Abstract: A system and method generate a virtual range in a cloud computing infrastructure. The system is configured to receive a graphical user interface (GUI) input, the GUI input including a visual representation of an isolated virtual space, a visual representation of a subnet, and a visual representation of a cloud entity, each visual representation including a placement within the GUI; generate, based on the received GUI input an instruction set for an infrastructure as a service (IaaS) application programming interface (API) of a cloud computing infrastructure, the instruction set when executed configuring the cloud computing environment to initiate the isolated virtual space, the subnet, and the cloud entity; and electronically transmit the generated instruction set to the IaaS API of the cloud computing environment, wherein transmitting the generated instruction set to the IaaS API configures the IaaS API to execute the instruction set.

Abstract: An offline support system operates to record a plurality of request/response pairs exchanged between an application and a web service. The system determines if a current request from the application can be communicated to the web service. Upon a positive determination, the current request is passed to the web service. Upon a negative determination, a most recent recorded request/response pair having a request matching the current request is identified. The response from the identified pair is passed to the application as if it were a response to the current request.

Abstract: Automatic application updates can be achieved by an application she executing on a mobile device. Upon startup when executed by a processing resource of the mobile device, the application shell attempts a connection to a developer service using a communication feature of the mobile device. Following a successful attempt, the application shell obtains non-native functional code for the application shell from the developer service via the connection. Following an unsuccessful attempt, the application shell obtains non-native functional code cached by the mobile device. However obtained, the application shell hosts the functional code such that, via the application shell, the functional code accesses a mobile device feature and provides a primary application function.

Abstract: An offline support system operates to record a plurality of request/response pairs exchanged between an application and a web service. The system determines if a current request from the application can be communicated to the web service. Upon a positive determination, the current request is passed to the web service. Upon a negative determination, a most recent recorded request/response pair having a request matching the current request is identified. The response from the identified pair is passed to the application as if it were a response to the current request.