A mobile app isn't really mobile if it doesn't work offline, and a majority of work in retail is done in the field, doing consumer polling or point of sale work -- frequently areas without reliable WiFi or cell service.
Our customers have built inventory, market research, warehouse and other retail apps that work on the street, in the aisle of a large department store, or in a multi-level mall. We're here to help you quickly build apps that access and capture the critical data you need, when and where you need it, on the device of your choosing.
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It takes a beginner about 90 minutes to build a sophisticated mobile CRUD app in Estel Tech Anywhere by following a tutorial. Developers in Estel Tech Anywhere typically become competent (and confident) in about 2 months, and faster with more focused training or mentoring. |
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Estel Tech Anywhere fully supports no-code citizen development by allowing users to create screens, buttons, fields and objects and perform CRUD operations, as well as loging/logout with built-in genies; as well as offering hundreds of predefined actions that developers use use via a list metaphor. Low code blocks can be interspersed with traditional coding. Estel Tech Anywhere also offers mentoring, which allows citizen developers to work directly 1:1 with a "personal trainer" as they build their apps or get up to speed with the product. |
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Estel Tech Anywhere allows a broad range of control in application design by exposing hundreds of event hooks. [Client-Side: Built in JavaScript Editor features Autosuggest, makes it easy to reference objects used in the applications. Low JavaScript skills required. Server-Side: Built in Server-Side Editor specifically tailored for building Estel Tech Anywhere Applications, features Autosuggest and other helper tools to make server-side scripting easier. Low programming skills required.] |
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Estel Tech Anywhere includes a local version of its server that runs on the developer’s machine and can instantly show changes, just by clicking the refresh button. |
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Estel Tech Anywhere provides many tools for working with REST services, JSON Data, XML, SOAP and oData. Plus it lets you quickly change data sources when you switch from development to deployment. [Working with External Data: Estel Tech Anywhere includes native SQL drivers for all popular SQL backends (SQL Server, MySQL, MariaDB, and many others). Estel Tech Anywhere uses connection strings that allow access to thousands of tables at once. For Web services, Estel Tech Anywhere supports the oData standard to allow developers to inspect and connect to external data structures. Working with Internal Data: Alpha supports ONLY external databases – so there are no restrictions in the use of 3rd party BI and reporting tools.] |
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Estel Tech Anywhere has robust offline capability built-in, with data synchronization and intelligent conflict resolution included. Citizen developers can implement this fundtionality without code. |
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Estel Tech Anywhere includes a built-in banded report writer for server-side reporting. Client-side templating reports can also be generated and viewed offline on a mobile device. |
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Estel Tech Anywhere allows images to be stored in either local storage or in the devices file system. Media files can be transferred directly between the device and Amazon S3 without going through an application server. |
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Built-in Mobile Optimized Forms Builder [+] Show / Hide Details |
Estel Tech Anywhere includes mobile optimized form technology. Mobile forms offer speed data capture for forms workers with features like: larger buttons or swipe capablities for one-handed input; customized keyboards for numbers-only data fields, digital ink, and image capture and annotation that can be done without a stylus. |
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Estel Tech Anywhere offers transparent pricing based on the number of application servers needed for deployment. As a result, development costs and ongoing costs (TCO) are easy to predict. |
Estel Tech Anywhere speeds development for all users. It does the routine coding for experienced developers, and builds the apps for citizen developers. The software also has built-in genies that speed data integration, offline capability and security. But, Estel Tech Anywhere always gives developers the ability to add code, if needed. We call this "coding-optional."
Estel Tech Anywhere is the emerging standard for enterprises looking to help IT developers increase their pipeline while empowering business users to build sophisticated, web and mobile business apps fast.
Why does Estel Tech Anywhere consistently get perfect scores from customers?
Manufacturing companies are looking to mobile app development to gain efficiences, save on costs, and remain competitive. As your organization evaluates vendors, there are key questions to ask that can save you from big costs down the line.
When you hear: "We do offline."
Understand that all "offline" capabilities are not equal. Be sure to ask:
If the answer is "No," then it means your apps will likely have severe limitations that could hurt your ability to intelligently capture store and sync data.
When you hear: "We can connect to data."
Data integration is one of the most difficult and important aspects of app development. Be sure to ask:
If the answer is "No," you'll likely burn a lot of time and money on data integration and security issues.
When you hear: "We're cross-platform."
Understand that responsive isn't necessarily cross-platform. Be sure to ask:
If the answer is "No," then users experience will most likely not have a native-like experience on the apps.
""We found the cost of developing the first release of to be 40% of the cost it would have taken to develop a custom handheld device. Moreover, the time to market was twice as quick as the alternative."
"After struggling with those two platforms, I came across Estel Tech Anywhere, and it looked to me as if it had all the capabilities we needed. Its offline capabilities were particularly important and comprehensive."
""Every now and then we run across a tool that is truly transformational. We've found that with Estel Tech Anywhere. It's a force multiplier. It lets your development team produce modern business apps much faster than they could otherwise, and deliver much more value to the enterprise."
“Estel Tech has robust enterprise integration capabilities & rich client-side workflow & custom logic creation in its coding-optional development tool...”
– Gartner Magic Quadrant, Mobile Application Development Platforms, June 2016
Estel Tech Corporation
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The Estel Tech platform is the only unified mobile and web app development and deployment environment with distinct “no-code” and “low-code” components. Using the Estel Tech Transform no-code product, business users and developers can take full advantage of all the capabilities of the smartphone to turn any form into a mobile app in minutes, and power users can add advanced app functionality with Estel Tech Transform's built-in programming language. IT developers can use the Estel Tech Anywhere low-code environment to develop complex web or mobile business apps from scratch, integrate data with existing systems of record and workflows (including data collected via Estel Tech Transform), and add additional security or authentication requirements to protect corporate data.
Estel Tech Corporation, based in Massachusetts, produces award-winning software that speeds mobile and web app development and deployment for business and IT. The core technology includes two components. Estel Tech Anywhere®, a full-stack low-code app development platform for building and deploying web and mobile apps. In just hours, Estel Tech Transform® turns complex paper forms into powerful mobile forms that speed data collection.
Estel Tech is an InfoWorld Technology of the Year award winner, and scores near-perfect reviews from customers on crowdsourced review sites.
Customers rate Estel Tech highly for its speed of development, flexibility, offline apps, rich feature set and ability to scale predictably. For more information, visit https://esteltech.in/
