Skip to content

May 3

Regulations and HiPPA compliance for enterprise mHealth applications

By  May 3, 2012

There are several regulations and policies such as HiPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health) and recommendations put forth by The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which provide guidelines to secure mobile health devices. It is imperative for the Health Care Organizations to understand these regulations before rolling out mobile health applications. mHealth application developers should focus on improving the device security in a variety of methods including strict user access restriction and back up plans in the event of device going down.

Read more

Apr 13

Print vs Tablet publishing – the evolving business models

By  April 13, 2012

LinkedIn Industry Trends  on growing and shrinking industries which was published recently signifies a key trend that will transform the publishing forever. At the top second slot we have Online publishing and at the bottom of the chart we have newspapers. The LinkedIn findings tell us a big story that cannot be ignored by publishing companies. In a parallel survey done by Adobe, it was found that Tablet-magazine readers are engaged, have longer attention span, and most importantly, actually pay for content. In this edition, we examine the business models that are influencing the shift of publishing from print to tablet publishing. Read more

Apr 13

FutureMed Selects RapidValue as Mobility Partner

By 

RapidValue Solutions, a leading enterprise mobility solutions provider, announced today that FutureMed at Singularity University, which focuses on cutting edge mHealth initiatives, has selected RapidValue as their mobile partner. “We are happy to partner with RapidValue to help us provide more benefits for our participants and faculty by leveraging the possibilities of mobile technology,” remarked Robin Farmanfarmaian, Executive Producer of FutureMed. Read more

Mar 28

Best Practices In Mobile Publishing

By  March 28, 2012

Best Practices In Mobile Publishing – Our Workshop at Publishing Business Expo 2012, NYC

Mobile was a key topic among the sessions at the Publishing Business Expo 2012, NYC. Ron and I conducted a 3-hour-session on ‘Best Practices in Mobile Publishing’. Below are some of the key points from the session:

The first session focused on the market overview – including how the market of publishing applications evolved, market overview on the types of apps that the publishers are currently releasing, the benefits of a mobile publishing system, and the key considerations while implementing a mobile publishing system. Read more

Mar 19

Securing Financial Mobile & Enterprise Mobile Applications – 2

By  March 19, 2012

In our previous blog post, Securing Financial & Enterprise Mobile Applications – Part1 , we identified some of the security threats affecting mobile applications. In this blog, we will be talking about a few best practices to tackle those security issues.

According to Jeffrey Voas, the IEEE Fellow and computer scientist at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), there are harmful malwares in more than 2,000 free apps currently available, and Voas says that almost 1 in 100 free apps in 2012 will visibly contain malware — and there are possibilities for even more malware which will be beyond immediate detection.

Read more

Mar 16

New iPad and the future of publishing

By  March 16, 2012

In 1985, Apple created milestone by introducing laser printing which revolutionized Desk Top Publishing (DTP). With the launch of iPad in 2010, Apple was not just introducing a new device, but was marking a new era in publishing industry. In the same way, Apple transformed music with iTunes; the company is all set to rewrite the future of publishing with its series of iPads which has gathered a huge fanfare already.

The new iPad and the future of publishing

The first iPad was launched in 2010 and Apple sold around 14.8 million devices worldwide, representing 75% of tablet PC sales at the end of 2010. The iPad 2 was launched in March last year and so far 15 million second generation iPad has been sold out, which is higher than all other tablet PCs in the market put together. In 2011, iPad accounted for 73% of the tablet computing market share in the United Sates. Around 15.4 million tablets were sold out between October and December of last year alone. With the more powerful new iPad released last week, these figures are expected to rise dramatically. While the new iPad will create significant impact across verticals, one sector that will benefit immensely would be the media and publishing space. Read more

Mar 2

Innovation & Ideas in Media & Entertainment – Part1

By  March 2, 2012

This is the first of the series of articles on Innovation & Ideas for the Publishing industry. Publishing industry has been hit by declining revenues from their traditional advertising as well as falling subscriptions. They have not been able to monetize the internet effectively even though a bunch of media-focused startups have been able to generate huge revenues. Mobile has given this industry a new channel to gain back its rightful share of revenues, but media firms have to understand the fundamentals of building effective solutions on this channel. This blog series intends to educate the CIOs and IT decision makers in publishing industry about the trends, opportunities, issues, challenges and threats in mobility and how you can benefit from the same. Read more

Feb 24

Live from HIMSS 12 @ Las Vegas

By  February 24, 2012
Live from HIMSS 12 @ Las Vegas

With more than 35,000 people and close to 1,100 exhibitors are in Las Vegas, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) conference is truly remarkable.

Here are some images live from the event.

We have been receiving overwhelming response to our case studies and demos showcased at our Booth 13949. Do contact us to schedule a meeting.

Watch out this space for more from HIMSS 12 Conference.

Feb 20

So what will be the buzz at HIMSS 12?

By  February 20, 2012

We are heading for a full and hectic week at HIMSS 12 starting from today where we will showcase our industry leading capabilities and proven mobile health solutions at booth 13939 of the Venetian Sands Expo Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.

At the Conference, we hope to catch up with the latest trends and participate in discussions and knowledge forums to evolve sustainable and cost effective mobile health solutions to tackle challenges such as security, scalability and interoperability. Read more

Jan 25

Mobile Health Technology Trends for 2012

By  January 25, 2012

Mobile Health Technology Trends for 2012: Part 2

Mobile Techology is poised to revolutionise health industry. In our new series, we will focus on trends, challenges, opportunities and best practices from the field that we believe will define and drive the future of mobile health sector. This week we focus on challenges that slow down mobile health implementation and adoption.

Mobile Health Technology and Implementation – Top Challenges

Health care on a hand held device is what mobile health is all about in its most simple version. In 2011, Mobile health as a domain emerged as a hot talking point especially with the popularity of mobile technology as well as availability of more affordable mobile devices in the market. These increasingly powerful devices are proving to be a lifeline for people who need improved access to health services.

Read more

Jan 18

Securing Financial & Enterprise Mobile Applications

By  January 18, 2012

Ever since Apple introduced the iPhone, we have seen dramatic changes in our personal and work lives. Mobile and tablets have today become indispensable aspect of our everyday lives. Mobile usage trends and consumer behaviour is changing dynamically, thanks to the rapid innovation in technology and mobile application development.

Financial companies & enterprises have started realizing the importance of mobilizing and empowering their customers & employees. While financial companies are using mobile as a tool to engage their customers and enhance their experience, enterprises are relying on tablets to increase employee productivity and operational efficiency. Read more

Jan 13

Mobile Health Technology Trends for 2012

By  January 13, 2012


Mobile Health Technology Trends for 2012: Part 1

Mobile Technology is poised to revolutionise health industry. In our new series, we will focus on trends, challenges, opportunities and best practices from the field that we believe will define and drive the future of mobile health sector.

What will drive Mobile Health in 2012?

By Sirish K

In 2011, mobile health sector mainly focused on rolling out new applications and encouraging physicians and patients to use them. In 2012, we will see a shift of focus from apps to integration, privacy, security and interoperability.  Below are a few key trends that will define and drive mobile health care technology in 2012. Read more

Jan 6

1 Comment

Mobile application technology and trends 2012

By  January 6, 2012

It is once again that time of the year to make some predictions, even when we know that we could make only wild guesses considering the lightening pace at which technology is growing, evolving and transforming. From the rapid rise of tablet devices to day to day innovations in cloud computing, 2011 has been a transformative year for mobile technology. Mobile technology is not only changing how people live their lives, but also redefining business models, employee productivity and cutomer relationship.

Considering the rate at which technology is evolving and transforming, predicting what will happen in next twelve months, is a shot in the dark. A year is virtually a couple of centuries in the digital era. Yet it is worthwhile to look at the trends and guess what will change and how it will affect various industries and lives of consumers. Here are a few trends we see evolving.

Read more

Dec 24

A Turning Point for webOS

By  December 24, 2011

2011 has been an exciting year for mobile app industry with many dramatic developments, latest being HP’s announcement to make webOS available as open-source software.

HP had acquired the software from ailing Palm at a whooping price of US$1.2 billion in 2010 which had raised hopes of giving webOS a fresh leash of life. But due to lack of vision and clear cut strategy, HP failed to gain market share for webOS and had to announce its decision to discontinue with webOS operations in last August, leaving the future of webOS uncertain.

Read more

Dec 20

Perspectives from mHealth events

By  December 20, 2011

Over the last few weeks, we attended two important mobile heath events – mHealthcon and mHealth Summit. Each event highlighted the growing impact of smart phones, tablets and other mobile devices on the delivery and administration of healthcare and the collaboration between the patient and caregiver. Read more

← Older Entries