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The idea of Universal Mobile Connectivity™ is quickly becoming a reality as we announce our support for Android integration. Before I delve into the details, let me jump onto my soapbox for a moment… Image may be NSFW.
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WebORB is a powerful, client-agnostic technology enabling client/server integration at many different levels. The integration includes RPC (remote procedure calls) for a wide range of service models, publish-subscribe data messaging, video/audio recording and streaming, ultra-simple data management API/runtime and development productivity tools that actually work and help devs focus on what they do best. As the number of Android applications is growing, an army of developers are looking for ways to quickly and efficiently integrate phone-based applications with server-side technologies. For the most basic connectivity you can hear some people suggesting JSON (which we support, btw), some (even more old-school people) suggest SOAP web services or perhaps ancient-as-dinosaurs HTTP GET/POST type of integration. Will these approaches work? Sure, with enough persistence and a ton of billable hours, you can get anything to work. Will it cost a lot to develop? you bet! Will it scale? very unlikely. Will it be easy to maintain and evolve? I hardly doubt it. After all, it is 2011 and it is definitely time to realize that a well-done client/server integration is really in the heart of any successful application, whether it is an enterprise system or a silly game for a mobile device. Welcome to the 21st century, it is time to get serious about integration Image may be NSFW.
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Whether you are a Java developer or you build apps using Flex/AIR or Android, the topic of client-server integration is not very-well defined or prescribed. However, WebORB as a client/server integration server provides a very powerful solution for connecting Android apps (both Java and AIR) with Java, .NET and PHP backends. Android Java apps can use the APIs for RPC (remote procedure calls) and publish/subscribe messaging. The AIR clients can easily tap into WebORB hosted services, messaging destinations, media streams and data management using the standard APIs available in the Flex/AIR SDKs, including the RTMP integration.
The best way to get an idea of the capabilities WebORB provides for Android is to watch the videos linked below. It is a recording of a webinar we conducted a few weeks ago on the subject of Android and WebORB integration. Additionally, the documentation can be found at: Android and WebORB integration documentation.
Happy WebORB-ing on Android!