In the fast changing world of information technology, it is a daunting task to stay abreast, let alone staying ahead of the curve. Since innovation is for bringing incremental or radical changes, a lot of knowledge needs to come to the table before effective innovation can be done. The goal of innovation is positive change, to make the product better, thereby increasing productivity, customer value, quality, competitive positioning, market share and business.
Kennedia likes to participate in the innovation process at two levels:
The third level where kennedia typically might not contribute is the:
- Domain Level
Kennedia brings innovation to the table through a well informed Technology Team that is aware of technology trends. This team carries knowledge of latest architectures, web application trends, new apps on the web, and a lot more.
The technology team comprises both members from within the project engagement, and specialists from outside. It constantly looks at all aspects of the product and makes sure it is up-to-date with the latest technology trends, such as:
- Social Networking, Weblog-publishing, Folksonomy tagging/indexing
- Wiki, Collaborative Wiki Sites
- eBay, Craigslist, Wikipedia, del.icio.us, Skype, dodgeball, AdSense, Facebook
- Google Docs & Spreadsheets, MapQuest, Yahoo! Local, Weather
- eMail, Instant Messaging, Telephone
- AJAX, Adobe Flash, Flex, Java, Silverlight and Curl
- SOAP, Web APIs, REST, JSON Payloads, POSTing, WDSL
- Microformat, Cascading Style Sheets
- Podcasts, Syndication, Aggregation of data in RSS or Atom feeds
- Mashups, Merging content different sources/client-server-side
Innovation is the catalyst for success!