Adobe Ships Flex Builder for Macintosh Platform.Flex Builder Enables Macintosh Community to Quickly Develop Rich Internet Applications This is a list of rich Internet applications. They are organised by their use. Communication
SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA. Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today announced the delivery of Adobe[R] Flex[TM] Builder[TM] 2 for Macintosh, an extension of its powerful toolset for designing and deploying a new class of rich Internet applications. The release of Flex Builder 2 for the Macintosh helps developers and designers build engaging Web applications that combine the benefits of desktop software with the reach of the Web. "The response to Flex Builder from the Mac developer community has been overwhelming and positive," said Jeff Whatcott, vice president marketing and business development for Adobe's Enterprise and Developer Business Unit. "More and more, the Web is about experiences. With Flex Builder for the Mac more exciting and more engaging experiences will be in reach for greater numbers of people, regardless of their development platform." The Adobe Flex Adobe Flex is a software development kit and an IDE for a group of technologies initially released in March of 2004 by Macromedia to support the development and deployment of cross platform, rich Internet applications based on their proprietary Macromedia Flash platform. 2 product line provides developers with a comprehensive, integrated set of tools and technology for fast, end-to-end development of rich and innovative Web applications. With the free license version of the Flex 2 SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). , developers have everything they need to build and deploy complete rich Internet applications with no software licensing costs. Flex Builder 2, a powerful Eclipse[R] based integrated development environment See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDE), combines powerful ActionScript and MXML (Macromedia FleX Markup Language) An XML-based set of tags used with Adobe's Flex development system to describe the user interface in Flash applications. Introduced in 2004, it is used in conjunction with ActionScript for creating interactive Flash programs. editors, a visual UI designer, and integrated debugging, to help developers build applications faster. "Many developers build engaging web applications leveraging the combination of Flex and our flagship product WebLogic," said Bill Roth, vice president of the Workshop business unit at BEA BEA - Basic programming Environment for interactive-graphical Applications, from Siemens-Nixdorf. . "The release of Flex Builder for the Macintosh helps ensure that our customers have a complete cross-platform, rich Internet application See RIA and rich client. experience on top of the WebLogic Server." Pricing and Availability Flex Builder 2 for the Macintosh and the Flex Builder 2 Eclipse[R] Plug-in for the Macintosh are now publicly available for trial and purchase at www.adobe.com/flex. The Mac OS X version of Flex is a Universal Binary that will install on Intel[R]- and PowerPC[R]-based Macintosh systems. In addition to the new Flex Builder for the Macintosh offering, Adobe is also making available updates to the Windows version of Flex Builder 2, and the Windows and Linux[R] version of the Flex 2 SDK and Flex Data Services 2. Customers can download these free updates from the Adobe Flex support center (www.adobe.com/support/flex). The Adobe Flex 2 SDK, which includes the Flex framework and command line compiler, is available free of charge. Adobe Flex Builder 2 is available for an estimated street price of US$499. Adobe Flex Builder 2 with Charting is available for an estimated street price of US$749. Volume discounts and custom pricing structures for ISV/OEM customers also are available.1 About Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information - anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.com. 1 Price does not include applicable sales tax sales tax, levy on the sale of goods or services, generally calculated as a percentage of the selling price, and sometimes called a purchase tax. It is usually collected in the form of an extra charge by the retailer, who remits the tax to the government. , or shipping and handling fees. Reseller prices may vary. [c] 2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Flex and Flex Builder are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Apple, Mac OS and Macintosh are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. Eclipse is a trademark of Eclipse Foundation, Inc. Intel is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. PowerPC is a trademark of International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both. Linux is the registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the U.S. and other countries. BEA WebLogic Server and WebLogic are trademarks or registered trademarks of BEA Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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