Mobile Web Applications

HTML5 is the next generation in mobile web applications. Enable your website to function with or without an Internet connection

For ten years, web designers have been using HTML4 to write their mobile web applications. But problems arose in speed, storage and flexibility in the application. Recently, HTML5 was released and it has some very distinct differences from its predecessor. Form controls, APIs, multimedia, semantics and structure give authors more flexibility for creating websites and mobile applications.

HTML5 makes it much easier to structure pages and new video and audio elements allow authors flexibility in customizing the interface. And unlike previous versions of syntax driven HTML and XHTML, HTML 5 is being defined in terms of the Document Object Model (DOM) which is a tree representation used internally by browsers to represent documents.

Best-in-Class Mobile Web Applications:

• Standardization of local storage for caching large amounts of data
• Enable mobile web applications to operate offline
• Develop a working mobile web application showcasing an HTML5 format for mobile web browsers, such as iPhone or Android based devices

Top Considerations before buying Mobile Web Applications:
Until recently, web applications have been stuck in a single-threaded interface, which has limited web designers to only utilizing simplistic code. HTML5 technologies allow more complicated interfacing which increases overall efficiency in application.

Key Providers:
1. Bango’s Mobile Billing application allows users to collect payments from mobile websites or within applications. This integrated system delivers an optimized form of mobile payment for all mobile devices. Plans are flexible in how payment options are offered providing the customer control over their choice method of payment. Charge plans may be set up for per download, timed access or subscriptions with automatic renewals.

2. The iLoop Mobile Platform is a comprehensive system that offers users flexibility and control over their mobile applications. From a mobile site builder to an instant SMS campaigns and templates, web domains are featured on your schedule and in real-time.  A site code editor allows designers and developers to upload page code and code custom scripts. An open architecture offers APIs that support integration with third party applications, content management systems and database and message aggregators.

3. Mobile VoIP Solutions from AudioCodes is a comprehensive Client Management System currently available for smartphones. Benefits include interoperability, flexible branding, flexible provisioning and efficient distribution. Expand current offerings of traditional wireline Voice over Broadband to more present End-User interface of Mobile IP providers.

4. The SMART Platform by Polar Mobile is an end-to-end hosted software platform that provides media delivery to smart phone devices. In the publishing world, SMART manages the delivery of articles, blogs, videos to smart phones through native applications. Operating in real-time the content engine supports web interfaces for campaign management, analytics and reporting. Downloads occur directly over the air in a secure environment.

Mobile Web Applications
Definition: Mobile Web Applications refers to the use of Internet-connected applications, or browser-based access to the Internet from a mobile device.