Alpha Software December Newsletter

	Watch Recordings of Our Recent Webinars!
	Our Wednesday Webinar Series has been a hit among Alpha Anywhere users as we continue to showcase and dive deep into new and exciting features and concepts. In case you've missed any of our recent installments—such as "Show and Tell Design and Development" presented by NetworkWorld columnist Mark Gibbs or the "Introduction to Absolute Positioning"—you can watch them for free at our Events and Webinars page!  Watch now →
	Gallery of Browser-Based User Interface Designs for Business Applications
	Alpha Anywhere comes with a variety of sample applications built-in. One of those applications provides working examples of many different user interface variations for displaying data from databases in a browser. This 10-part video series will help guide you through this sample application, explaining each of the examples and showing you, for each example, how to find more information about how you can build something like it.  Watch now →
	Using the Full Power of HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript in Alpha Anywhere Windows Desktop Applications
	In Alpha Anywhere, the Xdialog allows developers who are building desktop applications to create very powerful ‘screens’ to prompt for and display information to users. Now, you can embed Google’s Chrome browser directly into your Xdialogs. This means that you can use the full power of HTML, CSS3 and Javascript to create amazing looking Xdialog screen.  Read more →
	New Guide Book from Liberty Manuals: Alpha Anywhere Web & Mobile Made Easy
	Experienced programmers and non-programmers alike will learn how to create web and mobile apps fast using Alpha Anywhere’s revolutionary concept that combines RAD with the ability to modify the code as desired! Easy, step-by-step instruction. No programming skills? No problem! Learn how to build a professional app and put data online. If you're already an experienced programmer, what you learn here will save you lots of time! Buy from Liberty Manuals →
	Come Join the New "Enterprise Mobility Boston" Meetup Sponsored by Alpha Software
	Located in the greater Boston Area? Come join us at the recently launched "Enterprise Mobility Boston" Meetup group. This meetup group aims to facilitate productive discussion, networking and everything else on the topic of enterprise apps and mobile strategy. Business Owners, IT Professionals, ISVs, Freelance Developers, Students and anybody else interested in mobile business applications are welcome to join!  Join now →
	What On Earth is the Problem? A Repsonse to "The Enterprise Mobility Disconnect"
	There is a disconnect between companies recognizing the importance of mobile to their long term success, and their ability to actually get these apps built in a timely fashion. We came across an excellent article on the problem at Enterprise Efficiency titled “The Enterprise Mobility Disconnect” and wrote this response.  Read more →
	Alpha’s Responsive App Design Capabilities Featured in App Developer Magazine, CMS Wire and SD Times
	With our major Alpha Anywhere product update on November 1st—already the second significant update to the product since its launch in June—we released the groundbreaking Responsive Layout Genie and responsive design framework. Check out what the press are saying!  Read more →
	The Rise of HTML5 and the Need for Responsive HTML5 Web Apps
	Thanks to its rich features, it’s no wonder that HTML5 is soaring in popularity. According to a study by INCORE, a digital agency, 153 Fortune 500 companies are now using it. And, as TMCnet contributing writer Steve Anderson notes in an article on the topic, the growing popularity and use of mobile across the enterprise “will leave many developers looking for a way to develop for desktops that also allows for use on mobile devices.”  Read more →
	A New Trend – “Designers Who Can Code” – What If The Coding Was Optional?
	Recently, we came a across a fascinating article in Inc. Magazine titled "The Value of the Designer Who Codes." The premise of the article is that one of the most valuable employees or group of employees in a company today are those with both design and development skills.  Read more →
	Alpha Anywhere delivers 99.98% availability in National UK Property Management App built by Start Software.
	When Alpha Software partners Start Software don’t stop working once a system goes live. They actively monitor how things are working to be sure that the system is delivering customers what they want and at the speed they need. Looking at the monitoring stats for a busy national property management business now in use across the UK last month, a Start Software system, built in Alpha Anywhere, hit 99.98% availability:  Read more →
	Robert Half Technology says “Mobile App Development: Hot Skill and Hard-to-Find Candidates”
	In a recent blog post, Robert Half Technology wrote,"Increased consumer and business use of smartphones has generated more demand for businesses of all sizes to offer easy-to-use mobile applications. And increased demand has made it challenging for firms to find candidates with mobile app development skills." That's where Alpha Anywhere comes in.  Read more →