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Monday, March 28, 2011

How Mobile Application get developed?


Mobile applications are getting popular these days among all age groups of users. These applications are used in wide areas such as checking exam bar, checking heartbeat, making recipes, tour guides etc. Enterprise/ business application are also available in areas like CRM, ERP and BI Solutions etc. Although Android applications launched by Google has captured the sizable market but still iphone tops the list. Windows mobile applications do figure after that.

Now a days there are so many companies and individuals who are developing variety of free and paid smart phone applications. When iPhone first came it was very costly ranging from $500 to $1000 or more. But now individual developers as well as companies are developing it in very low cost. The application developers are following the traditional way of developing these applications for iPhone, ipad or android. Although the complexities of these applications vary from simple calc to an enterprise ERP.

X code development is the traditional way of developing the iphone and ipad application these days. Most companies are using these methods to focus on native applications. There are so many applications are available these days like Rhodes and Titanium, which makes the work easier for many of the apps. Developers are using these frameworks to create the native iPhone. In market there are lot of open source options available. These frameworks works with languages like Rudy and Python. Developers who knows these languages and are interested in developing smartphone applications doesn't need to start with C or Java.

Above we have seen the advantages of using the frameworks to develop multi platform mobile apps, but these frameworks have limits on certain cases of performance. It totally depends on the developers how they manage the complexity and performance of these apps. Most application involves lot of coding in developing simple application then in that case developer use Pre-existing frameworks that takes lesser time and does not involve lengthy code. And if the application really needs to be address performance and other issues, which are very well supported by native SDK, he goes with it then. There are very few iPhone developing companies who works on frameworks like Rhodes and Titanium to build the apps in lesser time.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

E-Commerce Business Solutions India

E-commerce business solutions in India which help companies gain business profit out of either B2B interaction or B2C interaction are being considered one of the most sophisticated business model. Companies which are to create value for their clients or provide services or products with the help of internet use e-commerce business solutions. A robust e-commerce business solution can make all the difference to the bottom line of the business and that may be a reason that most of the modern business organizations are looking forward for e-commerce business solution.

E-commerce business solutions in the form of B2B portals have ability to handle purchase orders, wholesale pricing, client login, auction, reporting, client specific pricing, inventory management, order fulfillment, catalog management, etc. which is a complete package and comes at significantly low cost. Moreover, clients with the help of such an e-commerce business solution can manage each of the modules with ease as there are various user-friendly graphical interface.

Similarly, there are various B2C Solutions i.e. Business to Consumer wherein sellers sell their products or services directly to their customers and subtract the role of any middlemen. Absence of middleman from the entire process enhances the profit margin which ultimately helps sellers receive maximum profit and share the same with buyers in various forms including of heavy discounts on products and services in offer.

A live interaction with customers helps sellers know them well and cater specific customized requirements. Notwithstanding, a robust B2C solution has become the foundation of online shopping business and cannot be ignored for practical business reasons. More companies today are trying to become B2C so that there is reduced payment for middlemen. Moreover, there is an effective in the form of B2C wherein creation and management of orders can be done online and tracking of orders from entry to delivery can be made.

Some other features of e-commerce business solutions such as browsing customer specific product catalog and viewing customer specific pricing & availability as well as storing customer information online are crucial for modern business management. Moreover, with the help of e-commerce business solution maintenance of bill to and ship to information online, the service functionality can be increased to higher level.

The essence of e-commerce business solution is that users can work in co-ordination with business software as most of the e-commerce business solutions can easily be modified without programming. The business solution not only provides support to product catalogs and images but also to helps in scaling up in the need of ramp up or addition of any new module. Various e-commerce business solution providing companies in India offer easily maintained or easy-to-use interface for Admin which is not only extremely cost-effective but also user-friendly.

Thursday, March 10, 2011

BPO Services India: What is in Store



India has a huge base for BPO services wherein according to IT research firm IDC India, apart from overseas BPO market the domestic BPO market will grow at a CAGR of 33.3% and will earn revenues of $6.82 billion by 2013. The current revenue mapped two years ago was  $1.62. The expansion of BPP market is being seen as a sign for huge generation of employment opportunities for youths. The process which started early in the last decade of the last century is now paying huge dividend to Indian IT and BPO companies. 

Despite the fact that there has been one of the deadliest recession in the USA, Indian BPO companies were able to fetch business from their clients located in the USA. One reason can be sited for Indian BPO companies receiving business from their clients in the USA and that is that companies knew that they can save some money only if they outsource their work to Indian BPO companies which do the same work for just a fraction of the cost. Cost-efficiency is a major attraction that corporate bodies in the USA outsource their secondary and tertiary work to Indian BPO firms. 

According to the National Association of Software Services and Companies (NASSCOM) India has been able to become a leader in BPO services for the reason that all the firms involved in it are client oriented and have been able to offer round-the-clock services based on the country's unique geographic location. Moreover, a pool of talented English speaking professionals helps the country in training and getting targeted results. Not to forget the government of India has numerous pro-market policies which helps BPO firms mold the situation for their advantage. 

Some key areas in BPOs such as Process Re-engineering Consulting, Technical Staffing, Build Operate Transfer, IT Architecture & Technology, Program Management, IT Infrastructure, Quality Consulting Services, etc. are being done professionally and with ample sophistication which not only help clients located abroad garner benefit from cost-cutting but also leverage on the resources available in India. Some other BPO services in India such as Customer Support, Technical Support, Telemarketing, Insurance Processing, etc. enhances the financial health of clients companies in the USA and UK. 

Some internet based business outsourcing work such as Data Processing, Internet / Online / Web Research, etc. can be done using internet technology by Indian professionals. The work not only reduces the cost of operation of the firms located in the USA and UK but also helps them getting the expertise and skills of Indian professionals who are not below standards in any way from their western counterparts. 

India's BPO companies cater to a significant portion of customer care services in the form of Customer Interaction Services including of Call Center, Pre & Post sales Support, Collection & Mortgage, Telemarketing, Help Desk, etc. amongst others. Talented Indian professionals working in Back Office Services offer services such as Digital Content Management, Form Processing, Hotel Reservation Processing, MIS Reporting, etc.