The apps, built exclusively for iPhone and iPad, "are delivered in a secure environment, embedded with analytics and linked to core enterprise processes." The two companies ensure that the apps can be developed and adjusted to fit any company, and once out in the wild are easily managed and upgraded thanks to cloud services provided by IBM. All apps are highly secure as well, and the partners promise that more apps are "being continuously designed and developed" for release in the future.
Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) are web apps that use service workers, manifests, and other web-platform features in combination with progressive enhancement to give users an experience on par with native apps.
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IBM Mobile First helps large companies design, create, deploy, and manage enterprise-level mobile apps and Cloud services. "We equip organizations with mobile accessibility guidance and checklists for mobile, web, and native iOS and Android application development, so that designers and developers can create accessible applications, test them, and certify compliance," says West.
Apps are broadly classified into three types: native apps, hybrid and web apps. Native applications are designed specifically for a mobile operating system, typically iOS or Android. Web apps are written in HTML5 or CSS and typically run through a browser. Hybrid apps are built using web technologies such as JavaScript, CSS, and HTML5 and function like web apps disguised in a native container.[2]
Mobile apps were originally offered for general productivity and information retrieval, including email, calendar, contacts, the stock market and weather information. However, public demand and the availability of developer tools drove rapid expansion into other categories, such as those handled by desktop application software packages. As with other software, the explosion in number and variety of apps made discovery a challenge, which in turn led to the creation of a wide range of review, recommendation, and curation sources, including blogs, magazines, and dedicated online app-discovery services. In 2014 government regulatory agencies began trying to regulate and curate apps, particularly medical apps.[4] Some companies offer apps as an alternative method to deliver content with certain advantages over an official website.
I believe we are in the early days of this shift, but it is starting to accelerate rapidly. I regularly meet with HR technology buyers and senior HR leaders and they are hungry for compelling new employee-centric solutions. Companies of all sizes are now shopping for new apps for recruitment, sourcing, assessment, feedback, performance, employee engagement, and wellness. So while the new generation of vendors are mostly new, disruption starts now.
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