<s>
Jargon	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Inc	O
.	O
is	O
a	O
computer	B-Application
software	I-Application
development	O
company	O
that	O
specializes	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
deployment	O
tools	O
and	O
business	O
applications	B-Application
for	O
mobile	O
handheld	B-Application
devices	I-Application
such	O
as	O
Pocket	B-Device
PC	I-Device
and	O
Symbol	O
PDA	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jargon	B-Application
Software	I-Application
was	O
formed	O
in	O
1997	O
to	O
create	O
an	O
Internet	O
application	B-Application
architecture	O
that	O
would	O
overcome	O
the	O
inherent	O
limitations	O
of	O
traditional	O
web-enabling	O
technologies	O
,	O
not	O
require	O
long	O
and	O
complicated	O
download	O
and	O
installation	O
procedures	O
,	O
insulate	O
the	O
application	B-Application
from	O
the	O
turbulent	O
times	O
that	O
lie	O
ahead	O
,	O
and	O
offer	O
an	O
upgrade	O
path	O
to	O
emerging	O
technologies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
was	O
changed	O
to	O
Jargon	B-Application
Software	I-Application
in	O
late	O
1998	O
in	O
light-hearted	O
recognition	O
of	O
the	O
many	O
buzzwords	O
pertaining	O
to	O
the	O
technology	O
that	O
underlies	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
founders	O
and	O
principals	O
of	O
Jargon	B-Application
Software	I-Application
are	O
Richard	O
D	O
.	O
Rubenstein	O
,	O
Timothy	O
J	O
.	O
Bloch	O
,	O
and	O
Thomas	O
L	O
.	O
Dietsche	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jargon	B-Application
Software	I-Application
products	O
are	O
used	O
by	O
developers	B-Application
to	O
develop	O
and	O
deploy	O
smart-client	B-Protocol
mobile	B-Application
software	I-Application
applications	B-Application
that	O
can	O
run	O
both	O
online	O
and	O
offline	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jargon	B-Application
Software	I-Application
designs	O
mobile	O
products	O
that	O
integrate	O
sales-order	O
processing	O
,	O
inventory	O
,	O
field	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
inspections	O
for	O
small	O
and	O
large	O
companies	O
in	O
any	O
industry	O
anywhere	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
open	O
Jargon	O
design	O
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
manage	O
business	O
on	O
any	O
PDA	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Industries	O
where	O
Jargon	O
mobile	B-Application
software	I-Application
works	O
especially	O
well	O
include	O
motor	O
vehicles	O
&	O
parts	O
,	O
furniture	O
&	O
home	O
furnishings	O
,	O
building	O
&	O
construction	O
materials	O
,	O
electronic	O
equipment	O
,	O
appliances	O
,	O
garden	O
equipment	O
&	O
supplies	O
,	O
foods	O
&	O
beverages	O
,	O
health	O
&	O
personal	O
care	O
,	O
clothing	O
&	O
clothing	O
accessories	O
,	O
sporting	O
goods	O
,	O
real	O
estate	O
management	O
,	O
florists	O
,	O
office	O
supplies	O
,	O
hardware	O
,	O
farm	O
implements	O
,	O
jewelry	O
,	O
petroleum	O
products	O
,	O
pets	O
&	O
pet	O
supplies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ForceField	O
Mobile	O
SFA	O
(	O
salesforce	O
automation	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
extensible	B-Architecture
application	B-Application
that	O
works	O
like	O
a	O
remote	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
data	O
is	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	O
PDA	B-Application
while	O
also	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
operate	O
real-time	O
when	O
a	O
connection	O
is	O
present	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
tool	O
creates	O
XML	B-Protocol
files	O
that	O
define	O
the	O
client-side	B-Operating_System
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
UI	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
embedded	O
JavaScript	B-Language
for	O
client-side	B-Operating_System
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	B-Application
create	O
applications	B-Application
that	O
directly	O
manipulate	O
individual	O
client	O
components	O
via	O
a	O
server	O
's	O
responses	O
to	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
requests	I-Protocol
or	O
via	O
embedded	O
JavaScript	B-Language
functions	O
that	O
are	O
linked	O
to	O
UI	O
events	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
deployment	O
engine	O
runs	O
on	O
various	O
mobile	B-Application
devices	I-Application
,	O
including	O
handhelds	B-Application
,	O
tablets	O
,	O
and	O
laptop	O
PCs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
interprets	O
and	O
executes	O
XML	B-Protocol
applications	B-Application
that	O
are	O
downloaded	O
from	O
a	O
host	O
server	O
(	O
similar	O
to	O
reading	O
web	O
pages	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
these	O
XML	B-Protocol
pages	O
are	O
hosted	O
,	O
deployment	O
overhead	O
is	O
essentially	O
eliminated	O
when	O
installing	O
new	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
applications	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Successful	O
mobile	B-Application
applications	I-Application
must	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
run	O
when	O
disconnected	O
from	O
the	O
network	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
coverage	O
dead	O
spots	O
or	O
restrictions	O
on	O
use	O
of	O
wireless	O
devices	O
in	O
certain	O
areas	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
results	O
in	O
the	O
need	O
to	O
store	O
data	O
locally	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
device	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Embedded	O
SQL	O
databases	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Oracle	B-Application
Lite	O
Database	O
from	O
Oracle	B-Application
Corporation	I-Application
)	O
are	O
used	O
for	O
higher	O
volume	O
storage	O
requirements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Client-host	O
synchronization	O
is	O
achieved	O
at	O
the	O
application	B-Application
level	O
,	O
resulting	O
in	O
more	O
efficiency	O
and	O
eliminating	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
additional	O
mobile	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jargon	O
Writer	O
is	O
a	O
platform-neutral	O
and	O
language-neutral	B-Language
development	O
system	O
that	O
uses	O
XML	B-Protocol
to	O
construct	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
application	I-Application
's	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interfaces	I-Application
with	O
a	O
robust	O
yet	O
lightweight	O
set	O
of	O
components	O
,	O
an	O
event	O
handling	O
framework	O
,	O
and	O
locally	O
executed	O
procedures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
generic	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
interface	O
is	O
used	O
to	O
run	O
procedures	O
on	O
remote	O
hosts	O
via	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
products	O
or	O
built-in	O
web	O
server	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
Active	B-General_Concept
Server	I-General_Concept
Pages	I-General_Concept
(	O
ASP	O
)	O
or	O
PHP	B-Application
scripts	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
HTTP	B-Protocol
interface	O
can	O
also	O
request	O
text	O
documents	O
,	O
images	O
and	O
other	O
files	O
from	O
any	O
server	O
on	O
the	O
network	O
to	O
which	O
the	O
client	O
is	O
connected	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FTP	B-Protocol
uploads	O
and	O
downloads	O
are	O
also	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jargon	O
Writer	O
uses	O
a	O
point-and-click	O
,	O
drag-and-drop	O
WYSIWYG	B-Application
layout	O
editor	O
with	O
fill-in-the	O
blanks	O
attribute	O
tables	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
text	O
editor	O
for	O
writing	O
JavaScript	B-Language
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
includes	O
PDA	B-Application
Emulator	O
and	O
Windows	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Jargon	O
Reader	O
deployment	O
products	O
so	O
that	O
developers	B-Application
can	O
run	O
applications	B-Application
as	O
they	O
are	O
being	O
developed	O
to	O
see	O
how	O
they	O
look	O
and	O
behave	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jargon	O
Reader	O
deployment	O
products	O
are	O
a	O
family	O
of	O
high-performance	O
client	O
engines	O
that	O
use	O
a	O
patented	O
methodology	O
to	O
automatically	O
download	O
and	O
execute	O
the	O
XML-based	O
applications	B-Application
developed	O
with	O
Jargon	O
Writer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
information	O
in	O
these	O
XML	B-Protocol
client	O
application	B-Application
files	O
,	O
Jargon	O
Reader	O
renders	O
(	O
draws	O
)	O
the	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
and	O
executes	O
logic	O
functions	O
in	O
response	O
to	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
events	O
such	O
as	O
selecting	O
a	O
button	O
.	O
</s>
