WebSync Features

WebSync is packed with features that make it very attractive to developers and project managers alike. With so many reasons to use it, why not start today?

Reliable

• automatic connection management and renegotiation
• server farm/clustering support
• load balancing support
• automatic failover when servers are taken offline
• automatic reconnection after clients idle out and return (for example, due to "hibernating" their computers)
• automatic reconnection due to random network and communication failures

Extensible

• flexible event system makes it easy to interact with client and server events
• "extensions" mechanism allows for easy code reuse
• provider model means you can implement your own client/message storage mechanism
• priority settings on events allow for customizable execution ordering
• based on the "Bayeux" specification for easy integration with other applications and languages

Interoperable

• out of the box support for JavaScript, .NET, iOS, PHP, Silverlight, Windows Phone, and Windows Mobile
• requires no browser plugins, although Silverlight is supported if desired
• requires no special network configuration
• works in all major browsers: IE5.5+, Firefox 2+, Chrome 4+, Safari 3+, Opera 9+
• works in a number of minor browsers: Konqueror, Maxthon
• works on mobile device browers: iPhone, Android
• core components are compatible with .NET 2.0 and greater
• based on the "Bayeux" specification for easy integration with other applications and languages

Stable

• used by fortune 500 companies worldwide
• used by fortune 100 companies in the US
• fully tested by over 750 unique unit and integration tests, over 400 of which are run in 8 different browsers
• the On-Demand service has been running for over a year with total uptime of 99.98%

Scalable and Powerful

• capable of delivering 100,000+ messages/second on a 3-core AMD processor with 3GB of RAM
• capable of handling over 30,000 concurrent users on a 3-core AMD processor with 3GB of RAM
• supports server clustering
• supports load balancing using query parameters or IP balancing
• automatically takes advantage of additional CPUs and CPU cores
• pluggable to use

Flexible

• channel-based architecture makes it simple to send messages to single users or groups of users
• easily integrates with ASP.NET authentication
• can be used with desktop applications and web applications alike - and can communicate between them with no additional effort
• can be used to bypass firewall and proxy restrictions on non-standard HTTP traffic
• can be easily integrated with any client-side component or framework (such as Telerik, jQuery, ExtJS/Sencha, RaphaelJS, etc)

Cost-Effective

• reduces hardware costs by requiring minimal hardware to get fantastic performance
• reduces hardware costs by leveraging existing servers running IIS
• reduces developer costs by increasing productivity due to it's simple, intuitive API and extensive documentation
• reduces short-term costs by providing loads of examples and demo applications to get your developers working quickly
• reduces long-term costs by future-proofing your application through the support of server farms, load balancing, and clustering
• reduces long-term costs by licensing per developer, so future scaling does not require additional capital
• reduces support costs by leveraging the ubiquity of IIS and the Microsoft platform

Productive

• error message propagation means problems are immediately visible to developers
• simple event system means new functionality can be added easily
• extensible design means you can add and remove functionality simply by adding/removing references
• clear, well designed API results in faster development cycles
• aspect-oriented approach follows well established design principles
• integrates easily with existing or new ASP.NET/ASP.NET MVC applications
• easy learning curve
• intelligent defaults mean less time wasted configuring and more time spent developing