How softweb delivered centralized content management app for Bosch Rexroth, a global manufacturing enterprise
Our client, Bosch Rexroth, is a global leader in drive and control technologies, supporting industrial and engineering operations across regions. They partnered with Softweb to design and develop a native iOS application that centralized and governed application content, improving access to trusted information while strengthening administrative control and security at scale.
Industry: Manufacturing
Business type: Enterprise
Services:Enterprise application content governance and platform modernization
Technology: Liferay, Java, Spring, MySQL, jQuery, Objective C, UIKit, REST APIs
Client profile
Bosch Rexroth is one of the world’s leading specialists in drive and control technologies. With operations spanning over 80 countries and a global workforce of more than 32,000 associates, the organization designs, manufactures, and delivers components and systems that support industrial automation, machinery, and advanced engineering use cases.
Across regions, their employees and partners rely on consistent access to application content and supporting information to complete daily tasks. With usage scaling across teams and geographies, the organization needed better control over how application content was managed, accessed, and secured, without adding administrative overhead or slowing everyday workflows.
Technical challenges
Our client relied on multiple applications to support their employees and partners across regions. Over time, managing application content and access consistently became increasingly complex at scale. The major technical challenges were:
Content control at scale
Application content and related information were difficult to manage consistently across regions.
Controlled global access
Users across regions needed access, but varying roles required clearer permission models to maintain security.
Information retrieval delays
With broader usage, users needed faster and more intuitive ways to retrieve information within applications.
Complex admin management
Managing updates, content changes, and configurations required a more streamlined administrative workflow.
Our solution
We designed and implemented a centralized content management platform integrated with a native iOS application, bringing content control, access governance, and administration into a single system. The platform was structured to support secure distribution, role-based permissions, and global usage without increasing operational complexity.
The application provided users with consistent access to approved content, while giving administrators clear control over permissions, updates, and security policies through a streamlined backend. The implementation also enabled faster installation and upgrades while improving overall system reliability and user satisfaction.
Centralized App Content Management
The native iOS application was connected to a centralized content management system that synchronized application content updates and access controls across regions. Publishing and governance were standardized so content remained consistent within applications.
As a result, teams could rely on accurate, up-to-date information within the application without introducing separate workflows or manual coordination. The user-friendly interface simplified content publishing and reduced administrative effort across regions.
Role-Based Access and Administration Model
A role-based access model controls who can view, manage, or update application content. Administrator-level access enables adding or deleting apps, editing content, and managing source files whenever required.
Administrative tasks are handled through a web-based backend that simplifies content updates, permission changes, and configuration management, while maintaining enterprise-grade security.
Secure Content Access and Compliance
Security controls are applied at the platform level to protect application content and ensure data protection across user groups and devices. SSL and HTTPS connections are applied for wrapped apps, preventing redirection to unauthorized or malicious websites.
The platform supports role-based security, password complexity rules, MDM actions, and formal data protection policies without requiring changes to application source code.
Managed Distribution and Device Support
The native iOS application supports controlled distribution of application content while enforcing device and policy rules where required. MDM actions, password policies, and data protection measures apply without disrupting access.
Secure BYOD usage is supported through enforced controls and role-based distribution rules, keeping enterprise governance intact across regions and user groups.
Business goals and measurable outcomes
| Business objective | Business benefit delivered |
|---|---|
| Improve user engagement | 40% improvement in customer experience, driven by faster access to consistent and up-to-date information. |
| Enable faster business decisions | Access to real-time data helps leaders act faster and with confidence. |
| Increase long-term platform adoption | 60% increase in customer retention, supported by reliable content availability and controlled access across regions. |
| Support measurable business growth | 45% revenue growth, attributed to improved usability and more effective distribution of application content. |
| Strengthen conversion performance | 30% rise in lead conversion, enabled by simplified content access and clearer information delivery. |
Customer testimonials
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The GoTo Products iPad app is “live” and the word about it is spreading fast. Everyone who has seen the app so far is truly impressed by the functional quality and flawless design. None of this would be possible without you so I just wanted to congratulate and thank you for all the hard work! Looking forward to opportunity to work with Softweb again, on this and many new projects in the future.
Almir Tucek Supervisor
Digital Marketing at Bosch Rexroth
Tech stack
- Frontend
- Objective-C, UIKit
- Backend
- Java, Spring Framework, REST APIs
- CMS Platform
- Liferay
- CMS Platform
- Liferay
- Admin Interface
- jQuery, Liferay Portlets
- Database
- MySQL
- Security
- SSL/HTTPS, Role-Based Access Control
- Mobility
- iOS Native App, MDM Integration
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