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Spring 2016

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70 PEER TO PEER: THE QUARTERLY MAGAZINE OF ILTA | SPRING 2016 demand connectivity, they are not your best friend on trains with spoy connections or airplanes with no connection at all. In addition, these tools weren't designed for mobile devices, so output looks poor on a 10-inch tablet and ridiculous on a four-inch phone. The New Remote Access Most vendors now are designing mobile apps in one of three categories: » A mobile/responsive website » A website in HTML5 » A "rich" native environment There are pros and cons to each. A Mobile/Responsive Website: This is the simplest development environment for vendors. It employs a universal "language" (HTML), which in theory makes apps less expensive to produce and maintain. Mobile/responsive websites work as apps, offering a Vendors have rapidly delivered apps with varying levels of mobile access across a variety of platforms. Consumers are delighted with the number of options they have. However, what we need to run our businesses and make our professionals more productive requires a richer technology platform than what is needed for playing games or geing directions. Knowing this, vendors in our industry are looking at ways to deliver mobile apps beyond the legacy remote desktop concept. In our romance with the Internet, we have forgoen a must-have for our mobile apps: the ability to work offline. We might not always be online, but we are always working. Citrix-Like Remote Desktops Citrix-like remote desktops have worked well in many environments for two decades. With a solid Internet connection, these tools offer the familiar desktop experience of the office and provide access to all your data and files. Because these remote desktops BEN WEINBERGER Ben Weinberger is the Vice President of Solutions for Prosperoware, a global company developing enterprise software for professional services firms. He is a licensed attorney and executive with more than 20 years of experience in the strategic development, transformation and direction of operations and technology. Ben previously served in senior executive roles for a top U.K. law firm, two top U.S. law firms and the largest municipal law office in the U.S. Contact him at ben.weinberger@prosperoware.com. I was a little surprised when USA Today recently reported that mobile apps have been embraced more quickly than any other form of consumer technology — faster than cars, electricity, PCs or even the Internet. Is Working Offline the New Killer Feature for Mobile Apps? by Ben Weinberger

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