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Shunra Announces vCat 7.0 with Focus on Mobile Application Performance

Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) August 24, 2011

Shunra, the leading authority in application performance engineering solutions, announced today the upcoming release of vCat 7.0, a Windows-based network emulation software solution. Along with the August release of PerformanceSuite 7.0 and NetworkCatcher 7.0, the newest version of vCat continues Shunras commitment to mobile application performance testing.

vCat 7.0 transforms a PC into a real-world Wide Area Network (WAN) test environment. The solutions newest version tests the quality of network performance for users, under a variety of current and potential network conditions directly from the desktop.

Mobile users expect the same performance out of their mobile browsing experience as they do from their desktop or laptop, and as such, every second of delay results in unacceptable application or site abandonments. It is therefore essential that application development keep pace with user expectations for performance, Shunra COO Bill Varga said. With vCat 7.0 businesses will be able to know how well their mobile applications will work in the office, a coffee shop, or an underground subway from the convenience of their desktop before application deployment, and they will receive specific guidance on how to optimize performance, thus avoiding costly performance issues in production.

Among the significant updates to the solution are enhancements designed to more accurately recreate real-world network conditions for mobile testing. For example, vCat 7.0 enables engineers and testers to account for the variability of bandwidth availability commonly experienced in Mobile and Web networks. In addition, testers can emulate the high latency conditions that effect mobile services and are the primary cause of poor performance.

vCat 7.0 also features enhancements to improve the analysis and optimization of application performance. vCats Web and Mobile analysis capabilities allow performance to be analyzed from a business process perspective, so organizations can more quickly pinpoint the root cause of potential performance bottlenecks. In addition, the latest release automatically delivers specific, customized performance optimization suggestions based on proprietary and proven rulesets.

vCat 7.0 also features an improved integration with existing PerformanceSuite solutions, including the recently enhanced NetworkCatcher 7.0, allowing users to capture and incorporate real-world network conditions into their application performance testing efforts.

New and enhanced features of vCat 7.0 include:

Denim Group Expands Software Development, Mobile Application Security Assessments and Developer Training to Mobile Platforms

San Antonio, Texas (PRWEB) November 14, 2011

Denim Group, the leading secure software development company, today announced it has expanded its services to the mobile arena, now offering secure software development, mobile application security assessments and developer training to help make mobile devices a more trusted platform for business and e-Commerce. Mobile applications offer a unique challenge to security in that a single application involves dealing with native code, web services as well as complex application programming interfaces (APIs). In addition, mobile devices provide capabilities unavailable on the desktop or laptop. As a result, there are risks specific to mobile applications that are significantly different from web application environments, and must be dealt with appropriately.

"The importance of the mobile market is clear as not only have mobile device shipments soared beyond PCs, over eight billion mobile application downloads occurred in 2010 alone, and are predicted to increase exponentially, however, there are significant security concerns because mobile applications can be manipulated to reveal sensitive data if they are not built correctly," said John Dickson, Denim Group principal. "Denim Group is offering software development, security assessments and developer training services focused on overcoming the unique challenges of the mobile platform to address those concerns and help advance development of secure mobile applications across the industry."

Smartphones and tablet platforms have capabilities beyond that of the typical desktop because of the integration of technologies such as cameras, GPS locators, and audio recorders as well as network resource access, allowing organizations to build innovative applications that deliver unique service solutions to both customers and employees. However, these capabilities create additional security risks because as sensitive data and operations move from servers to mobile devices, there is a greater opportunity for data breaches and the exposure of other security vulnerabilities.

The issues enterprises must address when deploying custom mobile applications include protecting sensitive corporate data on devices that are prone to loss or theft. Even encrypted data on devices may be at risk because of application key handling and data storage issues. In addition, the open networks mobile devices use to communicate are often unencrypted, making that data subject to capture as well. Relying on the security of the mobile device to protect the server-side assets is a mistake many application developers make. However, network services deployed to support mobile applications without server-side protections such as authentication and authorization present attractive targets for exploitation by malicious attackers. Finally, mobile applications can be reverse engineered to reveal private client information or corporate credentials on those devices, forcing the application to unintentionally expose sensitive corporate information.

Denim Groups new services are intended to help organizations building and deploying mobile applications for their customers and employees to proactively address these associated risks. Practices such as integrating threat modeling into the software development lifecycle can help to identify potential issues during the design stage of application development and minimize costly post-deployment remediation. Security testing for mobile applications and their server-side infrastructure is also an important check to ensure security efforts during the applications design and development were successful.

In an additional announcement today (see Denim Group Launches Industrys First Secure Mobile Software Development e-Learning Courses through ThreadStrong), Denim Group also announced the industrys first e-Learning courses designed to teach developers how to secure mobile applications. Taught through its ThreadStrong Learning Management System (LMS) - compatible program, Denim Groups training can be particularly valuable for mobile application developers who may not be versed in secure design and development practices and may also be creating applications for unfamiliar platforms with unknown security characteristics. The Overview of Mobile Application Security class familiarizes new students with the challenges specific to the mobile platform. Supplementing the introduction are two initial classes focused on Authentication and Authorization for the Android OS and the iPhone OS platforms. Denim Group will be adding additional in-depth secure mobile training classes in the next few months.

In addition to e-Learning for mobile, ThreadStrong offers a variety of secure application

programming courses that cover topics such as Secure Coding for Java and .NET applications, Threat Modeling, Software Security Remediation Basics as well as a publicly free class explaining Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). Denim Group also offers public classes and instructor-led training, as well as in-house mentorship services.

Denim Groups services are based on its experience assessing and building mobile applications for a variety of industries and its methodology uses emerging industry standards such as those defined by the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP). These capture the major classes of vulnerabilities and weaknesses that might exist in systems incorporating mobile applications. In fact, Dan Cornell, leading technologist for Denim Group, is spearheading the platform-specific guidance section for OWASP which will produce detailed information on how to handle the security issues for specific mobile platforms. Additionally, Denim Group examines security risks and usability weaknesses that are common in a mobile computing environment, including, but not limited to the systems application permissions model, encryption APIs and hardware-supported encryption capabilities as well as the security of network communications and data transmissions to name a few.

Denim Group has identified the likely threat agents and vulnerable components associated with specific application classes to produce a holistic structured view that enumerates possible areas of weakness. Every application is built or assessed with a dataflow diagram, a list of identified threats, detailed countermeasures for these threats, and any areas where additional security measures should be considered kept in mind. Automated source code scanning and manual source code review are used to ensure the security state of the mobile application as well as its associated services. Additionally, Denim Group performs manual security testing of the web services supporting an application. This testing simulates the activities of an attacker who would bypass the mobile application client to attack web services directly as well as attackers who could gain access to user devices in order to try and recover sensitive data stored on the device.

Denim Groups services are designed to ensure the additional layers of security and access control needed are built into the mobile applications developed for leading mobile device smartphone and tablets including the Android, Blackberry, the Apple iOS and Windows Phone 7 operating systems. While increasing confidence in mobile business, banking, e-Commerce and data access is critical, enabling a seamless mobile application user experience is just as important to ensure corporate resources are protected from unauthorized access without any usability impact to the end user. Denim Groups suite of services enable organizations to address security concerns for mobile applications in a proactive manner to reap the benefits of creating new and innovative applications without exposing the companys assets to undue risk.

About Denim Group

Denim Group is the leading secure software development firm. The company builds custom large-scale software development projects across multiple platforms, language

Free Health Care on the Go HealthTap Releases HealthTap Express; Revolutionary Mobile Application Puts Thousands of Top Docs at your Fingertips

Palo Alto, CA (PRWEB) September 26, 2011

HealthTap, (http://www.healthtap.com), the first Interactive Health Network, today launches its innovative mobile app, HealthTap Express, where users can ask any health question, and for the first time get immediate answers from thousands of trusted physicians, anytime, anywhere. For free.

In conjunction with the new mobile offering, HealthTap has also expanded its coverage beyond its successful beta program that focused on pregnant women and new moms, to now cover all areas of health, for everyone. HealthTaps new mobile and online applications benefit both physicians and consumers, by providing an easy and reliable way for them to find one another, and by creating a better way to discover, use, and share trusted health information. In addition to rapid, succinct answers to health questions, consumers on HealthTap can receive better, more personal care and discover the best local physicians based on those doctors knowledge and expertise.

Listening to our beta users, we learned that what people want is very simple: immediate, credible answers from leading doctors, said Ron Gutman, CEO and co-founder of HealthTap. We started with 550 Pediatricians and Ob/Gyns, and have rapidly grown almost ten-fold, attracting more than 5,000 U.S.-licensed doctors to HealthTap, across all 50 states and 82 specialties! With this mobile release, were delivering exactly what people have asked for: the wisdom of thousands of doctors at their fingertipsno waiting room, no copay; at home or on-the-go!

Using HealthTap Express, now available on all iPhone and Android devices, or online at HealthTap.com people can, for the first time:

Skyscape's Mobile Healthcare Professional Community Crosses the 1 Million Mark

Marlborough, MA (PRWEB) May 30, 2009

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Mobile Marketing Apps from iBuildApp Now Feature Mobile Coupons

Foster City, CA (PRWEB) November 01, 2011

iBuildApp today announced the launch of Mobile Coupons. Added to their mobile app service, now any business can make and distribute mobile coupons and give their customers special discounts. The process takes just minutes and doesnt require writing any code.

iBuildApp offers a web-based do-it-yourself platform for building mobile coupons using an existing RSS feed or the HTML editor. Just enter a coupon name and description. Enter a URL to a coupon or use the WYSIWYG editor to enter one manually.

With this tool, anyone can create, customize and manage an application that has mobile coupons and upload it to an app store. Its quick to build, update or delete coupons with no need to wait for app store approval. The apps also have social media integration so people can share offers with their friends, which gives a business even more exposure.

We wanted to help small and mid-size businesses make their own mobile coupons in their own apps. Instead of using services like Groupon, they can make their own coupons. Not only will they save money, they can create customers who are loyal to their own brand, said Rafael Soultanov, CEO at iBuildApp.

Currently the mobile app building solution supports all major mobile operating systems, including iOS (iPhone), Android, BlackBerry, Nokia and Windows. When building an app, its possible to preview it before publishing to test it and see how the app will look on a real device.

The response so far from businesses has been enthusiastic. Tim Frechette said, WOW!! This is fantastic. Great news. I can not believe how great this site is!!

Mobile marketing apps and mobile coupons in particular are growing in popularity. Smartphone users in particular are likely to access coupons on their phone. According to eMarketer nearly one in five smartphone owners ages 18 and older will redeem a mobile coupon this year. That represents a growth of 117.6% -- and the number is rising. They predict that by 2013 almost one-third of smartphone users will be redeeming discounts on the go.*

iBuildApp is helping businesses take advantage of the growing mobile marketing trend. Having an app store presence helps businesses promote their brand to consumers. Mobile analytics firm Distimo says the majority of the top 100 brands (91%) now have a presence in at least one of the major mobile application stores, usually Apples iTunes. This finding is notable because just 18 months ago, only half (51%) of the top brands even had any mobile applications published.

The new offering from the iBuildApp team follows iBuildApps set of top mobile solutions for iPad and iPhone.

Build a mobile app with coupons immediately by going to http://ibuildapp.com

*Source http://www.emarketer.com/PressRelease.aspx?R=1008578

About iBuildApp

iBuildApp is a new startup in the Mobile infrastructure space recently covered by Wired Magazine and the Wall Street Journal. We make it easy and affordable for any business to build and manage mobile apps. iBuildApp hosts over 45,000 mobile apps from 100+ different countries and has over 2 million downloads. Our mobile content management platform provides a cost effective solution for businesses to build and optimize their mobile presence for all smartphone devices.

We help companies to connect and engage customers to promote business, to keep customers updated and encourage their loyalty with rewards with key features including Mobile Commerce, Mobile Advertising Management, and Social Networking Tools.

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