Method and System of Application Development for Multiple Device Client Platforms

In a client server environment having a server with a Web service in communication with a local client, a method of tightly integrating the local client to its local operating environment residing on a platform remote from the server;

• said method comprising the steps of:
• a. installing the local client into the local operating environment;
• b. requesting and receiving integrating data structures from the server;
• and
• c. downloading the integrating data structures into the local operating environment whereby the integrating data structures define the attributes and parameters needed by the local client to define an interface between the local client and the Web service.

A client server environment having a server with a Web service in communication with a local client which is tightly integrated with its local operating environment residing on a computing platform remote from the server;

• the local client tightly integrated by way of integrating data structures requested and received from the server;
• the integrating data structures:
• a. define the attributes and parameters needed by the local client to define an interface between the local client and the Web service.
• b. are communicated between the web server and the local client utilising a device independent protocol comprises a command structure which is the same irrespective of the local operating environment or the platform.