Wavana Interactive Ltd

Huddle has just released a new iPhone application for customers of its enterprise cloud collaboration and content management platform. 

Built by Wavana, the app allows content to be reviewed and approved, and tasks can be created, assigned and marked completed. It incorporates Huddle Sync, an intelligent patent-pending technology that uses algorithms to determine which documents a user needs to see and syncs them for offline access. Other actions can be completed offline and synchronised later when a data connection is available.

 The app also features data storage encryption, which prevents unauthorised access to sensitive content - essential on an enterprise orientated mobile device app.

Last year we developed the iPhone and Android apps for PayByPhone, a leading payments system provider.  The apps enabled users across the UK and North America to pay for their car parking through the applications.  This meant no more coins and users could extend parking remotely rather than having to rush back to the parking meter.

With Near Field Communication (NFC) now getting rapid user traction on Android devices we were delighted to develop this functionality into the PayByPhone Android app.  This has now launched in San Francisco and is being rolled out across the 30,000+ parking spaces there. 

This NFC functionality is a big step forward for ease of use and convenience. The PayByPhone Android app enables users to tap their NFC enabled phone against a sticker, which automatically identifies the driver and the parking location. From there, the user is then able to submit the amount of time they wish to purchase. Other features of the system include text reminders when the parking time is close to expiration, and if possible, allows the user to purchase more time.

NFC is being predicted as possibly the next big thing in mobile payments. Analyst firm Juniper Research recently predicted that consumers around the world could generate as much as USD$50 billion in sales through NFC-based mobile payments by 2014.

We designed and developed the Employment Law Cloud app for Squire Sanders, an international law firm. It launched in September 2011 for the UK market and from day one its success has exceeded everyone’s expectations. Here are just some of its achievements:

• 40,000+ downloads, averaging around 400 every working day
• Top 5 ranking in the App Store’s ‘Business’ category
• Featured by Apple as ‘New & Noteworthy’ in the App Store and regularly featured in the ‘What’s Hot’ section
• “App of the Month” in Director, the Institute of Directors’ magazine (October 2011)
• Featured as a “hot” app in HR Magazine’s list of best HR apps

At Wavana we are big believers that apps should provide a genuinely useful function to the app’s target market. In this case, its evident that business and HR professionals love the quick reference and being kept up to date with the latest in employment law.

Regus, the world’s largest provider of flexible workplaces, has just launched its Android app. Designed and built by Wavana, the application enables professionals to search Regus’ global business centre network.  Following the success of Regus’ iPhone app, which achieved top 10 ranking in the USA App Store’s ‘Business’ category, we were delighted to be invited by Regus to develop this app for Android devices too.  We feel it’s a great tool to access Regus’ network while on the move.

Key features: -

• Locate functionality to find the centres near to you
• Search Regus centres globally and view on a map
• Discover unique features about each Regus centre and view images
• Get directions by road, by public transport and by air
• Enquire, book meeting rooms and day offices or call
• Share Regus centre locations with your meeting delegates and clients
• Save Regus centre details to your Android contacts list

Want to join our team?

Wavana is growing fast with a steady pipeline of existing and new client work for clients in the UK, Europe and North America.  We also actively develop our own product, always trying to push the boundaries of innovation at every opportunity.  We are always on the lookout for the most talented and enthusiastic people to join our London-based team.  Right now we have openings in the following areas:

Developers 

Whether you're working in-house, at an agency, freelancing or for yourself then we would love to hear from you.  Ideally you have already done some great iOS, Android or web apps.  We are particularly looking for developers who can both work autonomously and part of a larger team, but ultimately be part of something great in a fast growing industry.

Business development 

You may already be agency-based but are looking to be an influential member of a fast-growing independent business.  If you feel you have what it takes and are passionate about growing a business then we'd also love to hear from you.

Interested?

Please email lance@wavana.com with a short cover note, including your CV or your LinkedIn profile link plus any other links you feel would help us learn more about you, such as to any apps where you have played a key role.

We look forward to hearing from you.

The PayByPhone iOS app, developed by Wavana, is currently being featured by Apple as a ‘New & Noteworthy’ app in both the UK and Canada App Stores.

We always find that features such as this help to raise awareness to captive users and are pleased that every app we have developed has been featured by Apple.

When we created Tube Exits we realised we had to collect all of the platform exit information ourselves.  It took weeks to map out the exact platform exit information for the station exits and transfers at each of the 700 or so platforms on the London Underground.  

What we didn’t fully appreciate at the time is how often the platform exits would change with TfL’s station renovations, particularly at the busiest stations such as King’s Cross, Oxford Circus and Green Park.  We did our best to keep the platform exit information as up to date as possible and meanwhile adding new features, such as a nifty journey planner, live line status information and integrating the London Overground network.  With this hard work we have now had over 100,000 downloads and grown a fantastic user base who proactively update us on the latest exit information.  With this tremendous user support we are able to send out regular updates and continue investing time enhancing Tube Exits, which we are so pleased is being reflected in the very positive user ratings:

Only hours after launching the PayByPhone Android app in the Android Market we were pleasantly surprised to see that Stuart Dredge had already mentioned the app in his Appsblog, his weekly roundup of new and interesting apps.

We are very pleased to be working closely with PayByPhone, the market leading phone payment operator for car parking, to develop its iPhone and Android apps.   The app has now launched on the App Store and Android Market and is available for PayByPhone locations in United Kingdom, United States and Canada.

For some time at Wavana we have recognised that apps will play a key part in transaction payments.   We felt that simple, secure and convenient mobile app payments will ultimately replace the need to carry cash and coins.  Last year we developed Flying Flowers, which enables users to order and securely pay for flowers ‘on the go’.  Now the PaybyPhone app represents a big step forward for the convenience of no longer having to pay for parking by coins, but also enabling users the benefit of being able to remotely extend their parking if they need additional time.

We are already exploring the potential for apps that utilise Near Field Communication (“NFC”) for simplified transactions with a touch, very similar to the Oyster Card system used on London's public transport network.  NFC is already possible on some Android devices and we hope will be likely to be available on Apple’s iOS platform within the next 6 months.