Adobe Engagement Platform
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At Adobe MAX 2008, Adobe announced the new Flash Platform concept, and this has replaced the branding formerly known as Adobe Engagement Platform.
In 2005, Adobe Systems
bought Macromedia
. The Adobe Engagement Platform was the announced name of the product line resulting from the merger of Macromedia Flash with Adobe Acrobat
.
There are five pieces to the platform's architecture. The universal client (principally Adobe Reader and Flash Player), server-side components, application architecture frameworks (such as Cairngorm
), development tools (such as Dreamweaver and Adobe Flex
), and the Adobe Solutions Network
partner comm.
In 2008, the new Flash Platform similarly includes:
In 2005, Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems
Adobe Systems Incorporated is an American computer software company founded in 1982 and headquartered in San Jose, California, United States...
bought Macromedia
Macromedia
Macromedia was an American graphics and web development software company headquartered in San Francisco, California that produced such products as Flash and Dreamweaver. Its rival, Adobe Systems, acquired Macromedia on December 3, 2005 and controls the line of Macromedia...
. The Adobe Engagement Platform was the announced name of the product line resulting from the merger of Macromedia Flash with Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat
Adobe Acrobat is a family of application software developed by Adobe Systems to view, create, manipulate, print and manage files in Portable Document Format . All members of the family, except Adobe Reader , are commercial software, while the latter is available as freeware and can be downloaded...
.
There are five pieces to the platform's architecture. The universal client (principally Adobe Reader and Flash Player), server-side components, application architecture frameworks (such as Cairngorm
Cairngorm (Flex framework)
Cairngorm was one of the primary open source frameworks for application architecture in Adobe Flex. It was developed by iteration::two, who was acquired by Macromedia in 2005. It is part of the Adobe Engagement Platform....
), development tools (such as Dreamweaver and Adobe Flex
Adobe Flex
Adobe Flex is a software development kit released by Adobe Systems for the development and deployment of cross-platform rich Internet applications based on the Adobe Flash platform...
), and the Adobe Solutions Network
Adobe Solutions Network
The Adobe Solutions Network or Adobe Partner Connection is the official brand name for worldwide partner programs of Adobe Systems, Inc. ...
partner comm.
In 2008, the new Flash Platform similarly includes:
- Flash Player
- Flash Authoring Tools such as Flash Professional, Flex, and Flash Catalyst
- Flash Server products such as Flash Media Server, BlazeDS, and LiveCycle DS