by Sc admin | Sep 7, 2016 | App Development
Creating a technical specification document can seem daunting, but you shouldn’t let a lack of technical background deter you from writing one yourself. The process is actually quite simple. Companies that are not digitally native may feel intimidated by the need for...
by Rick O'Brien | Sep 7, 2016 | App Development
After being in the app design and development business for nearly 9 years, rarely a day goes by that I’m not talking with someone interested in turning their mobile, IoT or web app idea into an actual application. In most cases the individual or company doesn’t have a...
by Sc admin | Aug 17, 2016 | App Development
You may have finished developing your mobile application but until it’s publicly available, you’re not done yet. By optimizing your submission and following the guidelines outlined below, you can reduce the likelihood of delays in the process when submitting your app...
by Rick O'Brien | Aug 16, 2016 | Digital Health
Wearable health devices have the unrivaled capacity to monitor, collect and report patient data on an individual level. As it stands, health insurance premiums are typically calculated using aggregate data based on the age and geographic location of members. With the...
by Rick O'Brien | Jun 29, 2016 | Digital Health
Much of the conversation surrounding wearable health focuses on health consumer offerings. However, equally significant opportunities exist in developing solutions that are designed to ease the preventative care and disease management process for everyone—patients,...
by Sc admin | Jun 10, 2016 | App Development
The specialization of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is one of the foremost trends in software. Today, the most popular cloud-based web and mobile applications are deployed via turnkey SaaS solutions that serve a variety of vertical markets. Businesses big and small are...
by Rick O'Brien | May 18, 2016 | Digital Health
To revolutionize care delivery, wearable health devices must be more than gadgets. Since the advent of fitness trackers in 2009, wearable devices that collect health information have flooded the digital market. As it stands, recent data shows that 33% of consumers...
by Rick O'Brien | Apr 20, 2016 | Digital Health
There have been a lot of changes in the field of mHealth over the past year. One major change is the roll-out of health development platforms such as Apple HealthKit, Google Fit and Microsoft Health. These platforms collect and synthesize data from disparate health...
by Sc admin | Apr 6, 2016 | News
Founder and president of SemperCon, Rick O’Brien, guest-lectured at the Penn State College of Engineering last month as part of the Bishoff Entrepreneur-in-Residence program. In addition to lecturing entrepreneurship classes, O’Brien met with students in small groups...
by Sc admin | Mar 18, 2016 | Internet of Things
PHILADELPHIA – March 18, 2016—On January 28th, 2016 Parse.com announced that they would be retiring their BaaS platform service. From that moment, 600,000+ mobile app developers had one year to migrate their backend server from Parse.com. For most of Parse’s...