Slingshot has converted its native mobile development environments to the cross-platform Apache Cordova toolset (also known as Adobe PhoneGap). This makes Slingshot’s applications available on all popular phones including Android, IOS, Windows phone, and Blackberry. The new toolset promises to speed development as Slingshot broadens its mobile offerings. The “Cordova based” versions of Slingshot’s mobile Apps will be included in release G2-7.3 which will be available in late December.
Slingshot announces the ability to create search formulas for filtering on all search forms. Search formulas allow the user to select a set of records by specifying filtering criteria at the top of the form.
Slingshot has announced support for “horizontal scalability” and failover support. These changes will be part of release G2-7 scheduled for completion in November. The new infrastructure provides an enterprise scale for all Slingshot applications.
Release G2-6.0 is now available. This release includes 72 enhancements. Here are a few of the highlights:
Slingshot has long supported corporate credit cards as a payment method. Corporate credit cards reduce transactional costs by taking the purchasing department out of the loop. Payments are consolidated by bank or payment processor (typically one check per month), a further savings. The use of PCards comes with tradeoffs. Less review prior to purchase introduces some risk.