GBS AppDesigner 3.0: release of iOS App further drives the extension of mobile usage; incorporation of web applications into Microsoft SharePoint

GROUP Business Software (GBS) has once again secured its position as "Social Business Leader," thanks to the company's multi-platform-enabled solution, GBS App Designer. With this intuitive solution to create modern web applications, GBC confirmed their leading role in the area of social transformation in Experton's Social Business Vendor Benchmark 2015.

The new release expands the possibilities for intuitive creation of web applications with workflow support and their use across a wide range of platforms and devices. Version 3 makes it possible to directly incorporate web applications that were created with GBS AppDesigner into workspaces in Microsoft SharePoint 2013 without any additional development efforts. SharePoint users are no longer required to leave their environment. "Integration is achieved via a solution based on Microsoft's App models for SharePoint and Office 365. Once centrally established by administrators, it is then available to everyone in the workspace; from there, the desired application can be selected in a matter of only a few seconds," explains Bernd Hesse, GBS Product Manager Collaboration.

Without additional development, users are also able to access business applications via an app designed for Apple iOS devices and to actively contribute to work processes on the road. For example, requests can be submitted, edited or approved anytime and anywhere, in no time. "Thanks to a synchronisation process, it is possible to work locally and temporarily without Internet access, for example, on airplanes," adds Hesse.

Because a company's corporate identity and a customised appearance is becoming increasingly important, the new version of GBS AppDesigner now supports additional interfaces for customer-specific form elements, JavaScript methods and style sheets for the creation of business applications for IBM Domino.

For more information, visit: www.gbs.com/gb/appdesigner

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