{"id":8240,"date":"2013-10-29T11:40:39","date_gmt":"2013-10-29T18:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.xamarin.com\/?p=8240"},"modified":"2013-10-29T11:40:39","modified_gmt":"2013-10-29T18:40:39","slug":"exponential-growth-xamarin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/xamarin\/exponential-growth-xamarin\/","title":{"rendered":"Exponential Growth in Xamarin Expertise in Just One Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"xamarin-premier-consulting-partner\"<\/a>Last year we announced<\/a> the Xamarin Consulting Partner Program<\/a> to connect customers with expert consultants building amazing apps with Xamarin. \u00a0In just one year, the Xamarin developer community has more than doubled to over 400,000 developers worldwide, and Xamarin has established partnerships with over 100 consulting partners around the globe.<\/p>\n

\"xamarin-authorized-consulting-partner\"<\/a>Some of the biggest innovations in mobile are happening through our Premier and Authorized Consulting Partners. We are thrilled to share some of their success stories about how they have accelerated mobile projects for enterprises.<\/p>\n

“Xamarin’s unique solution, allowing us to develop fully native apps from a shared code base, really resonates with our Fortune 500 customer base,”\u00a0<\/strong>says Steve Hall, Director, Products and Architecture – Mobility Practice at\u00a0Cognizant Technology Solutions<\/a>, a global consulting company with 170,000 consultants worldwide. \u00a0“We greatly value the Xamarin partnership, and are excited about Xamarin’s impact on accelerating\u00a0enterprise mobility.”<\/strong>\u00a0 Watch Steve’s Future of Work and IT session at Xamarin Evolve 2013<\/a>\u00a0for tips on building an effective mobile strategy as well as mobile architecture and development best practices.<\/p>\n

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\u201cXamarin is a critical part of Pariveda\u2019s growing mobile success and expertise.\u201d<\/strong> says Brian Orrell, CTO at Pariveda Solutions<\/a>,\u00a0a Microsoft National Systems Integrator. \u00a0\u201cWe are able to deliver fully native apps very quickly\u2014something not possible with any other solution.\u201d<\/strong> \u00a0Pariveda recently launched a Xamarin-based iOS and Android app for Direct Energy, one of the largest retail energy providers in the North America (read the case study<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"Enterprise“Xamarin is an important platform for\u00a0Bluetube to save clients both time and money by increasing the amount of reusable code between mobile platforms. Xamarin\u2019s stable platform has helped Bluetube\u2019s mobile practice grow by 250% over last year. \u00a0Xamarin projects went from 10% to 95% of our mobile projects.\u201d<\/strong> Grant Davies, CEO Bluetube<\/a>. \u00a0Bluetube and Kimberly-Clark shared the stage at Xamarin Evolve 2013<\/a>, to highlight the success of Kimberly-Clark’s Xamarin-based mobile CRM app which integrates with\u00a0Salesforce<\/a>\u00a0and other backend systems to empower sales people to close deals faster.<\/p>\n

\"enterprise\u201cThe ability to deliver fully native user experiences combined with the ability to reuse our existing skills, tools, testing and continuous integration frameworks makes Xamarin a perfect choice for Z\u00fchlke\u2019s mobile development projects. Sharing code across device platforms helps us exceed customer expectations and expand our strategically important mobile business.\u201d<\/strong> Klaus Liebe, Z\u00fchlke. \u00a0Z\u00fchlke<\/a> recently launched an iPhone and iPad app<\/a> for Bosch and Siemens Household Appliances, enabling users to use touch gestures to explore Bosch appliances.<\/p>\n

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\u201cXamarin allows us to quickly and efficiently code mobile apps for more than one platform. Some mobile software says they can do cross-platform, Xamarin delivers.\u201d<\/strong> Ryan Kolatalo, Vice President of Technology, LEAP<\/a>. \u00a0LEAP worked with the popular Texas Roadhouse chain of restaurants to deliver an award-winning app for iOS and Android, replacing a poorly rated Phonegap app (read the case study<\/a>).<\/p>\n

As demand for Xamarin-skilled resources continues to rise, our partners have become a key part of the Xamarin ecosystem, providing\u00a0services at all stages of the app lifecycle.<\/a><\/p>\n

To become a Partner or to find a Xamarin partner, visit\u00a0xamarin.com\/consulting-partners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Xamarin’s Premier Consulting Partner Network<\/em><\/p>\n

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