Application Deployment

During development the developer tests the device application by deploying mobile business object (MBO) packages to Unwired Server, and device application binaries and their dependencies to emulators or actual devices. Deployment to devices can be achieved by physically connecting the device to the developer's machine, and copying binaries using device-supported tools. Applications should also be tested in a test environment that emulates the production environment for complete end-to-end testing.

In a production environment, device application deployment can be achieved by using Afaria or similar third-party product. Afaria offers enterprise-class device application deployment and management features.

• Device Testing
  Device applications are typically tested by developers in an emulator environment. All target platforms provide emulator support from their native IDE, which enables deployment and execution of the application to the emulator.
• Large-Scale Device Deployment
  Some device platforms require signing the binaries before they can be deployed. For production scale deployment, application deployment is done using proven products such as Afaria.
• Device Registration
  Application users and their devices are registered in Unwired Server for licensing and monitoring.