Developing Widgets on a PaaS for Flex

Adobe has launched a public beta platform for the development of rich media applications aka widgets. The platform is called Cocomo. Cocomo is a PaaS, which means that both the development tools and the application hosting is managed by Adobe. There are already a lot of cool features available like voip, collaboration and file sharing.

Software Development Portals

Here are two further portals for software development. One is for online collaboration and the other to find developers for collaboration.

github is an online platform, that is designed for online collaboration on software development. Too, it is a social network to get in contact with other developers.

CollabFinder is a community for software developers to find others to collaborate and work together on projects. They have implemented a lifestreaming feature to stay connected and receive updates..

Online Business Applications and Application Development

Online application development is a trend and cost effective. There are general platforms called Platform as a Service and specialized ones for social networks or widgets.

Zoho is a service for webbased business applications and collaboration purposes. With Zoho Creator there is now a new online development platform dedicated to business applications. It is a service both to get applications developed and an opportunity for developers. People and enterprises who are in the need for an application can post a request to contact developers. Developers can use the platform for free to develop applications for own purposes and to develop applications for customers and on behalf of members. Developers may sell their applications or participate in the partner program generating income based on a subscription model and by referring new customers. Developed applications are represented at the Zoho Marketplace.

Toolgether, a new Web Apps and Widget Platform

Toolgether is a new platform for the development, hosting and distribution of widgets. The service targets developers and private entrepreneurs. There are tools at the platform to transform existing applications into web apps and host them for distribution. At the same time Toolgether is a marketplace to monetize web applications. The service has just come out of private beta a couple of days ago.

Connected Virtual Reality Worlds

On 31th July Second Life has announced the public beta of the Open Grid Protocol. This new technology enables to switch with one unique avatar between different virtual reality worlds and might be described as a virtual reality aggregator. This is done by seperating the creation of avatars from the surrounding environment. Now by Syntronik a first service has started for creating avatars independently from a virtual world. Entering virtual worlds with an independently created avatar is enabled by the Open Grid Protocol. Below there is a video introducing at first Syntronik and later on the functions of the protocol.


Syntronik.de Screencast from MrTopf on Vimeo

There is already a large list of participating or developed virtual worlds supporting the open grid protocol. Developers and webmaster may start their own world with the open source software OpenSimulatur. Further information for developers is available at the Open Grid Public Beta and Open Grid Protocol homepages, current news by the Second Life Blog and OpenSimulatur News.

Curious for Googles Android OS?

The Android OS is a Google software development project of an operating system for mobile phones. First mobile phones equipped with the Android OS are awaited this fall. MobileCrunch made an up to date video available with an up to date introduction to Android, which is embedded below.



Further up to date information is available at CrunchGear by the tag Android, information for developers and some further videos at the official Android Developers Blog.

Web Applications and the Impact on Future Browsers and IT

This is a brief posting referring to an article with an overview of trends in application and software development reasoned by the impact of up to date and innovative applications on the web like social networking and rich internet applications. Several industry experts are cited with notations about needs for future capabilities of browser technologies to represent applications and the need for enterprises to be prepared for the adoption and integration of such future applications.

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