Monthly Archives: January 2009
The Flash Platform in numbers
We announced some pretty significant new numbers in relation to adoption of the Flash Platform today – the full press release can be found on our website, but here are the all important stats: 55% of computers already have Flash … Continue reading
*chirp – someone should have told them there's a cross-OS way to build desktop apps
Today saw the release of a new desktop Twitter client – *chirp. It’s not like we needed another desktop client for Twitter, what with TweetDeck, DestroyTwitter, Spaz, Twhirl and others already available, but the unique feature of this new application … Continue reading
Enterprise RIA Series – part 5: Real-life enterprise RIAs
This is 5th and final part in a series of posts publishing extracts from a forthcoming Adobe whitepaper – see the first entry in the series for background information and links to the other posts in the series. Discussing the … Continue reading
Flash Camp London, happening 26th February 2009
After the success of last year’s Flex Camp in London, it’s great the we’re once again able to work with the community to put on another camp – this time, the focus is on everything creative and expressive related to … Continue reading
Enterprise RIA Series – part 4: Development considerations and best practices
This is part 4 in a series of posts publishing extracts from a forthcoming Adobe whitepaper – see the first entry in the series for background information and links to the other posts in the series. Adobe has engaged with … Continue reading
Behind the scenes of Fiat's EcoDrive Adobe AIR application
Last year I posted an entry about the launch of Fiat EcoDrive, an AIR application that can help drivers adjust their driving style so as to improve fuel efficiency, reduce Carbon Dioxide emissions and save money on fuel. As a … Continue reading
New Adobe video component for Flex
Alongside the release of Flash Media Server 3.5 this week, we also shipped a Flex-compatible version of the FLVPlayback component. If you’ve ever looked at the VideoDisplay component in the Flex SDK you’ll know that it’s not exactly feature-packed, so … Continue reading
Enterprise RIA Series – part 3: RIA compared with existing technologies
This is part 3 in a series of posts publishing extracts from a forthcoming Adobe whitepaper – see the first entry in the series for background information and links to the other posts in the series. Whilst we might think … Continue reading
Determining when you should (and shouldn't) use AIR
Whilst AIR makes it really easy for web developers to build and deploy cross OS desktop applications, it’s important to consider whether a desktop application is the most appropriate way for your target audience to access your RIA. It often … Continue reading
What exactly does an evangelist do anyway?
This is a question that we often get asked and is one that fellow platform evangelism team member Kevin Hoyt is exploring through a series of posts on his blog. He starts with a discussion on where technology evangelism fits … Continue reading
