t the core of each Curious Networks solution is the Continuum™ Engine, a core set of product features and functionality that represents Curious Networks' unique approach to mobile development. The Continuum Engine provides customers the simplest and most effective way to mobilize their applications; ensuring customers receive all of the benefits of mobility while simultaneously managing all of the risks. The Continuum Engine is a key component of both the Continuum Enterprise Edition™ and Continuum Embedded Edition™ products.

Continuum Engine Features

Single Development Effort/Multiple Device Support
Continuum is unique in the market, allowing developers to write an application once and have it be accessible across multiple devices. This is achieved through MAXML, a multi-channel development language pioneered by Curious Networks. Though extensive usability testing, Curious Networks discovered that that there are common ways people interact with information independent of the device being used. MAXML enables developers to define applications through these common user interactions. Continuum then automatically renders the interactions for each specific device, creating intuitive user interfaces based on each device's specifications. This frees developers from multiple programming efforts and the ongoing need to learn new standards and specifications. Furthermore, as new devices are introduced, Continuum automatically scales to support. No additional development is required.

Ease of Development and Customizability
Continuum allows developers to build extremely intuitive and usable applications for all access channels without concern for device-specific issues. Based on the interactions that the developer defines, Continuum automatically produces customized interfaces for each device taking into account each device's unique specifications and usage characteristics. This saves developers significant time and resources and improves their time-to-market. Continuum also provides a number of easy tools for editing, debugging, customizing and managing applications during development aimed at simplifying and improving the development process.

Robust Messaging Capabilities
Continuum contains robust messaging and alert technology that allows users to receive alerts from the application to their mobile device. Through Continuum's innovative technology, users can receive alerts on all email addressable devices including two-way pagers, email systems, alphanumeric pagers as well as non email addressable pagers and SMS devices. Continuum also allows users respond to alerts via multi-modal communication, e.g. receiving a text message in response to a voice interface request.

Flexible Integration
Continuum integrates cleanly with any backend system, including third-party content management systems, databases, and web and application servers. Continuum allows companies to leverage their existing IT investments and requires no redesign of the current technical infrastructure. Enterprise customers can also maintain complete control of their applications and technical environments by keeping it in-house, or can outsource the environment to be hosted and maintained by a third-party.

Performance, Reliability and Scalability
Continuum provides superior scalability, reliability, and fault tolerance through its enterprise-class architecture. Continuum maximizes performance by rendering most of the user interfaces during application deployment. Only dynamic data is rendered during runtime. Continuum is also designed to scale to large numbers of users to meet the needs of any size organization.