Unisys introduces mobile development capabilities for its ClearPath servers

Unisys has enabled users of Unisys ClearPath enterprise servers to web-enable their enterprise applications and access them via mobile devices with Release 6.0 of ClearPath ePortal.

"As part of their IT modernisation initiatives, ClearPath clients want to give their mobile customers and employees anywhere, anytime access to key business applications," said Rob Cashman, VP, mission-critical servers and solutions, Unisys.

ClearPath ePortal 6.0 makes the modernisation capabilities of ClearPath ePortal available for applications written with Unisys Agile Business (AB) Suite rapid-development software deployed in the Microsoft Windows environment. Those capabilities were previously available only to applications written for the ClearPath MCP and OS 2200 operating environments.

In the new ClearPath ePortal Developer 6.0, Unisys complements Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 and open-source software with new application modernisation capabilities. The ePortal's use of the Microsoft .Net environment simplifies the development of ClearPath applications with web and mobile features and provides access to the latest tools for HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript.

The cloud-based Unisys Hybrid Mobile Application Build Service, a new feature of ePortal 6.0, enables developers to build hybrid mobile applications in Microsoft Visual Studio. The applications can be installed on Apple iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8 devices, taking advantage of the native device capabilities previously inaccessible to cross-platform web applications. The service allows applications to be published to the Apple App Store, Google Play Store, Windows Phone Store or local enterprise application repositories.

In addition, Unisys has upgraded its ASP.NET Web Forms mobile theming capability, which enables the ePortal to provide the latest look and feel on mobile devices using Apple iOS 7, Android and Microsoft Windows 8.

The runtime platform in ePortal 6.0 – which hosts web, mobile and hybrid applications – uses Unisys secure partitioning (s-Par) software technology with industry-standard Intel Xeon family processors. Secure partitioning creates a secure "container" of dedicated resources – including memory and inuput/output – for each application workload, eliminating contention for common resources by multiple applications and yielding more predictable performance.