California HealthCare Foundation's iPhone Applications

The iHealthBeat iPhone Application Users can view the same news and articles available on the original websites. California Healthline's search functionality on the iPhone.

Overview

Since taking over maintenance and development of California HealthCare Foundation’s iHealthBeat and California Healthline websites in early 2008, Velir and CHCF have partnered together to release the newest in cutting edge services. The latest in this line of achievements is the deployment of the iHealthBeat and California Healthline iPhone Applications, which are now available for download from the App Store.

The goal was to deliver CHCF branded content via an iPhone Application and to give users access to much of the same content as on the original websites. iPhone and iTouch users can view articles, images, and audio from California HealthLine and iHealthBeat. Embedded within these applications are the same advanced search functionality found on the websites.

Project Heroes

"This was Velir’s first iPhone application development project. The team managed to get all of the customer’s core requirements met, while staying true to the iPhone development guidelines set forth by Apple.“
— Marco, Director of Project Management

“Working with the iPhone SDK was a great experience. It was awesome to be able to bring the client's reach to such a cutting edge mobile platform.”
— Matt, Developer

Expertise

Technology

  • Objective-C
  • iPhone SDK