Flex News Desk

Brightcove has announced that it has rolled out broad support for Adobe(R) Flash(R) Media Server 3.5 through content delivery services provided by Limelight Networks, providing more than 700 customers in 28 countries with turn-key access to enhanced dynamic delivery capabilities for HD-quality online video. Brightcove has also introduced on-demand access to advanced security options for video stream encryption and SWF verification to the company's global customer base. "Organizations of all kinds today are faced with increasingly complex requirements around quality and security for online video publishing and distribution," said Bob Mason, Brightcove's chief technology officer. "In the past, publishers have been forced to choose between quality, security and a ubiquito... (more)

Adobe Flash Platform Services Unveiled

Adobe has announced the availability of Adobe® Flash® Platform Services for Distribution, a new service that enables advertisers and content publishers to promote, measure and monetize applications across social networks, desktops and mobile devices. Adobe Flash Platform Services are online, hosted services that allow developers to add innovative capabilities to Web applications with a ... (more)

Jaspersoft Announces New JasperReports Professional

Jaspersoft has announced the immediate availability of JasperReports Professional, now with Flash-based geo-visualization and advanced charting capabilities. Jaspersoft is also introducing a new low-cost JasperReports Professional Developer Edition, which will make it even easier to get started with these powerful new capabilities. The new JasperReports Professional is available immediate... (more)

Farata Systems Achieves Performance Breakthrough with Adobe BlazeDS

Open sourcing of the highly compressed communication protocol AMF and server‐side Flex components play an important role in adoption of Flex by the enterprises. Live Cycle Data Services (LCDS) is an excellent solution for building scalable RIA, but it’s not cheap. For those who don’t have a budget for LCDS, Adobe has released BlazeDS, the open source implementation of AMF communication p... (more)

Adobe and Broadcom Bring HD Flash Video to Intel Atom Processors

Broadcom  and Adobe Systems announced an engineering collaboration to enable hardware accelerated playback of high definition (HD) Adobe Flash technology based video content on platforms powered by Intel Atom processors. This collaboration paves the way for rich, seamless entertainment experiences on Intel Atom processor enabled netbooks and nettops, offering users new options for access... (more)