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Adobe Flex goes open source
Adobe is announcing the open source release of the Flex SDK. Included are all of the libraries and tools that are offered for free as part of the SDK. It's... [Read the rest]
Posted by Ryan Stewart in The Universal Desktop on: Apr 25, 2007 9:01 PM

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Exploit code posted for critical Adobe Photoshop flaw
Photoshoppers, be careful. Publicly available exploit code for a serious security flaw in Adobe Photoshop could allow attackers to take complete control of your Windows machine. [Read the rest]
Posted by Ryan Naraine in Zero Day on: Apr 25, 2007 9:34 AM

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The how and when of Adobe and Microsoft's Rich Internet Application technologies
I broke out certain things that people want to do with the Rich Intenet Application technologies from Microsoft and Adobe and talked about when you should look into each. Hopefully... [Read the rest]
Posted by Ryan Stewart in The Universal Desktop on: Apr 23, 2007 2:45 AM

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Flash Player/Apollo DRM and building Apollo applications with Dreamweaver
After doing some talking with people, I got more information about the Adobe DRM and what products will support it. I also heard a bit about Dreamweaver and Apollo integration. [Read the rest]
Posted by Ryan Stewart in The Universal Desktop on: Apr 18, 2007 2:03 PM

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Adobe announces new desktop media player
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Posted by Jason D. O'Grady in The Apple Core on: Apr 17, 2007 6:49 AM

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Monday morning hangover: Adobe and Microsoft
Big announcements this morning that are prompting a lot of discussion on the web. One interesting thing is that the conversation about the Microsoft and Adobe announcement are all on... [Read the rest]
Posted by Ryan Stewart in The Universal Desktop on: Apr 16, 2007 1:57 PM

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Web video battle royale: Adobe vs. Microsoft
Adobe and Microsoft have soft-pedaled their rivalry on the Web, but a series of announcements from the two companies shows where this competition is really going. Destination: Web video.... [Read the rest]
Posted by Larry Dignan in Between the Lines on: Apr 16, 2007 3:39 AM

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Adobe takes the wraps off of Philo, brands it Adobe Media Player
Adobe is making it official tonight by announcing the Adobe Media Player, an IPTV solution that will be deployed as an Apollo application and look to take on competitors like... [Read the rest]
Posted by Ryan Stewart in The Universal Desktop on: Apr 16, 2007 12:23 AM

Mossberg condemns "craplets" preinstalled on new PCs
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Posted by Marc Orchant in Office Evolution on: Apr 12, 2007 10:02 PM

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How Adobe can overcome the issues around open sourcing the Flash Player
I've done a lot of thinking about open sourcing the Flash Player, and after getting a deeper understanding of what that would actually entail, I've put together my thoughts on... [Read the rest]
Posted by Ryan Stewart in The Universal Desktop on: Apr 11, 2007 2:32 AM

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Marketers don't seem to get Apollo
Guy Smith, a blogger for sandhill.com doesn't think Adobe can market Apollo. It's an example of the task ahead for Adobe as they push a platform that no one has... [Read the rest]
Posted by Ryan Stewart in The Universal Desktop on: Apr 9, 2007 7:42 PM

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Is Flash better than Java?
Over the past few years alternatives to Java in and around the browser have been gaining traction, especially Macromedia Flash. Using Flex and ActionScript, you can write sophisticated browser-hosted or... [Read the rest]
Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Apr 5, 2007 2:43 PM

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Ray Ozzie on Adobe and software as a service
Knowledge@Wharton published an interview with Ray Ozzie, Microsoft's Chief Architect. In the interview, he talks about Adobe, Flash, and how Microsoft plans to handle issues of cross-platform. It puts into... [Read the rest]
Posted by Ryan Stewart in The Universal Desktop on: Apr 4, 2007 1:01 PM

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Adobe rolls out a new version of Flex.org
Flex.org, the developer portal for Flex, has been totally redesigned in an attempt to make it easier to use and more accessible for developers. They've included some great community features... [Read the rest]
Posted by Ryan Stewart in The Universal Desktop on: Apr 4, 2007 9:41 AM

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Adobe 'no64' Photoshop CS3 launches
Yesterday saw the launch of Adobe "no64" CS3 with no AMD or Intel x64 64-bit extensions support. So what really prompted me to write this blog? Simple: It was Adobes... [Read the rest]
Posted by George Ou in Real World IT on: Mar 28, 2007 1:24 AM

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Apollo is not a browser, stop the comparisons
Read/Write Web ran a story about Apollo competing with the browsers. I just don't think that's true. The kind of applications that Apollo is enabling don't belong in a browser,... [Read the rest]
Posted by Ryan Stewart in The Universal Desktop on: Mar 28, 2007 12:35 AM

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Adobe Apollo is dead on arrival
After reading an essay by Bruce Eckel about how great Adobe Apollo was going to be, I had high hopes for the product. But after reviewing the alpha release, those... [Read the rest]
Posted by Ed Burnette in Dev Connection on: Mar 27, 2007 5:58 AM

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