Ajax Based Software For Mobile Phones Launched

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Recently, the biggest names in the internet industry formed an alliance to get Ajax as powerful as possible. With IBM leading the way, the OpenAjax alliance was formed. One of the first things they did was to encourage Ajax on mobile phone. Immediately, after the AjaxWorld Conference in California, they convened and focused on the mobile implications of the Ajax in various phones.

There are lots of promising things that could be done using this technology. Even though some phones (especially iPhone) didn’t allow any installations for native programs, web based softwares can still be created. Without any installations, the program will just run using the ability of the phone to connect to the internet. With this in mind, web developers started to work on things and develop web based Ajax programs. Among the first programs to be launched that uses the Ajax technology is Funambol. Just barely weeks after the AjaxWorld conference and Mobile Ajax convention, they are now sending out invitations so users can try out their services. Funambol has created a web based program. It is a portal wherein you can easily access your e-mail, calendar and other contacts. Instead of logging in to your Yahoo and Google every time you log in to their site, you can use Funambol and configure their e-mail using the POP/IMAP configuration. Your contact lists could also be integrated and synched in your Funambol. You can easily transport your contact lists from Outlook and other e-mail account. From there, sending e-mails is easier with the use of Funambol. The great thing about Funambol is that it’s also an open-source software. Not only you’ll be able to access their already extensive services, you can also create your own web based service using the codes Funambol has freely given to web developers. In that way, the development of Funambol will not only be limited with the company that provides them but the success of Funambol will also rest on the developers who opted to create their own version of the software. With the popularity of Ajax, it won’t be long until developers will come out and offer their own version of this technology. Even though Ajax will be a very complicated technology even for some developers, there are tools that anyone can use to develop the technology. Even though the popularity of Ajax in mobile technology is closely associated with iPhone, the program is not only limited to this mobile phone. Other high end phones that have the power to connect to the internet will be able to use the program. What makes it even better is its ability to be launched with less than required programs. Compared to other programs online, Ajax based programs will not require any software to be installed in mobile devices. With the technological advantage of Funambol and being an open source, this Ajax-based program will prosper in no time as people can start using them in any mobile phone. Developers will also contribute a lot of things in this software as they create their own version of Funambol.