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Adobe Flash 9 update to destroy and save Web apps
Adobe is issuing an update to Flash Player 9 that it hopes will prevent Flash-based Web applications being used to launch attacks against consumers — but the update may also stop Flash apps working if developers don't heed Adobe's recommendations. Read more »
Adobe releases Flash Player 10
Adobe has today announced the release of Flash Player 10, allowing web developers and designers to create more advanced web applications. Read more »
Microsoft to license Adobe's Flash Lite
Even though it has plans to release a competing technology, Microsoft has agreed to license Adobe's Flash Lite technology for its Windows Mobile operating system and browser. Read more »
Build the platform and apps will come: Adobe exec
Adobe's strategy for it Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) is not to take on Microsoft directly, but provide a platform for developers to build Web-applications, according to a company executive. Read more »
Adobe to launch AIR 1.0
Adobe Systems on Monday is set to finally release Adobe Integrated Environment software, which is on the leading edge of a movement to make Web applications act more like traditional desktop applications. Read more »
Adobe ponies up for Apollo
Adobe to invest part of $100 million venture fund the downloadable player that lets Web applications appear as desktop programs. Read more »
MS, Adobe war in blogosphere
Arch-rivals Microsoft and Adobe's struggle over next-generation Web development technologies has spilled into the companies' official blogs, with mud being flung from both sides. Read more »
Silverlight update fights back against Adobe's AIR
On Monday, Adobe released the long-awaited AIR download for running Web applications offline, but Microsoft is readying an update to its Silverlight platform that it hopes will keep Web developers in its camp. Read more »
Mozilla warns on Adobe, Microsoft hidden Web agenda
Companies building Web sites should beware of proprietary rich-media technologies like Adobe's Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight, the founder of Mozilla Europe has warned. Read more »
Adobe AIR brings online apps to the desktop
AIR, or Adobe Integrated Runtime, is a download that lets Web applications run on a desktop. With AIR applications, people can work offline and drag and drop items like graphics or text between Web and desktop applications. Read more »
Features (21)
Why traditionalists should take Web developers seriously
There used to be a sharp distinction between application developers and Web developers. This made sense when technologies such as Perl/CGI, classic ASP, standard JSP, and PHP ruled the Web development roost. But this distinction is becoming less relevant. Read more »
Deciphering the term "rich Internet application"
Web 2.0 has become a cliched term when it comes to describing websites. A new term has popped up to cover online applications: RIA, or rich Internet application. Does it mean the same thing as Web 2.0? Read more »
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 »
Adobe AIR brings the Web to the desktop
The Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) lets developers build Web applications with a rich user interface that mimics desktop applications. Read more »
Free framework looks to simplify Ajax development
Adobe's Spry framework for Ajax is meant primarily for users who are Web design professionals or advanced nonprofessional Web designers. Here's a look into obtaining and using it. 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 »
MAX 2006 Report
Max 2006 was staged in Las Vegas on 23rd - 26th October, Andrew Muller was there for Builder AU. Read more »
Spry Interrogation
Greg Rewis, Senior Evangelist for Web Tools at Adobe, discusses their designer centric Ajax framework Spry. Read more »
On AIR: Getting ready for primetime
We caught up with Ryan Stewart, rich internet evangelist, Adobe, at MAX and spoke about AIR, Thermo and how Ryan has covered the US in a bus. Read more »
First Look: ActivePDF Toolkit
In this "First Look", we take a look at ActivePDF Toolkit, a flexible API-driven toolset that ASP and .NET developers can use to manipulate PDF files and forms. Read more »
Blog (8)
XP stays on life support for longer
-- This week's Roundup looks at Microsoft's decision to extend the life of Windows XP, the release of Microsoft Surface SDK, Firefox's new Geode plug-in, Yahoo's new tool -- Smush It and more. Read more »
What's new in Dreamweaver CS4?
-- Let's look at some of the new features we can expect to see in Dreamweaver CS4. Read more »
Conference season open for Web developers
-- Are Adobe Air, Microsoft Silverlight, Google Gears, AJAX, and the semantic Web some of your favourite things? Now's the right time to put in that training request because May and June are full of great local Web developer conferences. Read more »
Will Microsoft build native Mac and Linux tools?
-- If the future is in Microsoft's online services why isn't the company building native tools for Mac and Linux developers? Read more »
Flash vs. Silverlight
-- In this week's Roundup we take a look at the latest versions of Flash and Silverlight, Windows 7 and what's new in the world of open source. Read more »
Gone in a Flash
-- With Adobe’s recent announcement about bringing Flash to the desktop (Flash to jump beyond the browser) they have taken some of the thunder from Microsoft’s own plans for rich-client applications.
Microsoft’s strategy centres around their upcoming Expression developer tool set, which includes a graphic design tool, an “interactive” design tool and web development tool. A lot of this technology hinges on the upcoming Windows Vista release but has yet to see the light of day.
With Adobe’s announcement, they are moving one step closer to making Flash the preferred delivery method for rich-client applications. It will be interesting to see whether or not Adobe can win over hard-core developers, in addition to their core graphic design and creative base. Only time will tell. Read more »
Express Yourself!
-- Microsoft has released a community technology preview of the new Expression Web Designer, their new flagship Web development tool and competitor to Adobe’s Dreamweaver. Read more »
Must have apps for Mac
-- Here are some of essential apps for Mac OSX users. Read more »
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A first look at Windows 7 betaIn this week's Roundup we show you a preview of Windows 7 beta, cover news from the annual Macworld and more. Read more »
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Opera's new SDK: Better browsing on the Wii?
Opera has thrown a little more love at device developers by announcing an updated version of its software development kit on Wednesday at CES. Read more »
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It's another year down but some things never change. That was shown this week as Internet Explorer remained under fire from yet another zero-day exploit. In other news, we set a hard drive on fire and Apple cans its involvement with MacWorld. Read more »
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Space pr0n, patent karma and Yang out -- Club Builder
On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.