Jon Westfall
07-22-2006, 02:00 AM
<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobileclientfactory' target='_blank'>http://msdn.microsoft.com/mobileclientfactory</a><br /><br /></div><i>"Yesterday we announced the release of the Mobile Client Software Factory. The Mobile Client Software Factory provides integrated guidance to help architects and developers create line-of-business Windows Mobile applications that interact with back-end systems over networks such as WiFi and GPRS that might be occasionally available. A mobile smart client line-of-business application has one or more of the following characteristics: It has a rich user interface that takes advantage of the power of the Windows Mobile 5.0 device. It might use a gateway server and the most cost effective underlying network technology to connect to and exchange data with multiple back-end systems. It takes advantage of local caching and processing to enable operation during periods of no network connectivity or intermittent network connectivity, It is easily deployed and configured, It helps to keep local, potentially confidential information secure"</i><br /><br />For those of you looking to create an application to interface with your back-end while helping your workers in the field be ultra-mobile, check out Microsoft's new Mobile Client Software Factory. Looks like a nice collection of tools that can help you jump-start your development project.