Application Development

InSync Software has released InSync iApp Builder, a web based platform for building and deploying RFID, GPS and sensor-driven asset tracking applications. The iApp Builder offers application-specific templates, web dashboards, process and UI widgets, device configuration and monitoring, data filtering and transformation, workflow design, alert and status notifications, setup and management, and RTLS data visualization. Also included is a simulation engine that allows users to test app behavior virtually, as well as demonstrate full application capabilities to prospective customers via a web meeting. For more details on iApp Builder, see insyncinfo.com.

Keynote Systems announced a free version of its Mobile Interactive Testing Environment (MITE) desktop testing tool that allows mobile developers to interactively test and validate mobile content across many mobile device profiles. MITE provides diagnostic details of page redirects, over-sized objects, broken links, supported MIME types, syntax errors, download times, and more. The paid version of MITE includes advanced technical support, and allows customers to attach their aircard and test content on local mobile networks. Users can also record test scripts and then re-run them over other device profiles. Keynote also announced a unique new subscription-based mobile benchmarking service called Mobile Competitive Monitoring & Analysis, which provides benchmarks for the performance of all the leading mobile services in popular use today including SMS, MMS, data throughput, WAP and streaming. For more details about the service or to download MITE, see keynote.com. Keynote Systems is a past Mobile Star Awards™ winner.

Rhomobile also announced the public beta of RhoHub, a web-based service for development and hosting of apps for BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Android, Symbian and iPhone. Once an app is developed online, RhoHub offers an over-the-air provisioning server creating a single download URL for users. Users access that URL from their mobile browser and the provisioning service offers the executable download for the detected smartphone. RhoHub also provides developers with a hosted copy of RhoSync, a standalone server for syncing enterprise data with users' phones. RhoSync uses BES Push and iPhone 3.0 SDK Push to optimize synchronization, and enables large amounts of data to be stored locally on a phone and are available even when disconnected and offline so that workers can create and edit data even when out of coverage. For more on Rhodes or RhoHub, see rhomobile.com. Also visit the company's summary page on MobileVillage.

Syware has extended its Visual CE and mEnable database development software to allow Windows Mobile handheld users to directly access, modify, and synchronize Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Visual CE's drag-and-drop interface allows users to create data collection and information access applications with the extensive functionality typically available only through expensive programming. mEnable allows wireless access to data over any TCP/IP network, including the Internet. For more details, see syware.com. Syware is a past Mobile Star Awards™ winner.

Middleware & Device Management

Visto's Good Technology has released Good for Enterprise 6.0, which includes the new Good Mobile Control™, Good Mobile Access™ and Good Mobile Messaging™. Good Mobile Control offers device management through a browser-based console, while Good Mobile Access provides a managed mobile VPN service that gives employees secure access to applications behind the firewall. Good Mobile Messaging 6.0 now has new features including voice-activated dialing when the device is password protected, sharing RSS news feeds, and scheduled email synchronization intervals to improve battery life. Good for Enterprise 6.0 supports several languages and a range of mobile platforms such as Windows Mobile, Symbian S60, Palm, and iPhone, plus both IBM Lotus Domino and Microsoft Exchange email systems. For more information see good.com. Visto is a past Mobile Star Awards™ winner.

Conceivium's BlackBerry MobileAnalyzer and MobileMonitor remote monitoring and troubleshooting agents have integrated Odyssey Software's Athena platform, to offer mobile device management for both Windows Mobile and BlackBerry smartphones from the same console. For more information, see odysseysoftware.com or conceivium.com. Conceivium is a past Mobile Star Awards™ winner.

RSA announced its RSA SecurID Software Token for iPhones, which provides iPhone users with two-factor authentication to enterprise applications and resources. The SecurID Software Token app targets organizations using the RSA SecurID system. The iPhone app is available on the App Store at no charge. The required RSA SecurID software token seed is available from RSA.com and its partners.

Synchronica has launched Synchronica Mobile Gateway Enterprise Edition, a push email and synchronization middleware for a variety of handsets. According to Synchronica, Mobile Gateway Enterprise Edition is can be purchased, downloaded, and deployed on a mobile phone fleet within a few hours. The middleware supports Exchange, Sun Java System Communications Suite, and Lotus Domino corporate email servers, as well as IMAP / POP3 consumer email back-ends. It includes a Windows installer allowing businesses to install and host it on their own servers. For more details, see synchronica.com or visit the company's summary page on MobileVillage. Synchronica is a past Mobile Star Awards™ winner.

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