Hungry for Custom Business Apps, Some Companies Decide To Build, Not Buy

摘要

One hot IT market these days is developing business apps. But some contractors are using an old tool to build their own. Rampart Hydro Services, a hydro demolition firm in Coraopolis, Pa., has long used Apple's FileMaker product to manage project data. Recently, James Pierson, IT and facilities manager, began using a new version, FileMaker Pro 12 ($300), to build his own apps for field data collection. It links to FileMaker Go, a mobile version for iOS devices.