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Information Technology News Adobe releases Linux version of Flash Player 9
Information Technology News Adobe releases Linux version of Flash Player 9 | Adobe releases Linux version of Flash Player 9 |
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| Written by Stan Beer | |
| Thursday, 18 January 2007 | |
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Not having access to the latest version of Flash has been a hindrance for both Linux-based Web surfers, who have been preventing from accessing many of the latest interactive websites, as well as Web developers for the Linux platform, who wish to provide Web 2.0 types of applications. With the provision of Flash 9 for Linux, developers will be deploy rich Internet applications using the free Adobe Flex 2 Software Developers Kit, Adobe Flash Player 9 and the free Flex Data Services 2 Express. “With the proliferation of video on the Web, Adobe Flash Player is quickly becoming the de facto industry standard for delivering engaging interactive content and applications,” said Emmy Huang, senior product manager at Adobe. “Now the Linux community has full access to the high volume of Flash content and applications available on the Internet today, bringing Linux developers and users to the forefront of the Web 2.0 experience.” The two largest commercial Linux providers Red Hat and Novell both welcomed the announcement and will include Flash 9 in their new distributions. “Offering our users Adobe Flash Player 9 for Linux helps Red Hat deliver the desktop capabilities Linux users want, and is an indicator of the growing demand for rich Internet applications certified for Red Hat Enterprise Linux," said Tim Yeaton, Senior Vice President of Red Hat Enterprise Solutions. “Adobe Flash Player 9 delivers high-quality performance, a more secure viewing experience and an enhanced programming model that will help further advance SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop as the top Linux desktop for business,” said Justin Steinman, director of marketing for Linux and Open Platform Solutions at Novell.{moscomment}
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