I spoke on the future of Enterprise Mobile Development at a Motorola Channel Power conference in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi recently. This talk also mentioned about my experiments with Motorola RhoElements - an HTML5 framework

2. Channel Power MENA
THE FUTURE OF
ENTERPRISE
APPLICATION
DEVELOPMENT
ROMIN IRANI

3. THE TABLET OPPORTUNITY
*In Millions

4. THE CHALLENGE
• Different Operating Systems
• Different Programming Environments
• Different Models for Distribution
• Native vs Web Application

5. IN SEARCH OF A SOLUTION…
5
CURRENT IDEAL

6. MOBILE
6
ENTERPRISE
DEVELOPMENT
• Enterprise App
IS NOT EQUAL TO
Consumer App
• Key Characteristics
• Leverage Device Capabilities
• Task Oriented
• Minimize Typing
• Context Sensitivity
• Disconnected State
• Enterprise App Integration
• Security

7. A SOLUTION :
7
ET1 & RHOELEMENTS
RhoElements
• Makes Enterprise
Development with a single
language set a reality
• Provides support for Device
Extensions
• Supports legacy OS also
ET1
• Rugged Enterprise Device
• Android 2.3

8. MY VIEW OF RHOELEMENTS
• Solid Framework based on Web Standards
• Use a single Development Framework : Enables me to
use my existing knowledge of HTML5/CSS/JS
• Legacy + New Devices
• Killer Feature for me : Enterprise Device Feature
Support
• Features like Barcode scanning, Signature Capture,
Power Status, Signal, Offline enabled me to write
Enterprise Grade Mobile Apps today
• Version 2 adds more Device Features

9. TARGET MARKETS
Retail
Field Service
Manufacturing
Healthcare
Hospitality

10. APP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
• Tomorrow 26th March : 10:30 – 1:00
• Agenda
• Overview of Development Options on ET1
• Native App Development & HTML5 Technologies
• Overview of RhoElements Feature Set
• Writing a Sample RhoElements Application