OpenTaps is an all in all business solution for business organizations. It is an open source tool that is used as a combined source of ERP and CRM solutions for business houses. OpenTaps is free and enables multiple features and functionalities that a business house may require such as warehouse, inbuilt business intelligence solutions, e-commerce, point-of-sales, general ledger, customer management, accounting, mobility integration, and online store. This low cost ERP and CRM solution is integrated with several additional plugins like Google calendar, Microsoft Outlook, and mobile phone. Integrated with Apache OFBiz Foundation, this tool is flexible to use and customize.    There are four basic components in OpenTaps software that works hand in hand to operate all business processes. They are teamwork processes, unified database, operating process, and enterprise teams. These components work in a cyclic manner in order to connect the business processes with customers.    Features of OpenTaps:...

RIA or Rich Internet applications are those applications that have the same features or functions as the conventional desktop applications, and that it transfers the necessary data to the user interface more quickly. RIAs run in web browsers. It may or may not require software installation. It requires a secure environment, namely sandbox to run on the web browser. RIAs are developed with a number of technologies to make the user experience smoother and better. Given below are some of the high-end technologies for RIA development:    Adobe Flash and Flex: Adobe’s Flex and Flash are the most popular tools for RIA development. These cross platform technologies can make interactive and attractive web pages efficiently. Flash supports audio and video and coupled with a scripting language, Action Script that is highly effective for better client interaction on the web. Adobe Flex comes with a software development kit that can make...

Whenever a person seeks to build his own website, the first thing that comes to the mind is a content management system or CMS. CMS not only helps you manage your website all by yourself but also saves a lot of your money on maintenance of your website. Some of the CMSs are so easy to handle that one can manage it without or very little knowledge of the technology. Among all CMSs, Joomla and WordPress are the most popular ones. If you are one of them, this article will definitely help you to end up with the best-suited CMS for your website.   Let’s start with WordPress. It is considered the easiest content management system to install and use. Many people opine that it is the ideal platform for bloggers. However, very few people know that WordPress content management system can be customized easily to match with your wants and...

Who does not want better solution for Smartphones that can make his or her life easier and faster? Android enabled mobile phones are pioneer in this. They not only gift the users some amazing features, but also enable them to enjoy high-end, fast applications. Android applications are developed in abundance for some of the popular domains such as travel android apps, business android apps, gaming apps for android and many more. With the advent of open source platform, it is getting easier to make android applications for smartphones. There are a number of enterprises and companies, which offer custom mobile applications for your android-powered phones. You can choose them according to your wants and needs. For example, if you are a businessman or hold a senior position in a corporate firm, you will need advanced android business applications. You can find these apps easily from varied vendors. However, given below...

If we are talking about smartphones, leaving out iPhone will be a crime! It is not only a smartphone, but possibly, the most popular smartphone till date. The reason that iPhone pioneers the market for smartphone is its varied features and wide range of applications that it supports. These features make this smartphone different from other phones in the market. With every version of this Apple phone, users wait in anticipation for the new features and quality that it will introduce. iPhone 3G has a number of new features such as audio conferencing, call merging, caller ID, integration with other cellular network, and call holding. With new iPhone 3G applications, your smartphone experience will be bigger and better. For example, if you are listening to a song while a call is received, the number will gradually fade away and will be back.   iPhone 3G was released in the year...

iPhone and Android… both of them are the most sought after smartphones of the generation. With these two smartphones, life is getting easier and smoother. However, for a developer, application development for these two smartphones is definitely a treat, since he can address a global audience with the apps. The comparison between Android and iPhone application development is as cited below:  ·         Programming language: iPhone app development language is Objective-C, which is a programming language based on C with some extensions on object-oriented versions such as interfaces, dynamic typing, classes, inheritance, messages and many more. On the other hand, android application development is based on Java. Many developers opine that Java is a no-brainer programming tool. For this reason, if you are a developer, who loves coding, iPhone application development might excite you more than android development.   ·         Platform comparison: With iPhone, finding functionalities is very difficult, while the...

PHP is a scripting language, which is used in web development in order to make web pages dynamic. PHP is free and an open source and for this reason, it is used in all domains of web application. It can convert any application into a web application. PHP is therefore, very popular with web developers as well as web users. India is one of the leading countries that work on this area of web development. Indian PHP industry is not only popular as an outsourcing industry, but it also offers skilled and experienced PHP developers who make India the leader in outsourcing.  PHP development India is supported by more than 10000 enterprises. In this country, cities such as Pune, Bangalore, Delhi etc. are the hub of these open source technologies. Pune that was earlier known as a historical city has derived its new title ‘industrial city of Maharashtra’ due to these...

 iPhone is the smart phone that is multimedia enabled and  coupled with Wi-Fi facility, internet, and a host of other dynamic features. Developed by Apple Inc. iPhone is the most popular smart phone in the world. With two new versions of iPhone, iPhone 4 and iPhone iOS 4, the demand for iPhone applications are touching the skyline. Different users from varied sectors want their own customized iPhone application, which can make their smart phone experience smoother, easier, and faster. Given below are some of the iPhone apps, which are extremely popular these days:  ·              Business Application ·              Entertainment Application ·              Social Networking Application ·              Travel Application ·              Money and Finance Application ·              Shopping Cart/m-commerce Application ·              Games Application ·              Weather Application ·              GPS Navigation Application ·              Sports and News Application ·              Utility Application  To cater to this huge demand and also to sustain in this market, many mobile application development enterprises...

Adobe Flash is the platform for multimedia development such as animation, video, and other interactive menus. With the advent of interactive multimedia effects on website, flash development services have become a hot practice. Offshore flash development is one of them. The popularity of offshore flash development services are stemmed from a number of factors, such as:  ·           Flash is an all in all solution: Offshore flash development offers an enhanced and advanced experience in video, transitions, animations, and music handling. Flash is a vector-based technology that allows bitmaps to be incorporated where needed. So flash is competent to work with HTML to make websites visually beautiful and interactive.  ·           Flash is easy to learn: Flash is relatively easier to learn. For this reason, there are number of development companies that offer skilled developers to take care of your requirements. Moreover, Flash offers a designer-friendly environment for the web designers. All you...

When it comes to modern computing technologies and programming languages, java is undeniably one of the most favorite programming languages of the modern programmers. Java and PHP are the most popular web development technologies used widely by developers, and for this reason, they are widely compared. Java is versatile, while PHP is best for making innovative website designs. Both Java and PHP are open source platforms and both are free. However, one field where Java surpasses PHP is that Java is easier to understand and implement. Moreover, java can be used on any platform without any malfunctions. It can produce same results respectively on Windows and Linux. This is the unique feature of Java that makes it different from the rest. Indian software companies have recognized the potential of this programming language and therefore, they are successfully reaping profits from offshore Java development services.  India is one of the leading countries...