Curl Embraces Desktop RIA With ‘Nitro’
Product Release
Next Version of Product Brings Enhanced Desktop Capabilities of Curl
RIA Platform to Enterprises
SAN FRANCISCO (Business Wire EON) April 21, 2008 --
At Web
2.0 Expo, Curl®,
Inc. today announced the beta release of Curl
Nitro, the code name for an extension of the Curl
Rich Internet Application (RIA) platform which offers enhanced
desktop capabilities required by today’s
enterprises. The Nitro extension simplifies the process of installing
and managing Curl applications accessed via a browser as well as
directly from the desktop. Curl Nitro is the only platform for both
traditional RIA and Desktop RIA that provides enterprise-level security,
high performance and support for large data sets.
“Rich Internet Application technologies are
converging with desktop applications to form a new platform, variously
called Desktop 2.0, the RIA Desktop or the Fit Client,”
said Bert Halstead, chief architect, Curl, Inc. “The
capabilities needed for Fit Client platforms include the standard RIA
capabilities plus the ability to run applications off-line and directly
from the desktop. Among the few Fit Client technologies that have
emerged, Curl stands out in addressing the needs of enterprises for
secure, high-performance processing with large data sets and
sophisticated user interfaces. Curl has always provided these
capabilities and, with Nitro, they are available more easily than ever
on the desktop. Enterprises now have a better choice for secure,
mission-critical applications that use large data sets and require 3D
and 2D rendering, sophisticated data input and visualization.”
Nitro offers the essential capabilities of the Fit Client such as
support for rich user interfaces, complex application logic, and agile
development. To accomplish this, Curl has enhanced its desktop
capabilities with the following new features:
-
Applet installer and desktop controls –
Curl applets can be installed on the desktop for online and offline
operation in a secure sandbox. The installer creates shortcuts on the
desktop and start menu with customizable icons and a skinnable user
interface.
-
Client-side database – Nitro enables
developers to build applications with local databases using the
popular open source SQLite database engine combined with standard Curl
techniques for data presentation and manipulation.
-
Demo applets – These Web-enabled
applications run standalone on the desktop, update when connected and
provide real business value to enterprises. Curl’s
initial Nitro Beta demos include a Salesforce.com Dashboard and a
Social Network Visualization application.
-
Desktop security model – With Nitro,
desktop applications use the same security model as Curl applets. They
run in a secure sandbox with local data access but limited system
privileges. Curl applications can also be fully privileged
applications, which require a standard digital signature provided by
an established certification authority –
self-signing is not allowed.
“RIA has become the norm for Web applications
in recent years, but consumers and enterprise information workers are
demanding more. They want to be able to take their applications
off-line, to work when disconnected and to move their primary work
environment from the browser back to the desktop. These Fit
Clients-applications that combine the best features of RIA and desktop
applications-are emerging as the next generation in presentation
strategies,” said Anne Thomas Manes, vice
president and research director, Burton Group. “Vendors
that deliver secure, scalable and manageable frameworks for Fit Clients
will have a competitive advantage going forward.”
In keeping with the other components of the Curl RIA platform, Nitro
supports a wide range of Windows platforms as well as Linux and Mac. The
public beta of Curl Nitro is currently available for download at http://www.curl.com/download/nitro/index.php,
with the full release scheduled to be available later in the year.
The release of Nitro comes on the heels of Curl’s
recent announcement around the company supporting the Eclipse platform,
as well as the release of an Ubuntu Installer for its RIA platform.
The Curl Nitro beta as well as Version 6.0 of the Curl platform will be
demonstrated at the Web 2.0 Expo in booth #527, and executives will be
available to discuss Curl solutions in more detail.
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About Curl, Inc.
Curl provides a Rich Internet Application platform for building and
deploying Web-based applications that demand complex, highly interactive
interfaces previously only possible as client-server applications. Using
Curl, developers can implement a new class of complex,
business-critical, Web-based applications that cannot easily be
developed with Ajax or other smart client technologies. Curl allows
corporations with legacy client-server applications to move to Web-based
delivery, increasing reach and reducing cost. Founded in 1998, Curl is
headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts and is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Sumisho Computer Systems. Curl has over 300 customers and
40 partners world-wide. For more information visit http://www.curl.com.
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