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Kony Unveils Fastest and Easiest-to-Use Platform for Delivering Next Generation Digital ExperiencesKony, Inc., the leading enterprise mobility and digital applications company, today announced a new release of its market-leading Kony AppPlatform offering. With its new V8 release, Kony is aiming to help not only professional developers meet ever increasing demand for apps, but also citizen developers within organizations design, develop and deliver omnichannel apps fast by significantly simplifying the app development and deployment process. A recent Wakefield Research survey, sponsored by Kony, found that 98 percent of the 1000 business leaders who responded to the study noted their company would benefit from specific types of mobile apps. However, challenges of app development and management remain the biggest obstacles. "Businesses are struggling to get ahead of the demands of an increasingly digital client base, workforce and business environment," said Burley Kawasaki, executive vice president of Products at Kony, Inc. "In order to truly realize the potential of a digital business, companies need technologies that empower stakeholders throughout their organization to quickly and easily design and build apps, without having to rely on scarce professional developer resources. Our latest V8 version of Kony AppPlatform addresses this need, by speeding and simplifying the process of app design, development and delivery, and ensuring the app does not compromise user experiences and is future proofed to take advantage of new, emerging technologies, such as chatbots and IoT." Kony AppPlatform V8 offers users the following benefits:
According to the Gartner Hype Cycle report for Mobile Applications and
Development, 2017, research analyst Jason Wong wrote, "Businesses with
an omnichannel app strategy better serve their customers and employees
by allowing access to enterprise content and data on any form factor of
their choice, leading to higher end-user engagement and satisfaction.
Mobile and web apps are not going away any time soon, but omnichannel
apps will become more and more important over the next decade due to the
myriad endpoints that we will be interacting with on a regular basis.
The idea of the app as the final user destination will fade as
alternative approaches to interactions and delivering services emerge,
and as the UX focus moves from traditional computing devices and apps to
other channels, such as conversational UI." Kony is hosting a global events series to encourage designers and developers to innovate as part of the Kony App Playground. In addition, Kony is previewing the new Kony Marketplace, which provide more than 100 certified app components to simplify development, ensure quality and usability, and provide new avenues for developers to get engaged and participate in learning about Kony AppPlatform. For more information:
Kony is a recognized leader in the enterprise mobility space. Recently, Kony was named the only Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Mobile App Development Platforms Report for five consecutive years. In addition, Kony was named a "Leader" and earned the highest score in the current offering category in Mobile Infrastructure Services by independent research firm Forrester Research (News - Alert), Inc., according to The Forrester Wave™: Mobile Infrastructure Services, Mobile Development Platforms, and Mobile Low-Code Development Platforms reports. Kony has also been named a "Leader" in the IDC MarketScape: 2017 North American Mobile Banking and Payments report, with the highest rating for Mobile Banking capabilities. Disclaimer: Gartner does not endorse any vendor, product or service depicted in its research publications, and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation. Gartner research publications consist of the opinions of Gartner's research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. About Kony, Inc. Kony is the fastest growing, cloud-based enterprise application and mobility solutions company, and a recognized industry leader among mobile application development platform (MADP) providers. Kony helps organizations of all sizes drive business ingenuity by rapidly transforming ideas into innovative and secure omnichannel applications. Built on the industry's leading digital platform, Kony provides the most innovative and secure omnichannel applications, with exceptional user experience and app design. Kony's cross-platform, low-code solution also empowers organizations to develop and manage their own apps to better engage with their customers, partners and employees. By seamlessly leveraging and connecting apps to all types of data sources and information, Kony also enables organizations to transform their business processes and gain valuable insight. Kony was named the first place winner in CTIA's (News - Alert) MobITs Awards in the Mobile Applications, Development & Platforms category and included on the Inc. 500|5000 list of fastest growing private companies in America. For more information, please visit www.kony.com. Connect with Kony on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. 1) Gartner, Inc. "Hype Cycle for Mobile Applications and Development, 2017" by Adrien Leow, July 18, 2017 View source version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20170808005453/en/ |