Originally published on Forbes Technology Council by Roland Hörmann.   Every day in my line of work, I get this sensation that we’re truly living right in the heart of a digital transformation. It’s really taking off now! Large enterprises were the first ones to digitalize their operations – but now more and more small businesses are also daring to make the leap. Considering that SMEs make up for more than 50% of total value-added and around 60-70% of employment, this naturally causes a booming demand for all sorts of software platforms. To cater to this growing demand, the industry has ..read more

#??????? <??????????_???????_???????> All joking aside, 2023 was actually a great year for spreading the word about the value of low-code platforms and the rise of citizen development. Early in the year, the Low-Code Association e.V. formed and published a manifesto highlighting the vital role low code will play in the future of software. At HANNOVER MESSE, among the robots and powerful messages of industrial automation, we recognized growing interest in software in general, and particularly in low-code in order to accelerate the move to Industry 4.0. And at German Low-Code Day, we firs ..read more

Christmas is over, and you’re enjoying all the new goodies you got this year. But wait! What’s that peeking out from under the tree? Could it be? Yes, there’s still one more package for you to open! VisionX 5.10 is now available, and we’ve been hard at work to make your favorite low-code platform even better, with a host of improvements: New calendar control for all UI platforms (web, mobile, desktop) React performance optimization and better Full Mode support Improved Flutter and React compatibility to the generic UI Multi-app support in Flutter Bug fixes and minor security fixes To explor ..read more

A big storm is brewing, as the global economy is becoming more turbulent by the day. Small and mid-sized businesses (SMEs) need to prepare themselves with effective strategies to weather this storm. This is why we will explore five time-tested strategies that can help SMEs navigate the uncertain times lying ahead. By incorporating digitalization into these strategies, businesses can position themselves not just to survive, but to come out ahead of the competition.   Build Cash Reserves Cost reduction is an obvious, but vital, strategy. To establish a healthy cash reserve, your smaller bu ..read more

Inventions, however ingenious, don’t just fall from the sky or happen overnight; they develop over time. And they draw on what is already available: processes that need perfecting, existing technologies, discoveries that make inventions possible… Take the radio, for example. If Maxwell hadn’t developed his theory of electromagnetic radiation in the 1860s, Marconi couldn’t have created his radio transmission system 30 years later. What we call Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) also has a long history to look back on. Gartner first used the term in the early 1990s, but the software had evolved ..read more

Forgive us for speaking of Christmas before November is even over, but we’re too excited to wait until December to share our latest present with you. And while you might tell your children not to open their presents too early, we hope you’ll tear off that wrapping paper now and check it out. No, it’s not an air fryer, a gift card or a pair of crazy socks. It’s better: the latest release of VisionX is now available! Those of you who seek instant gratification will be especially happy about the new design mode, as well as the live previews for mobile apps: you can make a change and see the resu ..read more

“No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers’ dirty looks,” Alice Cooper sings in his signature song School’s Out. And while school may be out for summer, we worked hard to finish VisionX 5.7.11 in time before your well-deserved vacation. So check out the great new features before you head off to a mountain chalet, a sunny beach or your aunt’s house in the country. You’ll find that it’s a big update with many highlights.   Facelift: no more 3D Many of you will appreciate our new look. We’ve been wanting to give VisionX a facelift for a while now, and as you can see, we said goodbye ..read more

iTunes is often said to have revolutionized the way we listen to music. Fair enough, but if you used Apple’s service in the early days, you will remember that once you’d purchased a song you couldn’t just share it with your friends. Unless they had the iTunes app or an iPod, you were unable to show them your new favorite tune because it wouldn’t play on their PC or laptop. Robbie Williams, Destiny’s Child and whoever else was featured in your music library were all locked in there. As were you – into the iTunes app and into Apple products in general. A textbook case of vendor lock-in.   ..read more

Here’s a little math for you to do. It’s 2030 and there are 8.5 billion people living on the planet, 45 million of whom are professional software developers. What percentage of the world’s population do these pro coders account for? Calculators are allowed. Those two numbers above are only estimates – from the United Nations and Slashdata, respectively – but they make for a nice division exercise. And the solution is (roughly) 0.005, or one person out of two hundred. In other words, statistically speaking, none of your friends and family can code – and neither can you, for that matter. That s ..read more

Industries that have pretty much stayed the same for decades are now moving at a breakneck pace due to heavily digitized processes. If you work in a software company delivering suitable complex standard solutions that are the cornerstone of your customers’ operations, then you know it all too well: Your customers want you to cover each and every of their requirements and have them added to your standard product. But fulfilling each request would cause your standard software to quickly get bloated. You have to weigh in, and can’t just say yes to every feature request. Staying true to your road ..read more