<s>
RhoMobile	B-Device
Suite	I-Device
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Rhodes	O
open	O
source	O
framework	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
development	O
tools	O
for	O
creating	O
data-centric	O
,	O
cross-platform	O
,	O
native	O
mobile	O
consumer	O
and	O
enterprise	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
developers	O
to	O
build	O
native	O
mobile	O
apps	O
using	O
web	O
technologies	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
CSS3	O
,	O
HTML5	B-Application
,	O
JavaScript	B-Language
and	O
Ruby	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
can	O
deploy	O
RhoMobile	B-Device
Suite	I-Device
to	O
write	O
an	O
app	O
once	O
and	O
run	O
it	O
on	O
the	O
most-used	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	O
Desktop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RhoMobile	B-Device
Suite	I-Device
consists	O
of	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
tools	O
for	O
building	O
,	O
testing	O
,	O
debugging	O
,	O
integrating	O
,	O
deploying	O
and	O
managing	O
consumer	O
and	O
enterprise	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
mobile	B-Application
development	I-Application
services	O
are	O
offered	O
in	O
the	O
cloud	O
and	O
include	O
hosted	O
build	O
,	O
synchronization	O
and	O
application	O
management	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RhoMobile	B-Device
was	O
part	O
of	O
Zebra	O
Technologies	O
following	O
the	O
October	O
2014	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Motorola	O
Solutions	O
by	O
Zebra	O
until	O
2016	O
when	O
the	O
project	O
was	O
open	O
sourced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RhoMobile	B-Device
source	O
code	O
is	O
maintained	O
by	O
Tau	O
Technologies	O
,	O
an	O
independent	O
software	O
vendor	O
founded	O
by	O
RhoMobile	B-Device
team	O
members	O
,	O
who	O
provides	O
RhoMobile	B-Device
related	O
consulting	O
and	O
development	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Formerly	O
known	O
as	O
Rhodes	B-Device
Framework	I-Device
,	O
RhoMobile	B-Device
was	O
founded	O
by	O
Adam	O
Blum	O
in	O
September	O
2008	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Rhodes	O
project	O
on	O
GitHub	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
subsequent	O
months	O
saw	O
releases	O
that	O
added	O
iPhone	O
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Android	B-Application
development	O
support	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2009	O
,	O
RhoMobile	B-Device
was	O
a	O
winner	O
at	O
Interop	O
2009	O
as	O
the	O
event	O
’s	O
"	O
Best	O
Start	O
Up	O
Company.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2009	O
RhoHub	O
was	O
launched	O
as	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
RhoMobile	B-Device
’s	O
hosted	O
,	O
cross-platform	O
development	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2010	O
,	O
RhoMobile	B-Device
was	O
a	O
Web	O
2.0	O
Expo	O
LaunchPad	O
winner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2012	O
,	O
RhoMobile	B-Device
was	O
one	O
of	O
InfoWorld	O
's	O
2012	O
Technology	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Award	O
winners	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2013	O
,	O
RhoMobile	B-Device
Suite	I-Device
won	O
the	O
About.com	O
Reader	O
’s	O
Choice	O
Award	O
for	O
being	O
the	O
Best	O
Tool	O
for	O
Cross-Platform	O
Formatting	O
on	O
Apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RhoMobile	B-Device
Suite	I-Device
includes	O
Rhodes	O
,	O
RhoElements	O
,	O
RhoStudio	O
,	O
RhoConnect	O
,	O
RhoHub	O
and	O
RhoGallery	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rhodes	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
and	O
open	O
source	O
framework	O
and	O
the	O
foundation	O
for	O
the	O
RhoMobile	B-Device
application	O
development	O
platform	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
enables	O
developers	O
to	O
use	O
their	O
existing	O
HTML	O
,	O
CSS	O
,	O
JavaScript	B-Language
and	O
Ruby	B-Language
skills	O
to	O
build	O
native	O
apps	O
for	O
all	O
popular	O
operating	O
systems	O
,	O
including	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
8	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	O
can	O
leverage	O
a	O
large	O
and	O
mature	O
open	O
source	O
community	O
,	O
which	O
has	O
developed	O
thousands	O
of	O
RhoMobile	B-Device
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RhoElements	O
provides	O
enterprise	O
grade	O
features	O
on	O
top	O
of	O
Rhodes	O
-	O
adding	O
support	O
for	O
enterprise	O
grade	O
Zebra	O
devices	O
including	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
and	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
RhoMobile	B-Device
uses	O
a	O
Model-View-Controller	O
pattern	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Views	O
are	O
written	O
in	O
HTML	O
(	O
including	O
HTML5	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Controllers	O
are	O
written	O
in	O
Ruby	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
29	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
RhoMobile	B-Device
5.0	O
was	O
accompanied	O
by	O
a	O
new	O
streamlined	O
service	O
model	O
offering	O
multi-tier	O
transparent	O
pricing	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
free	O
level	O
and	O
two	O
paid	O
subscription	O
levels	O
,	O
Silver	O
and	O
Gold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2015	O
RhoMobile	B-Device
Suite	I-Device
is	O
distributed	O
with	O
MIT	B-License
license	I-License
free	O
to	O
use	O
,	O
with	O
commercial	O
support	O
provided	O
by	O
Tau	O
Technologies	O
.	O
</s>
