Modo Labs, a provider of open-source content-delivery solutions for mobile, has debuted its Kurogo Mobile Framework for developers.
Modo Labs
has announced the availability of its Kurogo Mobile Framework version 1.0 for mobile
developers.
Kurogo
provides pre-built modules that are ready to use and already proven in
intensive real-world settings, the company said. Kurogo-powered applications
feature advanced cross-platform support for the mobile Web, customized for
devices, ranging from feature phones to the iPad and iPhone.
Kurogo is
based on the MIT Mobile Framework, which has been adopted by a number of
universities worldwide. Kurogo has evolved through open-source code
collaborations with members of iMobileU, a community of higher education
institutions committed to advancing the progress and innovation of mobile
development. A number of leading universities have contributed to Kurogo, from
the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University to the
University of North Carolina and the University of Central Florida.
The initial
project includes modules for People Directory, News, Calendar, Links, Maps,
Video, Emergency and External Content. Kurogo also includes support for iPhone
and iPad native application development, an extensive Web-based administration
console for easy site management, and a developer guide for installation and
development instructions.
"Kurogo
represents the next generation in mobile-development platforms," Andrew Yu, CEO
of Modo Labs, said in a statement. "By using Kurogo, smaller educational
institutions with limited IT resources can immediately benefit from the years
of sophisticated code developed at larger universities, such as MIT and
Harvard. Kurogo will help further enable the ever-expanding benefits of
mobility as developers at schools and enterprises work collaboratively to
convert more online content and functionality for mobile devices."
Modo Labs'
ready-made modules help users address mobile challenges, such as the Mobile
Intranet module, which enables corporate communications through
mobile devices with calendar, directory, maps and other features. And the
company's Mobile Campus module provides immediate
information on events, locations and directions via mobile devices for college
students and faculty. Modo Labs also offers customized versions of its solution
packages, as well as the ability to create new functional modules.
"Kurogo
represents a successful combination of an open-source collaboration and a
mobile-development framework, resulting in a solution fully capable of meeting
the educational enterprise needs on day one, while being flexible enough to
accommodate specific corporate requirements," J. Gerry Purdy, principal analyst
with MobileTrax, said in a statement. "Using Kurogo, any university or college
adopter can rapidly create a powerful mobile Web presence very, very quickly.
And because it is open source, the universities and colleges can easily adapt
Kurogo as their content needs change, and the changes do not mean a massive
disruption for the entire application."
The Kurogo
Mobile Framework is offered under the MIT license and is available for
download, free of charge, at http://kurogo.org. Institutions wishing training
or support can contact info@modolabs.com and join the Kurogo Google
group at http://groups.google.com/group/kurogo-dev.
Darryl K. Taft covers the development tools and developer-related issues beat from his office in Baltimore. He has more than 10 years of experience in the business and is always looking for the next scoop. Taft is a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and was named 'one of the most active middleware reporters in the world' by The Middleware Co. He also has his own card in the 'Who's Who in Enterprise Java' deck.
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