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Sunday, May 4, 2008

Adobe Opens Flash To More Development Across Devices

Adobe's Flash player is a common feature on desktop computers. Adobe hopes to make this the case on mobile phones, set-top boxes, and anything else that can run Flash formatted files (SWF< FLV/FL4) and content by opening up the application programming interface (API) and licensing to promote development.

The Open Screen Project

Dubbed the Open Screen Project, Adobe's goal is to have Flash become the write once/run everywhere type of environment for games and other applications.

In the case of mobile devices, Flash has not see the kinds of inroads that has made it a successful development platform for rich media and content-heavy applications. The Open Screen Project is an effort by Adobe and several other manufacturers to increase the presence of Flash-based software and its use.

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