IBM announces tools for Android developers

BANGALORE, INDIA: With the announcement of seven new social networking and collaboration mobile apps, IBM also announced the availability of tools aimed for developers to create mobile applications faster with an improved experience for the user.

Some of the feature given below:

Tools to build mobile apps faster and better:

IBM is introducing its Mobile Technology Preview on the developerWorks website. Available for the Android mobile operating system, the platform is designed to help enterprises get started with mobile application development.

These tools can be downloaded now to help foster innovation and explore capabilities that are needed to build mobile applications that extend and integrate into the enterprise.

Tool to improve the Web experience for the user:

New software IBM WebSphere Portal Mobile Experience solution helps companies more easily control the content, look and feel and page navigation on mobile devices resulting in increased on-line business. Higher quality mobile Web experiences mean more repeat business, more recommendations and fewer clients lost to competitors.

It is available at no charge to IBM portal customers. Although it is optimized for smartphones, it also works with tablets.

IBM said in release that these are the new softwares, part of a suite of capabilities which the company offered to address 21st century workforce trends.