| Adobe Flex is a cross-platform, based on | | | | in Flex or Ajax based RIAs for better user |
| Macromedia flash software, comprehensive, | | | | experience. A powerful data services architecture |
| development framework, an application | | | | and programming model enable RIAs to |
| development tool and solution for developing and | | | | synchronize data between client and server to |
| delivering Rich Internet Applications (RIAs) within | | | | produce optimal customer engagement |
| an enterprise and across the web to improve | | | | experiences with less code, less risk, and faster |
| interactivity of the web. Applications created using | | | | time to market. LiveCycle Data Services ES also |
| flex are highly expressive, of high-performance | | | | opens up powerful new services to rich |
| and are compatible with all operating system and | | | | applications including document and form server |
| web browsers. Flex programmers, flex | | | | processing, workflow, and more |
| developers can download the free Flex SDK | | | | Adobe Flex SDK - The Flex cross-platform |
| available online to work with Flex applications. | | | | framework components are used for delivering |
| Programmers and developers are innovating new | | | | RIAs for Adobe Flash. Flex SDK includes Flex class |
| things to impart interactivity to the internet based | | | | library, MXML and action script compiler. Flex SDK |
| applications similar to the desktop applications. | | | | lets developers to build applications with robust |
| Usability of desktop applications sets it as the first | | | | client-side logic, rich presentation, customization, |
| choice for consumers. For consumer centric, | | | | that can run across desktop applications. We |
| business-centric internet applications business | | | | provide scalable and reliable solution using elegant |
| models are still not so flexible to provide the | | | | programming model, coding tools and extensible |
| same degree of usability to the users as desktop | | | | visual component library. Flex-based solutions can |
| application. Poor client-server interactivity has | | | | be easily modified and upgraded or re-designed as |
| resulted in poor transaction and loss of leads and | | | | and when necessary. Flex can be easily integrated |
| traffics in between because of poor connectivity | | | | into a server application because of high |
| and transaction. Web deployable paradigm has | | | | performance data synchronization engine between |
| shortened the SDLC but emerging online | | | | server and client. |
| communities are looking for better usability of | | | | Flex Framework includes -action script is used by |
| desktop application and responsiveness of | | | | developers to run client side scripts that control |
| client-server applications. | | | | the application's behavior at client end; |
| Flex architecture includes following components: | | | | MXML is used to manage interface application's |
| Adobe Flex Builder - Flex applications can be | | | | objects; and |
| created using flex builder. It is an integrated | | | | Class Library are service components, Flex allows |
| development environment for RIAs that combines | | | | developers to use in-built components as well as |
| richness, interactivity, usability of desktop | | | | custom components. |
| applications with the cross-platform reach of | | | | IT professionals have started looking forward |
| adobe engagement platform. Client side logic can | | | | towards the technical challenges of web |
| be easily built using flex that can be easily | | | | applications and RIA is the only solution available at |
| integrated with LiveCycle solutions, XML, web | | | | this point of time. Web applications implement Rich |
| services. Rich interface can be created using | | | | Internet Applications (RIAs) that combines |
| design tools. | | | | interactivity of desktop application with the reach |
| Adobe Flex Charting - Rich library of interactive | | | | and distribution of web based applications. RIA has |
| charts and graphs render data dashboards and | | | | provided us with many benefits; user interaction is |
| interactive data analysis. Flex unique model and | | | | improved and made easier, user can find |
| components makes possible to add interactivity | | | | information easily, quickly, accurately to make |
| like rollover and drill-down. Added functionalities can | | | | better decision and improve ROI. Before moving |
| also be provided using base class and customize | | | | towards RIA implementation flex developers' |
| the chart types. | | | | requirement is taken into account and |
| Adobe LiveCycle Data Services ES - This | | | | infrastructure is looked into for simple applications |
| provides a complete set of data enabling features | | | | to critical applications. |