Synapse is a thin client application SDK based on Ozone, a framework for hosting widgets (lightweight software components) in Web browsers. Ozone, in turn, is based on Apache Shindig, an implementation of the OpenSocial gadget API. Ozone implements a publish/subscribe messaging system that enables loose coupling between widgets, providing a great deal of flexibility to both application developers and users alike.

Synapse complements and extends Ozone by improving widget interoperability through a shared data and eventing model. Synapse widgets use the Ozone publish/subscribe mechanism to broadcast and receive notifications of events containing object references. Events that occur in one widget (e.g., data additions, selections, or deletions) can be immediately reflected in other, associated widgets. This enables the widgets to work together to provide information analysts with richer, more powerful analytical capabilities.

PFI makes the Synapse SDK freely available to registered users under the terms of the GNU General Public License (GPL), v3. To download a copy of Synapse, please visit our download portal. PFI is also pleased to provide custom Synapse and Ozone widget development services. For more information, please email us at  download@potomacfusion.com.