WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web 2.0 and Mobile

Provides a standards-based programming model

• Uses industry-accepted technologies, including Dojo, Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (Ajax), Representational State Transfer (REST) Web services and Apache Wink.
• Accelerates the addition of rich desktop and mobile user interfaces to WebSphere Application Server applications.
• Offers an additional collection of core services, including new skins for a variety of mobile platforms and innovative user interface widgets.

Reuses existing infrastructure and skills

• Takes advantage of back-end core capabilities through RESTful services.
• Provides straightforward connectivity between mobile clients and existing server-side components.
• Enables Ajax developers to reuse their desktop-browser experience with no need to learn mobile-specific or device-specific programming languages.
• The Feature Pack for Web 2.0 and Mobile is available for WebSphere Application Server V6.1, V7.0, and V8.0, WebSphere Application Server Community Edition V2.1 and V3.0 and WebSphere Application Server Hypervisor Edition.

Minimizes redesign of applications

• Based on the distribution of the Dojo Toolkit and REST APIs.
• WebSphere Application Server Feature Pack for Web 2.0 and Mobile provides style sheets for smartphones to deliver a user experience compatible with both mobile device capabilities and user expectation.
• Resulting web sites can be used across different mobile platforms, with almost native look and feel.