Bridging Desktop And Web Applications - A Look At Mozilla Prism

New platforms like Adobe Air and Mozilla Prism are evolving that combine the benefits of Internet flow with the flexibility and power of desktop applications. They are part browser, part desktop app and are extremely efficient for certain types of applications.

Flash, Silverlight and Ajax get most web applications over the hump in terms of usability and are the technologies behind the fast transition of desktop applications to the web. But it’s not clear that they’ll ever kill off all desktop applications entirely. The bridge between them may very well be Air and/or Prism. Read More.

Three reasons to try Flex 3

On the same day Flex 3 became available, Adobe released the first official version of Adobe AIR. Flex, Adobe AIR, and Adobe Flash Player are the foundation of the Adobe technology platform for RIAs. Before I jump into Flex 3, here's a brief explanation of the products that make up the platform:

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Get up to speed on Adobe AIR

Surely you've heard about Adobe AIR. Perhaps you've already played with this new runtime and discovered the cool things it enables you to do. If not, let me point you to some resources that will pique your curiosity and help you get started building and distributing AIR applications in no time. Even if you've already played with it, you may find the following resources helpful.

Introducing Adobe AIR