What Makes Silverlight Out-of-browser Applications Ideal?

By Author: Marvin Cole
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Ever wondered what makes Silverlight Out-of-browser (OOB) applications ideal for better Line-of-business (LOB) development? Here is the reason why.

It is a well known fact that Silverlight-based applications typically run within Web pages. However, Silverlight 3 onwards also renders the viable feature of having an option for having Out-of-Browser applications wherein users able to install those Silverlight based applications from the Web and run them outside the browser. These Silverlight-based applications can be configured accordingly so that users can install them from their host Web pages and subsequently run them outside the browser.

It is possible for an out-of-browser application to run without a network connection. In case you have an application which normally uses network-based resources, then with Silverlight it is very well feasible for you to implement network detection and hence provide offline support as and when an online connection is not available. In such a case for instance, an isolated storage can be used as an offline repository which can later i.e. when the connection resumes, synchronize ...
... with a server-based data store. At the same time when a connection is available, one can also check for application updates. An out-of-browser application can also be configured in a manner to require elevated trust. The advantage of using trusted applications is that they can help bypass some of the restrictions of the security sandbox. This is evident from the fact that trusted applications can operate in full-screen mode without keyboard restrictions. As your trusted technology partner, Mindfire Solutions will help you build excellent Out-of-Browser applications that perfectly suit your business needs. Whether you operate in the Media and Entertainment domain or Insurance, Stock market, Sports or Banking, our expert Silverlight developers at Mindfire Solutions are capable of undertaking a project of any complexity to perfectly meet your software development needs.

While Silverlight 3 out-of-browser apps allow any Silverlight application to have a desktop shortcut, and does not require the support of a browser to run the app, Silverlight 4 on the other hand allows elevated privileges to its user. Silverlight 4 enables the Silverlight app to access local resources which can include a network stack or a file system. The reason why Silverlight Out-of-Browser application is one of the foremost choices for Line-of-Business application development is the fact that it perfectly suitable from an end-user perspective who are more comfortable with a desktop application, would not like to leave the Silverlight sandbox application for accessing the filesystem and would like an application that will be executed even when it is has worked upon in offline mode. Silverlight 5 with its range of brand new features has enabled end users do all the things mentioned above without any hassles. Mindfire Solutions as your Silverlight development partner is able to correctly identify your business needs to develop custom made application software that complements your business requirements. Hire our expert Silverlight developers to gain access to an unmatched talented pool of developers who have executed more than 20 projects in the past 5 years and have an average experience of more than 2 years.

If you are looking for expert hands to successfully execute your Silverlight Software development project, then look no further than Mindfire Solutions.

To know more about our expertise in silverlight development services and to hire silverlight developers, please contact us at sales [at] mindfiresolutions [dot] com or call 1-248-686-1424. We will be glad to help you.