WaveMaker explained

WaveMaker, Inc.
Logo Alt:	WaveMaker, Inc.
Type:	Private
Key People:	Vijay Pullur, CEO
Industry:	Rapid Application Development Low-code Platform aPaaS Digital Transformation Agile Software Development Enterprise Software Cloud computing Computer Software
Products:	WaveMaker low code Studio & Platform
Num Employees:	Approximately 250 (2016)
Foundation:	2003
Location:	Mountain View, CA

WaveMaker is a Java-based low-code development platform designed for building software applications and platforms. The company, WaveMaker Inc., is based in Mountain View, California. The platform is intended to assist enterprises in speeding up their application development and IT modernization initiatives through low-code capabilities. Additionally, for independent software vendors (ISVs), WaveMaker serves as a customizable low-code component that integrates into their products.

The WaveMaker Platform is a licensed software platform allowing organizations to establish their own end-to-application platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for the creation and operation of custom apps.^[1] It allows developers and business users to create apps that are customizable. These applications can seamlessly consume APIs, visualize data, and automatically adapt to multi-device responsive interfaces.^[2]

WaveMaker's low-code platform allows organizations to deploy applications on either public or private cloud infrastructure. Containers can be deployed on top of virtual machines or directly on bare metal. The software features a Graphical User Interface (GUI) console for managing IT app infrastructure, leveraging the capabilities of Docker containerization.

The solution offers functionalities for automating application deployment, managing the application lifecycle, overseeing release management, and controlling deployment workflows and access permissions:^{[1] [3]}

• Apps for web, tablet, and smartphone interfaces
• Enterprise technologies like Java, Hibernate, Spring, AngularJS, JQuery
• Docker-provided APIs and CLI
• Software stack packaging, container provisioning, stack and app upgrading, replication, and fault tolerance

WaveMaker Studio

WaveMaker RAD Platform is built around WaveMaker Studio, a WYSIWYG rapid development tool that allows business users to compose an application using a drag-and-drop method.^[4] WaveMaker Studio supports rapid application development (RAD) for the web, similar to what products like PowerBuilder and Lotus Notes provided for client-server computing.^[5]

WaveMaker Studio allows developers to produce an application once, then automatically adjust it for a particular target platform, whether a PC, mobile phone, or tablet.^[4] Applications created using the WaveMaker Studio follow a model–view–controller architecture.

WaveMaker Studio has been downloaded more than two million times. The Studio community consists of 30,000 registered users.^[6] Applications generated by WaveMaker Studio are licensed under the Apache license.^[7]

Studio 8 was released on September 25, 2015. The prior version, Studio 7, has some notable development milestones. It was based on AngularJS framework, previous Studio versions (6.7, 6.6, 6.5) use the Dojo Toolkit. Some of the features WaveMaker Studio 7 include:

• Automatic generation of Hibernate mapping, and Hibernate queries from database schema import.
• Automatic creation of Enterprise Data Widgets based on schema import. Each widget can display data from a database table as a grid or edit form. Edit form implements create, update, and delete functions automatically.
• WYSIWYG Ajax development studio runs in a browser.^[8]
• Deployment to Tomcat, IBM WebSphere, Weblogic, JBoss.
• Mashup tool to assemble web applications based on SOAP, REST and RSS web services, Java Services and databases.
• Supports existing CSS, HTML and Java code.
• The ability to deploy a standard Java .war file.

Technologies and frameworks

WaveMaker allows users to build applications that run on "Open Systems Stack" based on the following technologies and frameworks: AngularJS, Bootstrap, NVD3, HTML, CSS, Apache Cordova, Hibernate, Spring, Spring Security, Java. The various supported integrations include:^{[9] [10] [11]}

• Databases: Oracle, MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, IBM DB2, HSQLDB
• Authentication: LDAP, Active Directory, CAS, Custom Java Service, Database
• Version Control: Bitbucket (or Stash), GitHub, Apache Subversion
• Deployment: Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, WaveMaker Private Cloud (Docker containerization), IBM Web Sphere, Apache Tomcat, SpringSource tcServer, Oracle WebLogic Server, JBoss(WildFly), GlassFish
• App Stores: Google Play, Apple App Store, Windows Store

History

In 2003, WaveMaker was founded as ActiveGrid. Then, in 2007, it was rebranded as Wavemaker.^[12] It was acquired by VMware in 2011.^[13] In March 2013, support for the WaveMaker project was discontinued.^[14]

In May 2013, Pramati Technologies acquired the assets of WaveMaker.^[15] In February 2014, Wavemaker Studio 6.7 was released, which was the last open source version of Studio.^[16] In September 2014 WaveMaker Inc. launched the WaveMaker RAD Platform, which allowed organizations to run their own application platform for building and running apps.^[17]

In March 2023, WaveMaker released version 11.5, which includes enhanced low-code development capabilities and new AI-driven tools to streamline the application development process.

Notes and References

1. News: 16 September 2014 . Build Your Own Enterprise App . Mobile Enterprise . dead . 16 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141016042831/http://mobileenterprise.edgl.com/news/Build-Your-Own-Enterprise-App95351 . 16 October 2014.
2. News: 16 September 2014 . WaveMaker Launches aPaaS Environment Based on Docker Containers . Programmable Web . 16 September 2014.
3. News: WaveMaker Enterprise Launches for Rapid API App Development. 17 September 2014. Talkin' Cloud. 17 September 2014. 9 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141009165614/http://talkincloud.com/paas/091714/wavemaker-enterprise-launches-rapid-api-app-development. dead.
4. News: Babcock. Charles. WaveMaker PaaS Bets On Docker. 16 September 2014. InformationWeek. 16 September 2014.
5. Web site: Is WaveMaker the Web 2.0 Version of PowerBuilder? . . November 11, 2007 . 2007-11-25.
6. News: Leopold. George. WaveMaker Leverages Docker for App Delivery. 16 September 2014. EnterpriseTech. 16 September 2014.
7. Web site: WaveMaker Ajax Framework License Information . WaveMaker . February 23, 2008 . 2008-02-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080303002044/http://www.wavemaker.com/products/license.html . 2008-03-03.
8. Web site: WaveMaker Visual Ajax Tool . . April 20, 2008 . 2008-04-25 . 2008-04-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080423205821/http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2008/04/wavemaker_is_a.html . dead .
9. Web site: WaveMaker Webinar . WaveMaker . September 19, 2013 . October 9, 2014 . October 17, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141017014535/http://www.wavemaker.com/news/webinar-whats-new/ . dead .
10. Web site: Technologies Behind WaveMaker. 2016-11-17. 2016-11-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20161118042117/http://www.wavemaker.com/learn/technologies-behind-wavemaker/. dead.
11. Web site: Integrations. 2016-11-17. 2016-11-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20161118042145/http://www.wavemaker.com/integrations/. dead.
12. Web site: 2007-11-07 . ActiveGrid Re-brands as WaveMaker . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141014125236/http://pbdj.sys-con.com/node/457156 . 2014-10-14 . 2014-10-09 . Developer's PowerBuilder Journal.
13. Web site: March 8, 2011 . WaveMaker Springs To VMware . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130601192533/http://dev.wavemaker.com/blog/2011/03/08/wavemaker-springs-to-vmware/ . June 1, 2013 . October 28, 2011 . WaveMaker.
14. Web site: March 14, 2013 . Announcing the release of WaveMaker 6.5.3 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130602192517/http://dev.wavemaker.com/blog/2013/03/14/announcing-the-release-of-wavemaker-6-5-3/ . June 2, 2013 . March 21, 2013 . WaveMaker.
15. Web site: 2013-05-01 . Pramati Acquires WaveMaker . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130605183158/http://dev.wavemaker.com/blog/2013/05/01/pramati-acquires-wavemaker/ . 2013-06-05 . 2013-05-13 . Pramati Technologies.
16. Web site: 2014-02-25 . Announcing the release of WaveMaker 6.7.0 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161115193956/http://www.wavemaker.com/latest/announcing-the-release-of-wavemaker-6-7-0/ . 2016-11-15 . 2016-11-15 . WaveMaker.
17. Web site: 2014-09-16 . WaveMaker Revolutionizes Custom Application Development . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161115193542/http://cloudcomputing.sys-con.com/node/3186801 . 2016-11-15 . 2016-11-15 . CloudExpo Journal.