Adobe Apollo

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Adobe Apollo

• By Michael Smith
• michael_at_teratech.com
• TeraTech

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Based on

• Presentation on Apollo by Mike Chambers Developer
  Relations for Apollo
• Building Desktop RIAs Adobe's Next Gen Technology
  Developer Week Presentation given by Apollo
  Product Manager, Luis Polanco

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What is Apollo?

• Apollo is a cross-OS runtime that allows
  developers to leveragetheir existing web
  development skills (Flash, Flex, HTML, Ajax)to
  build and deploy desktop RIAs.

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Disclaimer

• Project is early in development process
• Individual items / features are subject to change
• Accurate as of June 2006

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How are Apollo Applications Composed?

• Applications can be built using the following
  technologies
• Flash / Flex / ActionScript
• HTML / JavaScript / CSS / AJAX
• Combination of these technologies
• PDF can be leveraged with any application

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Apollo App Space
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Apollo Functionality / APIs

• Offline / Occasionally Connected
• Applications can run in background
• Network
• HTTP
• XML-RPC / SOAP / Rest based web services
• Binary and XML sockets
• File I/O
• Local storage / Settings API
• Custom Chrome
• Shape
• Alpha
• More

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Apollo Desktop Integration

• Installation
• Application Shortcuts
• Drag and Drop
• Clipboard
• Launch Native Apps
• Cross Application communication
• Notifications
• More

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Scripting Support

• Depends on container being used
• ActionScript 3 - Flash / Flex
• JavaScript - HTML / CSS / AJAX
• Cross environment communication and scripting
  will be possible
• Complete access to Flash Player and HTML DOMs and
  APIs

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Apollo Applications Overview
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Component Development

• Apollo Framework is built on top of Flex
  Framework
• Building Flex based Apollo components is same as
  building Flex
• components, except that you have access to Apollo
  specific APIs
• Ability to also create HTML / JavaScript based
  Apollo components.

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Tentative Timeline

• -Developer Release on Labs
• Second half of 2006
• http//labs.adobe.com
• Apollo 1.0
• 2007

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RIA Technology Trends
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Resources

• Adobe labs Apollo
• http//labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Apollo
• Apollo FAQ
• http//labs.adobe.com/wiki/index.php/Apollodevelo
  perfaq
• Apollo Preso
• http//www.onflex.org/ted/2006/07/adobe-component-
  developer-summit_07.php
• Oh Apollo
• http//weblogs.macromedia.com/mc/archives/2006/06/
  oh_apollo_techn.cfm