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Integrating Applications for Growth
Presented by Josh Lundmark
An integrated application is the process of bringing data or a function from one application and connecting it with another application.
INTEGRATING APPLICATIONS?
ACCELERATE TECH 2016 • Integrating Applications for Growth
Integrating applications add extra functionality to in-house applications that could not otherwise
exist. This is done using an API.
INTEGRATING APPLICATIONS?
ACCELERATE TECH 2016 • Integrating Applications for Growth
An API is a set of tools or protocols that allows two software applications to talk
to each other
API (Application program interface)
ACCELERATE TECH 2016 • Integrating Applications for Growth
Not all software applications have an API.If yours does not, a savvy developer should be able to build one.
API (Application program interface)
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INTEGRATING APPLICATIONS EXAMPLES
Allowing staff to have access to information stored on your in-house software (built for PC or Mac systems) from tablet, smartphone or company website
ACCELERATE TECH 2016 • Integrating Applications for Growth
INTEGRATING APPLICATIONS EXAMPLES
Allowing the sales team to have access to current lead times for manufacturing or development/build out of a product
ACCELERATE TECH 2016 • Integrating Applications for Growth
INTEGRATING APPLICATIONS EXAMPLES
Allowing sales team members to close the deal with a signature and save it to the company's in-house software using a smartphone or tablet app
ACCELERATE TECH 2016 • Integrating Applications for Growth
INTEGRATING APPLICATIONS EXAMPLES
Allowing clients/users to gain access to information that is stored on the company website, in-house software or company database through the company's smartphone app
ACCELERATE TECH 2016 • Integrating Applications for Growth
URGENT CARE APPThis app was developed to communicate with the company
website and display the closest Urgent Care location.
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Integrations TypeWeb and Mobile app
ProcessThis app talks to the company website to get the list of locations, sort them by distance, display wait time and give the user all the information they would need to contact the location or drive there.
Visitors Bureau ApplicationThis app was developed to show visitors to the area what
restaurants, hotels, events and deals are available.
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Integrations TypeWeb and Mobile app
ProcessThis app talks to the locations of events, business and other location based information and displays based on the user's current location.
TELEMEDICINE APPThis app was developed to allow the user to see a doctor from the comfort of their home
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Integrations TypeWeb to Mobile App, Mobile App to Mobile App
ProcessThis app talks to the company website to determine if the patient is able to see the doctor or not.
Once the app has determined the patient can see the doctor it asks for payment which is handled by app.
Once the payment is complete it then links the patient over to the video conference mobile app.
FREE WEB TOOLZapier.com
Zapier moves info between web apps automatically.
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Connect Gmail to AsanaCreate Task from Help Email
THE END GOALFind a problem and solve it
ACCELERATE TECH 2016 • Integrating Applications for Growth
• Increase Productivity
• Increase Sales
• Enhance User Experience
• Increase Profits