Strong webapp showing from corporate interest in the iPhone

The WWDC Keynote showcased corporate iPhone App Development partners from several Fortune 500 companies, with blockbuster demo's in the Finance and Life Science industry. Since then several of these same companies have released web apps targeted and optimized for the iPhone / iPod Touch. An initial review of these web apps by ZuCom has shown that even these apps will be something to contend with.

The iPhone OS 2.0 promises to support new CSS animation and 3D standards that are truly amazing for any web application and could potentially give cloud computing a chance. Within the enterprise the need to develop fat client applications appears to be fading... FAST.

With the added benefit of lower client costs web apps have long been the preferred method by enterprise IT managers to deliver services and products to clients. Browser limitations have stifled the development of better web apps to date but Safari and Safari Mobile are aiming to change that. There's even some talk in the WebKit community of "bundling" to enable those on other platforms to access leverage these new standards not yet supported in other browsers.

Which ever way you choose to go, WebApp or iPhone OS App, ZuCom offers guidance support and services for corporate and small business clients.

The Apple Enterprise Mobile Platform - WWDC

The Apple Enterprise Mobile Platform

With the WWDC Keynote, Steve Jobs has delivered the vision for enterprise mobile development on the iPhone. With the announcement that the iPhone 2.0 OS has support for Exchange and custom third party applications it's no wonder that enterprise I.T. giants like Bank of America, Genentech, and the US Army were keen to be early adopters. Strong demonstrations from Life Science partners MIMvista (http://www.mimvista.com/) will no doubt add another arena to the already crowded market for this mobile platform.

While the details have yet to be defined. Apple also announced three different models for application distribution. As expected the App Store will be the default distribution for commercial applications. Along with that announcement was an Enterprise distribution channel and something they are calling an "Ad Hoc" channel that promises to allow for the emailing of applications back and forth.

ZuCom is dedicated to consulting I.T. management on the implementation of this platform and will be engaging Apple on the details of the new Enterprise and Ad Hoc distribution channels. These two channels would appear to be the best avenues by which, large corporate I.T. environments will integrate this mobile platform into their existing infrastructure.