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Written by Lynne LaMaster   
Friday, 07 March 2008

 

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Calling all software developers, or even would-be software developers! You have a whole new world of applications ready to be developed, marketed and distributed - for the iPhone. 

Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple Computer yesterday held a "Special Event" announcing the Software Development Kit (SDK) for the iPhone. During the one hour and 18 minute presentation , Jobs, other Apple representatives and software development companies demonstrated the new SDK features, some of which include:

 

  • Built-in Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
  • Applications for development
  • Speedy testing and debugging environment 
  • Application distribution through the App Store, which will also install the applications on the purchaser's iPhone
  • A Venture Capital fund, already seeded with $100,000,000  

 

Don Stephenson, a Prescott-based software development engineer, explained that he was very interested in the announcement, even though most of his work is for the Microsoft platform. "Apple is creating a whole new paradigm," he said. "They are really leading the pack with the iPhone." Stephenson also noted that other companies, such as Aptana Studio, are offering plug-ins to create compatibility for their own applications with the iPhone.

Mike Guess, Vice President of Persyst Development Corporation , a Prescott company that creates innovative EEG software sold around the world, is also excited about the possibilities of the iPhone. Currently, Guess explains, the plan is to, "Leverage the technology to work with a variety of smart phones, such as Palm, RIM and iPhone. But the graphics are much nicer on the iPhone, and that's important when reading an EEG report."

Guess noted that it's critical for Persyst products to integrate with hospital IT infrastructures, and the new Enterprise compatibility will make the iPhone a much more appealing option.

"Being able to immediately push out an email to show the doctor a change in a patients' EEG, moves the monitor that much closer to the doctor whereever he may be," Guess noted.

While there are not immediate plans to develop technology specifically for the iPhone, Guess said that he will be studying the SDK to see if there are useful applications that can be developed at a justifiable cost. "Time is important to our clients, and if we can be the most helpful by cutting through the configurations and customizations, we'll want to do that."

"We are delighted with what Apple is doing," Guess said, noting that the ability to run Windows, Linux and Mac applications on the same computer is quite painless with Leopard and Parallels.

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