Flex time.

Macromedia's new Flex 2 series of developer tools enable developers everywhere to build and deploy Rich Internet AppLications This is a list of rich Internet applications. They are organised by their use. Communication

Gmail - Webmail client for Google's email service
Meebo - An instant messaging client for multiple platforms

(RIAs) on the widely used Flash platform. It's built around four technologies: Flex Framework 2, Flex Charting Components 2, Flex Builder 2, and Flex Enterprise Services 2. Flex Framework 2, as the name suggests, is essentially a frame for building applications. Course designers or others can use prebuilt pre·built
adj.
Of, relating to, or constituting a structure or a portion of a structure that is constructed or assembled before being transported to its site of installation; prefabricated: a prebuilt home. components or build them specifically for the application. Flex Charting Components 2 allows developers to add data visualization See information visualization. components to any application, white Flex Builder 2 is a coding and debugging environment. Flex Enterprise 2 provides essential data services, automated testing (testing) automated testing - Software testing assisted with software tools that require no operator input, analysis, or evaluation. support, and an open adapter architecture to integrate data-intensive RIAs with existing server infrastructures. The product will be available in the first quarter of 2006. Learn more at www.macromedia.com.

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Date:	Jan 1, 2006
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