be more organized: </b>You will achieve organized sales orders, making the sales cycle shorter, and minimizing time to process order paperwork. The cloud OMS guarantees fewer errors from manual entry and saves time in sharing order status updates. You also get paid faster with an organized billing data that you can use to quickly make financial decisions. </li><li><b>Improved tracking: </b>Managing orders in the cloud means you can track orders in real-time, getting updated information and the knowledge of the current state of any of your orders at any time.
</li></ol><div><br /></div><div>Rishabh Software’s mobile order management solution has organizations improve efficiency, reduce errors, and achieve faster supply chain process. Feel free to evaluate the solution. Have you tried any other OMS? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
</div>5 Tips to Hire PhoneGap App Developerhttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/5-tips-to-hire-phonegap-app-developer2017-01-07T11:08:59.144000Z2017-01-07T09:37:00ZTech Nerd<div>To create an excellent mobile app requires years of expertise, skills and experience to understand the development paradigm. The best way to reach faster go to market is to outsource and hire a developer. But the problem arises while finding the right fit from the crowd of app developers. Sometimes it becomes very confusing and tedious to find the right one. Don’t worry, here are the five check list points which you need to follow for finding the ideal developer for your cross-platform app development. </div>
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<div><b>1. Understand the Development Experience</b> – Mobile developers have worked on creating different types of apps and have gained various experience, like some are good in building eCommerce mobile apps, some are good in creating gaming apps. First you need to evaluate whether the developer you are shortlisting has experience in building apps for multiple categories or just a few. That way you can evaluate the skills.
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<div><b>2. Document your Mobile App Requirements</b> – Communication is a key skill played here. The more you understand your app, it would be better for the developers to understand and code. If you are not clear then the developers will not be able to deliver the desired app. You clearly need to define the scope and project requirements before passing the information to the developer. Many businesses are afraid of revealing their project details because they do not want their ideas to be used somewhere else and want to protect their IP. Simply sign an NDA document and then communicate all the details of the project.
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<div><b>3. Look for an Offshore Development Company</b> – To estimate the final cost for your app becomes quite complex in a long run, making it a risky situation for managing your development budgets. To minimize the financial risk, it is a good idea to look for an offshore company offering fleet of developers to manage your app features. Different countries have different offshore development cost. Instead of hiring a native mobile app developer, offshoring is a good idea to get it built at affordable prices.
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<div><b>4. Proficiency in Developing Cross Platform Apps</b> – Today there are multiple mobile platforms, making it cost intensive to develop native app for each mobile platform. To target all the mobile platforms, your app should be cross platform which can be built by using Xamarin or PhoneGap development. To develop cross-platform apps you can either <a href="http://www.rishabhsoft.com/mobile/hire-phonegap-developer">hire a PhoneGap programmer</a> that leverages HTML5, or a Xamarin developer to create apps with C#.
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<div>There are numerous mobile app developers available for hire from leading app development companies. You simply need to follow the above-mentioned five steps with the skills and development rates ranging from per hour to per month. Lastly, do not forget to document a contract and list the milestones, deliverables and deadlines before selecting a developer. We hope you achieved some clarity by the above checklist. We’d love to read your additional suggestions and opinions for hiring the best developer in the comments section below. </div>
7 Best Practices For Successful Software Testinghttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/7-best-practices-for-successful-software-testing2016-12-30T07:21:14.494000Z2016-12-30T06:38:10ZTech Nerd<div>Just like application development, testing plays an important role in a software project lifecycle. Proper execution of software testing can help you determine the success or failure of your project accurately while saving you a huge amount of time and money. <br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/>But to ensure a realistic estimation and success of test automation project, it is essential to implement certain best practices. Here are seven software testing best practices every <a shape="rect" href="http://www.rishabhsoft.com/microsoft-technologies">Microsoft development company</a> must follow in order to ensure the accuracy and success of the software project.<br clear="none"/></div>
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Navigation Interfaces in Xamarin.Formshttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/navigation-interfaces-in-xamarin-forms2016-12-20T05:15:38.559000Z2016-12-20T04:49:10ZTech Nerd<div>Navigation in mobile apps is a key factor contributing to the usability of the app. Confusing navigation can quickly frustrate any user and lead to bad reviews. Mobile apps need to accommodate a lot of data and views with limited screen estate, unlike desktop apps where you can have multiple views on one screen. This presents a challenge for developers and designers to come up with elegant navigation interfaces. <br clear="none"/><br clear="none"/><a shape="rect" href="http://www.rishabhsoft.com/mobile/hire-xamarin-developer" target="_blank">Xamarin application developers</a> often face this challenge. Thankfully, Xamarin Forms has robust out-of-the-box capabilities for making navigation easy across mobile platforms and devices. <br clear="none"/></div>
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How To Create Connected SharePoint Online Team Sites Faster?https://technologygazette.postach.io/post/how-to-create-connected-sharepoint-online-team-sites-faster2016-12-19T06:05:28.915000Z2016-12-19T05:25:43ZTech Nerd<div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt"><span lang="en-US">A
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Office 365 Groups.</span></font></span></div><div><div lang="zxx" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt">There
were several enhancements rolled out to SharePoint Online team sites
in Office 365. It deeply connects to Office 365 Groups which offers a
shared inbox, calendar, OneNote notebook, Planner for task
management, a place for files and now a modern team site with lists,
pages, libraries, and team news. Enterprises can now create a
connected team site directly from the SharePoint home in Office 365
just within seconds.</font></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div></div>
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<div><br /></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt">These
capabilities can collectively make your team more adaptable,
connected and mobile which is a requisite to succeed in the modern
digital era. Now let’s dive into the details of creating new team
sites connected to Office 365 Groups at lightning speed:</font></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font><b>Creating
Connected SharePoint Teams Sites In Seconds:</b></font></span>
</div></div></div><ul><li><div lang="zxx" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt"><span lang="en-US"><b>Step
1:</b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt"><span lang="en-US">
Users can create sites connected to Office 365 Groups directly from
SharePoint home page. Click on the "Create Site" button on
SharePoint homepage in Office 365. A two-step creation wizard will
appear from the right</span></font></span></div></li><li><div lang="zxx" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt"><span lang="en-US"><b>Step
2:</b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt"><span lang="en-US">
You need to enter the title of your team site, select whether you
want to make your group private or public, select the site
classification and then click on next</span></font></span>
</div></li><li><div lang="zxx" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt"><span lang="en-US"><b>Step
3:</b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt"><span lang="en-US">
Add the details of the owners and members, click on Finish and it's
done.</span></font></span></div></li></ul><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt">A
new SharePoint team site is now up and ready-to-use. The new
improvements are more intuitive to adjust to your business needs.
Users can create Office 365 Groups by using services like Outlook,
Microsoft Teams, <a href="https://blogs.office.com/2016/09/26/yammer-strengthens-team-collaboration-through-integration-with-office-365-groups/">Yammer</a> and more to get access to a full-powered
SharePoint Online team site.</font></span></div></div></div></div></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font><b>Controlling
of Create Site functionality by Admins:</b></font></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in"><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt">SharePoint
Online admins have granular control over the user availability and
behavior of the "Create Site" button or command within
Sharepoint home in Office 365.</font></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in"><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt">Admins
can either completely hide the "Create Site" button or
enable it for users who have required permissions to create sites.
There are a couple of other settings an admin can control for the new
experience. Let's take a closer look at them.</font></span></div></div></div><ul><li><div lang="zxx" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt"><span lang="en-US"><b>Step
1:</b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt"><span lang="en-US">
You can find the updated site creation settings in the SharePoint
Online admin center inside the settings tab</span></font></span></div></li><li><div lang="zxx" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt"><span lang="en-US"><b>Step
2:</b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt"><span lang="en-US">
Admins can select to enable or disable the "Create Site"
command</span></font></span></div></li><li><div lang="zxx" style="margin-bottom: 0in"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt"><span lang="en-US"><b>Step
3:</b></span></font><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt"><span lang="en-US">
Furthermore, admins can choose what happens when a new SharePoint
site is created. These options include creating a classic site or a
site within an Office 365 group</span></font></span></div></li></ul><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt">If
the admins have enabled the original "Start a Site" feature
for users, it's important they review the new settings to make sure
it conforms to their business needs. </font></span>
</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt">As
the entire SharePoint Online team sites experience become modern,
users can quickly and easily adjust to common settings without having
to click into a classic site settings page multiple times. Instead,
the tasks can be accomplished more intuitively within the context of
what the users are doing. </font></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></div></div></div><div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in"><div><span style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;"><font size="2" style="font-size: 10pt">SharePoint
team sites and Office 365 Groups has taken integrated content
collaboration to a new level, making it easier to create, manage and
use the content and information throughout the work cycle. If you
have any feedback or ideas in relation to SharePoint team site and
Office 365 Groups integration, please leave it in the comments below.</font></span></div></div>
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A Quick Payment Gateway Selection Guide For Your Online Businesshttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/a-quick-payment-gateway-selection-guide-for-your-online-business2016-11-16T11:13:19.976000Z2016-11-16T09:57:51ZTech Nerd<div>Payment gateway plays a significant role in the success of an eCommerce transaction. Research shows that <a href="http://www.demacmedia.com/ecommerce/payment-methods-affect-conversion-rates/">50% of consumers are likely to abandon the transaction</a> if their preferred payment gateway is not available during checkout. </div>
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<div>Although a majority of online merchants offer multiple payment gateway options to their customers, it doesn't ensure a successful transaction or conversion. There are dozens of payment gateways available in the market. Which is why finding the right payment gateway for your business and consumers is difficult. We have covered a few factors that you must take into consideration while choosing a payment gateway for your eCommerce store.</div>
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<div><b><span style="font-size: 18px;">4 Factors You Must Take Into Account While Choosing The Right Payment Gateway:</span></b></div>
<div><b><span style="font-size: 18px;"><br /></span></b></div><ul><li><b>Does the Payment Gateway Integrate with your eCommerce platform?</b><ul><li>A majority of payment gateway providers offer easy or one-click integration. But before deciding on one, you must ensure that the payment gateway supports your current version of the eCommerce platform. Some payment gateways do not have existing plugins or extensions for your platform. This involves a lot of custom development work including an enormous amount of time and resources. The best thing you can do is to have an
<span style="font-family:gotham, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">experienced <a href="http://www.rishabhsoft.com/web-application/ecommerce-development">eCommerce development company</a></span> to develop your store using an open-source platform that offers wide-ranging extensions or plugins. This extensions/plugins can integrate your store with popular payment gateways quickly and easily.</li></ul></li><li><b>Does the Payment Gateway offer methods your target customers use?</b><ul><li>From the massively popular Mastercard and Visa to other niche payment methods like Bitcoin, there are several online payment methods that are in use around the world. But each payment gateway does not support all the payment methods out there. Therefore, you need to identify the payment methods your target customers are using and choose the payment gateway that supports those methods. For instance, if you select Stripe as the payment gateway and your target customers transact a lot using PayPal, then it's a bad choice as Stripe doesn't accept PayPal payments.</li></ul></li><li><b>Does the Payment Gateway promise to grow with your business?</b><ul><li>A growing business requires a payment gateway to be able to keep up with it. If the user engagement of your business increases, the payment gateway must offer or launch products that enable customers to make faster payments. Stripe which is a popular payment gateway recently launched a feature for Twitter users that allows them to complete their purchase directly from a tweet without having to leave the website. By using such innovative features and platforms, you can reach out to more customers while ensuring the growth and success of your business.</li></ul></li><li><b>Does the Payment Gateway promise to improve your checkout UX (user experience)?</b><ul><li>A payment gateway if correctly chosen can improve your checkout process by reducing the number of steps involved and speeding up the process. If you choose to integrate the globally acclaimed service PayPal Express, you can auto-populate the information of your customers through its API and turn it into a one-click checkout. However, since checkout is the overall transaction success determinant, you must ensure that it is both seamless and easy. Customers usually return to stores that offer a fast and painless checkout process which ultimately results in enhancing your customer retention ratio. </li></ul></li></ul><div style="font-family: gotham, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: 18px;">Takeaway:
</span></b></div><div style="font-family:gotham, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Customers love options and control in everything they do. Offering just one payment gateway may prevent you from increasing your conversions and revenue. So, keep the above-mentioned points in mind while choosing the payments gateways for your business and lower down the cart abandonment rates.
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<div style="font-family:gotham, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">Does your eCommerce store offer multiple payment methods to customers? Which payment gateways is your store integrated with? Drop your comments below.</div>
5 Tips To Ensure Robust Security Of Your Mobile Apphttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/5-tips-to-ensure-robust-security-of-your-mobile-app2018-11-13T05:17:02.415000Z2016-11-09T13:07:28ZTech Nerd<div>The increasing usage of mobile apps has opened up many opportunities for enterprises. But along with the opportunities come inherent security risks that the enterprises should never overlook or underestimate. <a href="http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2753017">Gartner predicts</a> that "By 2017, 75% of mobile security breaches will result from mobile app misconfiguration.</div>
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<div>Considering the consequences of security attacks, developers must take right measures to defend their applications against them. As no mobile device or operating system offers complete safety, a single mistake can result in critical data leakage, which can even bring down a business in no time. So, go through the following tips to prepare your mobile app for the evolving mobile app threats on the horizon.</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 18px;">Tips To Safeguard Apps From Mobile Security Threats:</span></div>
<div><br /></div><ol><li> <b> Encrypt your Source Code:</b><br /></li></ol><div>Bugs and vulnerabilities within your mobile app’s source code may lead to a security attack. With the help of malicious code, attackers often repackage the ‘Popular Apps’ into ‘Rogue Apps’ and then publish them. This can ultimately infect a million devices at any given time. This is why encrypting your app source code is important. If your application is built on a language which is easy to read, obfuscate it to make it difficult for attackers to read or interpret. However, encrypting it will assure that your source code remains inaccessible. In case of iOS, Apple already provides
<span style="font-family:gotham, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;font-size:14px;">built-in encryption for</span>
<a href="http://www.rishabhsoft.com/mobile/ios-app-development-company">building custom iOS application</a>. But you can even implement other available encryption techniques in iOS to encrypt the user data.
</div><div><br /></div><ol start="2"><li> <b>Understand Platform Specific Limitations:
</b><br /></li></ol><div>If you are developing an app to work on multiple mobile operating systems, make sure you understand security features and restrictions specific to each platform. Consider various use case scenarios, password support, encryption support, and geo-location support for each operating system to control and distribute your app on the chosen platforms appropriately.</div>
<div><br /></div><ol start="3"><li> <b>Make Provisions for Data Security:
</b><br /></li></ol><div>When an application accesses the confidential data of an enterprise, the unstructured information is usually stored in the device storage. Use mobile data encryption to effectively secure the data in the storage with SQLite Database Encryption Modules or file-level encryption across multiple mobile operating systems.
</div><div><br /></div><ol start="4"><li> <b>Secure the Backend:
</b><br /></li></ol><div>Most of the backend APIs (Application Programming Interface) assume that an app which has been written to access it can only interact with it. But to safeguard the app against malicious attacks, backend servers must have security measures in place. However, as API authentication and transport mechanisms differ from platform-to-platform, you must ensure that all the APIs are verified on the basis of the operating systems you choose to code for.
</div><div><br /></div><ol start="5"><li> <b>Perform In-depth QA & Security Check: </b>
<br /></li></ol><div>Before deploying your application, test it against the randomly generated security scenarios. You can even take help of a hacker to identify the security backdoors within your application. Microsoft and Google put up Hackathons where hundreds and thousands of hackers participate and find out the security issues in an application for a prize money. But if you develop apps independently, you must go through the documentation in detail and if required seek help from an outsider to find out the hidden backdoors within your app.</div>
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<div>Implementing these tips can secure your app against mobile malware and lead to end-user satisfaction driving better business prospects for you. What techniques do you implement to secure your mobile app? Share with us using the comment box below.</div>
3 Features A Great Fitness App Must Havehttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/3-features-a-great-fitness-app-must-have2016-09-19T10:43:05.725000Z2016-09-19T10:08:44ZTech Nerd<div>A global mobile health marketing report states that the mHealth app services market which was worth $4 billion approximately in 2014 is now expected to increase to $26 billion by 2017.</div>
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<div>Existing fitness apps include a traditional bunch of features like activity tracking, diet and nutrition control, workout and exercise maintenance, etc. But will every new fitness app comprise of similar features?</div>
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<div>Entrepreneurs / Startups who are looking to create useful fitness apps and add value to its customers need to pay extra attention in making the app slightly different. And to do that, you first need to define your direction and learn from other similar fitness apps. However, <a href="http://www.rishabhsoft.com/mobile/cross-platform">building cross platform mobile apps</a> is the brilliant way to deliver apps faster than ever. So, let’s take a look at some features you can include while developing an engaging fitness app:</div>
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<div><span style="font-size: 24px;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-weight: bold;">Best Features to Use In Fitness App Development:</span></b></span></div>
<div><br /></div><ol><li><b> Create an account:
<br /></b></li></ol><div style="margin-left:40px;">Health and fitness apps are about individualism. This is why most users ask for a personal account. You can enable various login options such as logging in via email or social networking sites – Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Instagram. A personal account stores user’s data and progress on a single device. This offers users the convenience to switch between devices and easily track all the activities. Also, linking to social networking sites can combine some social media functions and allow users to share their result with their friends alongside.
</div><b><br /></b><ol start="2"><li><b> Connect app with external devices:
<br /></b></li></ol><div style="margin-left:40px;">Making your fitness app compatible with as many trackers as possible is really important. The wearable manufacturers and mobile platforms enable developers to link the wearable and mobile apps. Google Fit and Apple's Healthkit are the perfect examples of this. They even allow developers to use their SDKs and APIs while developing fitness apps.
</div><div><br /></div><ol start="3"><li><b> Integrate Geolocation: <br /></b>
</li></ol><div style="margin-left:40px;"><a href="http://www.frank-health.co.uk/blog/practical-uses-geolocation-benefit-nhs-organisation/">Geolocation</a> feature enables a developer to create walking routes for a user, track the current position, and record workouts. You can <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.strava&hl=en#details-reviews">check Strava</a> which is an excellent fitness app offering route recording to its users. However, other than some great fitness app building tools provided by Apple and Google, TomTom is a navigation and tracking hardware service provider. It offers great navigation and real-time mapping services along with APIs for you to use. Another interesting service is Nokia’s Mobile SDKs which provides a set of interfaces to create high-end native apps powered by flexible and reliable mapping platform. Sounds perfect, right?
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<div>Developing a fitness app with these features will not only help you create a great fitness app but also revolutionize the fitness world and make you a bit wealthier. Got any awesome feature ideas for building great fitness apps? Please drop them in the comments below.</div>
3 Effective Ways To Secure Your PhoneGap Mobile Apphttps://technologygazette.postach.io/post/3-effective-ways-to-secure-your-phonegap-mobile-app2016-12-09T11:52:58.681000Z2016-08-26T07:01:40ZTech Nerd<div>The ever-exploding use of mobile apps has made the business information more vulnerable to security hacks. While the developers leverage cross-platform technologies like PhoneGap to deliver faster apps, securing the PhoneGap/Cordova applications become more important.<br clear="none" /><br clear="none" />As PhoneGap communicates with each OS by using different APIs, you need to secure your PhoneGap app development codes, documents, and enterprise data. Being a <a href="http://www.rishabhsoft.com/mobile/phonegap-application-development-company">PhoneGap development company</a>, you must follow the best practices mentioned below to secure your mobile app.<br clear="none" /></div>
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<div><p lang="en-US" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Calibri,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: georgia,palatina,serif;"><strong>3 Best Practices For PhoneGap Mobile App Security:</strong></span></span></span><br clear="none" /></p><br clear="none" /></div>
<div><strong>#1 - Secure Your JavaScript:</strong> To keep your sensitive code into your app, ensure that you secure JavaScript as much as possible. As known, JavaScript is not compiled - so the best option is to obfuscate it to the extent it becomes unreadable. You must minify your JavaScript assets using Uglify before submitting your app to the app stores. You can even take it to the next level with the help of a paid service like JScrambler as it goes beyond obfuscation and offers more active protection for your JavaScript assets. While using Telerik AppBuilder, you can specify that some files exist only in debug or release configurations. Besides enabling you to manage your debug/release files, the AppBuilder IDEs also lets you automate the process with AppBuilder CLI and Grunt. <br clear="none" /></div>
<div><br clear="none" /><strong>#2 - Load JavaScript Remotely:</strong> Another viable thing to do is not include your JavaScript assets in the app. Instead, you can load them remotely when the application starts:<br clear="none" /><span style="color: #003366;"><script src="http://cordova.myapp.com/hello_world.js"></script></span><br clear="none" />However, this isn’t too secure as a quick scan of your source code can reveal your actual source. A better implementation would be to load the remote JavaScript through a secure API which first authenticates your user:<br clear="none" /><span style="color: #003366;">$.ajax({</span><br clear="none" /><span style="color: #003366;"> type: "POST",</span><br clear="none" /><span style="color: #003366;"> url: "https://my-remote-endpoint.com/authenticate", // authenticate your user</span><br clear="none" /><span style="color: #003366;"> data: { username: username, password: password }, // use the authentication parameters that are best for you</span><br clear="none" /><span style="color: #003366;"> success: function (e) {</span><br clear="none" /><span style="color: #003366;"> // check for a successful authentication, and if so, load the script reference returned from your API</span><br clear="none" /><span style="color: #003366;"> $.getScript(e.scriptUrl);</span><br clear="none" /><span style="color: #003366;"> }</span><br clear="none" /><span style="color: #003366;">});</span><br clear="none" />You can also supplement it on the server by ensuring that only mobile browsers are trying to access this API. Even though it is really easy for someone to spoof a user agent, it cannot harm to add an additional check on the server. Also, secure all your API calls when necessary. <br clear="none" /></div>
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<div><strong>#3 - Limit Your Exposure:</strong> Some other ways you can use to limit your exposure to security threats are:</div><ul><li>Reducing the access to core Cordova plugins to only the ones your app really needs</li><li>Avoiding Android Gingerbread (2.3) which is considered to be the most insecure Android version<br clear="none" /></li><li>Using the InAppBrowser Cordova plugin that uses device’s native browser security to keep the remote content separate from the app<br clear="none" /></li><li>Using the PrivacyScreen plugin to hide app content while switching between apps on iOS and Android</li><li>Using Touch ID Cordova plugin while developing an app for iOS 8 that provides secure authentication to users<br clear="none" /></li></ul><div><br clear="none" />When it comes to security, nothing is full-proof. So, start with limiting your exposure and adding as much sensitive data on your secured server as possible. Work through these best practices and keep your <a shape="rect" href="http://phonegap.com/" target="_blank">PhoneGap</a> app secure. Also, leave your opinions about these PhoneGap app security best practices in the comments. <br clear="none" /><br clear="none" /></div>
Why Is Drupal Development Popular Among Government Agencies?https://technologygazette.postach.io/post/why-is-drupal-development-popular-among-government-agencies2016-11-29T09:42:34.706000Z2016-07-11T10:31:07ZTech Nerd<div><p>Drupal made a huge splash when it was chosen to redesign the White House website. Today, more than 150 government websites run on Drupal. Apart from just powering government websites in the U.S., it powers the government sites of countries like Australia, Albania, Zimbabwe, and more. This makes Drupal a proven content management system (CMS) that exquisitely meets the diverse requirements of the government organizations around the globe.</p><p>But what makes Drupal popular among so many government organizations? The reason is its flexibility. Drupal is widely known for building and managing very large websites. And governments prefer <a shape="rect" href="http://www.rishabhsoft.com/web-application/drupal-development-services" target="_blank">Drupal development</a> due to its capability of managing a variety of projects. However, there are a number of other factors that make Drupal a choice of CMS among government organizations. So, read through the list below<br clear="none" /></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px;"><strong>4 Factors That Make Drupal a Preferred Choice For Government Sector:</strong></span><br clear="none" /></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">1. Cost Effective:</span> </strong><span style="font-size: 14px;">Drupal, being an open-source platform, minimizes the initial cost of building or re-building a website. It is often considered as the most cost-effective platform. The software is free to download, use and share. This is the biggest long-term benefit for governments as they can save a huge amount for licensing websites. In addition to that, Drupal is developed by a community of 630,000+ developers and comes with thousands of free modules and extensions. Also, the users contribute and maintain the platform continuously. So, governments do not have to worry about the outdated technology issues.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>2. Innovation:</strong> </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">As Drupal is community-driven by nature, it helps government agencies to innovate through collaboration. It is essential for government agencies to share the technologies and innovations across other government bodies as they can benefit from it. This also fits well with President Obama’s words, “We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration." Perhaps, this could be one of the reasons why Drupal was chosen for re-building whitehouse.gov. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>3. Security:</strong> </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">This is another reason that makes government agencies jump onto Drupal bandwagon. Governments have recognized the superior security an open-source model can offer. With a community of more than thousand developers, the security gaps are quickly identified and remediated. It also provides other security methods like community and automated code review. This makes Drupal an obvious choice as website security is of utmost importance to any government organization.</span></p></div>
<div><div><p><span style="font-size: 14px;"><strong>4. Flexibility & Scalability:</strong> </span><span style="font-size: 14px;">Drupal is highly flexible and scalable to fit into various projects. From government agencies to enterprises. Drupal can fulfill requirements of all. Name a feature you require and the Drupal community may have a module already. In case you don’t find it, you can develop and contribute it back to the community.</span><br clear="none" /></p><div><p>With all the above-listed reasons, <a shape="rect" href="https://www.drupal.org/resource-guides/launching-government-website" target="_blank">Drupal seems to be an appealing solution for developing government websites</a>. Since the launch of White House site, Drupal has made a special place in the government space for itself. It has also shared all the government projects on its community.<br clear="none" /></p><div><p>What other benefits do you think Drupal can offer for governments and enterprises? List your answers in the comments.<br clear="none" /></p></div></div></div></div><div><br clear="none" /></div>