Browser Engine

5 Technical Reasons

Single application deployed over multiple platforms (e.g. browser, mobile, voice).
Excellent integration with XML technologies and existing XML resources.
Designed to integrate seamlessly with traditional Web infrastructure and SOAP based web services.
Key application behaviours achieved without the need for scripting. Reduce the amount of code you need to write exponentially.
Separation of business logic and presentation. Application behaviour is data driven.

System Requirements

Micro Edition

A Java 2 MicroEdition VM
CLDC 1.x
MIDP 2.0

Personal Edition

Java 1.1.8 or newer
Personal Profile
2MB of RAM

More Information

The PicoForms browser engine can be quickly and easily embedded into any application requiring support for standards-based markup. It's easy to fully control this extensible browser engine thanks to the included API that even lets you create your own custom widgets.

Simply embed the browser engine and you get instant standards-based browsing capabilities without writing any custom coding. It doesn't get any easier than that.

And if your application does require customization, our professional services team is available to assist you every step of the way. We can even provide full implementation so you and your team can focus on other programming tasks.

The PicoForms browser engine is available in a micro edition for MIDP 2.0/CLDC 1.x suitable for running on cell phones and Personal Edition suitable for larger devices like PDA. There's even a Personal Edition available for the desktop or a native plug-in for Internet Explorer which has no dependencies to Java.

PicoForms Micro Edition

Create world-class cell phone-based applications using the PicoForms Micro Edition. It's fully compatible with the MIDP 2.0/CLDC 1.0 or CLDC 1.1 environment which makes it a great choice for most Java-enabled. cell phones. What's more, with a 200KB footprint and the ability to run in a 512KB heap, your applications won't suffer from memory bloat and the speed and stability issues that go along with it.

PicoForms Personal Edition

And speaking of world-class applications, just wait until you see the power and capabilities of the PicoForms Personal Edition! Designed to run in a Personal Basis Profile/Personal Profile/JRE 1.1.8 or newer environment - it is the best choice for creating applications intended to run on PDA's, embedded devices and desktops. And just to make sure that you never hit a wall, we've designed the Personal Edition to run with many of the most popular graphical tool kits including AWT, SWING or SWT.

Download trial copy of the PicoForms version that's best suited for your next project and discover how quick and easy it really can be to add standards-based browsing capabilities to your software.

PicoForms Desktop Edition

Combining Internet Explorer and our XForms plug-in enables an excellent platform for your forms. You can chose either to run your forms directly from Internet Explorer or you can embed the browsere component along with the XForms plug-in directly in your native or .NET applications.

Comparison Matrix for Browser Engine's Profiles

Standard support matrix