Abstract: A Software as a Service framework that supports the creation and adoption of web-application availability to users' contacts without needing technical knowledge of computer code, network architectures, devices, or protocols. Forwarding is controlled by sending a link through said framework over SMS, MMS, email, social networks, etc. Depending upon permissions set by the application's owner, a recipient may also forward the web-application link to his/her own contacts, promoting viral propagation of the web-application's availability. Recipients may also be granted permission by the web-application's owner to contribute towards its functionality and/or its source data, enabling crowd-sourced enhancement of the web-application. Web-applications developed within said framework may be utilized and distributed via any web-enabled device able to access the link to the web-application. Restrictions may be imposed by the web-application owner regarding the duration and/or number of accesses permitted to it.

Abstract: An authoring and configuration interface for the creation and management of mobile-optimized web app-templates to publish functional programs or applications represented by icons to mobile websites without the need to understand or access computer code. Creation and modification of app-templates is managed non-technically through an app studio that also allows management of design themes and styling. Each app-template uses content and data and is configured non-technically through a series of specific properties relevant to the particular app-template's functionality. By delivering functionality through adopting a collection of documented mobile web standards, end users can view functionality deployed non-technically by administrators without needing to download native apps that are stored locally on a mobile device, with management, delivery, and consumption achieved through a server based application within a cloud-based software as a service architecture.