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.Net Tools

by | Aug 26, 2016 | Development, General

.Net Tools bring your software development on the next level

.Net Tools help developers to create, develop or manage applications and components. Most .Net Tools are installed automatically with Microsoft’s Visual Studio but there are a few – as Business App – that are not included but bring your software development on the next level.

Purposes of .Net Tools

.Net Tools are used among others for these purposes:

  • Creation and editing of program source code (text editors)
  • Design of graphic user interfaces (special GUI-editors)
  • Translation of source code into executable computer code (compiler, assembler)
  • Testing and troubleshooting (test tools, debugger)
  • Saving and administration of applications and application documents (version management system)

For up- and downstream activities of the software development process additional tools are set in. Those can be tools for data modelling, project or documentation management etc. A general overview of .Net Tools is provided here.
Tools supporting more than one of those disciplines are so-called integrated development environments (IDE).

What is an integrated software environment (IDE)?

An IDE is a software package specialized onto the convenient development of applications. It is an interactive application program packed development environment supporting the developer with development and routine work.
As already mentioned, IDEs include several tools such as text editor, compiler, linker, debugger or a source code formation function. Usually just one coding language is supported but there are IDEs supporting more than one language.

Business App – one of the most hands-on .Net Tools

Business App is one of the newest .Net Tools and provides a backend framework and application designer, as well as ready-to-use elements to configure applications with less development effort. Due to this, developers can focus on the software development because they are relieved from basic development tasks.
For a complete feature overview of the .Net Tool Business App click here.

Business App saves up to 75% development time!

Data security is all important

by | Aug 18, 2016 | General

Data security is all important

Cyber-attacks, the carelessness of your colleagues, lost or stolen devices: the risks for confidential business data are lurking everywhere. Data security is today the be all and end all. It doesn’t matter whether it’s your data or customer data. The security threats in the age of the cloud and mobile computing are ever more complex. Data protection and data security are more than ever in the foreground.

Survey provides clear evidence

The majority of German businesses – 60% – believe that they are not adequately protected against data theft, business espionage or acts of sabotage. This comes from a representative survey of 1,074 security experts working in those businesses, undertaken on behalf of Bitkom, a national association for digital technologies.

„the digitalization and networking of the whole economy provides new opportunities for cybercrimals“, ”, said Bitkom chief executive Dr. Bernhard Rohleder. “Businesses must invest more in technical and organizational data security.“

Therefore it’s important to develop an extensive security structure.

Play it safe!!

Secure yourself and your data – with roles which specify which data your co-workers can see and process. Clear hierarchies and access rights provde a structured approach to data security for co-workers, for subsidiaries and national companies. With Business App security is guaranteed against both internal and external attacks.
Secure access is also possibe for freelance employees and business partners. From the simple permissions through to the comprehensive rights structures, you can provide the optimal security for all your business data. Read and edit rights apply right down to individual records.

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Software requirements

by | Aug 16, 2016 | General

The platform for successful development:

The starting point for the development of new applications or systems is determined by various needs.
These needs are often clear, since in the course of a normal working day there are a number of working steps and processes which are laborious or time-consuming to implement. After undertaking needs analysis these can be collected and they then form the basis of a number of criteria and software requirements.
However many businesses face these problems without really knowing what they actually need and what a system could do for them and what would change.
Therefore it is essential at the beginning of the process to develop a clear and consistent requirements specification. That is then the basis for a successful development process.

Splitting software requirements into two categories

Functional software requirements

  • All functions and processes, which the system should fulfil (e.g. modifiability, appropriate representation of information, input forms etc.)

Non-functional software requirements

This concerns the general conditions for the desired system and here can be stated what the system should be capable of doing.

  • Software requirements: these come directly from the requirements which the users would like to have (e.g. contact management, mass mailings, meaningful reports etc.)
  • process requirements: here the development process can be described (development period, programming language etc.)
  • external requirements: these include for example important factors such as cost and other contractual aspects.

Following this the development process can begin, however this could become very time-consuming and most businesses and IT managers would like to have a cheap and quick solution which provides the necessary business applications.

And here’s how you can fulfil that wish

The ready-to-run modules in Business App, Objects and Elements, are just right for a quick and cost-effective development. Business App is a combination of the .Net framework and Application Designer, and offers a quick route to fully functional business application development for the web and for Windows. Whether it’s for marketing, sales, HR, finance and accounting, R&D, services, support, purchasing, or project management – Business App allows you to create the necessary applications through a simple configuration process.
This means you can turn your ideas and creativity into futureproof modern applications, which can only mean an improvement to the way you do business.

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More time for the important things

by | Aug 15, 2016 | General, Tips & Tricks

Create software applications in the twinkle of an eye:

The development of a software application isn’t child’s play and requires both time and creativity. But what happens if the developer doesn’t have either due to the complex demands made of him?

Most of us are familiar with the problem: the working day doesn’t allow you the time to be creative and to develop really innovative new things. You stumble from deadline to deadline and try to achieve as much as possible in a short time. Quality and motivation are often thereby neglected. In the long run both daily activity and end results will suffer. Therefore a common user wish is to be able to automate and simplify diverse daily activities.

Now you can get back the time you need for the things that really matter

The ready-to-use elements from Business App, which would otherwise need to be developed anew for each software application, help you to create prototypes or state-of-the-art web applications through a process of configuration.
Thanks to the toolkit you can choose from over 50 control elements those which you require and assemble them together as required – all without tedious software development.

Progress through the latest technology

Should designer not be able to satisfy your needs, you can still code complex applications on the server with C#, .Net, MVC, or DevExpress. Or in the browser with Java Script, Ajax, HTML 5, and CSS 3.

Get ahead in the future.
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Microsoft Framework Offline

by | Sep 24, 2015 | Development, General

No internet, no business …
… or why having .Net Framework Offline is really important

Microsoft Framework Offline? What is that about?

We live in a world in which technological developments progress with incredible speed.
A world of 1,000 possibilities, where everything seems limitless. But: There are very clear limitations: namely wherever the Internet is not available.

Where is there such a thing? And how can you work there at all?

Offline working
Not so rare: for example, in aircraft, in hospitals, in the desert (well, just check out many customers who are traveling in Arabia), in the far corner of the factory, on the sea or simply on flat land.
Much praised are online applications that run in the browser.
But they are also required offline, and more and more companies experience this gap.
Hardly anyone has thought of that.

We did it already and provide a Microsoft Framework Offline!

With Business App and the business applications created based on it, you also can work offline in a browser – with the familiar user interface and 100% functionality .

If you look at other offers on the market, no other application can do that!

Do you like that?
Tell it to the world!

Responsive: The keyword for mobile software development

by | Sep 24, 2015 | General

Why responsive elements are indispensable:

At least since Google punished non-responsive websites with juicy penalties, it should be clear to everyone: websites and web-based applications are no longer made without responsive web design.
Mobility
We have conducted a small survey among our customers about mobile computing. Here, the picture confirms: approximately 92% of all respondents stated that they need their Smartphone or Tablet for their daily work. For example, for the documentation of customer visits, both in sales and in services. And that’s not all, that people want to do on the go: they need to share calendars and tasks, plan tours, release workflows, share product information, enter orders, evaluate analyses etc. Responsiveness becomes more and more relevant across applications for all areas.

What does that mean for Software Development?

All elements of an application such as navigation, masks, page columns, fields, buttons, tab, etc. must always be touch-optimized for display on various devices. For development that previously meant: test, test, test and curse if something did not work on a specific device, then correct the error, test again, curse again etc. Developers can spend many hours on responsiveness – it is a hard nut to crack. To ensure that everything works perfectly, is almost not feasible at a reasonable effort and cost.

How can we facilitate this?

Sure, there are a variety of tools that facilitate testing. Last but not least is, the built-in Chrome Emulator for Mobile Devices. But these tools only help to detect problems that must be solved in hours of work. Business App saves you a tireade of curses and sore fingers. All elements that Business App delivers are already optimized for display on different devices. Simply create the prototype or the finished application using drag & drop and use it directly on any PC, Smartphone or Tablet. That sounds too good to be true? Try it!