WebORB for .NET
WebORB for .NET is a robust, non-intrusive, multi-protocol development and runtime environment that is designed to effortlessly connect Flex, Flash, AJAX and Silverlight clients with .NET objects, XML Web Services, native operating system resources and rich media streams (audio and video). The goal for our products is to enable a new generation of web applications with enhanced UI capabilities, robust client-server communication, streamlined data synchronization, transaction services support and real-time messaging, all at a reasonable cost that delivers fast time to market.
Getting started with the product is easy: download and install an evaluation copy - all you will need is IIS or above and .NET 2.0 or above. The installer creates a sample reference installation where you can see and try all the features. The best way to start is to run the management console and explore the Getting started and Examples tabs. All examples are organized in categories by the client type and the functionality they demonstrate. The examples include the source code as well.
Additionally, consider starting with the following articles and screencasts:
Setting up a Flex Builder project
Setting up a Flex Builder project (screencast)
Creating basic Flex Remoting application
Unmatched Flex/Flash and .NET integration - Most client/server integration use-cases are handled out of the box. And if they are not, WebORB provides plenty of points of extensibility.
Improved client/server developer workflow - The product facilitates and improves information flow between the client- and server-development teams. The tools we offer include customizable code generators and dynamic test drives of the deployed code.
Real-time messaging- The product provides a rich infrastructure for creating highly interactive online applications. Some of the features include Remote Shared Objects, message broadcast, data push and MSMQ integration.
Video streaming - Interested in delivering streaming video to your clients? Using WebORB one can deliver pre-recorded or broadcast quality video to a large number of subscribers.
Powerful data management - One of the most exciting features of WebORB for .NET is the data management support. The product lets you generate all the client-side ActionScript as well as corresponding C# or VB.NET code to do fully managed CRUD operations.
Key Benefits
Ease of use
We designed WebORB so we could use it ourselves for the consulting work we do. As engineers, we prefer simplicity, elegance of design and ease-of-use. No one has time to learn something new, as a result, we made sure that WebORB should remain transparent - your rich client should communicate with your server application as if there is nothing in between.
Rich client independence
WebORB provides universal connectivity between Flash, Flex, Silverlight and AJAX clients and .NET applications. In fact, the same .NET objects can be accessed by different types of clients. If you envision changing the client-side technology or introducing new client types, your server application code does not need to change - as long as you run in WebORB
Increased development speed
WebORB includes several features simplifying development tasks and increasing productivity. The features include Visual Studio project templates, service browser, code generators, integrated deployment and testing tools.
Faster time-to-market
As a result of the increased development speed, your cost to develop and deliver an RIA should be lower with the shorter the time-to-market.
Enterprise-ready, secure, reliable runtime
With Weborb you can have the peace of mind that your application is running in a secure and reliable runtime environment, ready to scale out as your business grows.