All About Mobile Goes Hybrid

All About Mobile Goes Hybrid – Check out this video promotion featuring Rhianna Collier, Vice President of the Software Division at SIIA as she discusses the two ways to hear from our amazing line up of speakers. Taking place in San Francisco, CA November 15, 2011 click here to learn more about the conference and learn how we are accommodating the mobile workforce.

Trends of 2012: An Interview with SIIA

Rhianna Collier, Vice President of the Software Division at SIIA, catches up with Matt Childs of DreamSimplicity in this video interview at Dreamforce 2011. Many of the customer trends discussed by SIIA’s members at Dreamforce will be broadcasted and examined at SIIA’s All About Mobile conference taking place in San Francsico, CA November 15, 2011. Click here to learn more about the conference.

SIIA Issue Brief: Native App or Web Site?

Native App or Web Site?
Deciding Your Next Step in Mobile

Authored by:
Paul Moceri, Deloitte
David Smud, Deloitte
Daniel Vitulich, Deloitte
Nolan Wright, Appcelerator

The next installment in SIIA’s Issue Brief series discusses the wide variety of options to publish a free mobile app. The following quick reference chart covers a number of factors you should consider when choosing your route.

Download the complete paper for an in-depth review of these factors, along with use cases and more!

 

Top 11 SIIA Moments of 2010

SIIA branched out in 2010. We met dozens of new members, spearheaded new events and initiatives, and contributed new research to the industries we serve. Looking back on 2010, it’s exciting to see how much SIIA — and the entire digital landscape — grew and evolved in one year.

Here are our favorite SIIA moments from 2010:

  • The intellectual property team filed an amicus brief in a U.S. Supreme Court case that led to one of the most important IP decisions of the decade. Bilski v. Kappos addressed the question of which things and activities are eligible for patents. SIIA’s brief argued that software should remain eligible for patent protection–and due to the decision, it will continue to be.
  • The education and policy teams launched a new initiative based on the Personalized Learning movement, which advocates a flexible, project-based educational system. SIIA hosted a symposium on the model in August, and used the findings to create a groundbreaking report in partnership with the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development and the Council of Chief State School Officers.
  • The Software Division spearheaded a report which revealed some welcome news: small and midsize software companies are emerging from the recession stronger than ever. Revenues grew about 15 percent from 2008 to 2009, with even higher growth coming from small SaaS firms, says the report, developed in partnership with OPEXEngine.
  • The globetrotting Financial Information Services Division (FISD) held meetings on five continents last Spring. For the first time, they hosted events in Dubai and Brazil. Both meetings attracted over 100 financial industry players, who hashed out the challenges and opportunities facing global financial markets. [Read more...]

Announcing New Video Series: SIIA Members Rally at DreamForce 2010!

SIIA is delighted to announce a new video series, filmed at DreamForce 2010! With about 30,000 attendees, DreamForce has seen spectacular growth. This was SIIA’s first time exhibiting at DreamForce and we look forward to seeing everyone next year and in May at SIIA’s own executive cloud computing conference, All About the Cloud.

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Panel discussion with application vendors at SIIA All About Mobile conference

By Ryan Nichols, VP Product Management, Appirio

I had the privilege of being asked to join a fantastic panel at SIIA’s “All About Mobile” conference yesterday with some leading application developers making the switch to mobile. I was joined by David Fulton of Right Now, Jason Prater of Plex Systems, and Dan Miller of INgage Networks to discuss “Transitioning Existing Solutions to Mobile Devices.”

We were moderated by Anshu Agrawal, VP Marketing at Keynote Systems, who asked us a set of questions that are top of mind for any application developer thinking about mobile apps:

  • Why mobile is important to your business?
  • What is the cornerstone of your mobile strategy?
  • What do you feel were the pain points in implementing your strategy?
  • What were the biggest surprises for you in moving your customers to mobile?
  • What would you recommend to SIIA members looking to transition to mobile?

Here’s a summary of our conversation:

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Roger Green, CIOZone.com, at SIIA All About Mobile

Roger Green from CIOZone.com talks about his experience learning and networking at SIIA All About Mobile 2010!