ORLANDO, Fla. --- Solodev, an Internet software development company based in Orlando, has been selected by the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority to lead a unique project designed to boost tourism through technology. Miami Beach VCA purchased Solodev’s next-generation content management system to serve as an app interface to foster development of Miami Beach-based mobile apps.
Shawn Moore, Solodev founder and chief technology officer, said Solodev’s content management software will be the conduit between information from Miami Beach and native mobile apps.
“Our platform will support third-party mobile application development for iOS (Apple), Android and Blackberry devices by giving programmers access to data directly from Miami Beach through an interactive application programming interface (API),” Moore said.
Moore said he expects to complete development and installation of the platform this fall.
“The resulting apps will increase tourism by making it easier to find information and plan trips to Miami Beach,” Moore explained.
“Residents will benefit by learning about new and exciting locations and special offers. Similar projects have been successfully launched in Los Angeles and San Francisco,” he said.
Solodev’s API will allow app developers to take advantage of existing Miami Beach data to create applications that focus on shopping, dining, arts and entertainment, nightlife, sports, music, transportation and other areas.
“Once the project has been completed, programmers can request developer keys to access the data. That will give Miami Beach the ability to monitor who is accessing the data and know how it is being used,” Moore said. “App development is a booming business right now and we are at the forefront of an emerging industry with this project.”
Grisette Roque Marcos, executive director of the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority, said the apps will reflect the city to a new generation of technologically adept visitors and residents.
“Miami Beach is a sophisticated city for residents and a luxurious playground for visitors,” Marcos said. “The MBVCA API will allow developers to access all the businesses and landmarks in rich detail and present them through their own mobile and web-based applications.”
Solodev is a member of the University of Central Florida Business Incubation Program located in the Central Florida Research Park in East Orange County.
About Miami Beach
With an average year-round temperature of 75 degrees, Miami Beach has an unrivaled reputation for culinary offerings, nightlife, culture, fashion, and luxurious hotels. Also a popular destination among travelers, Miami Beach was recently ranked by Trip Advisor as number one on its Top Winter Sun Vacation Rental Getaway Destinations for 2011 list and was included on both the Top 25 Beaches in the World and Top 25 Destinations in the U.S. lists. Boasting seven miles of breathtaking beaches, Miami Beach is easily accessible from the Port of Miami and Miami International Airport. The City of Miami Beach has just been named one of the top cities worldwide for 'walkability' and is equally easy to navigate by bike or by boat. Home to unique museums, to the New World Symphony and Miami City Ballet, to over 17,000 luxury, boutique and resort hotel rooms, 12 public parks and to the Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach is a destination for all seasons. Miami Beach is like no other place in the world!
Visit MiamiBeachGuest.com or MiamiBeachINCARD.com for more information or contact Grisette Marcos at Groquemarcos@miamibeachvca.com.
About Solodev
Solodev is a leading provider of content management software that enables enterprises to easily build native mobile applications and interactive websites and manage content across a growing list of online channels, including mobile, social, e-commerce and B2B. The Solodev content management platform allows organizations to streamline their operations and more effectively control their external communications. It runs in the cloud or on premise to provide secure and scalable content delivery solutions.
Headquartered in Orlando, Florida, Solodev’s growing list of clients includes Fortune 500 companies and mid-to-large-sized organizations in the fields of healthcare, retail, transportation, non-profit, government, economic development and associations. For more information about Solodev, please visit www.solodev.com.
About the UCF Business Incubation Program
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Business Incubation Program has helped more than 200 emerging companies (including more than 134 current clients) create over $363 million in annual total economic output and more than 3,120 new jobs (taking direct and indirect and induced impact into account) with an average salary of $59,000. With ten facilities across the Greater Orlando community, the Business Incubation Program is a collaboration in economic development among the University of Central Florida, Orange County, the City of Orlando, Seminole County, the City of Apopka, the City of Winter Springs, the City of Sanford, Lake County, the City of Leesburg, Osceola County, the City of Kissimmee, City of St. Cloud, Volusia County and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information about the Program and its clients and graduates, please visit www.incubator.ucf.edu and UCFBIP on Facebook, on www.facebook.com/ucf4bip.
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