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End of the Road
Read more: End of the RoadAfter a decade of advocating for the developer community, the time has come to wind down the Developers Alliance. For some of you, this may come as a shock. As…
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Recap: Importance of the Digital Single Market for App Developers
Read more: Recap: Importance of the Digital Single Market for App DevelopersThe European People’s Party, within the framework of the SME Europe initiative, organised a lively debate on the importance of the Digital Single Market (DSM) for app developers on 15th September, in the European Parliament.
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Alliance Workshops to Discuss In-Store Advertising for Apps
Read more: Alliance Workshops to Discuss In-Store Advertising for AppsIn 2015 the Apps Alliance will produce 15 App Strategy Workshop – Fundamentals events across North America and Europe. Every event will include focused discussion about three key requirements of successful consumer-facing apps: discovery, user engagement and monetization. These topics have all been the subject of Apps Alliance White Papers and of discussion at many…
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Bright Future for the Apps Alliance
Read more: Bright Future for the Apps AllianceNearly four years ago Jake and I founded the Application Developers Alliance to support developers and promote their remarkable work. Since our launch, I have served as President and as a member of the Board of Directors while Jake has led the industry relations and member focused activities. We have had tremendous fun working together…
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Troll Targets Life Saving Small Businesses
Read more: Troll Targets Life Saving Small BusinessesIn the software community, small businesses and innovative startups are far too familiar with patent trolls and their unscrupulous business model. Patent trolls are entities that don’t innovate, create, or otherwise contribute to our country’s growth. Instead they wield overly broad, never-should-have-been-issued patents to threaten litigation and extort settlement payments.
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Patent Trolls Jeopardize Public Safety; Victims Urge Congress to Legislate
Read more: Patent Trolls Jeopardize Public Safety; Victims Urge Congress to LegislateWashington, D.C. (September 15, 2015) – The Application Developers Alliance and several small companies sued by 911 Notify, a notorious patent troll, today called on Congress to swiftly pass patent reform legislation. Gulfstream Telematics LLC (Colo.), LifeLine Response (Ill.), MobileTREC Corporation (Calif.), CarShield Services Inc. (Calif.),ICEdot (Okla.), and more than 40 other public safety providers sued by 911 Notify since 2013,…
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Guest Post: Why Software Projects Fail
Read more: Guest Post: Why Software Projects FailSoftware development is exploding. As the world economy transforms to more digital modes of operation, the skill and competence to build custom applications is becoming table stakes in this innovation-centric world. At the same time, the volume, complexity, and importance of custom software has continued to escalate, placing an ever greater burden on software developers…
