12. The system of claim 11 , further comprising a backend connector for providing message mapping information of the data source to the data model.
12. The system of claim 11 , further comprising a backend connector for providing message mapping information of the data source to the data model. 13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the backend connector performs one or more of: connecting to a selected backend data source; providing an interface for accessing a description of the selected backend data source; and providing for the identification of notification services configured for pushing notifications over the network to the electronic device.