Beginner’s Guide to Internet of Things (IoT) By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read There is plenty of jargon related to the internet, but one that has broken into the mainstream as potentially one of the most important terms for the way we live and communicate in the future is: the internet of things…
What is iBeacon technology? By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read The way we shop has changed dramatically over the last decade with the explosion of online retailers and daily deal websites: and now it is enjoying its latest revolution in the form of iBeacon technology. Labelled by Apple as a “new class of…
White Paper: The Digital Imperative By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 2 mins read Adopting and implementing a digital transformation strategy is now an imperative. Enterprises and organisations of all sizes and types are seizing the initiative, as the brisk winds of digital change blow through international markets. This white paper sets out the latest thinking…
What does Digital by Default mean? By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read It’s a phrase that’s being thrown around by the UK Government: but what exactly does ‘digital by default’ mean? The definition is not immediately clear, but here with our digital by default guide we examine what it’s all about and what…
Beginner’s Guide to BYOD By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read The business world is changing rapidly but few innovations have had such an immediate impact as the Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy. Also known as Bring Your Own Phone (BYOP), Bring Your Own Technology (BYOT) and Bring Your Own PC (BYOPC), this…
Purple Paper: Contextualising Agile Development Methodologies By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 2 mins read During the discovery phase of any software development project here at Arrk Group, the team involved asks itself a standard series of questions, aimed at determining the best Agile methodology to adopt. There are numerous Agile methodologies which can be used…
Using Selenium to automate browser testing By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read At Arrk Group we use a variety of tools to assist the team when testing web-based applications. One such tool, or more specifically a suite of tools, is Selenium. We aren’t alone in using it either, thanks to it being open…
A Guide to Usability Testing Success By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 8 mins read It is often said that usability testing is a necessary evil of software development, it is said by some to disrupt the development process whereas others find it takes too much work to properly instigate. What is often forgotten is that…
Prototyping IoT To Link Bookings With Meeting Room Door By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 4 mins read At Arrk Group we place a great deal of emphasis on team-driven research and development, through our SpArrk Community programme. The Internet of Things, or IoT, is one such area where we engage with our communities to develop…
A guide to submitting iOS apps to iTunes By Team Arrk Thought Leadership 2 mins read While authoring an application for the iOS platform is relatively straightforward and can incorporate the use of a variety of web-based skills, such as HTML or JavaScript, combined with a third party framework such as Titanium or Phonegap. Issues…
