SkyVault provides ECM capabilities as data services, user interfaces, and user
applications. The user interface capabilities are provided by applications and application
components using SkyVault's web tier, Surf, originally developed as a faster way to develop
content applications using scripting and REST architecture.
Development of web scripts allows for the creation of a REST-based API. Web scripts can be executed without compilation, and provide a quick and easy way to extend and enhance SkyVault's standard services.
The web script infrastructure accommodates Java beans as easily as JavaScript. Web scripts add little overhead but provide a great deal of flexibility and development productivity. Web scripts in the web tier let you quickly build user interface components with Surf or simple HTML and deploy them as SkyVault Share components, portlets, or other web platforms such as Google Gadgets.