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Adobe is going to stimulate creation of full-function Internet-applications with help Flex 2

Company Adobe Systems has issued a ruler of tools Flex 2 which structure includes versions of a different level including freely distributed. Thus the company expects to stimulate a wide circulation of technology Flex intended for creation of full-function Internet-application.s (rather new term rich application is used for a designation of a class of the Web-applications possessing complex{difficult} functionality, usually inherent in traditional desktop applications. - the Comment red.). Decisions of a new series support transfer of the data on clients.

« We count, that availability of freely distributed toolkit will cardinally change a situation in the market of full-function Internet-applications », - Jeff Votkott, director Adobe on marketing products has emphasized.

In Adobe are sure, that Flex 2 is technically more elegant, functional and full decision for development of full-function Internet-applications

In spite of the fact that the new circuit of payment can be regarded as a way of aggressive promotion on the market of alternative of toolkit AJAX everywhere used for Web-development (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML), Votkott has especially emphasized, that the similar problem{task} at creation Flex was not put. However new quotations of the company can make Flex so popular, if not more, as well as AJAX.

Issuing Flex 2, the company expects to remove all obstacles in a way of distribution of new toolkit. The set of tool means of development Flex 2 is offered free-of-charge. It is necessary to remind, that the previous versions were delivered together with server software Flex Presentation Server 1.5 which 15 thousand dollars counting upon the processor costs{stands}.

Due to new toolkit, developers can create and establish applications, not using a server component.

« It gives developers huge opportunities. They can begin creation of applications Flex without significant investments », - has emphasized Votkott. Now about 5 thousand developers use Flex, but Adobe aspires to that the nearest five years the number of adherents of the technology created by company Macromedia, has grown up to one million.

Thanking Flex 2, Web-services can be used for communication{connection} with the server at the often reference{manipulation} to the data at small useful loading. For more resursoemkikh applications Adobe offers software Flex Data Services 2 Express which can keep in contact between a source of the data and a level of performance. Developers can establish version Express in systems with one processor free-of-charge.

If the application works on a cluster with several processors, the license on Flex Data Services will cost from 20 thousand dollars counting upon the processor. Flex Data Services is the system uniting in Flex Presentation Server with a number{line} of additional opportunities for management by the data and an exchange by messages.

Richard Monson-KHifel, the grown-up analitik companies Burton Group, considers, that the circuit of quotations chosen Adobe, will allow Flex 2 to compete more successfully with AJAX which has the status of the "economic" decision, basically due to the accessory{belonging} to category Open Source. « I do not think, that Adobe presumed to choose to itself, not risking to lose competitiveness », - he has noticed.

Flex Data Services 2 it is capable to pass the data from the server on the client. The server component can to take, for example, the data from server application SAP and to send their client. Now functions Flex Presentation Server are built - in in Flex Data Services.

One of users of the beta-version, the chapter{head} of company Roundarch Jeff Meling, has especially noted the technology of data exchange used Adobe. Company Roundarch renders services on consulting and development to such clients, as Citigroup and the Air Forces the USA. By words Melinga, this technology increases an overall performance as allows to refuse procedures of polling between the client and the server.

« It is valid, Flex became the first corporate product which allows to pass given to the Web-client, - has noticed Meling. - Flex 2 allows to solve many of the existing problems connected to realization of full-function Web-applications as this decision offers such opportunities as data transfer on clients ».

In Adobe assert{approve}, that Flex possesses all functions necessary for development of modern Internet-applications.

« You can integrate such functions as audio and video, but also, to support unlimited data exchange » into the applications, - has emphasized Votkott.

He also has noted, that AJAX can work with Flex.

« We do not believe, that AJAX will prevent distribution Flex », - has said Votkott. As he said, these two technologies supplement each other. For example, the developer using AJAX, can resort to Flex to add to the application schedules and diagrams.

Analytics agree with that, that AJAX, Flex and Flash can coexist.

« In dejstitel`nosti, technology AJAX supports a subset of functions Flash, and with the help of the tool means offered{suggested} Adobe, in an operating time you can use any combination AJAX convenient for you and Flash », - Mike Gilpin asserts{approves} analitik companies Forrester Research.

Flex, by words Gilpina, represents toolkit of a corporate level for development of applications in frameworks service - guided of architecture.

In Adobe are sure, that Flex 2 is technically more elegant, functional and full decision for development of full-function Internet-applications.

Together with Flex 2 company has presented advanced module Flash of time of execution{performance} Flash Player 9.

« In some cases at his{its} use productivity increases for the order », - has emphasized Votkott.

Such result is provided due to the new version of virtual machine ActionScript in which applications work. ActionScript it is created on the basis of specification ECMAScript Edition 4 serving as a basis for JavaScript.

The integrated environment of development Flex Builder 2 which provides more high efficiency, is created on freely distributed platform of development Eclipse. As many developers already use Eclipse at programming on Java, Flex Builder 2 gives them the familiar environment for creation and Java-applications, and full-function clients.

The integrated environment of development supports more convenient "helps" at a spelling of a code of programs within the framework of which Flex Builder offers recommendations on input of a design of language. Now this function works within the framework of model Eclipse.

In the new version of improvement function of the visual configuration basing WYSIWYG-functionality in Eclipse. function of formation of shells and uses of styles with which help developers can adjust appearance of the application have touched also were improved.

Flex Builder 2 there are 499 dollars counting upon a workplace. The expanded version supporting opportunities of creation of diagrams and anothers schedules, costs{stands} 749 dollars counting upon a workplace of the developer.