Bindows Blog

Bindows 4.0 (beta)0
Ran posted in Beta Programs, BindowsFaces, Developing in Bindows, JavaScript on November 30th, 2007

Bindows™ 4.0 (beta) introduces the ability to define a fully working application without writing a single line of JavaScript.
This version introduces several several new concepts along with hundreds of improvements and bug fixes. Some of the main features in this version are:

* Actions - managed asynchronous execution threads
* Name Scopes - makes creating reusable components a breeze
* ADF XML - Custom classes can be defined in pure ADF XML, both UI and simple business logic.
* BindowsFaces™ - enabling JSF to produce full Bindows applications.

Beta Program
To join the 4.0 beta program, please contact sales@bindows.net

Read all about it: http://www.bindows.net/documentation/40/

BindowsFaces(TM)0
Ran posted in BindowsFaces, Developing in Bindows, JavaScript on November 30th, 2007

BindowsFaces is a components library that enables programmers create powerful Ajax web applications using Java - through JSF.

Use BindowsFaces if you are:
* Developers creating enterprise strength web applications.
* Java developers that do not want to engage in JavaScript “hacking”.
* Bindows programmers that want to expand into and leverage JSF technologies.

Why use BindowsFaces
* Most JSF based frameworks in the market provide the client side components as an afterthought - their client side is quite weak.

* BindowsFaces provides Java developers with a market leading client-side component model, built from the ground up with TRUE object-oriented Ajax.

* Bindows is famous for being full, rich and mature (probably the richest Ajax framework). Bindows also provides the best in market support for developing Section-508 accessible web applications.

Benefits

1. BindowsFaces shields the developer from the complexities of JavaScipt cross-browser programming.

2. BindowsFaces enables you to create full fledged Bindows applications using only JSF.

3. The Bindows legacy provides you with access to the most robust, mature and rich Ajax components (the richest components library) on the market.

4. You (the developer) have full control of how to distribute execution loads between the client and the server. Let the client do 99% of the work - drastically reduce server load and bandwidth utilization.

5. Creation of the client application can be fully automated by the use of XML.

6. Utilize industry standard Java development tools featuring code completion, unit testing etc.

7. The underlying Ajax library is object oriented - very similar to Java and Swing which should make the transition swift and painless for a large portion of the developer community around the world.

8. Cross-browser compatibility and zero-foorprint.

9. Enables an application flow on the client side with actions and events. No need to send an entire HTML page just to change one pice of data.

10. We use true Ajax! No hidden frames…

TERMS:
* To run the BindowsFaces you need Bindows 4.0 (beta).
* The BindowsFaces package is provided FREE of charge, without any warranty and without any commitment for support.

For more information, please goto: http://www.bindows.net/BindowsFaces/

Bindows FREE Gauges Library0
Ran posted in Bindows Gauges, Developing in Bindows, JavaScript on November 30th, 2007

We are proud to release the Bindows gauges library toolkit.

You can use the library to add vector-graphics based, Ajax-enabled gauges to any HTML page. The Bindows free gauges toolkit includes:
* A set of predefined sample gauges.
* An online wizard to easily create and personalize your gauge.
* A non exclusive licence to freely use and distribute gauges based on the library.
* A lightweigth Bindows™ distribution, tailored for use with this library.

The gauge library has been tested with Firefox 2.0.0.9 and IE 5.5+.

The package is provided free of charge, without any warranty and without any commitment for support.

Check it out at Bindows Ajax Gauges Library.

Sample of two Bindows gauges - CLICK the gauges to see them live (moving) and notice that the clock always shows your local time

BeDesk Social Desktop (OpenSource) – Powered by Bindows0
Ran posted in Bindows Clients, Collective Intelligence, Developing in Bindows on November 23rd, 2007

Oh!STUDIO Media Solutions (our Bindows partner in Argentina) created BeDesk, an open source project of a social desktop powered by Bindows.

The vision is creating a global cross-device interface using the Bindows framework.

The project mission is to develop interfaces, using the most powerful APIs, and integrating them in a multiple windows environment – providing users with the best functionalities in the Internet.

Those interfaces will be service oriented for collaborative use across BeDesk desktops (webtops actually)

Visit http://code.google.com/p/bedesk to download the code and access the Trunk, and join the group in http://groups.google.com/group/bedesk.

Grup65 Bindows Case Study - From Desktop to Webtop0
Ran posted in Developing in Bindows on November 12th, 2007

"We used Bindows to port our complex desktop application to a rich, zero-footprint webtop application. We did not lose anything and we added a lot!"

Albert Oliva Suàrez, Technical Director of Grup65 S.L.

Grup65 is a Spanish software house specializing in databases, web software development and design, e commerce, CAD and architecture.

Read the case study at http://www.bindows.net/case/.