Companion Platform – Modular Software Platform for Rapid Development of Mobile ApplicationsCompanion Plattform – Modulare Softwareplattform zur schnellen Entwicklung von mobilen Anwendungen
Daniel Wichmann, Martin Pielot, Susanne Boll · it - Information Technology · 2009
Abstract Mobility has become an important part of our daily life, but caused by numerous challenges the development of mobile applications in the sense of location-aware applications for mobile devices is complex and time-consuming. To overcome the challenges, a software support for rapid development of mobile applications is needed. Reusability is an appropriate approach to achieve this goal. When developing mobile applications it can be observed that some functionalities such as, e. g., location sensing and map display are required in most cases. Therefore we developed the Companion platform which provides these functionalities as reusable modules in a pre-defined architecture. It supports developers in the difficult mobile development by allowing them to realize their application ideas faster and with higher quality based on a simple building block concept. The Companion platform is used for a broad variety of applications and advances continuously based on long experiences in the area of mobile application development.