Android Application Development

SD3 has created a dedicated focus area with technical expertise in Android mobile application development. We are currently developing new Android applications and porting Windows Mobile applications to Android for our clients with field service teams and geographically diverse operations.

According to Neilsen, in January 2011, Android in the U.S. pushed ahead of smartphone platform rivals iOS and Blackberry. The latest figures for January from Nielsen show that Android's current market share has moved up to 29 percent from 27 percent in December following a significant year of growth in 2010, while iOS dropped a point from 28 percent to 27 percent.

Android is a complete software platform for mobile devices including smartphones and tablets that is revolutionizing the global marketplace. Android includes a Linux kernel-based OS. It utilizes the Java programming framework, comes complete with a software development kit and has excellent support in the Eclipse development environment.

SD3 understands mobile application development is an exciting market with huge anticipated future growth. We recognize that mobile applications have the ability to differentiate our clients from their competition. SD3 has expertise developing, testing, and porting applications for the Android platform. We have implemented mobile solutions including:

• Security Authentication and Access Control
• Complex User Interface Layouts
• GPS Location Based Services
• Navigation and Routing
• Database Management and Data Synchronization
• Secure Communication with Web Services
• Media Capture and Streaming
• Mapping and Geospatial Services