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What the Uber of Tractors Means for the Future of Agtech in Africa

“Capitalism in agriculture, within sub-Saharan Africa, is alive and well,” says Jehiel Oliver. Oliver is the CEO of the agtech company Hello Tractor, whose smartphone app connects smallholder farmers with tractor owners looking to rent. Dubbed the "Uber for tractors," Hello Tractor first launched in Nigeria in 2014, and then quickly expanded into Kenya. The company is now poised for even further expansion, with testing underway in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

Focused on Personalization, Innovation, and... Downsizing?

In 1995, Americaneagle.com designed its first website and ever since, has worked on 12,000 web design projects of every size, from almost every industry. This comprehensive digital history, spawning back to nearly the dawn of corporate web pages, makes americaneagle.com a sage in the sector— an example to learn from, insightful, and experienced.

Progress Releases Web Accessibility Guidebook for Developers

There are a number of things developers have to consider when developing for the web, but one thing that may not get enough attention is the accessibility of their application. The notion of web accessibility is not new, with the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) publishing the first Web Content Accessibility Guidelines in 1999, but it is still something not enough developers are putting effort into. As a result, Progress has released new guidelines to help developers better understand web accessibility and how they can develop their apps to adhere to it. 

NativeScript 6.0 Speeds Up Builds, App Updates

NativeScript 6.0, the latest version of Progress’ open source framework for building native mobile apps with JavaScript, TypeScript, or Angular, is now generally available. The update provides for quicker app updates and smaller app binaries.

Open Source NativeScript 6.0 Released for JavaScript-Based iOS, Android Development

Development tooling specialist Progress released NativeScript 6.0, a major update to its open source framework for creating native iOS and Android apps with JavaScript with 100 percent code reuse.

NativeScript 6.0 Released with Full Support for Vue.js

The latest version of the open-source framework for building native apps is now available. NativeScript 6.0 comes with support for Angular 8 and Vue.js as well as the ability to shorten development and testing time. 

Low-Code Specialists Dominate 'Multiexperience Development Platform' Ranking

With the infiltration of new technologies in the mobile app development space, Gartner Inc. has renamed its former mobile-centric series of research reports to "multiexperience," and the first such offering shows familiar low-code vendors leading the pack.

SD Times News Digest: Progress Corticon 6.0, Android Q beta 5, and MLPerf Training v0.6

Progress has announced the latest release of its business rules management solution with REST API data access and a new .NET server architecture. Corticon 6.0 features faster support for REST data connectivity and the ability to execute decisions three times faster with more reliability, the company explained. 

Progress Updates its Business Rules Management Solution with REST

Progress, a provider of application development and digital experience technologies, is releasing the latest version of the Progress Corticon business rules management solution.

Web Development: So Many Choices to Get the Right Fit

It is an interesting time to be a web developer. On one hand, the web today provides a wealth of information, giving developers easy access to a number of resources useful when running into a problem or wanting to update their skills. Additionally, there are so many advancements being made to programming languages and technologies that web development provides a rich ecosystem for developers to build powerful solutions. 

The 2019 SD Times 100: 'Best in Show' in Software Development

Progress was included in the 2019 SD Times 100 list for ‘Best in Show’ in Software Development.

DBTA 100 2019 - The Companies That Matter Most in Data

This seventh DBTA 100 list spans a wide variety of companies that are each uniquely addressing today’s demands for hardware, software, and services.

Low-Code for the Professional Developer

Surveys have shown that professional app developers are skeptical of traditional low-code platforms. Developers fear that low-code platforms will strip them of control, force them to use unfamiliar proprietary tools, and tie them to aging architectures and hybrid mobile containers. Progress takes a different approach to low-code that aims to avoid these pitfalls.

Exclusive Video Interviews with Progress Executives

The team, here at CMSC Media enjoyed our time spent at ProgressNEXT 2019 in sunny Orlando, FL, and the incredible conversations that we were able to engage in. The four-day gathering consisted of inspiring keynotes and thoughtful sessions, while the attendees, ranging from customers, partners, and executives, networked and absorbed all that the event had to offer. CMSC Media's Gabriella Pirrone and I were able to connect with many of the people in attendance to pick their brains about CMS and trends in digital business. We are pleased to share some of the exclusive interviews that we recorded during the event.

Low-Code Platform Adoption Gets a Boost from Digital Transformation

How do you feel about platforms that promise to deliver apps without coding? If you express some negative sentiment, then you’re like two-thirds of the customers Progress Software surveyed last year. Despite the bad feelings, a review of recent surveys shows that use of low-code platforms has increased and will continue to do so in the near future. The main reason is that the platforms kill two birds with one stone — they address long-standing development challenges that are holding back company-wide digital transformation efforts. However, it is important not to oversell the benefits, which are mostly associated with increasing the speed of development and less about allowing business units to innovate and create code themselves.

Progress Announces Day-Zero Support for VS 2019 and .NET Core 3.0, Releases Latest Kendo UI

Progress, a provider of application development and digital experience technologies, announced full day-zero support for Visual Studio 2019 and .NET Core 3.0 across the entire Progress Telerik product line and the latest release of Progress Kendo UI.

Erika Jones Recaps the ProgressNEXT 2019 Event

Last week, the CMSC Media team had the opportunity to travel to Orlando, FL to attend the ProgressNEXT 2019 Global User Conference. The event was filled with insightful sessions and networking with some of the top minds in the CMS industry. The theme of the week stood out as ‘accelerating digital innovation’, and some of the ideas and ways that partners and customers are implementing Progress Sitefinity Software’s app builds show that things are undoubtedly accelerating.

Toronto Toll Road Takes the Fast Lane to Personalized Service

The 407 ETR, Toronto’s all-electronic, barrier-free toll highway, is just an example of the capabilities in a connected world, according to Ravi Chandler, group architect for the project.

Speaking at ProgressNEXT 2019, the Progress Software global user conference, he outlined three scenarios in which users could seamlessly use its mobile app.

Progress Unite UX Bridges the Gap Between Designers, Developers

In an effort to bridge the gap between user interface (UX) designers and developers, Progress Software has announced a preview of Unite UX, a tool to translate design into front-end code.

It was developed after in-depth conversations with customers about their pain points. This lack of collaboration between these two functions kept coming up over and over, according to Progress Senior Director of Customer Success Dan Levy.

Hello Tractor: How the ‘Uber for Farming’ is Revolutionizing Agriculture

IoT News sat down with Hello Tractor CEO Jehiel Oliver to discuss how the company is revolutionising agriculture, particularly in emerging markets.