ASP.NET AJAX is a natural candidate for RIA development under the .NET
framework. However, there are other complementary or even alternative
technologies that are worth your consideration. This session will start with
a brief market overview and outline the pros and cons of some of the emerging
and established frameworks, particularly JavaFX, Silverlight, and Flex. We
will then dive into hands-on labs for delivering applications using Flex and
.NET. You'll see specific implementations utilizing web services, FlourineFX
(open source Flash remoting) and WebORB (commercial Flash remoting). We will
also discuss delivering desktop applications using Adobe AIR, streaming video
over the web, and engaging your audience with audio/video chat. Basically all
the must-have features of today's Rich Internet Applications.
Speaker Bio: Mike Grushin is the CTO of SharpStyle Labs, In... (more)
The JBoss Mail Server (JBMS) has been recently re-branded for its upcoming
1.0 release as "JBoss Collaboration Server." The web-based mail client
component of the whole collaboration server package, says JBoss's Andy
Oliver, is "spellbinding." The JBMS team used Adobe Flex 2.0.
James Ward, a Technical Evangelist for Flex at Adobe, notes that the Flex 2.0
SDK is free to develop with and deploy: and that Flex's source is open.
"Flex & Flash are greatly influenced by Customer Advisory Boards and private
& public beta groups," Ward explains. "Although it's not as formal as the
JCP, i... (more)
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) announced the Adobe MAX 2006
Conference, to be held Oct. 23-26 in Las Vegas. MAX 2006 will give developers
and designers a forum to network, share ideas, get hands-on technical
training from certified experts, gain new skills and learn about new and
emerging Adobe products and technologies. Adobe also announced the call for
entries for the fourth annual Adobe MAX Awards, which recognize customer
achievement in eight different categories.
With the conference theme of "Beyond Boundaries," the event will feature
keynotes by Adobe CEO Bruce ... (more)
Spry Framework for AJAX Prerelease 1.1 Released on Adobe Labs
Adobe Labs has released the first update to the Spry framework for AJAX. Spry
v.1.0 was initially released in the beginning of May.
The Spry framework for AJAX is a JavaScript library for web designers that
provides functionality that allows designers to build pages that provide a
richer experience for their users. It is designed to bring Ajax to the web
design community who can benefit from AJAX, but are not well served by other
frameworks.
The first release of the Spry framework is a preview of the data capabilities
... (more)
'The browser is not really a good model for applications,' said David Mendels
this morning at SYS-CON Events' inaugural 'Real-World Flex' One-Day Seminar.
Rich Internet Applications are the future of the Web, and cross-platform,
powerful Flex 2 is right in the eye of the storm. 'Flex makes RIAs mainstream
for the developer community,' Mendels told the packed Grand Ballroom of The
Roosvelt Hotel's Grand Ballroom.
As senior vice president of the Enterprise and Developer Solutions Business
Unit, Mendels used his keynote to "map" the ecosystem that has already sprung
up around Flex, ... (more)