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Breaking Out of the Web Browser with Adobe AIR
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Up till now there have been two main types of applications: desktop applications
such as Microsoft Word and Internet applications. Adobe adds a hybrid model
with Adobe AIR that combines the rich experience of a traditional desktop application
with the power and reach of the Internet. Breaking out of the Web Browser with
Adobe AIR provides information necessary to build well-architected Desktop applications
using this new technology. AIR builds on the tremendous success of the Adobe
flash platform and includes a series of Application Programming Interfaces that
allow Adobe Flex and Flash developers to leverage their exiting knowledge to
generate desktop applications that harness the tremendous power of the Internet.
About the Author
Michael Labriola is a Founding Partner and Senior Consultant at Digital Primates
IT Consulting Group. He has been developing Internet applications since 1995
and has been working with Flex since its 1.0 beta program. Michael is an Adobe
Certified Instructor, Community Expert, Flex Developer Champion and international
speaker on Flex and AIR topics who has consulted for three of the world’s
ten most recognized brands.
As a consultant, he mentors software development teams using emerging technologies
and architects enterprise applications with high business impact. His free time
is spent escaping from technology through wine and food.
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