Mobile Applications


The world is turning mobile, it would be hard to argue otherwise with over two hundred millions smart phones, tablets and airbooks already sold worldwide. This evolution introduces significant changes to the factor of software solutions that mandate carefully vetting prior to initiating the development of a mobile solution. Overall, mobile users generally pay more attention to the user experience (UX), and when they have a choice they prefer a native look and feel be it for email, social networking, checking weather, sports events and even Google is building native apps. If these changes can already significantly impact a mobile solution delivery process, the most profound architectural change introduced by mobility is the evolution from “connected” applications to “converged” applications where voice, messaging, location services, data services and video may all contribute to deliver an experience simply unavailable to a desktop or a Web application.

The Impact of Mobility on End-Users and Developers

There is another major change that can be easily overlooked, even dismissed. Mobility has revolutionized both monetization and software distribution strategies from a simple ring tone business model. One needs to pause for a moment and really focus on the impact on having the ability to reach hundreds of millions of customers, at any time, simply by uploading your app to a few App Stores. This means that a developer has many more opportunities to create apps dedicated to specific market segments and on top of that seasonal features: a successful solution (think Angry Birds) need not only to be released for many types of devices, across several major platforms, but for each of these, one could offer several apps targeted at different market segments, each requiring continuous releases of new features during the course of a year. The bottom line is that, if you plan to be really successful at building a mobile solution you have to be ready to deliver a family of apps, not just “one app” like in the Web or Desktop era. The seasonal aspect and the relative high degree of competition between apps puts even more pressure on the development cycles, and require that developers release new features often, especially when you factor in Ads and “in-app” payments business models. Last but not the least, this new distribution model allows successful mobile applications to grow to reach tens of millions of users, in a short time frame, creating a scalability nightmare and the need to constantly re-architect the back end ahead of the growth of the user base. With such short development cycles, this rapidly changing, fragmented and technologically complex new frontier is set for the perfect storm: are Mobile Developers getting ready to face these challenges? Even though the functional scope of mobile applications looks small, the need for back-end development and integration, support for multiple platforms, security standards and optimized UX could potentially drag projects to a black hole and miss both the time and cost windows of a large number of potentially great applications.


The Technologies of Mobile Applications

There are roughly 4 major categories of technologies:

  • Web–based (HTML5/CSS3/JS) and related Frameworks (JQuery, Sencha, …)
  • Native platforms (iOS, Android, Windows Mobile 7…)
  • Hybrid WebKit/Native
  • Proprietary middleware and clients (Red Foundry)

In addition, there are two approaches to facilitate the development of cross platform mobile applications:

  • In addition, there are two approaches to facilitate the development of cross platform mobile applications:
  • Domain Specific Language from which native or Web-based code is generated (Applause, Mobl, Canappi…)

What do we do?

VJIL Consulting is experienced in developing and delivering Mobile Application Development services. VJIL has worked with many software vendors and consultancies across the globe providing a mix of offshore, offsite and onsite technical IT services to complement vendors skills and capabilities. We can provide skilled IT Professionals to work alongside your own people, implementing projects for your clients or work behind the scene providing application / product engineering and development services from offshore, to reduce your delivery costs and improve margins. Our consultants often work with clients where projects are less well defined or have unclear or conflicting objectives. Our architects play a significant role in clarifying what the objectives are with the focus on implications of organizational objectives on technical choices. Our consultants articulate the vision, conceptualize and experiment with alternative architectural approaches, create models, component and interface specification documents and validate the architecture against requirements and assumptions.

VJIL offers Mobile Application Development Services in the following areas:

  • iPhone Application Development
  • iPad Application Development
  • BlackBerry Application Development
  • Android Application Development
  • Windows Mobile Application
  • BREW Application Development
  • Symbian Application Development
  • J2ME Application Development



VJIL Service offerings

iPhone Application Development: VJIL process begins and ends with the client. From the first approach with your idea for an app or game thru to the final public release on the App Store, everything VJIL does is client centered. VJIL works closely with clients to design and build powerful, feature rich iPhone apps with stunningly beautiful interfaces. As a part of our iPhone application development services, we have developed and published multiple diverse iPhone apps and games.

VJIL employs the dedicated team of Mobile Application Developers who are brilliant, obsessed with the technology. The team has the expertise you seek in the iPhone Software Development Kit (SDK), Cocoa Touch / Objective C, Xcode IDE, Interface Builder, OpenGL ES, Unity 3D Engine, Open AL, Instruments Testing, Memory Management, Audio Video Foundation Framework, Audio Queue Services Programming, Core Audio, Media Player Framework, Quartz, Core Animation, Core Graphics, CFNetwork Programming, BoniourWeb, XML Parsing, RPC, XML Framework Threading, Webkit Programming, Secure Coding, Accelerometer, GPS, Stream Programming and Core Location Framework.

iPad Application Development: Apple’s much awaited iPad tablet promises to revolutionize mobile computing. iPad application development is similar to that of the iPhone, and the vast majority of iPhone / iPod Touch applications can be used on the iPad without modification. VJIL has good experience with iPhone development projects and offers iPad Software development services to clients. The Apple App Store has completely revolutionized the world of mobile phones. By combining the convenience of mobility with the powers of the iPhone SDK, the iPhone brings entirely new way of serving customers on demand.

VJIL has the required expertise to design all the features your brilliant idea requires. VJIL is familiar with the iPhone SDK and can quickly get your concept ready for the market. From the latest features of the iPhone 4 to the latest add-ons and plug-ins, we have the knowledge to integrate the most current and creative features of the mobile applications. XCode and Dashcode design projects can bring your application or web based design to life.

For iPhone, and iPad VJIL offers Custom Application Development, Application Development Consulting, Application Testing & QA, Integration with Third Party Services, Application Artwork and design, iPhone application migration to iPad.

Blackberry Application Development: VJIL offers innovation rich, flexible and cost effective Blackberry mobile application solutions, custom made for a wide array of customers. RIM’s Blackberry devices are key communication tools in today’s business world, with nearly 80% of the devices used in the global business market. VJIL understands Blackberry’s indispensability and wide ranging acceptance among business professionals. VJIL’s experience in iPhone and iPad application development is replicated for Blackberry.

VJIL’s services for Blackberry are:

  • Custom Blackberry Software Application Development
  • 3rd Party Application Porting on BlackBerry Devices
  • Rich Multimedia Applications Development for BlackBerry
  • BlackBerry Client/Server Application Development
  • BlackBerry Porting and Handset Testing Solutions
  • J2ME to BlackBerry Migration Services
  • BlackBerry Games Development

Android Application Development: Android is the framework developed by Google and Open Handset Alliance. Android is software platform as well as Operating System. It is basically designed on Linux Operating system. Because it is on open source basis, the developer programmer can do the OS level customization at a minimal cost possibly.

VJIL has experience in Android mobile application programming. VJIL approach to Google Android Application Development is to leverage the offerings of the open-source technology to create applications which add value to the customer. Utilizing the complex Google Android SDK platform, our highly qualified Android application developers leverage the comprehensive set of development tools of the Android SDK to explore the unlimited possibilities. Our Android Development Team has leading skills and expertise in mobile application development by using framework of Android and JAVA. We have quality programmers working with us to develop mobile applications / android application, examine in simulators and porting to mobile devices.

Our Android SDK coders work with passion to derive the max out of Google Android SDK's APIs, handset emulator, sample code and debugging tools, to create risk-free and highly valued Android applications. We also provide support of WiFi and GPS dependent application for Android Platform. Android has rich support for Audio / Media types and Graphics. It has rich support of its core library for developers to build third party applications. Our Android team understands the benefits of Android's rich libraries for Audio / Media types and Graphics (2D and 3D with Open GL). The Android platform includes support for the Bluetooth network stack, which allows a device to wirelessly exchange data with other Bluetooth devices.

For the Android mobile application development, developers at VJIL are active to provide the different types of application according to demand of the clients. We at VJIL provide support related to wide range of application categories such as Multimedia Application, Fun Applications, Communication application, Office/Business application, Security applications, Travel applications, Utility applications, etc. For the development of third party applications, Android is having rich support of its core libraries as well as Audio / Media types and Graphics.

VJIL Services for Android are:

  • Android Widget Development Services
  • Android Appwidget Development Services
  • Android Product Development Services
  • Android API Customization
  • Android Consulting Services
  • Android Support & Maintenance Services
  • Android QA/Testing Services
  • Android Wi-Fi & GPS Communication system
  • Android Bar Code Scanning system
  • Android Office/Business system
  • Android Multimedia application
  • Android Travel system
  • Android security systems applications
  • Android Internet Application
  • Android Games Applications
  • Android Utilities Applications
  • Android Mobile Banking Applications

Windows Mobile Application Development: Windows Mobile puts the power of Microsoft Windows right into your pocket. With Windows Mobile, users can browse the Internet, use e-mail, keep track of schedules and contacts, and manage business documents using mobile variants of popular Microsoft Windows software like Office, Outlook and Windows Live. Windows Mobile is a compact operating system combined with a suite of basic windows applications for mobile devices. Devices that run Windows Mobile include Pocket PCs, Smartphones, Portable Media Centers, and on-board computers for certain automobiles.

VJIL has a rich experience of Windows Mobile Application development on platform like Windows Mobile 2003, Windows Mobile 2003/SE, Windows Mobile 5.0, Windows Mobile 6, Windows Mobile 6.1, Windows Mobile 6.5, Microsoft Windows Phone 7, Windows CE, Pocket PC 2002, 2003, Pocket PC Phone Edition, Net Compact Framework and uses tools like MS Embedded Visual Studio (eVC, eVB) and MS Visual Studio .NET.

We can develop different kinds of custom Windows Mobile and Windows Phone 7 based apps as per your specific business needs. We have an organized, streamlined process to work with you to get your Windows wireless applications completed swiftly, while maximizing return on investment.

VJIL Services for Windows Mobile Application are:

  • Streaming multimedia application on Windows Mobile
  • Location and GPS based Windows Mobile Application
  • Win CE(5.0 / 6.0) Mobile Client for Sales Force
  • Win CE(5.0 / 6.0) Smart Contact Management System
  • Vehicle tracking services
  • Local Search/ location Search
  • Bulk SMS through SMS Gateway, Bulk SMS provider’s API Integration
  • Event tracking application for iPhones and Nokia based on GPS / GSM network
  • SMS Advertising
  • Mobile Social Networking

BREW Application Development: The full form of BREW reads as Binary Runtime Environment for Wireless. It is known as an end-to-end solution for providing wireless applications development. It is completely different from Java or ASP.Net. All over the world, Brew Application development services have been growing in popularity. One of the reasons for the growing popularity of BREW is the use of BREW application development by most mobile companies. Brew made its niche clear as a solid, reliable and effective application development platform that can be ported across diverse hardware platforms. The ever growing market demand for BREW application development can be traced to the increasing demand of most phone operating systems.

BREW works right BREW works right on top of the hardware layer. Thus, Brew guarantees enhanced speed and efficiency. If its speed in enabling application execution is compared with application frameworks like Java Mobile Edition, Brew tops it all. The BREW SDK (TM) is the software development kit meant for BREW developers. Combined with C/C++, it provides great development experience for programmers. BREW provides wide-ranging solutions for mobile application development and distribution of wireless data almost for all multimedia categories.

VJIL offers services such as Standalone application development, HTTP support for client server application, XML Database application solution, QA Testing and Support Service Solutions.

VJIL Services for BREW Application are:

  • BREW Flash App(pure)
  • BREW Flash App(mixed)
  • BREW Flash Widget
  • BREW Flash Applet Factory
  • BREW AMC Extention
  • BREW FlashLite Extention
  • BREW Core API, Window Manager

Symbian Application Development: The mobile world has never been so exciting and Symbian’s never been more excited. Symbian OS based phones are virtually everywhere as Symbian accounts for more than 40 percent of the mobile OS market share and are backed by the leading handset manufacturers like Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Motorola and others. VJIL provides programming for Symbian OS using the following language resources: Java, C++, OPL and .NET. Our programmers are also good at designing and implementing rich graphics that are appealing and sticky for the users.

VJIL is focused on Mobile application development targeted for all Symbian OS phones. We offer development of custom software solutions for Nokia, Sony Ericsson and other Symbian OS Smartphones. Our Symbian development experience covers all Symbian platforms: Series 60, Series 80, Series 90 and UIQ. VJIL has a deep understanding of developing multiplatform applications for mobile phones with different screen, memory and processor capacities. VJIL is experienced in designing and developing real time customized applications to record and play audio and video including streaming multimedia. We can develop a different version of custom applications / Games for different versions of Symbian OS, which helps to make the reach wider.

VJIL Symbian Development Services:

  • Client/Server Application development over the Network Protocol for Symbian OS enable devices.
  • Games and Multimedia feature enable mobile software Applications.
  • Security Applications for Symbian OS enable mobile devices and e-commerce and communication Applications for Symbian mobile devices.
  • Custom mobile Application software for Symbian Os enable mobile devices.
  • GPS Application and Software Testing.
  • Data transfer protection
  • Messaging Application- SMS / MMS applications
  • IrDa and Bluetooth-based Application for Symbian enable Mobile Devices.
  • Application Porting

J2ME Application Development: According to Sun Microsystems, J2ME is supported by over 94 million handsets operating on over 53 different mobile networks. Java technology has come a long way. It will be more prevalent in the coming years in the small wireless gadgets we all Carry in our pockets and wear on our belts, our mobile phones, PDAs, and handhelds. In fact, it has supported wireless phones comprise over 80 percent of all the major phone handset manufactures. Such as Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Sony-Ericsson, Blackberry and many more.

Java 2 Micro Edition nowadays has become the most widespread technology in the wireless industry due to its main advantage: targeting a multitude of platforms, consequently powering most of today's smart mobile devices. Whether you are going to create a flexible and easy-to-deploy mobile solution or willing to extend the target market of an existing software VJIL J2ME development services is the right choice for you.

VJIL Services for J2ME Application are:

  • Application design and development on J2ME compliant framework
  • Mobile Payment System- Mobile catalogs and m-Commerce
  • Location Based Service
  • Personal GPS Safety Solutions
  • Business Tools – Inventory Tracking
  • Mobile Payment Solutions using RFID Enable Mobile
  • Mobile based Survey Systems
  • SMS Applications like Auto Responders based on Keywords, authentication support
  • Mobile multimedia content development and delivery
  • Utility applications with Bluetooth/WAP/GPRS connectivity
  • Work Order Management
  • Field Services-Asset Tracking
  • Time and Materials Tracking


 
 
 
 

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