Jo Ann Buckner

DuPont Diagnostics Takes Test Results Mobile with Xamarin

February 28th, 2016

DuPont Diagnostics, located in Wilmington, Delaware, provides innovative, science-based microbial detection and monitoring solutions for the food industry. These products are used by food processors, contract laboratories, and government agencies worldwide to help reduce the impact of pathogens, such as Salmonella, E. coli or Listeria, and...

Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety Goes Mobile with Xamarin

January 19th, 2016

The Los Angeles Department of Buildings and Safety (LADBS) protects the lives and safety of Los Angeles visitors and residents by helping customers comply with codes and laws. In a city of nearly four million people, the department serves more than a million customers and issues more than 140,000 permits a year, performing an average of ...

Storytelling App Storyo Goes Cross-Platform with Xamarin

November 10th, 2015

Based in Portugal, Nativo Labs was created by three entrepreneurs who experienced firsthand the need for a better way to tell stories using photographs. "The three founders all have young children, and selecting photos becomes a bit of a nightmare. We wanted to help people tell stories using photos," says Manuel Costa, Chief Technology ...

Picturex Secures Photo Sharing for Enterprises with Xamarin

October 26th, 2015

A team of three developers at MIT Innovation AG, a subsidiary of MIT-GROUP, used Xamarin to develop Picturex, a powerful, private photo sharing app that targets two different user groups: consumers who use it as a freemium app to collect and share all photos taken by all guests during an event such as a wedding or a concert, and corporate...

World Bank App Makes Complex Surveys Accessible Anywhere

October 5th, 2015

The World Bank seeks to end extreme poverty and to push for greater equity. They have been providing loans to countries in development and transition since 1946, with more than $40 billion in loans supplied in 2014 alone. Supported by the 188 states of the United Nations and more than 12,000 staff in Washington D.C. and 130-plus countries...

reed.co.uk Recruits Xamarin Platform, Test Cloud, and Insights

September 15th, 2015

Founded in 1995, reed.co.uk has become the largest job site in the UK, with more than 200,000 live jobs and over 3,000,000 active candidates. It’s also the UK’s busiest job site, with more than 6,000 applications per hour, over 5,000 new CVs uploaded per day, and 50,000 registrations per week. reed.co.uk launched its Xamarin-built ...

Mars Petcare Improves Engagement 10x with Xamarin

August 20th, 2015

In 1911, Frank C. Mars made the first Mars candies, establishing Mars’ roots as a confectionery company. The company, based in McLean, Virginia, now has a presence in 74 countries, generating net sales of more than $33 billion a year. Mars Petcare, one of the company’s six lines of business, is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium, ...

Pearson is at the Top of the Class with Xamarin

August 10th, 2015

Pearson is the world's leading learning company, with 40,000 employees in over 80 countries helping people of all ages make measurable educational progress. Recently they introduced the Pearson System of Courses (PSOC), a vertically and horizontally aligned system that supports learning, motivation, and engagement through a coherent ...

Novarum DX Transforms Global Health Initiatives with Xamarin

July 14th, 2015

Lateral flow tests indicate the presence of specific substances in a fluid by showing one or more lines on a testing substrate. Familiar to many people in one of their simplest forms as home pregnancy tests, as the tests become more sophisticated and complex, reading them accurately becomes more challenging and time-consuming. Today, there...

Case Study: Development Time Slashed by 50% for Leading Transport Company

May 22nd, 2015

MRW is Spain's leading national and international express transport company. Powered by 10,000 people linked to the brand in over 1,300 franchises and 64 logistical platforms in Spain, Portugal, Andorra, Gibraltar, and Venezuela, MRW handles an average of 40 million parcel deliveries per year and ships to more than 200 countries and over ...