Malcolm Carroll, Director, BlueFinity International
This last year has seen significant growth in the use of apps in the MultiValue environment. Customers are becoming more aware of the potential of creating apps through Evoke and consequently requirements are becoming more sophisticated.
One is the access to data from multiple sources. Many MV customers also have SQL-based systems. Increasingly, there are requirements to include data from multiple databases and multiple types of databases in the same app.
The second is being able to include custom code from established MV systems into new apps as an integral part of the app (while maintaining the integrity of the rapid application development platform so that changes to the app can still be made through the platform).
The third is having the flexibility to migrate from web apps to hybrid or native apps from the same design.
With regard to businesses, there are several areas where we see greater focus. The deployment of “citizen developers” using RADP is of growing importance.
We see the introduction of integral data visualization (graphics); the use of chatbots for all sizes of companies gaining traction; and the deployment of apps across multiple devices as ever-increasing requirements in 2019.