To further the question, what would be some potential uses of mobile phone with U2 that would not be covered with website usage with U2, with different screen layouts?
Or are you talking about smartphone apps? George Gallen Senior Programmer/Analyst Accounting/Data Division [email protected] ph:856.848.9005 Ext 220 The Wyanoke Group http://www.wyanokegroup.com ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dan McGrath [[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 6:23 PM To: U2 Users List Subject: Re: [U2] Pondering recent thread on compact framework Tony, there is (at least) a fourth option that I see 4) Not directly connecting to U2 from the mobile phone, but some intermediate web server in between. Using a REST or Webservices API from the mobile device would probably be far more common than directly connecting to U2. For anyone (if there is) doing it this way, you wouldn't see any questions on that here. The other question would be, are the majority applications built on U2 covering a segment that so far doesn't have much penetration on mobile devices (whether it is a U2 system or other)? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tony Gravagno Sent: Thursday, 19 May 2011 8:08 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [U2] Pondering recent thread on compact framework Since it's a little slow here I'll open a discussion which is borderline between Tech and Community. The thread "Uniobjects.Net Compact Framework and Visual Basic" had an interesting resolution. I'd like to see more discussions on that topic. If only there were enough people interested in mobile connectivity, I'd get a WinMobile to replace my old Win PDA devices, and offer app development services for these devices. I've blogged about mobile development and have written proof-of-concept apps. But there is never a critical mass of demand for any device (Win, Android, iPhone, Blackberry, etc) to justify the investment required to do a lot of this. What I'm wondering of the U2 audience is: 1) Is there little to no interest in mobile computing for U2 systems despite hundreds of thousands of apps satisfying a hunger in the mobile-user marketplace? If that's the case, it's no wonder the Pick community continues to lose market share. 2) Is everyone with interest happily doing development internally? If that's the case, I'm surprised there isn't more discussion here. What are you folks doing to create mobile apps for your U2 business systems? 3) Are people resigned to "I don't know how to do this therefore my company won't do it"? Unfortunately that sort of thinking is quite common in the general Pick community, and it's no less than suicidal for the market and individual careers. In short - if you don't do it, you will be replaced by those who do - as many of you have seen over the years. So where do U2 developers stand with mobile? Personally I'm doing a lot with SMS rather than trying to write apps for every phone (all based on MV). That's just my solution. I'm also doing a lot with voice/telephony, virtual PBX integration for companies that want to shift from hardware solutions to more versatile phone systems backed by MV. This is only "mobile" because some companies have decided to forego the pleasures of the GUI for common voice menus. It's just another solution where mobile computing was once considered. Tony Gravagno Nebula Research and Development TG@ remove.pleaseNebula-RnD.com remove.pleaseNebula-RnD.com/blog Visit PickWiki.com! Contribute! http://Twitter.com/TonyGravagno _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users ______________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email ______________________________________________________________________ ########################################################################################### The information transmitted in this message and attachments (if any) is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. The message may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. The intended recipient of this e-mail may only use, reproduce, disclose or distribute the information contained in this e-mail and any attached files with the permission of IMB. ########################################################################################### _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users _______________________________________________ U2-Users mailing list [email protected] http://listserver.u2ug.org/mailman/listinfo/u2-users
