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- Adobe Flash Builder 4.0 beta 2 (Windows)
- Welcome to the Adobe Flash Builder 4 formerly Flex Builder public beta release on Adobe Labs. The first thing that you've already noticed is that we are renaming Flex Builder to Flash Builder. This name change will create a clear distinction between the free open-source Flex framework and the commercial...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Windows, Beta, Flash Builder 4, Software Development, Development Tools, Process Improvement, Middleware, Software/Web Development, Quality, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software
- Software downloads 2009-10-05
- Eltima Flash Decompiler Trillix 4.1.0.710 (Windows)
- Flash Decompiler Trillix is a powerful SWF to FLA converter that will help you decompile Flash movies, convert SWF elements into multiple formats and edit SWF movies without Flash Studio installed. Flash Decompiler completely supports Flash 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 including AS 2.0 and 3.0 as well...
- Tags: Microsoft Windows, Movies, Eltima Software, SWF, Corporate Communications, Digital Video, Digital Media, Marketing, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics
- Software downloads 2009-07-01
- Adobe Flex Builder 3.0.2 (Windows)
- Flex is a highly productive, free open source framework for building and maintaining expressive web applications that deploy consistently on all major browsers, desktops, and operating systems. While Flex applications can be built using only the free Flex SDK, developers can use Adobe Flex Builder 3 software to dramatically accelerate...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Windows, Open Source
- Software downloads 2009-04-08
- Silverlight strikes out with MLB
- Silverlight strikes out with MLBLMAO!!!!!!!!!Ok as much as I'd love to I won't really bash MS.The only mistake I will talk about is thinking that there is a market for this. This is not only for MS but for Sun with JavaFX and Adobe with Air/Flex or whatever it is....
- Tags: .NET, Microsoft Silverlight, MLB, Microsoft Corp.
- Discussion threads 2009-04-06
- Adobe announces Flash Catalyst, Facebook connection
- At the Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco, Adobe Chief Technology Officer Kevin Lynch demos a beta version of Flash Catalyst, a Web development program that allows developers to import pictures and make each shape into a Web element. Flash Catalyst also creates Flex code of these elements, letting...
- Tags: Adobe, Adobe Systems Inc., applications, Channel Management, code, Developer, Facebook, Flash, Internet, Marketing, Web, Web 2.0, Web 2.0 Expo, web development
- Videos 2009-04-02
- IE8 faster than Firefox and Chrome? Hmmm ...
- IE8 faster than Firefox and Chrome? Hmmm ...Adrian I was wrong about you.Yes I agree this could of been better, more balanced look at the browser. I believe IE8 is not what the pundits have been panning it about. I do believe that Web Kit offers more flex with Java...
- Tags: Web browsers, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, IE8, Chrome
- Discussion threads 2009-03-12
- JavaFX Q&A
- To learn more about the technical aspects of today's launch of JavaFX including its support in NetBeans and Eclipse I spoke in depth with Eric Klein, VP of Java Marketing at Sun, and Octavian Tanase, Senior Director of the Java Platform Group. For a more business oriented perspective see the...
- Tags: Developer, Application, Mobile, Ed, Eric, FX, JavaFX Script, Q., FX Common, Flex, Programming Languages, Java, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Ed Burnette
- Blog posts 2008-12-04
- Oracle Gadgets: Flexible Desktop Access to CRM Data Goldmines...
- Oracle, who have several code line families to care for and nurture, are announcing Siebel CRM 8.1.1 today, and more intriguingly from a collaboration perspective 'Oracle Customer Relationship Management CRM Gadgets for Sales', more evidence of the effort being put into Social CRM by Oracle. As the...
- Tags: Desktop, Microsoft Access, Oracle Corp., Data, Siebel Systems Inc., Gadget, CRM, Sales Strategy, Internet, Sales Force Management, Sales, Oliver Marks
- Blog posts 2008-11-12
- Digging into the Silverlight 2 announcement
- Digging into the Silverlight 2 announcementEclipseRyan - I guess the point with the Eclipse stuff is to appeal to Java developers who don't want to step out of Eclipse to do RIA development, much the same approach Adobe took with Flex.RE: Digging into the Silverlight 2 announcementHey Ryan,I totally agree...
- Tags: Java development tools, .NET, Middleware, Microsoft Silverlight, Adobe Systems Inc., Eclipse
- Discussion threads 2008-10-14
- Nokia and Google: Too much emphasis on the mobile OS?
- Nokia and Google: Too much emphasis on the mobile OS?Partially agree, but......The argument is that ALL apps should be web interface with all of the work being done on remote servers. Forget wireless connectivity issues in the USA, the reality is that having apps on your mobile device will...
- Tags: Operating systems, Cellular phones, operating system, Nokia Corp., Google Inc., mobile
- Discussion threads 2008-06-25
- Is Microsoft slow to the punch on SOA, or just waiting for the right moment?
- Is Microsoft slow to the punch on SOA, or just waiting for the right moment?They are waiting for the right time to pounce. Right now, they want to slowSOA as much as possible, to keep the money rolling in for the twin cash cows, but, there will come a time...
- Tags: Service-oriented architecture (SOA), Middleware, Microsoft Corp., XML, Microsoft Office, OOo, Web-Stack, SOA, MSOffice-OOXML, OOo team
- Discussion threads 2008-06-24
- Gates to look back, ahead on tools in his last Microsoft keynote
- Gates to look back, ahead on tools in his last Microsoft keynotehmmm.....So many things to do = so many things that will fail.Gate$ will be better off at his 'foundation' when deadlines will slip and the losses will mount.I pitty the sacrificial lambs tasked with continuing his grand ambitions.Maquito net...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Leadership, tool, MSFT, Microsoft Corp., WinMobile, Even Bill Gates
- Discussion threads 2008-06-03
- Mashups turn into an industry as offerings mature
- There were a great many product announcements at Web 2.0 Expo in San Francisco last month, but it was the number of announcements around Web-based mashups in particular that received a large share of attendee and media attention. By my count there were at least nine significant announcements in...
- Tags: Dion Hinchcliffe, Itasca, JackBe, Lotus Mashups, Mashup, Mashup Exchange, MashupHub, Mindtouch, Serena, SnapLogic, Web
- Blog posts 2008-05-15
- Mozilla warns of Flash and Silverlight 'agenda'
- Mozilla warns of Flash and Silverlight 'agenda'The "may"...?Please, just close your mouth and only open it again when you have actual proof of anything. [i]They "may" have an agenda...[/i]Nothing other than just more endless anti-MS crying. but Give me a break...motivationWhat's the motivation for Adobe to provide current versions...
- Tags: Government, Tools & Techniques, Web browsers, Mozilla Corp., Open Software, Microsoft Silverlight, government control, Adobe Systems Inc., open source, software, Proprietary Software, Socialism
- Discussion threads 2008-04-30
- RIA-related talks and companies at Web 2.0 Expo
- I'm going to be heading down to Web 2.0 Expo tomorrow and in looking at the schedule I'm really excited about the presence and sponsorships of several important RIA companies. I'll first start with the talks you should be keeping an eye on and then go down the list of...
- Tags: Web, Rich Internet Application, Web 2.0, Internet, Ryan Stewart
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- 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
- News to know: Microhoo; Adobe patch; Windows bloat; AMD
- Notable headlines: Larry Dignan: Yahoo goes nuclear vs. Microsoft: Inks limited Google ad deal; Microsoft fires back Mary Jo Foley: Microsoft-Yahoo-Google: The vicious antitrust circle Yahoo's strategy: Torpedo the Microsoft deal or up the offer? Garett Rogers: Google gets business from Yahoo...
- Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Microsoft Windows, Robots, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Emerging Technologies, Larry Dignan
- Blog posts 2008-04-10
- Curl ships commercial version of its open source web services dev kit for RIA Platform
- Development tools vendor Curl -- which is going up against Microsoft Silverlight, Adobe Flex and OpenLazlo in the Rich Internet Applications arena -- announced the commercial release of its open source web services development kit WSDK on Tuesday. The WSDK is one of three open source projects...
- Tags: Project, Web, Web Service, Rich Internet Application, RIA Platform, Curl, WSDK, Open Source, Paula Rooney
- Blog posts 2008-03-04
- 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
- Marc Benioff on AIR (and Flex plus Flash)
- Yesterday, Adobe hosted Engage an invitation only event at which it showcased some of the cool things developers are doing with Flex, Flash and AIR. Robert Scoble was there with his N95 and a Qik account, filming the entire day. Despite it being a closed event, Adobe made no effort...
- Tags: Salesforce.com Inc., Marc Benioff, Adobe AIR, Sales Force Management, Sales, Dennis Howlett
- Blog posts 2008-02-26
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