The online video platform Brightcove has announced its free App Cloud Core platform, an open source software development kit (SDK) with HTML5 compatibility.
In their keynote session at the Play 2012 global customer conference Brightcove CEO Jeremy Allaire said, “The whole platform is open. We believe there are millions of web developers who should be unleashed into the app economy and we want to help them do that”.
The platform has vastly expanded capabilities which will allow developers to build and deploy an unlimited amount of apps, utilising the HTML5 and Javascript standards for rich native apps on iOS and Android.
The open source SDK will allow access to native application programming interfaces (APIs) and will theoretically ensure programmers won’t have to learn particular languages.
Other features include innovative on-device debugging, which allows developers to access the App Cloud debugging console by shaking their device, and improved real-time analytics to assess apps.
Brightcove has also announced an App Cloud Dual-Screen Solution in collaboration with Apple TV. The solution leverages Apple’s AirPlay technology and is another step forward for utilising tablets and TV simultaneously.
Allaire added: “The living room just got on the app innovation power curve. Virtually every app on a phone or tablet has the potential to have a natural extension onto a TV screen”.
Doubtless more information will be revealed at Apps World in October, for whom Brightcove is a platinum sponsor. But which release are you more excited about, the SDK or the TV solution?
