HTML5
As an integral building block of the
internet today, HTML5’s popularity
and usage is only set to increase
in the near future. Indeed, industry
research giant Gartner had the
following to say about the latest
iteration of the mark-up language:
“As HTML5 and its development
tools mature, the popularity of the
mobile Web and hybrid applications will increase. Hence,
despite many challenges, HTML5 will be an essential
technology for organisations delivering applications across
multiple platforms.”
HTML5-powered websites are commonly demonstrated by
companies at tech conferences and keynotes, though many
developers are still waiting for the technology to mature.
Nevertheless, as it becomes more streamlined and evolved,
look for it to play an increasing role in the software landscape in which it operates.
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Cloud Software
With all the recent hype about Cloud technology and how
the industry is growing exponentially in that direction, it’s
only natural that the Cloud enabling software should receive
some of the limelight as well. Cloud software business is
big business, not only for the established industry giants
like Oracle, SAP and Salesforce.com, but for an increasing raft of smaller niche players who are servicing a single
industry or software segment. “We believe there is a great