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- Adobe AIR
- Adobe Integrated Runtime A runtime engine for Windows, Mac and Linux from Adobe that supports rich Internet applications RIAs. Adobe AIR enables Flash/Flex, JavaScript, HTML and AJAX code...
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- Adobe AIR 1.5.2 (Windows)
- Adobe AIR is a cross-operating system runtime being developed by Adobe that allows developers to leverage their existing web development skills (Flash, Flex, HTML, JavaScript, Ajax) to build and deploy rich Internet applications RIAs to the desktop. AIR enables developers to create applications that combine the benefits of Web applications--network...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe AIR, Microsoft Windows, AJAX, Desktops, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-08-03
- Adobe AIR 1.5.2 (Mac)
- The Adobe AIR runtime lets developers use proven web technologies to build rich Internet applications that deploy to the desktop and run across operating systems.
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Macintosh, Adobe AIR, Web Technology, Desktops, Hardware
- Software downloads 2009-07-31
- Think 1.1 (Windows)
- Think is a free Adobe AIR based application that will let you write down whatever you are thinking at the moment and you may want to save the thought to later.
- Tags: Adobe AIR, Max Nylin, Microsoft Windows, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-07-29
- Adobe AIR SDK 1.1 (Mac)
- The Adobe AIR SDK provides the tools necessary to build and deploy Adobe AIR applications, including: schema and template for the application.xml manifest file, default icons for Adobe AIR application; framework for Adobe AIR APIs; template for Adobe AIR application install badge; command line Adobe AIR Debug Launcher ADL; command-line...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Apple Macintosh, Adobe AIR, Adobe AIR SDK, Productivity, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2009-04-08
- VeriSign Code Signing Digital Certificates for Adobe AIR
- Learn how to digitally sign your applications on AdobeR AIRTM with a VeriSignR Code Signing Digital Certificate, which verifies the authenticity of the publisher and the integrity of the product.
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Digital Certificate, VeriSign Inc., Adobe AIR, Security
- White papers 2009-04-02
- Remember The Task 1.1 (Windows)
- Remember The Task is a light-weight Remember The Milk task manager that allows users to view tasks with due dates and add, modify or mark tasks as complete. It supports all platforms as its developed on the Adobe AIR platform.In version 1.1 window can be re-sized.
- Tags: Adobe AIR, Jash Sayani, Microsoft Windows, Construction, Operating Systems, Software
- Software downloads 2009-02-09
- Adobe AIR - 13 Excellent Applications to Extend the Internet
- Adobe AIR is a new cross-platform run time environment which allows developers to create highly interactive web applications. Basically, Adobe AIR allows developers to extend the internet right to one's desktop, without the use of a web browser. Think of AIR applications as a front end user interface to the...
- Tags: Developer, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe AIR, IsYouGeekedUp.com, Internet
- White papers 2009-02-07
- Adobe AIR hits 'critical' security turbulence
- Adobe AIR hits 'critical' security turbulenceAnd thanks to AIR being bunding anticompetitively with Reader...And thanks to AIR being bunding anticompetitively with Reader, millions of people have or will have AIR installed even though they don't need it nor want it (Reader doesn't need it). Yet it's there full of...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., security, Adobe AIR
- Discussion threads 2008-11-17
- Adobe AIR hits 'critical' security turbulence
- Buried in today's flurry of feel-good Adobe news is this less flattering nugget:Â Adobe AIR is vulnerable to several critical vulnerabilities that could expose users to code execution attacks. The company released AIR 1.5 with fixes for previously discussed flaws in Flash Player (which is embedded into...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe AIR, Macromedia Flash Player, Scripting Languages, Security, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Ryan Naraine
- Blog posts 2008-11-17
- SlideRocket opens up to the public
- One of the most impressive Flex-based applications out there, SlideRocket, is now open for anyone to go and sign up. Screenshot Gallery They've been doing a private beta for the past few months but they launch today with some new features and a business model. In talking...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe AIR, Marketplace, SlideRocket, Investment, Finance, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-10-28
- Adobe AIR SDK 1.1 (Windows)
- The Adobe AIR SDK provides the tools necessary to build and deploy Adobe AIR applications, including: schema and template for the application.xml manifest file, default icons for Adobe AIR application; framework for Adobe AIR APIs; template for Adobe AIR application install badge; command line Adobe AIR Debug Launcher ADL; command-line...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe AIR, Adobe AIR SDK, Productivity, Microsoft Windows, Middleware, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software
- Software downloads 2008-09-10
- VeriSign Code Signing Digital Certificates for Adobe AIR Technology
- Learn how to digitally sign your applications on AdobeR AIRTM with a VeriSignR Code Signing Digital Certificate, which verifies the authenticity of the publisher and the integrity of the product. As a result, your software will be digitally "shrink-wrapped" and less likely to be tampered with.
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Digital Certificate, VeriSign Inc., Adobe AIR, Security
- White papers 2008-08-18
- Knowledge@Wharton interview with Kevin Lynch
- Kendall Whitehouse has an interview up with Kevin Lynch at Knowledge@Wharton in which he discusses everything from Adobe AIR to the Open Screen Project. It's one of the better interviews I've seen and gets into a lot of aspects of Adobe's strategy around RIAs. They also talk about Kevin's new...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe AIR, Knowledge@Wharton, Kendall Whitehouse, Desktop Application, Desktops, Hardware, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-05-29
- More information on Yahoo's BrowserPlus
- More information on Yahoo's BrowserPlusWebtop ConvergenceSeems as though we're not moving toward hybrid applications as much as we're moving into hybrid environment/ecosystems/frameworks that let us design, develop, and integrate our online/offline experiences.Answer 1/2Ryan as an Adobe employee you don't have to comment on my.. comment and I have to admin...
- Tags: Yahoo BrowserPlus, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe AIR, Fit Client, Yahoo! Inc.
- Discussion threads 2008-05-29
- The ever-changing definition of RIAs and how people are killing it
- There's a long and mostly good article about various RIA technologies over at eWeek. I say mostly good because the author, Jim Rapoza, gives a pretty unbiased view of a lot of technologies. It's a rundown that we the entire space needs more of and that I don't feel qualified...
- Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Silverlight, Adobe AIR, Rich Internet Application, Web Browser, Mozilla Prism, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-04-18
- Two new desktop applications for FriendFeed
- TechCrunch has the scoop on the launch of AlertThingy, an Ajax-based desktop client built on Adobe AIR for tracking FriendFeed. I haven't bought totally into the FriendFeed thing yet, but the application is really clean and may make it easy for me to track what people are doing on the...
- Tags: Application, Adobe AIR, FriendFeed, AlertThingy, AJAX, Desktops, Internet, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Web 2.0, Hardware, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-04-13
- News to know: OOXML; Adobe AIR for Linux; Copyright; Best midrange hardware
- Notable headlines: Paula Rooney: Microsoft's OOXML gets ISO approval ... maybe Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft OOXML standardization bid: The clock is ticking OOXML standard vote down to the wire  Christopher Dawson: OOXML vs. ODF - Should Ed Tech care? ...
- Tags: Apple iPhone, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe AIR, Microsoft Corp., Hardware, Photo-sharing, Dashwire, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-03-31
- Adobe AIR alpha for Linux is out
- We released an alpha version of Adobe AIR for Linux today so now we've got some form of support for Mac, Windows, and Linux with the exact same code/.air file. I've been playing with it for a few weeks and it's really impressive to see most AIR applications just work...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe AIR, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-03-30
- RIA wars heat up with alpha versions of Adobe's AIR and Flex
- RIA wars heat up with alpha versions of Adobe's AIR and FlexAlpha?It is a production release for both products. Yeah, you know what you are talking about. Not.Forgot the part where...Flash is abysmal to develop for, and lacks a programmer-centric IDE.Flex 3 Builder is useless junkIt only runs on Windows,...
- Tags: Linux, Development tools, OPEN SOURCE, beta, Flex Builder, XML, alpha, CSS, Adobe Systems Inc., rich Internet application, Adobe AIR
- Discussion threads 2008-02-28
- RIA wars heat up with arrival of Adobe's AIR and Flex
- In the world of Rich Internet Applications RIAs, the battle for hearts and minds -- not to mention eyeballs and desktops -- heated up this week when Adobe Systems took the wraps off its Adobe Integrated Runtime AIR. Adobe AIR, according to the buzz on the...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Application, Adobe AIR, Rich Internet Application, Workday, Flex 3.0, Human Resource Management (HRM), Dana Gardner
- Blog posts 2008-02-27
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