Service, Scaled: What the Restaurant Sector Can Learn from Cinema’s Digital Playbook
At first glance, a high-end restaurant and a multiplex cinema might seem worlds apart.
Developing mobile and web applications for English and Arabic
Developing mobile and web applications for English and Arabic languages can be tricky. Luckily, Can Factory has your back.
Cinema Industry response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Part 2
This is the second part of a research series in to the Cinema Industry response to the COVID-19 pandemic. How is it faring 9 months in...
Supporting the world around us
This year Can Factory donated to two charities close to our hearts: Marie Curie who provide palliative care, and Thames Reach who combat homelessness.
Cinema Industry response to the COVID-19 pandemic
A summary of the response of the global cinema industry to the COVID-19 pandemic in April and May of 2020. Covering cinema chains in both Europe and MENA.
Updates to the Everyman Cinemas iOS App!
Versions 1.1 and 1.2 of the Everyman Cinemas iOS app are now available on the Apple App Store! New features include Dark Mode and Apple Music integration!
Everyman Cinemas iOS App launch.
Everyman Cinemas iOS App launch on the Apple App Store. An application built by Can Factory, download now on the Apple App store for your personal iPhone.
Everyman Cinemas and Can Factory team up to create iOS app!
Software development heavyweights 'Can Factory' team up with high-end cinema chain 'Everyman Cinemas' to build a bespoke app for the Apple App Store.
Esports - Part 5/5
The final entry in the 5 part series. Esports globally, potential obstacles, and some final thoughts are all covered in todays post.
Esports - Part 4/5
The fourth entry in a 5 part series exploring the world of esports. Events & Tickets, and the individuals investing in esports are the topic of the day.
Esports - Part 3/5
Part 3 of a 5 part series exploring the world of esports. Today we will look at the crazy prize pools available to players and where this money comes from.
Esports - Part 2/5
Part 2 in a 5 part series exploring the world of esports. Today's entry looks at Twitch, Youtube and Facebook, as well as the esports viewers globally.
Esports - Part 1/5
First entry in a 5 part series exploring the world of esports. Today's entry looks at the top titles, and publishers & developers in the Gaming scene.
Giving back to our local community through Thames Reach
Over Christmas, Thames Reach shaped a campaign to raise money for those living on the streets in London specifically for the elderly as they suffer most severely in this period. Its time for companies to give back to their local communities.
VOX Cinema receives CinemaCon 2017 Global Achievement in Exhibition Award
Majid Al Futtaim Cinemas, owner of the VOX Cinemas brand in the Middle East, have received the CinemaCon “Global Achievement Award in Exhibition”.
VOX Cinemas and Vista working like a dream
Can Factory and Vista once again produce amazing cinema websites for our joint customers. The marriage of our apps continues to deliver successful results.
Relaunch of VOX Cinemas digital sales channels
Together, Can Factory and VOX Cinemas worked to coordinate the delivery of the Can Factory developed responsive web application.
Can Factory releases new VOX Cinemas iOS App
Developed by Can Factory, Can Factory releases VOX Cinemas new app that gives cinema-goers quick and easy access to film content.
Extending existing iOS and Android application
The Australian Football League selected Rightster to launch the Watch AFLTV. Can Factory worked with Rightster to extend the iOS application to optimise it.
Apple Watch ad demonstrates Can Factory integration of a Cineworld Passbook on the Apple Watch
Can Factory worked with Apple to provide a prime spot for Cineworld in the UK Apple Watch ad with a snapshot of Cineworld's Passbook eTicket integration.
Can Factory Jsoup HTML parser library
This library provides a simple “fluent” style API over the popular Jsoup HTML parser combined with custom Hamcrest matchers to make unit tests simpler.
TDD, BDD or NoDD
Many software developers become wedded to Test Driven Development, or Behaviour Driven Development, that they forget about the end product. The key is...
iOS application release - Jackdaw
We're pleased to announce the release of our first Swift application in the App Store, Jackdaw. It provides simple barcode scanning & QR code creation for..
Pushing the boundaries with Cineworld's Vista back-office integration
Can Factory integrate the Cineworld application with the Vista Entertainment Solutions back-office systems
Can Factory releases Cineworld iOS 7 and iPhone 5 update
Can Factory releases Cineworld iOS7 and iPhone 5 app
Microsoft Dynamics Integration
Can Factory is a London software development company, experience with Microsoft Dynamics integration
Cineworld mobile website update
Can Factory first encouraged Cineworld's eCommerce team to implement a dedicated mobile website in 2009. The solution had to ensure that customers could...
Online gift card software integration
Can Factory introduced online gift card software integration, purchasing, and gift card redemption functionality with Stored Value Solutions
Cineworld eTicket and Passbook support
Can Factory implemented Cineworld's first ever eTicket solution after a successful operational trial restricted to their Scottish cinemas.
Cineworld website relaunch increases sales and visits
Cineworld collaborated with Can Factory to complete a major redesign of their eCommerce solutions, which resulted in significant increases to both sales &...
The benefits of Apache Solr
With experience in Solr Lucene consultancy, Can Factory recommended the integration of the Apache Solr search engine into the architecture.
Space Rocks! Can Factory iOS games development - QB1-0
Can Factory is a London software development company, specialising in mobile app, systems integration, eCommerce and iOS games development
Can Factory - Android Development Company - launches Cineworld Android app
In 2011, Can Factory expanded Cineworld’s mobile device support through the introduction of their popular Android mobile app via the Google Play store.
Web Usability Group test the Cineworld iPhone app v1.0.2
The Web Usability Group confirms that The Cineworld App, designed and built by Can Factory, is a 'well thought out, easy to use app'.
London iphone app development company - Can Factory release free Cineworld iPhone app
London iphone app development company - Can Factory release free Cineworld iphone app
iPhone Webclip Icons
While browsing a website on your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch you can tap the plus icon and select ‘Add to Home Screen’. This creates a shortcut to that URL as...
Can Factory launch dedicated Cineworld mobile website
Can Factory encouraged Cineworld’s eCommerce team to launch a dedicated Cineworld mobile site that focused on key cinema, film, and performance information.
Hibernate Inheritance and Discriminators
An alternative way to declare discriminators using @DiscriminatorFormula. Even after using Hibernate for a long time, there are still more things to learn!
Maven, Jetty and IntelliJ Debugging
We use IntelliJ as our primary IDE and most of our web projects run in Jetty during development. Here's a guide to getting the debugger hooked up to an app.
Hibernate Annotations - Collection of Enums
Using a CoffeeRoster to demonstrate an example of how to store a collection of enums with Hibernate Annotations and @CollectionOfElements.
Can Factory win Oracle award
The team at Can Factory have won another award this time from Oracle, for the work that was done with Live 8 and Make Poverty History.