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Adobe plots its path on the Web

Best known for apps like Photoshop, Adobe is relying on Kevin Lynch to break out of the shrink-wrapped software business. Read more »

Microsoft prepares for final OOXML battle

Weeks out from a crucial ISO vote in Geneva on the ratification of Microsoft's proposed Open XML standard, Microsoft is engaged in a last ditch campaign to convince the wider industry that its endeavours are in the best interests of users. Read more »

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Build an AIR application for your website

Adobe AIR brings web technologies to the desktop through the integration of the Webkit rendering engine in a Flash-style desktop-based runtime. AIR applications running on HTML, CSS and Javascript can interact with the local file system, manipulate local SQL databases and even use AJAX on any domain. Read more »

Desktop RSS with Adobe AIR

Adobe AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) is currently in public beta; it allows developers to build dual platform applications for the desktop with existing Web 2.0 technologies including Flash and Ajax. Read more »

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Getting to know ColdFusion 8

In the final interview of our MAX07 series, we talk with Tim Buntel, senior product marketing manager ColdFusion, and discuss the release of ColdFusion 8 Read more »

Starting with Spry

Spry is intended to be a way of easily implementing Ajax; designers with entry level HTML, CSS and JavaScript experience should find Spry an easy way to integrate content. Read more »

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Flash and Flex: cached and componentised

Mike Potter is the developer marketing manager for Flex, we sat down with Mike at MAX and discussed where Flex and Flash is heading. Read more »

Check out these Web development tools from Microsoft

Many are often overwhelmed by the number of development tools and options streaming out of Redmond. Here's a rundown of the current Microsoft products that are available for building Web-based applications. Read more »

Visualise your database with treemaps

In this tutorial we show you how to generate a simple treemap to show which tablespaces have low percentages of free space and include a sample PHP script to generate the results in a graph. Read more »

FileMaker Pro 8

With improved data-export tools, beginner-friendly templates and support for massive files, FileMaker Pro 8 is a great choice for novice or professional users who need to develop powerful databases. Read more »

Create Flash effects fast--without Flash

Don't have the time or money to learn Flash MX? Here are some alternatives that can help you start creating Flash animation without the expense and hassle of MX. Read more »

Crystal Vision Server: BI for mid-market

The new Crystal Vision product line combines technology from Crystal Reports, Crystal Xcelsius and Business Object's Live Office -- aimed at the mid-market segment in Australia. Read more »

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What's new in Dreamweaver CS4?

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- Let's look at some of the new features we can expect to see in Dreamweaver CS4. Read more »

Spry Game

Lana Kovacevic [blogs:webanatomy] -- At this year's Adobe WebDU conference in Sydney, Greg Rewis gave a presentation on Spry 1.6, the AJAX framework. Read more »

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  • Brendon Chase Sun eye Web developers with Netbeans 6.5

    Despite the recent employment axe hitting Sun the company has pushed out a new release of its Netbeans open source IDE with an eye to appeal more to Web developers. Read more »

    -- posted by Brendon Chase

  • Renai LeMay BarCamp buzz: Let the hacking continue

    Attending last weekend's BarCamp in Sydney, it was hard to escape the conclusion that a certain "dot-com bust" flavour had seeped into the kool aid previously being drunk by Australia's web 2.0 and early stage start-up sector. Read more »

    -- posted by Renai LeMay

  • Staff Adobe briefly considered its own browser

    Internet Explorer dominates the Web browser market, but are that many people so in love with it? Meanwhile, the Flash player dominates its segment because lots of people find it to be a terrific. So might Adobe one day decide that the next logical step is to try its hand at building its own Web browser? Read more »

    -- posted by Staff

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