Monday, February 16, 2009

Adobe at Mobile World Congress

Adobe has some big announcements today. Among them is Palm supporting Flash 10!

Here are the highlights:

  • Flash shipped on 1 Billion devices (cummulative): Flash Lite shipped on 40% of all new handsets in 2008
  • Public beta of the Distributable Player solution – the ability to distribute mobile apps with the latest Flash Lite runtime
  • Launch of m.adobe.com with leading content providers
  • The Flash Lite Developer Challenge – a contest with cash prizes totaling $100,000
    http://flashlitedeveloperchallenge.com/
  • The Open Screen Project Fund – a $10 Million market development fund open to developers worldwide
  • Palm joins the Open Screen Project - “Palm joins the Open Screen Project and intends to ship Flash 10 on devices”

You can find more details here directly from Mark Doherty (Flash Platform Evangelist at Adobe Systems):
http://flashmobileblog.com/2009/02/16/adobe-at-the-mobile-world-congress-2009/