AppForge Releases Crossfire v6.0

AppForge today announced the latest version of its patented mobile application platform, Crossfire 6.0. The technology in Crossfire 6.0 marks the first time Visual Studio developers can easily create comprehensive on-device mobile applications for the millions of Palm Treo, BlackBerry and other mobile devices in the market today.

Significant new product features found in Crossfire 6.0 include:

  • Translation of Visual Basic .NET and C# into native J2ME applications for BlackBerry devices within Microsoft Visual Studio
  • Support for the entire Palm Treo smartphone product family, including the Palm Treo 700w device with Microsoft Windows Mobile, and Palm-powered Treo 600 and 650 devices
  • A BlackBerry user interface within the Visual Studio.NET IDE, allowing developers to visually design, implement and debug applications as they will appear on BlackBerry devices
  • BlackBerry Enterprise Server compatibility, enabling Crossfire-developed applications to be centrally managed and deployed in a secure manner
  • Debug applications directly on the desktop using Visual Studio debugging tools
  • Enhanced performance and development support for Symbian, Nokia and Palm

“Our customers have told us that delivering data services over a mobile Web browser is not acceptable for them – it just doesn’t work,” says Chris Tyburski, CTO, AppForge. “Crossfire 6.0 provides businesses with a more sensible solution by enabling organizations to build data-enabled rich clients across more than 500 device and OS combinations; without having to worry about competing computing environments, user experience or technology turnover.”

According to recent research from Evans Data Corporation, more than 61 percent of PDA and mobile software developers are currently building customer-facing mobile applications for use outside of their company – with an overwhelming majority using Microsoft-centric programming tools for development. Many of the key product enhancements found in Crossfire 6.0 are meant to make data services delivery and user experience on mobile devices easier and more realistic for customers with large mobile deployments.

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Great News!

Dr Opinion @ 3/14/2006 5:04:23 PM # Q
> "...Translation of Visual Basic .NET and C# into native J2ME applications for BlackBerry devices within Microsoft Visual Studio..."

Now developers can "de-suck" their VisualBasic mobile applications and turn them into industry-standard Java. I wonder if this will work for desktop apps too? :)

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"People who like M$ products tend to be insecure crowd-following newbies lacking in experience and imagination."

RE: Great News!
naio21 @ 3/15/2006 7:16:41 AM # Q
I've realized there are two kind of Palm users. :)

These who loves the plataform and these who hates Microsoft. :)

For the first group here's the place to talk. For the second group I suggest accessing Slashdot or many of the Mac fanboy foruns spread all over the net. :)

But for our buddy Dr. O. here I suggest Euthanasia! :)

Ivan

Dr Opinion/Jeff Kirvin is the BEST! :)
The_Voice_of_Reason @ 3/15/2006 12:09:03 PM # Q
I like you, Dr Opinion/Jeff Kirvin. :)

I think you have many important and interesting things to say. :)

You should be a model - you look SO healthy and fit. :)

You know a lot of things about the PDA industry after working so long as a salesmonkey in CompUSA. :)

You are a good writer and have a great future ahead of you. :)

Palm should hire you to be their new CEO. :)

TVoR

RE: Great News!
hkklife @ 3/15/2006 1:11:12 PM # Q
http://www.tapland.com/news_arc/?id=410

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Voice Of Dumbness and his Failed PALM Stock Trading Gig :)
Dr Opinion @ 3/15/2006 4:42:45 PM # Q
I like you too, Voice of Dumbness! :)

I'm sure you realize (by now) that your failed PALM stock trading gig is a zero sum game. So if you're losing on a trade, my bitter little friend, then that means someone else is winning: Someone better than you, someone smarter. :)

That's *why* I like you. The market needs losers like yourself, otherwise winners like me would never be able to make a buck.

Thanks for existing, buddy. :)

He he. :)

Oh, and I like Jeff too... but only because you don't. :D

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"People who like M$ products tend to be insecure crowd-following newbies lacking in experience and imagination."

RE: Great News!
naio21 @ 3/16/2006 7:20:41 AM # Q
Didn't they pull the plug YET? :(

Ivan
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Too bad Super Waba kicks AppForge's a$$.

The_Voice_of_Reason @ 3/14/2006 8:43:41 PM # Q
Of course, even CodeWarrior can't hold a candle to the the development environment favored by elite Code Lords like me: PDA Toolbox. I'm currrently beta testing a PDA Toolbox app I'll be positioning to compete with DateBk5 feature-for-feature. I hear CESD wet his pants with ph33R when he saw my DtBook6 beta. I predict some gorillas are gonna starve this year.


TVoR

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