Adobe AIR 1.5.2

Adobe AIR 1.5.2 offers developers a helpful cross-platform runtime program to leverage their web dev skills to build desktop applications.

Major Features:

1. For developers
   • The Adobe® AIR™ runtime lets developers use proven web technologies to build rich Internet applications that run outside the browser on multiple operating systems.
2. Business benefits
   • With the Adobe® AIR™ runtime, you can deliver branded rich Internet applications outside the browser that give you a closer connection to your customer.
   • Adobe AIR uses the same proven, cost-effective technologies used to build web applications, so development and deployment is rapid and low risk. You can use your existing web development resources to create engaging, branded applications that run on all major desktop operating systems.
   • The benefits are extensive. By using Adobe AIR as part of your RIA strategy, you can boost productivity, extend your market reach, enhance customer satisfaction, improve customer retention, lower costs, and increase profits.
   • Companies like eBay, AOL, and NASDAQ are already using Adobe AIR to deliver engaging RIAs to their users' desktops. With Adobe AIR, you can:
   • • Establish a more persistent connection with existing customers
     • Deliver fully branded experiences with desktop functionality
     • Leverage existing personnel, processes, and infrastructure
     • Develop and deliver RIAs efficiently using proven Adobe technology
     • Increase the ROI of your web investments
3. AIR for everyone
   
   • The Adobe® AIR™ runtime enables you to have your favorite web applications with you all the time. Since applications built for Adobe AIR run on your desktop computer without a web browser, they provide all the convenience of a desktop application.
   • Companies like eBay and AOL are using Adobe AIR to create exciting new applications that allow you to use their services on your desktop.
   • In short, Adobe AIR means applications that are easier, more powerful, and more fun to use.
   • Installation: Installation of Adobe AIR is easy. You may already have it installed. If you don't, you will be able to install it automatically when you download an application that has been built to run on Adobe AIR. Just authorize the installation, and you're all set. For special circumstances, you can also install Adobe AIR manually.
   • Security: Be safe on the web. Adobe AIR helps ensure safe installations by requiring digital signatures on each AIR application that identify the application and its creator before you install.

• Intel Core™ Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor; PowerPC® G4 1GHz or faster processor
• Mac OS X 10.4.11 or Mac OS X 10.5.4 and 10.5.5
• 512MB of RAM