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SCO Releases SCO Mobile Server SDK(Wireless News Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) At the SCO Tec Forum, The SCO Group, a provider of UNIX software technology and mobile services, announced that its new software developer toolkit for the SCO Mobile Server Platform is now available. Built to support the SCO Mobile Server, the company said that developers can use the new toolkit to develop custom web and mobile digital services, one of the fastest growing technology markets. The toolkit is available for download from SCO's website. The SCO Mobile SDK allows developers to enable an existing application for web and mobile services or develop an entirely new application. The company said that one of the first successful applications built upon the platform is the Shout Postcard mobile application, a free application that allows users to combine photos, audio, and text into multimedia postcards or web albums. FCMobilelife, developed by The SCO Group and distributed exclusively by FranklinCovey Products, a company providing effectiveness and productivity tools, is an excellent example of the depth of a web and mobility solution built upon the SCO Mobile Server Platform and now has thousands of users. HipCheck, an enterprise level web and mobile application, and also developed on the SCO Mobile Platform lets users securely monitor their Windows, Solaris , SCO UNIX, servers, and other UNIX variants servers from a Windows Mobile, Blackberry, Treo or other popular smartphones and take correct corrective action as required. The SCO Mobile Server provides a complete hosting environment for applications built with this SDK. The company said the SCO Mobile Server can be deployed by an enterprise for hosting a custom application, or by a reseller for supporting many enterprises on the same server. SCO can also provide hosting services for SCO Mobile applications. "This is a significant and positive step forward for SCO's mobile initiatives and is a platform for cloud computing leading the way to Web 3.0," said Jeff Hunsaker, President and Chief Operating Officer, SCO Operations. "SCO has worked diligently to bring this SDK to market to provide developers with a powerful, new application development tool" said Hunsaker. "Built upon the reliability of the UNIX platform, developers can quickly build web and mobile solutions for a wide variety of popular smartphones." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News |