Oracle announced the release of a free version of its Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) that runs on the open-source GlassFish platform.

The release features a new cross device mobile development framework, Oracle Mobile Application Framework (MAF) that simplifies the development of multiplatform on-device mobile applications.

Oracle Corp. yesterday unveiled a new Mobile Application Framework to simplify cross-platform app development for smartphones and tablets.

Oracle has released a mobile client and associated framework, nearly two years in the making, to help developers quickly build Java applications for industrial mobile devices.

Oracle is hoping it can attract more developers with MAF (Mobile Application Framework), which aims to simplify the development of cross-platform enterprise apps for smartphones and tablets.

The integration framework “doesnt take away the need for Oracle to develop Fusion applications, but the likelihood that this overshadows Fusion Applications is pretty high,” said Gartner ...

Oracle’s Application Development Framework The advantage of ADF is that developers can assemble business applications quickly, with the plumbing that connects the user interface to the back end ...