WaveMaker for Cloud Applications in Java

My friend who was a Java Developer was very much interested in Cloud Development, while searching for the Cloud Application development tools/API.  Thought of forwarding to him - 


More on -
http://www.wavemaker.com/


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavemaker


Few lines from wikipedia - 

WaveMaker (formerly known as ActiveGrid) is an open source software development platform that automates much of the process for creating Java web and cloud applications. WaveMaker provides a visual rapid application development platform and is available as a free open source software download or as a hosted cloud development environment (akaPlatform as a Service) running on Amazon EC2.^[1]


From WaveMaker -

WaveMaker is the only open and easy-to-use development platform for web and cloud applications. With WaveMaker's visual, drag and drop tools, any developer can start building enterprise Java applications with minimal training. WaveMaker creates standard Java applications, boosting developer productivity and quality without compromising flexibility.

WaveMaker applications are cloud-ready and include built-in support for multi-tenancy and elastic scaling. WaveMaker is a rapidly-growing company backed by a 15,000-strong developer community. WaveMaker customers like the Center For Disease Control, Macy's and KANA have built rich internet applications with minimal learning curve and up to 98% less code.