Adobe AIR is Ready for Linux
Adobe Systems is offering Adobe AIR 1.5 software for Linux operating
systems. It’s a part of Adobe Flash Platform that enables Web
developers to use HTML, JavaScript, ActionScript and the free,
open-source Flex framework to deliver Web applications outside the
browser. It’s available as a free download.
Developers can use Adobe AIR 1.5 technology to create software
applications that are available on Linux, in addition to the Windows
and Mac operating systems.
“The
release of Adobe AIR 1.5 for Linux builds on our ongoing commitment to
the Linux community and our legacy of creating technologies that work
consistently across operating systems,” said David Wadhwani, general
manager and vice president of the Platform Business Unit at Adobe.
“Using Adobe AIR, millions of Web developers can now be Linux
developers, and with little effort and no additional costs, companies
can now target emerging markets and a broad set of new devices where
Linux is growing in popularity.”
According to the company, the graphical capabilities of Adobe AIR,
along with its access to operating system functionality, give AIR
applications the capacity to provide better user experiences and brand
differentiation for the developers and companies creating them.
AIR
1.5 includes functionality introduced in Adobe Flash Player 10, such
as support for custom filters and effects, native 3D transformation
and animation, and extensible rich text layout.
Offering new features, Adobe AIR 1.5 incorporates the open-source
WebKit HTML engine and now accelerates application performance with “SquirrelFish,”
the new WebKit JavaScript interpreter. It also includes a new,
encrypted database that meets enterprise security compliance
requirements while storing data more securely on customers’ computers.
Adobe
AIR is a key element of the Adobe Flash Platform, a complete system of
integrated tools, frameworks, clients and servers to develop Web
applications, content and video that runs consistently across
operating systems and devices, says the company.
Adobe
AIR 1.5 for Linux is available as a free download at http://get.adobe.com/air/.
It is
also available for Windows and Macintosh operating systems.
The
Linux version of Adobe AIR 1.5 includes support for Fedora 8, Ubuntu
7.10, and openSUSE 10.3. The Adobe AIR 1.5 for Linux software
development kit is also available for free, informs the company.
