Adobe AIR for Linux Alpha Now on Adobe Labs
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that the
pre-release alpha version of Adobe® AIR™
software for Linux® operating systems is
available on Adobe Labs (www.adobe.com/go/airlinux).
The Linux community of developers can now use proven Web technologies,
such as HTML, Ajax, Adobe Flash® and Adobe Flex®
software, to build rich Internet applications (RIAs) that deploy to
desktops across operating systems. RIA developers can extend the reach
of their desktop applications on Adobe AIR to Linux users without
writing additional platform-specific code, providing access to
innovative, branded desktop applications that were previously only
available to Mac and Windows users.
An update to the alpha version of Adobe Flex®
Builder™ 3 for Linux software is also
available on Adobe Labs today (www.adobe.com/go/flexbuilder_linux),
which adds support for creating applications that run on Adobe AIR. The
combination of Flex, Adobe AIR and Adobe Flash Player 9 for Linux
comprises a well supported, free RIA development platform that enables
developers to build, debug and deploy RIAs entirely on Linux, and across
browsers and desktops.
"Adobe is committed to delivering the
technologies that enable developers everywhere to create the next
generation of RIAs for the browser and the desktop,”
said David Wadhwani, general manager, Platform business unit at Adobe. "With
the alpha release of Adobe AIR for Linux and the Adobe Flex Builder for
Linux alpha update, we’re delivering early
releases of a first-class application runtime and RIA creation tool to
the Linux community. This allows us to have an open conversation with
users during our development process, which will give us very valuable
developer insights.”
Adobe AIR for Linux and Adobe Flex Builder 3 for Linux demonstrate
Adobe's continued commitment to the Linux community. Also announced
today, Adobe joined the Linux Foundation to accelerate the growth of RIA
technologies on the Linux platform. Additionally, Adobe recently
released the free Flex framework and BlazeDS as open source, and the
company continues to contribute to the open source Tamarin virtual
machine, hosted by the Mozilla Foundation, which is the core of Adobe
Flash Player.
"RIAs in the browser and desktop are an
increasingly core part of today's computing experience and the Linux
community plays a big part in innovating the future of RIAs,”
commented Randy Linnell, business development manager at Canonical,
commercial sponsor of Ubuntu. "We’re
pleased Linux is a priority for Adobe and are delighted to work with
them on ensuring Adobe AIR and Adobe Flex Builder 3 are available to our
developer community. We’re pleased that Adobe
is supporting and open sourcing technology involved in RIA development,
which we feel will accelerate innovation.”
Flex, Adobe AIR and Adobe Flash Player are key elements of the Adobe
technology platform. Flex is a free, open source framework for building
highly interactive, expressive RIAs that can be deployed on the desktop
with Adobe AIR, or in the browser with Adobe Flash Player. Adobe Flash
Player reaches over 98 percent of Internet-enabled PCs and delivers
unparalleled creative options, highly engaging user experiences,
stunning audio/video playback, and virtually universal reach.
Pricing and Availability
The pre-release alpha version of Adobe AIR for Linux is available
immediately in English as a free download from Adobe Labs: www.adobe.com/go/airlinux.
The final version of Adobe AIR for Linux is expected later this year and
will be available in other languages. Additionally, the update to Adobe
Flex Builder 3 for Linux alpha is freely available in English from Adobe
Labs: www.adobe.com/go/flexbuilder_linux.
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