Hi, I couldn't resist the title to this post (sorry),
As "the cloud" continues to gain traction in the enterprise it is great to see that Adobe technology has an increasingly important role to play. This week Salesforce.com and Adobe announced Adobe Flash Builder for Force.com.
A developer preview of the new jointly developed IDE is now available. Code named stratus the new tool allows developers to create cloud-based, rich Internet applications (RIAs) that can be deployed in the browser or on the desktop leveraging Adobe AIR.
The tool integrates directly with Force.com. Force.com enables developers to create and deliver any kind of business applications, entirely in the cloud and without software. Developers can use Adobe Flash Builder for Force.com to extend or enhance existing Salesforce.com implementations or build entirely new applications to provide customized user experiences for any business need.
I believe that one reason cloud based development is taking off is the fact that it dramatically reduces the overhead of development environment setup. In particular it is great way to try out new software and capabilities quickly and cheaply. This is one of the reasons why Adobe has seen tremendous interest in the LiveCycle ES Developer Cloud (LiveCycle Express) and the cloud based collaboration service Adobe LiveCycle Collaboration Service.
The Flash Platform provides great clients to consume and interact with cloud based services and we'll certainly be covering this topic further in future posts. It's a fast moving area and Adobe's recent acquisition of Omniture is another great example of how Adobe is positioned to provide cloud services and supporting tools.
Ben Forsaith
Note: Link to a demo of Adobe Flash Builder for Force.com at the bottom of this page.
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