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A leading mobile solutions company, AppForge, Inc., yesterday announced Crossfire 6.5, the latest version of its famous mobile application platform optimized for developing and delivering customer-facing mobile applications. Responding to a rapidly changing customer environment, AppForge has significantly enhanced Crossfire’s unique ability to put applications on the widest array of mobile devices, regardless of language and platform, with a feature set that enables enterprises to provide rich, branded end-user self-service and content delivery applications.
Key enhancements in Crossfire 6.5 include support for web services and for Symbian OS v9.
Web Services Support
Web services provide a structured and simple mechanism to access a broad range of information types from existing backend servers, without the need for data synchronization middleware. Crossfire 6.5, using the Microsoft Visual Studio .NET IDE and supporting classes in the Compact Framework, will enable developers to add “web references” to their projects. For example, a developer of a customer-facing travel application could easily add a Web service that delivers local weather information, with a look and feel close to that of any native object in the application.
Symbian OS v9 Support
With Crossfire 6.5, AppForge introduces support for Symbian OS v9, including support for Symbian Signed, the industry-endorsed application signing program that promotes best practice in Symbian OS content and application development.
At product launch, Crossfire 6.5 will support Nokia Eseries devices, including the E61, as well as other devices that run Symbian 9. AppForge expects to expand support for additional devices on the Symbian 9 platform as they come to market.
Other important new features of Crossfire 6.5 include:
- XML Support
- Networking and Security Enhancements
- Microsoft Framework Compatibility
- BlackBerry Enhancements
Expanded Partnerships
AppForge also announced today that it is strengthening its global reach through the signing of contracts with three resellers – Microway, Probitas and Synergy.
These companies join existing AppForge reseller partners, most notably QBS in the UK, SOS Developers in France, SITA in Italy, Strattus Software in Brazil, and Ingram Micro and Programmer’s Paradise in the U.S.
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
