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Sencha Architect 2’s New GUI Makes Mobile App Development Visual

April 17, 2012—A developer can put together an application using the tool’s drag-and-drop capabilities, but writing code is also made easier. Sencha has introduced Architect 2, a cross-platform development tool for HTML5-based mobile and desktop apps that aims to make it easier to create applications with the help of a new graphical user interface, the company said on Tuesday. Architect 2 is an upgrade of Sencha’s Ext Designer. But early on, the company decided it didn’t want to develop just another interface designer, but a complete application builder, where the architecture and the interface of an app could be created and properly structured for development.
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New Drag and Drop HTML5 App-Building Tool

April 17, 2012—Making an HTML5 app just got easier. Sencha, a provider of HTML5 frameworks and tools for desktop and mobile application developers, just released Sencha Architect 2. Sencha Architect 2, is a HTML5 visual app builder that was created using Sencha’s own HTML5 tools. It includes full code editing capabilities and built-in one-click native packaging for iOS and Android that eases app deployment to Apple’s app store and Google Play. I had the opportunity to ask the senior director of product management at Sencha, Aditya Bansod a few questions about the new release.

HTML5 Blog→

SAP’s Message Of Openness To Mobile Developers

April 13, 2012—SAP addressed its developer ecosystem this week by forming agreements with Adobe, Appcelerator, and Sencha to provide an open mobile application development framework on the company’s own eponymously named mobile platform.
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SAP Makes Mobile Acquisition Takes On Oracle – Launches Real Time Venture Fund

April 10, 2012—In addition, SAP announced agreements with Adobe, Appcelerator and Sencha to provide developers with a mobile app development framework. Sencha Touch is an HTML 5 mobile application framework. The framework allows for development on iOS, Android, Blackberry and other platforms.
Forbes→

SAP Reveals Database, Mobile Roadmaps Through 2015

April 10, 2012—SAP unveiled its immediate and long-term plans for HANA and Sybase, demonstrating how the business management software provider aims to become a leading database vendor.
ZDNet→

HTML5 Roundup

April 9, 2012—Sencha, the company behind the popular Sencha Touch toolkit, has written an entry in its HTML5 Scorecard series about Apple’s new iPad. Due to performance regressions and the removal of true localStorage persistence in application-embedded Web views, Sencha says that the new iPad is a step backwards for mobile Web developers.
Ars Technica→

Is HTML5 Really the Future of the Web?

April 9, 2012—As the internet takes to center-stage, browsers and the user-experience they deliver are becoming increasingly important. This scenario has HTML 5 being hailed as the future of the web, whether for the desktop or on mobile platforms.
SiliconIndia→

Princeton University Art Museum Debuts First Mobile App

April 7, 2012—Princeton and the Gothic Revival uses the Sencha Touch mobile application framework, built on HTML5 and JavaScript, to deliver a cross-platform experience. A responsive design also enables visitors to experience the app’s rich offerings from a tablet or desktop device. The app can be accessed through an internet browser without the need for any download or installation, using 3G/4G or Wi-Fi connections.
Artdaily.org→

Sencha Touch 2: Expanded HTML5 Platform

March 8, 2012—Since its launch last year, more than 500,000 developers have downloaded Sencha Touch — its layout and animation engines make extensive use of CSS3, delivering smooth transitions and lightning-fast orientation changes. Users have lauded Touch 2’s well-designed class system, its performance, and its API documentation. The company says that the platform builds on the lessons learned with Ext JS 4 to deliver a class system that delivers power above and beyond vanilla JavaScript.

Dr. Dobb’s→

HTML5 App Dev Boosted by Sencha Touch 2.0

March 7, 2012—Sencha Inc has released Sencha Touch 2.0, a major update to its “high-performance HTML5 mobile application framework”. The company claims that its product is the “only framework that enables developers to build fast and visually impressive applications that rival native applications”. The update significantly improves performance, along with providing single-command packaging for app store distribution. We spoke to Aditya Bansod (AB), senior director of product management at Sencha, about the new release and what it means for developers.

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