Adobe yesterday released version 1.0 of Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) knows as Adobe Air along with Adobe® Flex® 3. Adobe Air, Adobe Flex and Adobe Flash are the foundation of the Adobe technology platform for rich Internet applications (RIAs). And while the impact this platform will have on how users interact on the Internet won’t be known for some time it’s not too early to say that it could be profound.
The two biggest strengths of the platform are its cross platform appeal and the fact it breaks away from the Web browser. Once an application is developed from the platform it can be installed on Windows and Apple computers and later this year on Linux and runs as a stand alone program independent of the browser. Users still need to install the Adobe Air software but that’s a breeze.
J. Nicholas Hoover of InformationWeek writes in his post “Adobe Stakes New Claim To Rich Web Apps With Release Of Air“:
“Rich Internet apps, or RIAs, could be loosely defined as software with engaging user interfaces that typically bridge the connectivity of the Web with a graphical richness and custom user interface that used to be reserved for client software.”
Tags: Adobe Air“Air, a cross-operating system platform that was code-named Apollo, attempts to bridge the gap between the Web and the desktop by allowing developers to create Internet-connected applications that aren’t restricted by the form and functionality of Web browsers.“
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