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Why use beacon technology for your business

AnyforSoft — Fri, 26 Feb 2021 13:10:43 +0000

Today, there are many ways to make the marketing part of your project effective. There is no need to invent something large-scale and complex because small, yet powerful ibeacon transmitters are already in use. You have probably received notifications when passing by local stores and often found useful information in them. These tiny devices can solve many problems of modern businesses and enhance positive user experience. In this article, we will focus on how tracking beacons work, why iBeacon technology is popular, and what businesses will benefit the most from using iBeacons.

Beacons are small wireless transmitters that send information to nearby devices. They work with Bluetooth 4.0 technology, which is low power consumption. The beacons are able to interact with devices within a radius of up to 70 meters. This feature helps the beacons win the marketing area due to high-precision location interaction.

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Headless Drupal: The Ultimate Guide

AnyforSoft — Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:35:58 +0000

When interacting with a website, a user gets more than experience (UX). Interface and API content is of prime importance. Using technologies like Angular JS, React JS, and so on that can deliver content to the end consumer at the same speed as applications.

Headless Drupal (or decoupled Drupal) is one such tool that is gaining popularity for its innovative ability to deliver outstanding digital experiences. Many well-known companies have taken this path, offering their customers a unique interactive interface and fast loading sites. Thanks to the API-oriented architecture, content can be launched and displayed anywhere.

With the further development of digital products, Headless CMS is likely to surpass traditional WordPress or Joomla in popularity. According to Anyforsoft's experience, the future belongs to "headless" systems. Read the full article https://anyforsoft.com/blog/headless-drupal/

8 Reasons Why Drupal CMS Is Preferred by Educational Institutions

AnyforSoft — Thu, 21 Jan 2021 15:31:54 +0000

With 2021 underway, K-12 and higher education institutions have a new challenge on their hands – proper remote learning management. With millions of students across the globe still attending classes and exams from home, schools need to find efficient ways to compensate for it.

Based on published data, 7% of the top 10,000 websites use Drupal CMS, with around 46,350 Drupal modules available for free download as functionality extensions. Drupal CMS can provide educational instructions with a good platform to work with when it comes to student management due to its list of features.

According to Drupal Groups, some of the most prolific schools, such as Oxford University, MIT, Stanford University, and UCLA, all rely on Drupal CMS already. The CMS can provide your school with a combination of time-efficient, cost-effective, and user-friendly features meant to make the students’ learning easier and more engaging. Let’s take a closer look at what Drupal can do for your school or university and how you can benefit from relying on it.

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Why Choose Drupal for Intranet Development?

AnyforSoft — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:49:50 +0000

The intranet is a kind of corporate site or similar web platform that integrates the IT infrastructure of some company. Typically, intranets are used in large (and especially in geographically dispersed) companies. The main idea of intranet development is to combine all the elements of corporate data and simplify the work of employees that usually get access through a web browser.

As for tools that could help you build your own intranet in the best way, we can highlight the Drupal 9 platform. Let’s discuss below why we recommend this CMS for intranet development and which modules we pick for the development process.

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Best Node.js Frameworks in Comparison

AnyforSoft — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:19:07 +0000

Node.js is an event-driven I/O infrastructure for the JavaScript engine V8 used at UNIX-like platforms. This is a programming environment that enables building heavy-weight complicated applications by means of a light-weight elegant engine. Node.js is an open-source cross-platform tool that allows developers to create both web applications and server ones on the go using JavaScript alone irrespective of operating systems. One of the main capabilities of Node.js is to support and control one or another type of framework.

Frameworks belong to the development tools that help programmers scale up their projects while the development process becomes simpler and faster. Thanks to frameworks a lot of repeating operations can be automated. Node.js web frameworks offer well-stocked libraries with frequently used elements to make programming procedures fewer. Read why Rect developers need Node.js. Once Node.js was a very convenient programming environment a lot of frameworks have been appearing in it since day one. The choice between them depends on your priorities. But in general Node.js frameworks have the following advantages:

low learning threshold;
significant potential for scaling up;
a high degree of compatibility;
easily shareable components.
To provide you with a brief Node.js framework comparison we are giving some basic info about the most popular frameworks for today.

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Thunder & Lightning: Best Drupal Distributions for Media and Publishing

AnyforSoft — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 13:00:39 +0000

Drupal technology is the best option for the Media industry, providing enormous opportunities. That’s the reason why more than 70% of Top 30 Media & Entertainment companies choose Drupal. In this article we’ll drive into the prime Drupal distributions for Media & Publishing website: Thunder and Lightning. These solutions provide numerous modules and ultra-features for the empower editorial processes while reducing the cost of website development. With the help of these Drupal distributions, you can create unique and easy-to-use publishing tools specifically for your business needs.

Drupal Distributions Change The Game
There are many Drupal distributions dedicated to one or another segment or industry. Distributions save your time and, therefore, money. Further works and updates could be made via a package mode as well since all included modules and features have been thoroughly integrated. The only remaining challenge goes to the selection of the most appropriate option. When it comes to Media and Publishing projects, there are two popular Drupal distributions worth your special attention.

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