Products Worklight and PhoneGap
PhoneGap is an open source mobile development framework that enables the creation of cross-platform mobile apps that can access native device features over a uniform API using web technologies (HTML5, CSS and JavaScript).
Worklight was designed to provide its enterprise customers with a complete solution for developing, running and managing mobile applications for smartphones and tablets. Targeting multiple mobile platforms and a variety of form factors in a cost-effective manner is a major consideration for our customers. To help achieve this capability, we embedded the PhoneGap framework into the Worklight solution.
 
Advantages of the PhoneGap Approach
  An open, standards-based approach to cross-platform application development
  Cost-effective development by accessing existing in-house knowledge and skills
  Compatibility with JavaScript toolkits such as JQuery Mobile, Sencha Touch and Dojox Mobile
  Access to native device features using a uniform JavaScript bridge
  An extensible architecture that simplifies integration with native device code
Worklight Client Architecture
PhoneGap is an important element in Worklight's client architecture. Worklight provides the highest levels of development flexibility, allowing developers to leverage the same architecture to build downloadable web, native and hybrid applications based on the specific business needs and IT requirements of the organization.
 Worklight Client Architecture
For more information about the role PhoneGap plays in the Worklight architecture, download this datasheet.