Author: Ajay Sahoo

Nexus 7: A Stepping Stone for Google Androids

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Nexus 7, an android tablet and the first tablet in the Nexus Series has been launched on June, 2012 at the Google I/O conference. Google has developed the tablet in association with ASUS to give competition to similar devices developed by Amazon, Barnes and Nobles and Blackberry. The tablet is available to buyers through Google Play and taking orders for mid-July deliveries. The Nexus7 costs around $199 which is same as compared to Kindle Fire from Amazon or Nook Tablet from Barnes and Nobles.

As compared to the price, the tablet has got a lot of functionality to look for and as it is customizable, so it would give an edge to the developers. As of now android developers were developing apps for android phones and tablets like Galaxy, which are less of a competitor to iPad. But with launch of Nexus 7 and Jelly Bean as the new upgraded OS, Android application development industries would have the edge to develop apps for the real android brand Google with an android tablet users base. With great craftsmanship, the Nexus 7 has been designed well with a good front end which doesn’t hold to finger prints unlike iPad. The back side of the tablet is made up of rubber and nicely textured giving you feel of leather. It helps you to hold it in hand without any discomfort and it is much lighter as compared to Fire or Nook.

Nexus 7 has got a low resolution camera facing the user and can be used for video conferencing, but it doesn’t have a rear camera. What Asus explained to not having a rear camera in Nexus 7 is that including the rear camera in the tablet would increase the price point and also it lies unused after sometime. Nexus 7 is thinner, sleek and has got higher resolution compare to its competitors. It also has a microphone for audio conferencing which you will not find in Kindle Fire. Most importantly Nexus runs on Jelly Bean, the latest Android platform, having access to wide variety of apps around the web. Features like Google Play, Google Now and Voice Search makes you entertained all day long.

On hardware upgrades it has Bluetooth and GPS chips to help with data transfer and navigation respectively. The Home Screen is much more dynamic and customizable as compared to iPad. The performance of Nexus 7 is much faster with the help of feature Project Butter and the transitions among applications is lot easier. Nexus 7 has all the best features to beat its prey competitors on the battleground and it will surely be a stepping stone for Google in tablet development.

Andolasoft is a leader in providing android application development among the major custom software development companies around globe. We’ve experienced android developers and SMEs having expertise on JAVA and Android SDK. We’re using the latest Android frameworks and technologies to build simple and logical applications as per your requirements. Other than android we’ve expertise on Ruby on Rails, JAVA, PHP/CakPHP and iPhone application development.

How To Implement Security Patches On Ruby On Rails Applications

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The security of any software product or application is something that every software solution provider is wary of. It is no different in the case of a Ruby on Rails application.

Even after an application is successfully developed and deployed, there can be possibilities for many unseemly activities.

US-based high-end software solution provider Andolasoft.Inc sheds some light on some of the basic precautions that are worked upon before deploying an application.

The Company’s Ruby on Rails developers pay special attention to security issues in every undertaken venture.
Authentication and authorization of the User model are two different things.

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Actions like create/update/delete always need to be protected. Even popular plug-ins like Restful authentication and Clearance only authenticate whereas providing no helper methods for authorization.

Mass assignment of sensitive attributes from re-assignment should be protected.

This can be taken care of by disabling mass assignment with the help of attr_accessible or attr_protected in the respective models. Attributes like account_id’s and user_id’ should be protected.

Also disabling updates on protected attributes can be by using attr_readonly so that the Ids don’t get updated once set.

Content types of files being uploaded can be faked, so uploaded files should be placed in protected directories or servers.

Also, file extensions should be checked and the web-server should be disabled so as not to execute such files in the uploaded directories.

Sessions are prone to vulnerabilities like hijacks, replaying cookies, and session fixation. Extra caution must be taken regarding storing data in sessions.

Active record Objects should never be stored in sessions which might change that Object’s behavior while migration and future code change.

The best practice is to only store the ids of the records. Also, sensitive data like User access privileges and money based information should not be stored in sessions.

The Horizons of CakePHP Application Development

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CakePHP is an open-source web development framework for PHP. It came into prominence around 2006 and it was inspired by the Ruby on Rails framework, which was introduced around a year prior to it.

CakePHP follows MVC pattern architecture. Like RoR, it also follows the two key design features, DRY or “Don’t Repeat Yourself” and CoC or “Convention over Configuration”.

CakePHP development is a rapid development framework with thoughtful, coherent design and is well aided by friendly community contributions. It relies on a ORM (Object-Relation Model) regarding database query interface.

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Using CakePHP’s ORM, we can create, retrieve, update and delete related data into and from different database tables with simplicity and in a better way. There is no need to write complex SQL queries anymore.

Some of the key features of CakePHP are:

  • Flexible Licensing
  • Compatibility with PHP4 and PHP5
  • Integrated CRUD for database interaction and simplified queries
  • Application Scaffolding
  • Request dispatcher with good looking, custom URLs
  • Built-in Validation
  • Fast and flexible templating (PHP syntax, with helpers)
  • View Helpers for AJAX, JavaScript, HTML Forms and more
  • Security, Session, and Request Handling Components
  • Flexible access control lists
  • Data Sanitization
  • Flexible View Caching

Andolasoft Inc. offers quick and cost effective CakePHP development to built robust and scalable web applications for start-up and established business houses, institutions etc.

Empower Your Development Skill with the Latest Flex Actionscript 3

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Planning to develop rich and interactive user applications? Flex Actionscript 3 makes it easier to build RIA development. The latest beta version of Flex is considered as the most powerful tool for developing rich Internet-based applications.

Earlier there was a stigma attached among developers regarding developing applications in Actionscript.

But with the release of Flex Actionscript 3 and bar of object-oriented coding approach has augmented considerably and today many developers are making the transition to flex technology.

With this latest version of Actionscript, you can create packages, facilitate strict typing through the compiler.

In addition, the new Flex environment has made it much easier to debug code and see errors or warnings even while writing the codes.

In Flex, all Actionscript is implemented in a class hierarchy. An Actionscript would comprise of visual elements and the component logic.

Flex Actionscript 3 has some prevalent flex component which helps in creating simple application development. For such simple applications, it’s advisable to create the MXML components.

With Flex Actionscript 3, you can develop rich Internet applications, codes on multiple platforms, troubleshoot the code more easily, achieve better scalability, leverage from the community libraries, run the application faster and thus achieve greater performance on your application.

Andolasoft offers dedicated services in Flex Actionscript 3. From data models to sophisticated client-side business logic, our expert Flex developers diligently work to meet up our clients’ business requirements.

Our expert developers develop chic RIA that is fast in processing and has seamless navigation. With successful enterprise development, we ensure to improve business productivity.

Offshore Services – You Can Have Your Cake & Eat It Too!

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Before the advent of off-shoring services, small and medium business units had a hard time meeting the IT necessities.

They were confronted with a lack of resources, be it staff, deployment issues, operational challenges, or budget specific issues.

But off-shoring with its ready-to-use methodologies, service, and support facility has now addressed all the requirements of SMBs. No wonder, off-shoring is a big boom these days.

Today off-shoring is considered a holistic approach to IT strategy.

Affordable and quality service, trust, and data security are some of the catalysts which prompt many business owners to opt for Indian offshoring companies.

Andolasoft is a fast-growing outsourcing provider in the same arena. Andolasoft’s offshore software development services have been conceptualized to give you the best benefits in areas of information and technology.

Our IT strategy and architecture can definitely leverage your business and facilitate ways to generate more profit. You can even make the geographic expansion of your business in other countries without physical office-setup.

Our off-shoring service will give you access to technical expertise that you might not have inside your own company. While we take care of your technical requirements, you can focus on your company’s core business and competences.