Overview:
• Adobe AIR runtime lets developers use proven web technologies to build rich Internet applications that run outside the browser on multiple operating systems. With it, you can deliver branded rich Internet applications outside the browser that give you a closer connection to your customer. Adobe AIR uses the same proven, cost-effective technologies used to build web applications, so development and deployment is rapid and low risk. You can use your existing web development resources to create engaging, branded applications that run on all major desktop operating systems.
• By using Adobe AIR as part of your RIA strategy, you can boost productivity, extend your market reach, enhance customer satisfaction, improve customer retention, lower costs, and increase profits. Companies like eBay, AOL, and NASDAQ are already using Adobe AIR to deliver engaging RIAs to their users’ desktops.
Versions History:
• Apollo 1.0 Betas: Adobe made a public preview release of AIR (then called Apollo) along with a software development kit (SDK) and extension for developing Apollo applications with the Flex framework, on March 19, 2007.
• Adobe AIR 1.0: Version 1.0 of the Adobe AIR runtime and SDK was released on February 25, 2008.
• Adobe AIR 1.1: Version 1.1 of Adobe AIR was released on June 16th, 2008. This release included a number of new features including support for additional languages including Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish and upport for localizing the name, description local database error messages of the application .In addition, version 1.1 includes support for Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition and 64-bit editions of Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise.
• Adobe AIR 1.5: Adobe AIR 1.5 was released on November 17th, 2008. New capabilities included support for encrypted the local database, Inclusion of Flash Player 10 features, an updated version of WebKit with performance improvements due to a new JavaScript interpreter and Support for five new languages including Czech, Dutch, Swedish, Turkish and Polish
• Adobe AIR 1.5 Linux: A stable Linux version was released on December 18, 2008.
• Adobe AIR 1.5.1: Released on February 24, 2009, AIR 1.5.1 was primarily a compatibility update that includes bug fixes and security updates.
• Adobe AIR 1.5.2: Released on July 30, 2009, AIR 1.5.2 introduced a number of minor new features and compatibility issues. Some of important fixes included:
• Adobe AIR 1.5.3: Adobe AIR 1.5.3 was released on December 8th, 2009. It included fixes for a number of compatibility and security related issues.
Benefits of Adobe Air 1.5.2:
• Establish a more persistent connection with existing customers
• Deliver fully branded experiences with desktop functionality
• Leverage existing personnel, processes, and infrastructure
• Develop and deliver RIA’s efficiently using proven Adobe technology
• Increase the ROI of web investments.
• Runtime/Application Install/Update and Uninstall.
• HTML Loader with JS support to render HTML within AIR applications
• Local Database APIs
• File system support with support for user folders like Desktop/Documents etc.
• Desktop Integration with Drag and drop, clipboard support
• Windowing support with System chrome none/standard
• Basic transparency
• Menu support with context menu, menu bar, pop up menus and menu events
• Network change detection (Event.NETWORK_CHANGE)
• System wide idle detection (userIdle Event)
• Native Application APIs
• Capabilities (OS) API
• Mouse events
• Detection of running application (InvokeEvent. INVOKE).
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