Adobe Air developers Web Wise Business discuss how well suited Adobe Air is for Enterprise Applications. By discussing the BBC iPlayer the team use that as an example of the powerful features that could deliver great benefits for large organisations.
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Things don’t stay the same for long in the mobile space these days. As Adobe Air developers we have long been fans of the platform with it’s ability to support rich applications across Macs, Windows and Linux. But today at Adobe MAX 2010 the game stepped up a gear with the announcement of the awaited Adobe Air 2.5.
As Adobe Air developers it opens up even more exciting possibilities for us and our customers as it embraces mobile, tablet and most excitingly TV.
Clearly the conflict between Apple and Adobe on the merits of Adobe Flash has just got a lot more interesting as Adobe Air moves up a notch or two.
“Adobe AIR now supports smartphones and tablets based on BlackBerry® Tablet OS, Android™, iOS, and desktops including Windows®, Macintosh and Linux® operating systems. In addition, Samsung will be the first television manufacturer to integrate support for Adobe AIR 2.5 in Samsung SmartTVs while Acer, HTC, Motorola, RIM, Samsung and others are expected to ship the runtime pre-installed on a variety of devices including tablets and smartphones later this year and early 2011.”
Sounds interesting – sounds like some fresh air for Adobe Air Developers. We’ve always wanted to be on TV. But the claim about iOS – hmmm… we’re not so sure.
Browsing through the statistics from the BBC on their iPlayer usage makes for fascinating reading. It gives you a sneaky glimpse of what people are up to and what they watch. Based on Air the iPlayer usage is fascinatinig to Adobe Air developers like us. It gives us an idea of what can be achieved. But above all else it is the iPlayer statistics that are fascinating.
Average time folks use the iPlayer for in a week - 68 minutes for TV, 176 for radio.
Average number of iPlayer users per day in September 2010 – 3.1million (I’ll just say that again – 3.1 million).
Top watched TV program on line in September 2010 – Eastenders on 10th Sept – 750,000!
Full stats here – http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/img/bbciplayer_publicity_pack_september_2010.pdf
Adobe Air offers a rich and enjoyable experience to the user. It combines the benefits of the web with the stability of a fixed environment. Applications can connect with backend databases to offer the user easy access to information and rich media. Take for instance the iPlayer or Tweetdeck or Spotify – all fantastic, stable apllications with a wonderfully rich experience for the user.
