Read the full interview here:  http://howsoftwareisbuilt.com/2010/03/05/interview-with-chris-keene-ceo-wavemaker/

“WaveMaker is gaining prominence, and showing up in the Gartner Magic Quadrants,
to simplify cloud development.  In this interview, we chat with WaveMaker
CEO Chris Keene.

Watch how to build a simple Web 2.0 application that integrates with the Yahoo! Search REST API, accepts a query string and shows a summary collection of Yahoo! Search results, retrieves Web content identified from search, and integrates with a corporate-style database application in 15 minutes.

Video: http://www.wavemaker.com/screencasts/YSearch/YahooSearchCast.mp4
Code: http://demo.wavemaker.com/YSearch/YSearch.zip

Check it out!

WaveMaker is now on TheCloudMarket.com: http://thecloudmarket.com/image/ami-395dbb50#/details

Critical Research Application Runs On WaveMaker Cloud Development Platform and Amazon EC2

Read more here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/prweb/20100209/bs_prweb/prweb3581054?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

The latest WaveMaker 6.1 DevBuild, #4 to be precise, is more than two times faster than WaveMaker 6.0.  In our first DevBuild we improved application load time by as much as 5X (see malamut’s post where he saw 3X faster load time, http://dev.wavemaker.com/forums/?q=node/3981).  In the most recent DevBuild we’ve improved page load and widget rendering.  In our testing we see that WaveMaker 6.1.3 DevBuild4 is more than twice as fast as WaveMaker 6.0.

To get full performance benefits, you’ll need to use the new editors that are provided in the release.  The new editors are in their own section of the palette, name “New Editors”.  The old editors still exist; you don’t have to upgrade your application.

Even if you don’t use the new editors you will see much improved performance in DevBuild 4.  We’ve made a number of optimizations including:

1. Reduced the number of events that are published during initialization.
2. Layers are now removed/inserted into the dom when shown/hidden
3. Eliminated validation checks during initialization
4. Optimized ID management
5. Improved memory management, including eliminating numerous memory leaks
6. Numerous small optimizations identified and improved

To download, visit the DevBuild page at http://dev.wavemaker.com/wiki/bin/view/Dev/DevBuilds.

As always, we love to hear your feedback.  Thanks to those of you who provided results on earlier DevBuilds.  The feedback we receive impacts where we investigate further optimizations.

We’ve been working on new deployment options, which will be available soon, likely in the next DevBuild.  I’ll post another blog when the next DevBuild is available.

I want to thank everyone for the feedback on DevBuild1, in particularly dille4.  We’ve fixed the critical bugs found in DevBuild1 as well as a memory leak that’s was recently exposed.  Please take a look at DevBuild2 and let us know what you think.

To download 6.1 DevBuild2, visit the download page at http://dev.wavemaker.com/wiki/bin/view/Dev/DevBuilds.

You should see significantly improved load performance over 6.0.  We’d love to hear your performance results.  Those of you using 6.1, what performance improvements are you seeing?

It’s official!  WaveMaker will be in the Cloud Pavilion and at CloudCamp at the upcoming FOSE show in Washington, D.C.  Come visit us!  http://www.fose.com/Events/FOSE-2010/Home.aspx

Hits Profitability and Revenue Growth of Over 50% for Latest Quarter

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) January 6, 2010 – WaveMaker Software™, the only open Cloud Development Platform, posted a record-breaking year in 2009. The company doubled annual revenues and achieved profitability while also increasing sales by over 53% in the latest quarter.

“Businesses are turning to WaveMaker’s Cloud Development Platform as the fastest way to deliver cloud and SaaS applications,” stated Christopher Keene, CEO of WaveMaker. “WaveMaker’s momentum accelerated sharply last quarter when we launched our Cloud Quick Start Partnership with IBM, Amazon and RightScale.”

Highlights of 2009 included:

- Launching the Cloud Quick Start Partnership with IBM, Amazon and RightScale in October (http://www.wavemaker.com/news/pr_2009-10-14.html)

- Being featured in Gartner and InfoWorld reports on cloud development platforms in September (http://www.wavemaker.com/news/cloud-computing-platform-as-a-service.html)

- Helping KANA revolutionize customer service in June (KANA was acquired by Accel/KKR in November) (http://www.wavemaker.com/news/pr_2009-06-30.html)

- Becoming the most popular developer platform on Apple.com in May (http://www.wavemaker.com/news/wavemaker_5_apple_staff_pick.html)

- Delivering SalesForce and LinkedIn integration as part of the IBM LotusLive SaaS platform in January (http://www.wavemaker.com/news/ibm-gets-seriously-social-with.html)

- Introducing the first open source cloud development platform (http://www.wavemaker.com/news/pr_2008-12-09.html)

WaveMaker’s position as the only open source cloud development platform puts it in a unique position as a “must have” ecosystem partner for cloud infrastructure providers. In 2010, WaveMaker expects to see increased business momentum, particularly as additional cloud infrastructure providers join WaveMaker’s Cloud Quick Start Partnership.

About Wavemaker Software

WaveMaker is the only open source cloud development platform, with a 15,000-strong developer community and a leadership role in the Cloud Quick Start Program in partnership with IBM, Amazon and RightScale. WaveMaker makes it ridiculously easy to build, deploy and customize cloud applications with drag and drop development tools, one-click cloud deployment and end user self-service customization. WaveMaker customers like the Center For Disease Control, Macy’s and KANA have built amazing-looking web applications with minimal learning curve and up to 98% less code. For more information, please visit http://www.wavemaker.com.

WaveMaker Software, WaveMaker Cloud Edition, Web Fast and CIO Safe are trademarks of WaveMaker Software.

In recent releases WaveMaker has begun using the term “DevBuild”.  Some of our community members have asked “what does that mean?” and “when should I use a DevBuild?”

A DevBuild delivers completed development work but does not represent a final release.  We will create DevBuilds as we achieve Development milestones along the path to the final release.  The individual features in a DevBuild will be tested but a DevBuild will not include a full quality assurance cycle.

Following one or more DevBuilds, we will usually deliver a Beta. A Beta release includes all the features intended in the final release.  We refer to a Beta as “feature complete.”  Additional testing and bug fixes are required before we will ship the final, GA release.

A GA (General Availability) release has passed the quality assurance cycle.  Blocker and Critical bugs identified during the Beta have been resolved.

The first DevBuild for WaveMaker 6.1 is now available.  The major initiative in WaveMaker 6.1 is performance and DevBuild1 delivers some significant performance improvements.  Widgets are now loaded dynamically. Prior to 6.1, widgets  were loaded all at once during application initalization.  Now, a base library is loaded and additional widgets are loaded when required by the application.

We’ve also gzipped the JavaScript files so they much smaller.  By gzipping and moving code to other libraries (through dynamic loading) we’ve reduce the size of lib_build.js from 721KB to 64KB.  As you can imagine, load times are much faster as a result.  In our testing we have seen up to 5 times faster load time for an application.  Of course, the results that matter are yours.  I’d appreciate it you’d try 6.1.0 DevBuild 1 and let us know what changes in load time you see.

In addition to load time, we’ve also made a number of smaller optimizations.  Depending on the application, we see between 3% and 7% performance improvement.  These improvements have come from profiling specific applications and identifying inefficiencies within WaveMaker code.

Finally, DevBuild 1  provides some requested improvements.  The data model editor has been improved. Some schema changes to existing databases can be made without dropping the table and thus deleting your data.  A data model re-import no longer removes existing database service directories. This allows integrations with source code control systems such as SVN to behave properly.

DevBuilds are another way to get involved with the development of WaveMaker.  If a new feature sounds interesting or an annoying issue was closed, try it out and let us know how it works for you.  I hope you like it.  In particular, I hope you experience much better performance.  Please let us know what you experience.  We’re actively developing 6.1 so we’ll work diligently to resolve issues you encounter.

For more information on 6.1.0 DevBuild 1, seehttp://dev.wavemaker.com/wiki/bin/wmdoc/610DB1RelNotes.

To download 6.1.0 DevBuild 1, visit the download page at http://dev.wavemaker.com/wiki/bin/view/Dev/DevBuilds

Introduces First Open Cloud Development Platform for Mac OS X

“After working and trying several web development tools for Mac OS X that integrated Ajax, we found WaveMaker! It’s a truly integrated VISUAL Ajax Environment for Mac! It’s very easy to learn, use and the functionality is awesome!! Two thumbs up for WaveMaker!” - Fabián González, CEO, Diffteq

WaveMaker Software has announced general availability of the first open source cloud development platform for Mac OS X Snow Leopard. WaveMaker 6.0 for Mac OS X is available under the Apache open source license, providing Apple developers with the features and benefits found in proprietary cloud development platforms – such as Force.com and Azure – at a fraction of the cost.

“WaveMaker’s visual approach to web development appeals to Mac developers, making OS X the most popular platform in our community,” said Chris Keene, CEO of WaveMaker. “With WaveMaker 6, Mac developers can now build SaaS-enabled web apps on OS X and deploy them to Amazon EC 2 with a single button click!”

I am pleased to be the one to let you know that WaveMaker has just announced the general availability of WaveMaker 6.0.

WaveMaker 6.0 is our best release yet. It offers better widgets, multiple hibernate sessions, improved internationalization, and multi-tenant support.

WaveMaker 5.2 delivered a number of Dojo widgets, including Grid, Chart, and Menu. In WaveMaker 6.0 you can fully configure and control these widgets from within Studio to more easily utilize their capabilities. We’ve extended the database system to enable multiple Hibernate sessions initiated from within a Java service. WaveMaker 6.0 simplifies internationalization. In addition, for Enterprise customers WaveMaker 6.0 delivers automated multi-tenant support. With a simple configuration change, WaveMaker will automatically isolate database accesses between the customers (tenants) of a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution.

Visit wavemaker.com/downloads to check it out.