Creating interfaces between mobile applications and mobile peripherals is a core task in any enterprise mobile environment. For instance, mobile Field Service applications in the Insurance Industry require interfacing with Bluetooth portable printers; Mobile Asset Management applications require interfaces to RFID and portable printers; Direct Store Delivery applications require interfaces to barcode scanners and portable printers to be productive.

The Abaco Peripheral Suite Advantage
Abaco’s Peripheral Suite provides freedom for mobile applications. Mobile processes no longer need to target a specific peripheral model or a specific hardware vendor. Instead the mobile application can target peripheral functionality based on the business process requirements. This approach results in a clear benefit to customers in that they can now select from supported mobile peripherals (Bluetooth printers, barcode scanners, RFID readers, etc.) based on features, cost, support and regional availability considerations rather than vendor-specific technical proprietary implementations.

Abaco Peripheral Suite (APS) provides an abstraction layer and a common architecture across multiple peripheral types. This isolates the mobile applications from specific peripheral model implementation details. APS provides an agnostic environment between hardware models, platforms, processors, virtual machines and connectivity.

APS also offers discovery services, code generation wizards, and emulators to assist developers in providing peripheral support to their applications while facilitating application testing and debugging prior to having the hardware available.

To learn more about Abaco Peripheral Suite, contact us.