{"id":339,"date":"2009-11-16T16:58:21","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T23:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mobileframe.com\/?p=339"},"modified":"2009-11-16T17:00:42","modified_gmt":"2009-11-17T00:00:42","slug":"make-vs-buy-why-not-have-both","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobileframe.com\/blog\/make-vs-buy-why-not-have-both","title":{"rendered":"Make vs. Buy &#8211; Why not have both?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every Organization looking to implement mobile technology is forced to make this same decision: Do I make my mobile application, or buy it?\u00a0 There are several options to consider.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Make (i.e. Develop)<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 88px;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"505\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"279\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Pro<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"279\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Con<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"279\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Get Exactly   what you want, fits exact business need.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"279\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Long   Development Cycles (6-9 Months when hard-coded)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Expensive   to Develop<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Costly   to Maintain<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Buy<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 73px;\" border=\"1\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"507\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"279\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Pro<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"279\" valign=\"top\"><strong>Con<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"279\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Inexpensive,   can be <\/strong><strong>purchased off the shelf<\/strong><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Quick   Implementation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"279\" valign=\"top\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Doesn\u2019t   fit exact business need. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What many organizations don\u2019t know is that they no longer have to make this decision.\u00a0 There is a 3<sup>rd<\/sup> and much easier choice\u2026<strong>MobileFrame<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>MobileFrame is a Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) product developed for the sole purpose of helping organizations design, develop, deploy, manage, and support custom mobile applications, without the need to write a single line of code.\u00a0 And because MobileFrame is a full featured mobile computing platform it can serve the needs of your entire organization, and not just a single department or a single application.<\/p>\n<p>With MobileFrame you have the ability to create your Custom Applications in Days and not Months, and roll out changes very quickly. \u00a0In addition, if you are looking for a pre-packaged solution MobileFrame also offers several pre-built mobile applications that can be custom tailored to your business requirements.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to see a live customer demo or receive more information please <a href=\"..\/contact-us\">contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"zemanta-pixie\" style=\"margin-top: 10px; 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