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Solstice Newsletter June 2013

June is ramping up to be an exciting month! With all the new iOS 7 announcements released at WWDC yesterday, we outlined some key mobile features that will impact the enterprise. Read more mobile insights in our blog below.

We are also thrilled to announce the launch of AppLauncher! Join us for a webinar June 19th to learn more about governance and control in enterprise mobility.


This Month's Insights

Apple’s iOS 7 Creates Big Opportunities For The Enterprise

After WWDC, Solstice experts pulled together valuable insights into how iOS 7's new features will impact the enterprise.

Mobile App Privacy: Value Must Be Greater Than Risk

By J Schwan
As contextual computing matures, privacy becomes a major concern. CEO J Schwan addresses the issue by measuring the value of a feature against any undertaken risk.

Flat (Not New) vs Skeuomorphism (Not Wrong)

By Jessica Seiler
With the release of Miscrosoft's Windows8 and the anticipation of Apple's iOS7, Jessica discusses the new design trend evolving skeumorphism to a flat design.

Tackling Mobile Payment Myths to Identify Valuable Solutions

By Nate Ley
After attending AppsWorld North America, Nate highlights common misconceptions between cloud vs. device based mobile payments.

Powerful Open Data Will Change the World, Again

By John Wanek
The White House recently ordered that all government data will be open to the public and machine readable, thus making the possibilities endless.

Developer's Corner: 

Scalable Approaches: Inheritance vs. Composition

By Jeremy Conkin
When creating objects that will be subclassed it is important to utilize a scalable approach. Jeremy discusses a use case highlighting the differences between two approaches.

Read more Insights »


Solstice in the Spotlight

Take Control of Mobile App Development While You Can

Learn the secret to building some of the country's most successful mobile apps! Join us for a webinar on June 19th at 12:00pm CT to see how companies of all sizes and industries are stabilizing mobile development, gaining real-time insight, and realizing dramatic improvements in quality and efficiency.

Andy Whiting, VP of Product Development, will discuss the state of enterprise mobile development and the need for centralized management and transparency across teams and platforms.

See How Solstice Mobile Developed The Industry’s First Application Lifecycle Management Platform For Enterprise Mobility!

Register now. Space is limited.


Solstice in the News

The Steps to Mobile Innovation

Read the article here »

AppLauncher: Enterprises Going Mobile Get First ALM Platform

Read the article here »

Solstice Mobile Releases AppLauncher As Industry’s First Application Lifecycle Management Platform For Enterprise Mobility

Read the article here »

Exploring Google Glass Technology and Contextual Computing in the Enterprise

Read the article here »


Industry News

News happens fast in this industry. Check out some of the mobile news that made headlines.


Meeker Touts Future of Wearables, Driveables, Flyables

Read the article here »

Mobile Drives Significant Expansion in Merchant Delivery Services

Read the article here »

The Future Of Technology Isn’t Mobile, It’s Contextual

Read the article here »

Why Jony Ive Is Flattening iOS 7

Read the article here »

Google Search Learns To Listen and Understand Context

Read the article here »

As always, please call or email with questions or comments.

-The Solstice Team

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Bottega Sol App Corner

Does your health club still not have a mobile app? Tell them to check out MiGym.

Are you a coach, a parent of an athlete, or a dedicated fan? Check out the interactive app MiTeam and sign your team up today!

June Events

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TechWeek '13

J Schwan will be presenting the "Internet of Things: Our Programmable World" at this year's Chicago Techweek.

Join him on the Bing Stage for this portion of the Dev Summit.

1:00pm-1:30pm
  See our full Events Calendar »

Employee in the Spotlight

Stephen Melnicki, Analyst

Stephen

Stephen is a graduate from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign with a degree in Computer Science. He joined the Solstice Mobile development team in 2012 as an Analyst. His experience includes Java, Python, Android, and more recently, HTML and javascript with Adobe's Phonegap framework. In his spare time, Stephen enjoys online gaming and is an active member in the eSports community.

Read more about Solstice Mobile Team »

Fun & Philanthropy

The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference
Solstice Mobile developers take on the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference this week.

Kids & Pets


Mike Koleno's children Cecelia and Nelson.


Peggy Domke's dog Dermott going for a joy ride.