Funambol, a provider of open source mobile cloud sync and push email for
billions of phones, today announced it has acquired Zapatec, Inc., a leader
of AJAX web 2.0 frameworks. The acquisition enables Funambol to uniquely
address the industry pervasive device fragmentation challenge that plagues
developers and requires building native apps for too many platforms. The
combination of Funambol's open source mobile sync and push server, with
Zapatec's AJAX web 2.0 technology, will foster a new generation of open, rich
mobile browser native apps for billions of smart- and feature phones. This
provides the best of both worlds -- rich mobile web native apps that 'sync
and push' and that work on all devices.
"Future mobile apps will resemble PC AJAX apps, they will be web-based ... (more)
IT Strategy on Ulitzer
Convio today announced expansion of its Open Platform which is helping
nonprofit organizations tap the power of technology and the Internet to
better reach, engage and move people to support their cause. The company is
introducing Convio Web Services, a new set of standard interfaces for
building client applications that retrieve and synchronize data with Convio.
... (more)
Open Source Journal on Ulitzer
DataSync, a provider of integrated small business software-as-a-service
(SaaS) solutions, and SugarCRM, the world’s leading provider of commercial
open source customer relationship management (CRM) software, have announced a
strategic partnership to deliver an integrated suite of small business
applications to small businesses.
DataSync is the developer of ... (more)
Keynote Systems, a provider of on-demand mobile and Internet test &
measurement solutions for continuously improving the online experience, today
announced Version 3.0 of KITE (Keynote Internet Testing Environment). KITE
3.0 is Keynote’s free desktop tool for real time testing, diagnosing and
troubleshooting of Web performance issues from the end user perspective. KITE
3.0 makes it easy ... (more)
As open source development expands and deepens its innovative capabilities,
JBoss Enterprise Middleware, by Red Hat, continues to deliver
enterprise-class alternatives to expensive, cumbersome proprietary solutions
at additional levels of the software stack. These go beyond the application
server, to middleware for application integration, data integration,
development tools, business ru... (more)
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