SolidWorks:Heard! - Episode 374 - SolidWorks World App
/SolidWorks World App:
This podcast covers the features in the SolidWorks World 2012 app that was launched just last week and some of the interesting features this app provides for attendees of this year's SWW conference. Topics covered:
- SWW2012 App is available on iOS and Andriod
- iOS is a universal app, scaled for the iPad
- Navigating sessions, speakers, floorplans, partner pavilion and more
- Adding sessions to your agenda
- Scanning badges from the QR code tool
- Quick links to Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and YouTube
- Dassault Systemes aquires Netvibes and launches a landing page for SWW12
Last year SolidWorks released an iPhone app that was especially built for SWW 2011 giving users the ability to browse sessions and get valuable info about speakers, partners, maps etc of the event. After 10 years of thumbing through the little conference booklet and trying to determine where I was going next, this app made navigating the conference simple. Having a lot of detail, especially of the partner pavillion, allowed me to get more out of SWW than previous years.
The issue that many had voiced about the app was the fact it was only on iOS (iPhone) at the time. Considering Android is taking the market by storm, it only makes sense that if SolidWorks is to offer such a great tool that it be available on the lion's share of devices. This year they launched a 2012 version of the app but this time it is available on both iOS and Android and the iOS version is a universal app, giving iPad users full use of the screen real estate.
After navigating around in the app I find that browsing sessions is so easy, especially researching and signing up right from within the app. You can log in with your registration account and see what is is coming up next in your agenda and figure out how to get there. This makes getting around and gaining the most of the conference much easier. ~Lou
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