Know the Top Mobile-Ready Companies. Is Mobile Presence Pervasive?

With emerging mobile trends and mobile software development companies, we wanted to analyze whether or not mobile presence is pervasive. For drawing a pertinent conclusion, we examined the visitors of our website. We observed that, in the year 2010, less than three percent of our website visitors owned mobile devices. The figure rised to six percent by 2011, and now in 2012, it is almost 16 percent, which clearly means the users are not only moving mobile, but they are moving rapidly.

People moved mobile for various reasons; one of them being convenience of accessing the websites from wherever they are. Further, mobile application development industry in India and abroad is encouraging the growth of mobile devices by launching a plethora of apps to perform everything beyond their imagination.

Nearly 500 million smartphones and tablets were sold around the world in 2011. The fast-mounting sale for smartphone devices is a proof of people’s magnetism towards mobile devices. Does this mean people are soon to perform every activity from their mobile devices?  Yes. However, the question that you need to ask is this: are you mobile-ready? In this article, we shall consider some steps being taken by big entrepreneurs in the market to become mobile-ready.

Google is mobile-ready. Google’s core internet advertising business will be soon fully dependent on mobile advertisements. Its recent reports show decline in the online advertising shares; however, according to the analysts, Google’s mobile advertising revenue points will be better ahead than the online ads. This clearly depicts that Internet giant Google is also turning mobile for flourishing business. In fact, Google’s Chief Executive, Larry Page, said that it is now generating revenue of $8 billion at an annualized run rate, which is up from 2.5 billion last year, from Google’s mobile business including app sales and advertising.

Facebook is mobile-ready. Facebook, the top social networking site, recently improved its mobile presence. It has observed more hits to the website through mobile devices than the PCs. According to Facebook’s Vice President of Corporate Development, Vaughan Smith, Facebook’s mobile presence has enabled it to grow massively. Facebook on the mobile device is the key reason for people in the emerging markets to add data plans on mobile. Operators have invested tens of billions of dollars for 3G network, while most of the users want to get on the internet for Facebook.

Microsoft has folded its sleeves. Microsoft Corporation is also testing new techniques to refashion its software for mobile compatibility. Microsoft is incorporating touch commands and applications that consumers have embraced till date. Microsoft is also releasing a second version of Windows that run on power-saving chip; again, this technology has evolved from mobile phones. Microsoft is also emulating Apple and Google for creating a user-friendly mobile presence.

Just like many of the top brands want to earn through the mobile presence, other entrepreneurs have also invested in building their mobile-based websites. Mobile application development companies are occupied in creating alluring presence to give their clients enough focus in the competitive world. Are you still thinking?

 

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Overcoming Enterprise Challenges with J2EE Web Development

It is said that Java has bought life to the web applications. True. It has the power to deal with all complexities with grace, which is the main reason for its survival in the ever so competent, and progressive, IT World.

J2EE: An understanding

J2EE web programming is a known form of Java. The J2EE platform is mainly used for the development of enterprise-level applications, which involves mission-critical systems that support the various business processes of the organization. J2EE is not a programming language. It is a specification for writing enterprise applications (distributed computing).  Like the best part of Java is code portability, J2EE specification complaint-code is also portable between J2EE-complaint application servers.

Challenges in the enterprise

Enterprise systems cater to an extremely broad spectrum of applications. It encompasses of systems such as ERPs, Customer Resource Management, Billing Management System, Decision Support systems, Point-of-Sale, Payroll, Stock and Resource Management, etc. Engaging in web development for enterprises brings forth challenges from various directions. In this section, we shall discuss the challenges for building enterprise applications, and how we shall overcome those through J2EE web application development: Security All corporate has security policies in place. This, in itself, communicates the importance of secure applications for enterprises. Enterprises have tight security to protect confidential information from leaking out, due to a million reasons such as unauthorized access, SQL injections, lose code, attacks on web applications, etc. Operational efficiency Corporate consists of thousands of employees and users, globally accessing information. In such a scenario optimized performance and speed over which the app is delivered becomes a challenge. Operational efficiency also covers aspects such as high availability, reliability and scalability, which should be at par while delivering enterprise applications. Enterprise resources Enterprises are often cluttered with resources, which must be carefully negotiated. The system that runs by applying high interoperability with corporate resources, such as data warehouses, integration brokers and content management systems, results in purpose fulfillment. Transaction support The transaction is a fundamental business activity, which presents a real-time challenge. Many of today’s database vendors have offered support to the enterprise level transactions, but true global transactions involve many databases and disparate information systems. J2EE web programming practice helps overcome these challenges. It offers some real-time benefits and simplifies the process of creating robust enterprise systems. In the next section, we’ll see benefits of J2EE web development.

J2EE: A Preferred Choice

The J2EE platform efficiently develops and deploys distributed and multitier systems for large scale enterprises. J2EE easily eliminates all the challenges occurred during developing an efficient enterprise system through a rich set of services based around object distribution, security, transaction management and so on. J2EE is made to reduce the developer effort significantly. It also reduces the cost overhead by providing a robust architectural infrastructure. There is a lot more that J2EE web application development practice offers. Work with it to experience the difference. About GMI Grey Matter India (GMI) Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a leading IT services and solutions provider that excels at providing J2EE web application development and offshore mobile application development service.

Challenges Faced While Developing for Varied Mobile Application Development Platforms

Although mobile application development is pervasive, it is full of making difficult choices. The demand for applications is insatiable. However, developers have to decide which subset of the available mobile market they want to write an application for, in order to get a profitable return. In the fast evolving mobile world, the hope for getting a common or uniform mobile application development platforms has diminished. Developers tired WAP solutions, they became obsolete. Symbian technology also lost its significance in the middle of mobile evolution. However, none of these technologies were at fault. The speed of innovation is the problem. While one thing progresses, the other fades out; and the main challenge for developers is to create an engaging application. What does the term engaging application reveal? Creating an engaging application is well-performed only by experienced mobile application development partners. The term in itself encompasses of building a smaller yet interactive and comprehensive interface, choosing the right network for application fast wireless data delivery and creating application very fast so that the significance and momentum of the app does not wither. Let us look at each of these challenges in detail: The interface challenge (Fitting large applications into a diminutive device): Interface challenge has always been there and will persist till we gain uniformity in devices (which will seldom happen). The shape, size and properties of each device vary; and hence, the design specifications for app will vary. There are many mobile application development platforms, and there is a strategy to build for each platform. Top companies such as Sybase, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems etc, who have created mobile versions of their applications, have their strategies. The simple paradox is, if we try to fit something built for 17 inches into a 7 inch pocket device, challenges are bound to occur. Some developers use transcoding engine to transform their existing app into a pocket device; however, the result doesn’t end up looking good. Dealing with the front-end will always be a separate development effort; however, the solution is to try and retain as much of the backend and middle tier code. The connection challenge (Delivering apps over the network): It is understood that all time connectivity is not possible. When a user is in the bowels of a warehouse, he cannot expect connectivity there; but semi-connected network is essential. An app has to be able to store information in anticipation of ultimately being wirelessly connected or placed in a synchronization mode. Fast application development: Proper mobile application development training is needed to justify this act. The mobile environment provides many frameworks, but guidance is required to know which framework fits to the requirement and offers fast development. Mobile devices are ubiquitous. Challenges will always persist in this kind of environment where apps have to be delivered on varied platforms and devices, while providing the best user experience.   About GMI Grey Matter India (GMI) Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a prominent name in IT services and solutions provider that excels at providing customized social networking site development, custom development of Community portals, Web application development, offshore web application development, mobile application development, portal developments, and so on.

An Overview of Dot Net Framework for Robust .Net application Development

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Dot Net framework evolved significantly since its inception. From being a simple framework that eased the Windows and Web application development to becoming a technology that caters to the needs of the enterprise bespoke application landscape, Dot Net continuously improved the developer’s productivity and user experience. The improvement of this framework has been along various dimensions such as the introduction of new features, performance upgrade, security control aspects and APIs. Basically, Microsoft Dot Net Framework can be used to develop, deploy and execute applications on a variety of platforms including thick, thin and distributed environment and mobile application platforms.

Know the Framework

Dot Net framework assists in .Net application development. This framework is really a cluster of several technologies. We will discuss the involved technologies as follows: Dot Net applications are developed using Microsoft Visual Studio. It supports multiple development languages in a single environment. Yes, Dot Net framework gives programming language choice to its developers. They can choose among Visual Basic, C#, F# and C++. Third-party developers have added support to hundreds of more languages. Visual Studio is an optional development tool. This tool offers a rich set of productivity and debugging features, and comes packed along with the Dot Net framework. Besides, it has a powerful engine that executes all .Net applications. It is called powerful because it has the ability to automatically provide services such as performing security checks, memory management and performance optimization. This engine is a vital part of the framework and is called as Common Language Runtime (CLR). It also possesses a class library, which is a collective and logical compilation of prebuilt functionality that developers can plug into the code. This saves enormous development time. Developers can simply snap in the pre-built code and get the function running. The application needs online hosting on completion of .Net application development activity. This hosting environment is provided by ASP.Net.  Asp.Net is an engine that hosts the web application while supporting every feature of the class library. It renders secure authentication and data storage.

Introduction to the Intermediate Language

Before the code is executed, all the dot net languages are complied into another lower-language. This lower level language is called as Common Intermediate Language (CIL). The dot net engine, CLR, uses only the CIL code. This makes languages compatible to each other. They are so attuned that developers can interchange the components of two or more different languages. .Net application development is possible in multiple languages because of something called as Common Language Specification (CLS). CLS is a contract to make all the languages compatible with the framework, offering ease of use. Due to CLS, the components, arrays, strings, numbers, etc. are all shared across the languages. Although the system looks complicated, in a real sense, Microsoft Dot Net framework has the simplest architecture. The framework is capable of auto-filling the code, reducing the development time. Apart from this, .Net application development has been a preferred choice due to the following features: interoperability, security, robustness, user-friendliness and high performance.   About GMI Grey Matter India (GMI) Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a leading IT services and solutions provider that excels at providing .Net application development and offshore mobile application development service.

Characteristics of a Dependable Java Development Company: Get Apps that Can Combat Attacks

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Applications built today are becoming more and more vulnerable to cyber attacks and SQL injections. One of the reasons for application vulnerability could be its weak architecture built using a weak programming language. Java is the solution. Even today, amid many dynamic programming languages, Java scores the brownie points. Top enterprises have portals built using Java enterprise version for highly-secured yet flexible access.  Another reason why Java is preferred is its versions. Java is neatly segregated into a no. of versions suited for the various types of environments or platforms. For example, J2ME is suitable for mobile devices. Blackberry platform supports the applications built using J2ME. Applications can also be vulnerable due to deficient knowledge of a programming language. Although Java is used for application development, an improper implementation through half the knowledge may still result into an application with loopholes. These applications can run functionally but are not strong enough to combat attacks. Hence, for robust Java applications those are built on strong architecture, using best design, it makes sense to hire a good Java application development company. However, in the marketplace full of Java development companies, how would one make out which is the best? In this article, we will help you know the characteristics of good Java developer, as follows: Experience kept at an arm’s length: It is often assumed that more experience yields better results. Indeed it does. However, I would suggest that clients must choose a developer with 5 years of experience on five substantially different projects than choosing a dev with 10 years of experience working in one environment. Such developers who have handled diverse projects understand various methods of doing a particular thing. Others simply keep adding a lot of code to the program, which is ripped at the later stage. Has curiosity plus adaptability: A good developer will always carry a healthy skepticism about past implementations. A java development company, which has handled projects applying a variety of frameworks and techniques, will always be open to try different methodologies. They have an innovative approach and are curious to employ new practices, adding interactivity to your web app. Persuasive communication: A project explained and delivered; these are not the only stages in project development. Communication plays a vital role and hence a developer must communicate persuasively at every stage of the project. Dev must confirm the project details before starting the project and must explain what is good for the project. A good Java application development company deploys communication tools and trains its developers on how to understand the audience and tailor communication accordingly. Simplicity over Novelty: Always remember that a simple and short code is a key to success. A simple code is a maintainable code, and a maintainable code is a good code. A good Java application development company will always answer these questions in yes: Are the methods discrete and kept as short as possible? Is the code easy to understand? Are the comments giving a proper understanding? Look at the resume, check the code and test the company on the above parameters, you are sure to know whether or not a company is worth investing your valuable time and money.   About GMI Grey Matter India (GMI) Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a leading IT services and solutions provider that excels at providing Java application development and offshore mobile application development service.

Custom Web Application Development for Technical Analysis of Stocks

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Investing in company shares is an old practice; however, following an instinct or guessing the forthcoming future is a stale practice. Today, market introduces real-time solution for predicting the share market, and we are far beyond the basic practice of fundamental analysis, which gave us a broad insight into company’s securities. Technical analysis is on the block. Although technical analysis is not a new concept, the emergence of web applications for technical analysis is booming as investors want to test waters before investing. Before we proceed, let’s take a close look at what we call as technical analysis. First and foremost, technical analysis does not eliminate the need for fundamental analysis. Fundamental analysis is a basic practice to know the company’s reputation and stand in the market before investing. Technical analysis is the next level to fundamental analysis and takes a completely different approach. It doesn’t care about the value of the company or commodity. It predicts the future of the shares through its current price movements in the market through charting. Charts are the basic elements of technical analysis. There are a variety of charts available, which will help a well-programmed web application to determine which direction a company will take in the future. There are three types of charts— Candlestick chart, Line chart and Bar chart—that represent the price data fluctuations caused by varying market forces. The information found in these charts enables a chartist skilled in the science of technical analysis to draw trading signals for future price activity. Candlestick chart is the oldest form of chart, originally developed in Japan, in which every bar looks like a candle and comprises of the four primary points: high, low, open and close. The candlestick is often considered easier to view than the other chart forms. Line chart is an original form of chart and is used primarily for its convenience in plotting price data over extremely long and short periods of time. Bar charts are similar to candlesticks; however, one of its disadvantages is the inability to plot the whole price fluctuation.

Customized benefits for investors

Many web applications pose high ability to predict the market accurately. For example, Analyst 7, Metastock, Inchart, Bloomberg, etc. offer a great insight into the stock market. However, custom web application development takes investors one step further. What else are the benefits of custom web application development for a regular investor or trader? We shall take a look at the following: Cost beyond affordability: Not all web applications are accurate and the applications that offer prediction through accurate charting charge exorbitant amount for a daily investor to buy and use. Custom web application development offers investor a privilege to add all the required elements at a price much cheaper than available applications. Sure returns through custom filters on indicators: Custom web applications are effective as investors can get the indictors added as per their preferences. Investors can add as many indicators and get rid of the default range. They can avail a tailored application for tailored profits.   About GMI Grey Matter India (GMI) Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a leading IT services and solutions provider that excels at providing custom web application development and offshore mobile application development service.

Software Application Development Services and Cloud: The Sturdy Fusion

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Cloud technology has entered the mainstream of software application development services. Rising above the core security issues, cloud technology is widely embraced and adopted in the major sectors of almost every business. According to the latest research conducted by IBM titled “The Power of Cloud: Driving Business Model Innovation”, which engaged global executives, a growing number of businesses understand how cloud can propel their business innovation. Increasingly, top organizations are building complex cloud architectures in their organizations to gain an edge in the ever so competitive industry. Typically, cloud is enabling organizations to reshape their products, innovate new ways of business, streamlining processes and rebuild customer relationships. The role of cloud is cemented in the IT industry. More than 50 percent of the global research participants said that they choose cloud computing over traditional IT approach. Although most of the companies adopted cloud to flaunt their image before competitors, they realized tremendous profits after adopting it. Now, every possible activity they perform is first evaluated with cloud computing before moving to any other approach. In fact, the research results revealed that 65 percent of small companies have espoused cloud at least for their IT departments. It is experienced that cloud is not used only to tackle technology challenges, but also to cure fundamental business issues. Cloud is used for broad innovation in the way you do business, opening doors to larger profits with less time wasted in consulting and infrastructure management. Almost all software have moved to cloud. Software development service providers have equipped themselves to build and manage cloud applications. Cloud computing with Software application development services is famous for a variety of reasons. Let’s see some of the reasons (benefits) of cloud-based software: Flexible costs:  The reason why corporate would shift to the cloud technology is to save hefty cost of maintaining data at their own infrastructure. Changing software and hardware costs from a fixed to a pay-as-you-go price model changes capital costs into operational costs, providing organizations access to resources and processing power that may have been too expensive or time intensive to move out in the past. When it comes to rethinking business procedures, organizations are using cloud-based abilities to analyze client data in a more cost-effective way and to provide more unique marketing strategies and goods and services. Scalable operations and Quick adaption to changing markets: Quickly changing trends as per the customer requirements is the key differentiator of present software application development services. Cloud technology allows easy adaptation to new techniques and business strategies, processes, products and services to meet new industry challenges. Cloud computing enhances organizational scalability. By putting no limits to how much an infrastructure can grow, cloud software application development services allow your organizational application to grow unlimited with your business without compromising on the performance. Cloud has advanced than before and provides many contemporary tweaks. For a long time cloud remained in controversy for its security, the issues apparently are totally resolved. Cloud applications are a secure, robust, scalable and optimum solution for Web development services.   About GMI Grey Matter India (GMI) Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a leading IT services and solutions provider. It is a cross platform mobile app development company that engages in wireless application development, software application development services and offshore mobile application development service.

Top 3 Android Camera Apps by Expert Mobile Phone Application Development Companies

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With many feature phones sporting a good camera, Photography is a common hobby. The newest Android phones feature the camera of minimum 5MP to 8 MP with some advanced settings that allows you to click some really cool snaps. Unlike Apple, Android phones allow you to tweak some basic camera settings including white balance and exposure value. Android is full of fun.  It has some great apps in its store developed under the scrutiny of expert mobile phone application development companies. After testing some of the best apps, we bring you a plethora of options to choose from. Lightbox photos: This app is a direct answer to the most famous Instagram app for Apple. Lightbox involves a few simple registration steps. Once registered with your Lightbox account, you can get started. Click amazing pictures, which are automatically uploaded to your Lightbox account. It enables you to access the snaps from multiple devices as it sync with other devices; for example, you tablet or PC. Internet connectivity is not mandatory while clicking the pictures. You can keep taking as many snaps as you want, they will be added to the account once it finds connectivity. It has powerful social network connection. It allows you share pictures on Facebook, Foursquare and Twitter with just a tap. For photobloggers, this application allows direct upload to Tumblr. Camera 360: Often called as Art in your hand, Camera 360 is a popular camera app developed for your phone. The famous PC world and expert mobile phone application development companies have listed this app as one of the Top 100 technology products. Camera 360 has everything good. Right from easy to use interface to amazing effects and a support from 20 million fans from everywhere in the world, this app is offers the best user experience in totality. The app has been lately upgraded and offers some great features. It supports both the front and rear camera, making it easier for self-portrait. It has got various filters and manages photos by classifying them by date. The app is integrated with social platforms and can be operated with only a few easy steps. BeFunky: BeFunky has been recently reviewed by one of the top mobile device makers, Sony. The app’s popularity encouraged mobile phone application development companies to get inspiration from the concept. Befunky provides a funky toolset to be added to your pocket. With this toolset, it is easy to edit and post photos quickly from whoever you are. Along with editing features, such as crop, set brightness and rotate to fix your photos, it also allows you to change its look through the hue, contrast and saturation setting. As the name suggests, BeFunky allows you to get funky with its amazing filters.  You can choose from the range of filters for various occasions such as change the color tone, tilt shift, Orton effect and more. For added cool look, pick one of the frames from the app. It offers easy sharing with your social networking site—just click, edit and share!     About GMI Grey Matter India (GMI) Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is among the top mobile phone application development companies that excel at providing mobile application development, wireless application development, and offshore cross-platform app development services.

Three Points for Choosing the Right Mobile Application Development Partners

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With improved iOS security, iPad and iPhone devices have gracefully replaced the Blackberry phones in the enterprises. iPad being the revolutionary tablet device, it has been globally accepted for its wide screen and potential to run apps for streamlining businesses. Its portability has made offices every more mobile. Businesses easily adapted iPad because it gave the comfort of securely running critical businesses on the go with the use of the applications, encouraging many new iPad app development companies to sprout up. However, can all business apps in the iOS marketplace serve the business purpose? Not Quite. Therefore, it is challenging to find the right mobile application development partners to explore the full potential of your enterprise. It has been studied that many app developers still follow the old SDLC (software development life cycle) even when developing the modern iOS-based applications. It elicits two problems: First, since the iPad development requires a totally different approach, a typical IT approach will not give you the correct output. Secondly, your applications won’t make way to an alluring app category, resulting in loss of time and money. In this article, we will see the ways to mitigate such issues while helping you extract the full potential of an iPad technology for your enterprise. We will also provide you a few tips to find some of the best mobile application development partners. Following are the tips to consider before you handover the project to a team of developers: Enterprise business processes: Enterprise is a complicated term. Not everyone understands business. Therefore, you need to select a partner who is familiar with enterprise business processes and its complexities. A good knowledge about the core business process is critical for app visualization process and enables developers to speed up the process and make it more effective and efficient. Cross platform and cross device experience: For success, experience is a must. There is no point in trying out a thousand solutions for your business that would yield no result. Experience developers know every nuance of the device as well as platform. They can clearly tell you what’s possible and what’s not, how your business would be able to earn better, which processes run independently and which needs what kind of integration, etc. Enterprise applications are often mission critical, trying novel developers in the industry may totally divert the purpose. Knowledge on enterprise technologies and infrastructure: When developing an iPad application, enterprises require integration with existing data store and information sources. This requires plumbing the existing web services, which means not only should the developers known about the technology and architecture used to build the web services, but also they must have a good exposure on working with infrastructure components. They must be very good at device management and procedures. An Enterprise application requires extensive confidentiality, indicating developers to have a thorough knowledge about latest security practices. For ideal enterprise application, you mobile application development partners must possess at least the above three points.   About GMI Grey Matter India (GMI) Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a leading mobile application development partner that excels at providing wireless application development and offshore mobile application development service.

Microsoft Adds New Dimension to Custom Software Development Services

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There has been a tremendous development in the mobile industry. With apps for streamlining business, boosting battery power, improving graphics, setting reminders, chatting with friends, connecting to social network, reporting and more, market exhibits innumerable concepts for app development. These concepts are certain to drive the app development industry. With the quest to automate almost everything, users’ need more and more applications that would optimize their performance, bringing unique concepts to life. Keeping the uniqueness in mind, the latest reports indicate that the custom software development services will soar by the coming year. For businesses or enterprises that do not have a mobile app presently, there is an excellent possibility that reality will change by the following year. According to the reports from InformationWeek, out of 350 business technology professionals 75 percent said that they already have or will build custom mobile apps for their organizations, which clearly shows that the custom app development scope will never die. Custom software development services took flight when packaged solutions could not satisfy user requirements. Also, the ones that could be ordered from the online app catalogs often lacked technical and customer support. Off the shelf products did not fully meet customer requirements, leaving customers with no choice other than getting the app tweaked. This helped realize that every business has a unique way of working. There are unique dependent and independent processes for each business that when tweaked through application can yield effective and efficient results. Custom software development service providers then switched to creating tailored apps for enterprises or individual customers for streamlining their businesses with thorough understanding of the way they work. This widened the scope for apps and custom apps gained limelight. Today, almost every platform promotes custom software development service. From iOS to Android, RIM and Windows have embraced the innovative user concepts. Any developer can create the app and submit it to the platforms’ market place (It will be approved only if it meets the required standards of that platform) and earn money.  Many IT groups render excellent custom software development service across the world.

Microsoft contributes its bit

Pushing the trend further, Microsoft has officially announced a new cloud application model for the third-party software developers. This model will enable the developers to create scalable applications for Office 365 and SharePoint platforms. It allows developers to create an application using the widely-accepted standards like HTML 5 and JavaScript so that they can be applied to other devices as well and be integrated with other web solutions and data. Further, Microsoft eases developers’ job by allowing them to make use of their native tools and code. Adopting the latest app store practice, Microsoft has opened doors to the all the new Web-based Office store that will allow sale of custom developed Office apps. Just like every mobile app store, Microsoft’s Office store will also feature a number of free applications for individuals and enterprises. Enterprises and can mix and mingle among the freebies and software officially sanctioned for use.     About GMI Grey Matter India (GMI) Technologies Pvt. Ltd. is a leading IT solutions and services providing company that excels at providing custom software development services, wireless application development and offshore mobile application development service.