We've just sent this press release out. A thousand apologies to the Palm development community for not getting this out a long time ago - the framework, not the press release. We hope that this framework is useful to anyone creating Palm applications, especially those apps for use in the enterprise. I'm interested in your feedback. Feel free to contact me at <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. Tony Meadow ------------press release-------- BEAR RIVER RELEASES OPEN SOURCE FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING ENTERPRISE PALM APPLICATIONS January 23, 2001 - Oakland, CA - Today Bear River Associates released PAF, a C++ application framework for developing enterprise applications for the Palm mobile platform. PAF provides a series classes that simplify the process of developing applications, especially larger applications for business and government. In particular it provides support for user interface widgets, streams, TCP/IP and scanning. The framework is available on an open source basis at Bear River Associates web site located at <http://www.bearriver.com>. Palm applications are becoming larger because the platform is being applied to more challenging areas than contact and schedule management. Anthony Meadow, President of Bear River Associates, said "Bear River is pleased to release this C++ framework on an open source basis to the Palm developer community. The Palm applications we're developing are completed in less time, with fewer bugs using object-oriented programming techniques. Enterprise applications are often complex, reflecting real-world processes. Palm Computing has not provided an application framework, so we're making ours available to everyone." This framework was developed starting in 1998 and has been used for a variety of projects. PAF provides the foundation of Expedition Mobile, a new product from Primavera Systems, Inc. Expedition Mobile extends the functionality of Primavera Expedition, a robust project control application, directly to the project site. Expedition Mobile users are able to update project information from the field with their Palm OS device and then synchronize project data such as contacts, action items, punch lists, and material delivery information bi-directionally with their Primavera Expedition database. Founded in 1983, Primavera Systems, Inc. is the leading provider of enterprise and Web-based project management, control and execution software. PAF helped bring the deep functionality of the Expedition product to the Palm platform because the programmers could focus on implementing high-level functions, not on low-level details of the operating system. "We are thrilled that Bear River has decided to open source their PAF framework," said Dr. Alexander Hinds, developer of the award winning Palm OS utility, BackupBuddy. "This framework will allow developers to create sophisticated and robust applications in record time by harnessing the power of C++. I can't recommend it highly enough!" Bear River used PAF to create the mobile client for YourSherpa.com. Their shopping solution system greatly simplifies the shopping, payment and transportation experience for mall customers. YourSherpa is a spin-off of the Simon Property Group. Simon Property Group, Inc., headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a real estate investment trust which, through its subsidiary partnerships, is engaged in the ownership, development, management, leasing, acquisition and expansion of income-producing properties, primarily regional malls and community shopping centers. It currently owns or has an interest in 252 properties. In an effort to acquaint more developers with the framework and to encourage additional sample applications, Bear River is sponsoring a programming contest. Contest entries must be submitted by February 28, 2001. The results of the contest will be announced on March 19, 2001. For details, refer to Bear River's web site at <http://www.bearriver.com>. About Bear River Associates, Inc. Bear River Associates, Inc. is a privately held company founded in 1985 that focuses on web engineering services and enterprise mobile solutions for worker automation. The company has been at the forefront of applying innovative technology since it's founding, starting in 1987 when it adopted object-oriented programming. The company has been at the forefront of enterprise mobile solutions since 1995, integrating mobile devices, wireless and wired communications, web-hosted applications and databases. It offers two products, ePeg Construction Diary - used to track the progress of construction projects, and Star Receiver - the leading enterprise parcel tracking system. Bear River also develops custom enterprise mobile solutions. Bear River's clients include Cisco Systems, Caltrans, 3Com, Oracle, California Youth Authority, and the Federal Highway Administration. Bear River is a registered trademark of Bear River Associates, Inc. All other company and product names may be trademarks of the company with which they are associated. Contact: Anthony Meadow, President Telephone: (510)834-5300 x108 or (510)334-8161 (cell) Fax: (510)834-5396 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/tech/support/forums/
