Worklight, an IBM company, provides an advanced mobile application platform and
tools software for smartphones and tablets. Worklight help organizations of all
sizes to develop, run and manage HTML5, hybrid, and native applications
using a powerful and flexible mobile IDE, next-generation mobile middleware,
end-to-end security and integrated management and analytics capabilities.
Worklight technology enables cross-platform applications without requiring
code translation, proprietary interpreters or unpopular programming languages.
Worklight consists of the following components:
The Worklight Studio – the Worklight Studio is an Eclipse-based IDE, allowing
developers to perform all the coding and integration tasks that are required to
develop a fully operational application. Using Eclipse’s basic tools,
together with the various features provided by the Worklight Plug-in, the Studio
streamlines application development and facilitates enterprise connectivity.
The Worklight Server – the Worklight Java-based Server is a scalable gateway
between applications, external services, and the enterprise backend
infrastructure. The Server contains security features to enable connectivity,
multi-source data extraction and manipulation, authentication, direct update of
web and hybrid apps, analytics and operational management functions.
Worklight Device Runtime Components – the Worklight SDK consists of runtime
client APIs - essential libraries that complement the server by exposing a
predefined interface for accessing native device functionality. Worklight
utilizes the PhoneGap framework to deliver a uniform bridge between standard web
technologies and the native functions different mobile OSs provide.
The Worklight Console – the Worklight Console is a web-based UI dedicated for
the ongoing monitoring and administration of the Worklight Server and its
deployed apps, adapters and push notifications. The Console allows you to control
and manage the access of apps to the enterprise network based on preset rules of
app version and device type as well as to customize the accompanying messages that the
user receives.
Although individual components such as the Studio and Server can be used as
standalone products, users can deploy Worklight as a Mobile Consumer Application Platform
(MCAP) and also a Mobile Enterprise Application Platform (MEAP), enabling external
and internal mobile apps from a single solution.
