Rhomobile Launches Rhodes Open Source Smartphone Application Development Framework

Rhomobile Launches Rhodes Open Source Smartphone Application Development
Framework

Rhodes Slashes Mobile App Development Effort by 80 Percent

New Framework Allows Developers to Simultaneously Create Native Applications
for All Smartphones

CUPERTINO, Calif.March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Rhomobile today announced the
release of Rhodes 1.0, the industry's first open source framework for rapidly
building mobile applications for all major smartphone operating systems.
Rhodes allows developers to write a smartphone application once using simple
HTML and it automatically builds native applications for all smartphones
including iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Symbian and now Android.

The Rhodes framework is now available at http://www.rhomobile.com/download.

"As a web and mobile app developer, I was attracted to the idea of leveraging
our web development skills to build natively running applications on the
iPhone, Blackberry, Symbian, Windows Mobile and now Android platforms," said
Michael Morris, CEO of Carry The Day (developers of two Rhodes-based mobile
apps). "Another big plus of the Rhodes framework is its availability via
public open source repositories, unlike all other 'enterprise mobility'
solutions."

By enabling developers to code smartphone applications in HTML instead of in
diverse and complex native device operating system languages, Rhodes reduces
development costs by up to five times and eliminates the need to develop
specific applications for each mobile OS. Rhodes' unique framework allows for
creation of robust mobile applications that can take full advantage of
smartphone capabilities such as GPS, PIM data and camera. Rhodes is ideal for
mobile applications that require interaction with hosted enterprise
application (SaaS) backends like CRM and ERP and allows the user to work
offline with synchronized local data.

"By using HTML, Rhodes breaks down the barrier between an inspired idea and a
full blown mobile application that works on all the top smartphones," said
Adam Blum, CEO of Rhomobile. "Whether you are an enterprise developer who
wants to tap into the power of today's smartphones for the mobile workforce or
an entrepreneur who wants to build software for app stores, our Rhodes
framework provides unparalleled ease-of-use and efficiency, allowing
developers to build powerful mobile applications with about ten percent of the
code used in apps today."

Rhodes Features:
-- Makes developers five times more productive for even a single
smartphone
OS
-- Allows developers to write apps in HTML and simultaneously build for
all
smartphones
-- Supports iPhone, BlackBerry, Windows Mobile, Symbian and Android
-- Features the world's first Ruby implementations for all of those
smartphones
-- Full access to device capabilities: GPS, PIM contacts, camera
-- Allows users to work with synced local data for rapid access and ease
of
operation when disconnected or offline
-- Available as open source realtime on public repositories

Rhodes is available under unique and flexible pricing options suitable for a
range of smartphone application efforts providing low cost options for the
enterprise to enable their mobile workforce and encouraging entrepreneurial
innovation. Rhomobile offers dual licensing under GPLv3 for open source apps
and commercial licensing options for enterprises and ISVs.

Availability
The Rhodes framework is now available at http://www.rhomobile.com/download.

About Rhomobile
Rhomobile Inc., a privately held venture-backed company, provides Rhodes, the
industry's first open source mobile framework. For more information on
Rhomobile visit www.rhomobile.com

Rhomobile and Rhodes are registered trademarks of Rhomobile, Inc. All other
registered or unregistered trademarks are the sole property of their
respective owners.

Media Contact:
Anders Steele
FortyThree, Inc.
831.239.0960
anders@fortythreepr.com

SOURCE Rhomobile Inc.

Anders Steele of FortyThree, Inc., +1-831-239-0960, anders@fortythreepr.com,
for Rhomobile Inc.