Adobe Systems Inc - (Freeware)
Adobe AIR is a development platform offered by Adobe, that allows developers to use Web technologies to create Internet applications.
Adobe AIR technology allows the development of internet rich applications compatible with Windows and Mac OS X. Developers can take advantage of it for their existing knowledge on technologies like Flash or AJAX Finish to create applications that can be used from a web browser, but also directly on the desktop.
Adobe AIR framework allows the use of these applications, which can now be performed on a variety of platforms, OS desktop to mobile devices in most OS market (Android, iOS, Blackberry ...). Version 3.0 of Adobe AIR is also enriched features for developing 2D and 3D games thanks to the accelerated GPU , and to include the environment in the installation package.
Many companies, like Ebay, using Adobe AIR to create new applications that enable you to use their services on your desktop.
You will also find utility developed by AIR and connected to social networks, which will make many services.
# New Features:
* Graphics Data Query
- Developers can read the structure of the display object and vector data at runtime. Game developers can use this feature to create complex Sprite Sheets, or exporters for any file format (e.g. SVG) at runtime.
* Packaging and Loading Multiple SWFs on iOS
- This feature allows an application developer to be able to package multiple SWF files that contain AS code and load them and call their functions when needed.
# Notable Fixes and Enhancements:
* Using modern Objective C code in iOS ANE causes runtime exception. To use modern Objective C in iOS ANE, one needs to use the iOS SDK present in the default XCode location using the platformsdk switch while packaging the IPA. (XCode needs to be installed on the packaging machine)