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Alpha Anywhere 2.0 Builds Hybrid Business Apps with One ClickBURLINGTON, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- Starting today, developers can slash the time and cost needed to produce enterprise-level hybrid business applications that run on multiple mobile devices and the web. Alpha Software Corporation has announced the release of Alpha Anywhere™ 2.0, the complete front-end to back-end, prototype-to-production environment for rapidly developing and deploying enterprise-level, cross-platform mobile and web business applications. Alpha Anywhere 2.0 incorporates a host of powerful enhancements, including Adobe (News - Alert)® PhoneGap™ Build integration, enhanced security, built-in support for high-quality icons fonts and design elements, and new style templates that mirrors the latest iOS7 and Android (News - Alert) look and feel. 
This Alpha Anywhere/HTML5 application is scanning a barcode to retrieve information about a book. Alpha Anywhere simplifies the building of these kinds of applications, while Adobe PhoneGap gives the app the ability to access device hardware, in this case the camera. (Photo: Business Wire) Alpha Anywhere is a single development and deployment environment with rich design, security, integration and administrative features that slashes development time by 5 to 10 times, and simplifies the process of building HTML5 business applications. With one click, Alpha Anywhere 2.0 can then turn these HTML5 business applications into installable hybrid applications with full access to device hardware. "We originally built our solution as an Alpha Anywhere responsive web design that worked on smartphones, tablets and desktops," said Max Hammond, CFO and Vice President at Advanced Practice Management, a medical practice management firm that provides software solutions for physicians. "Using the new Adobe PhoneGap Build integration in Alpha Anywhere, we have been able to quickly and easily transform our solution into an installable mobile business app that taps right into native hardware functionality and runs securely and responsively on any mobile device or desktop used in clinics." The Benefits of HTML5 Plus Access to Native Device Capabilities and Deployment Through App Stores Building HTML5 applications in Alpha Anywhere enables developers to rapidly create business applications that can run on a wide range of mobile devices and the web. Alpha Anywhere makes it possble to create hybrid business apps with one click by fully automating the process of building Adobe PhoneGap™ apps by integrating the Adobe PhoneGap Build service, which assembles PhoneGap apps in the cloud from HTML5 and standardized native code. As a result, Alpha Anywhere preserves the benefits of HTML5 development and adds those benefits commonly found in native applications, such as exploiting hardware features like barcode scanners, local storage and contact lists. "By giving developers - even those without prior PhoneGap knowledge - a simple and fast way to turn their Alpha Anywhere-created HTML5 business applications into hybrid apps, Alpha Software has made the creation of powerful cross platform hybrid business applications a reality for even more businesses," said Brian LeRoux, Product Manager for Adobe PhoneGap. "By leveraging PhoneGap, Alpha Software customers can quickly create, update and deploy business applications that run on a wide range of devices and can leverage the key hardware features new mobile apps require." "Using the new PhoneGap Build integration in Alpha Anywhere 2.0, developers can build impressive HTML5 business applications, transform them into hybrid business apps, and then deploy them through the Apple App Store or Google (News - Alert) Play Store," said Dan Bricklin, CTO of Alpha Software. "We integrated Adobe PhoneGap Build so developers can build hybrid business apps from within the easy-to-use Alpha Anywhere environment." Enhancements for Easier Development and Deployment of Responsive Business Applications Additional new enhancements in the latest release of Alpha Anywhere include:
Alpha Anywhere, which offers on-premise and cloud-based hosting, transparent and affordable licensing and low ongoing operational costs, is available now. The full version is available for a 30-day free trial. For more information visit: http://alphasoftware.com/alpha-anywhere-2.asp About Alpha Software Corporation Alpha Software empowers a wide range of business application developers with innovative development and deployment products that offer significant productivity gains. Alpha Anywhere is the complete front-end to back-end, prototype-to-production environment for rapid development and deployment of enterprise-level, cross-platform mobile and web business applications. For over a decade, developers and business professionals in tens of thousands of organizations in over one hundred countries have cost-effectively deployed enterprise applications with Alpha Software products in-house and in the cloud. For more information, visit www.AlphaSoftware.com, follow us on Twitter (News - Alert) at @AlphaSWCorp. Alpha Anywhere is a trademark of Alpha Software Corporation, Burlington, Massachusetts. All other product and company names and marks mentioned in this document are the property of their respective owners. Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/multimedia/home/20140407005203/en/ |
