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Adobe launches the Flex 2 product line, including Flash Player 9, enabling enterprise and web developers to create richer, more engaging experiences than ever before. With this release, enterprise and web developers to create richer, more engaging experiences than ever before. Press releases can be found at http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200606/062806Flex2.html and http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200606/062806Flash9.html
Flex 2 allows developers to build and deploy RIAs and data-intensive applications with real time data synchronization and collaboration capabilities. Flash Player 9 provides a more secure, lightweight runtime environment for enterprise-ready RIAs and offers Flex developers up to 10 times faster performance. Category leaders across various industries – including Boeing, Dow Jones Indexes, Samsung and SAP – have been actively using Adobe Flex software and the Flash Player to build next generation Web applications that combine the benefits of desktop software with the reach of the Web to create more valuable user experiences.
Other useful and interesting information around Flex can be found at http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex (the developer center for the Flex product line) and http://www.flex.org (a starting point for finding Flex resources online).
If you would like additional information - or to speak to an Adobe specialist about this, please email me at tbrook@adobe.com

Posted by Timothy Brook at 10:05 AM | Permalink | Comments (0)

According to a recent (April 2006) on-line survey conducted by NPD the Flash player is now the most widely distributed media player http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/
If you want to see a really great example of how organisations are using the Flash player to stream video, then check out http://dynamic.abc.go.com/streaming/landing. Full length episodes of Lost, Desparate Housewive and more.
For more info on others who are using Flash see the press release at http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200602/022806Studio8.html

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Cool story in the San Jose Mercury News about how Adobe Production Studio is used extensively on the latest Madonna tour - interesting the engineer who keeps it all running is European! See the story at http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/business/14743510.htm

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I've been away - business and pleasure - for the last few weeks, but I'm back on-line now so I'll be pushing more content etc to this blog over the next few days.

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Great overview by David Wadhwani (VP, Flex Engineering, Adobe) of Adobe's view on Rich Internet Apps (RIA) and the role that Flex 2 will play in this space at http://www.adobe.com/devnet/flex/articles/flex2_intro.html

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Adobe and Google announced yesterday that the two companies have entered into a multi-year distribution agreement to distribute the Google Toolbar with our products. Beginning today, the Google Toolbar will be offered as part of the Shockwave Player installation process, and as part of other products over time. Check out the presss release at http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200606/062106AdobeGoogle.html
Adobe and Google share a vision of enhancing online experiences, and this partnership is a great opportunity for both companies to help consumers get the most out of the internet. This agreement represents another point of cooperation with Google as they currently distribute some of our software through Google Pack, utilize Flash for visualization in Google Finance, and deliver Google Video via the Flash Player on the web today.
If you would like to speak to an Adobe spokesperson for more information about this agreement, drop me an email at tbrook@adobe.com.

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