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Action Scripting in Flash, XML, J2EE |
The Sun Microsystems Java technology platform has become an industry standard for enterprise applications. Macromedia MX delivers exceptional support for the Java technology platform. Macromedia MX features a variety of integration points with the Java technology platform and Java application servers based on the Java 2, Enterprise Edition (J2EE) specification:
Macromedia Flash Player provides a rich user interface for applications built on J2EE through either ColdFusion MX on the server or directly to Java with Macromedia Flash Remoting for J2EE. Using these connections, the Macromedia Flash Player can remotely call any Java class or package, JavaBean, Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB), or Java Management Extension (JMX) as if it were a local ActionScript object. The player can also integrate with session management and security frameworks.
Dreamweaver MX has strong support for building applications with JSP using JSP authoring tools. Dreamweaver MX supports authoring and using web services that work with Java servers, making it an ideal rapid development environment for JSP applications.
Overall, Macromedia MX provides a powerful way to get more out IT investments in Java technologies by expanding the range of developers who can use Java servers, accelerating Java web application development, and enabling the use of Java servers for building Rich Internet Applications.
As Macromedia MX supports both the Microsoft .NET and Sun Microsystems Java platforms, IT organizations don’t have to chose between them, and can even use both platforms together.
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Flash has established itself as an extremely powerful and lightweight standard for developing rich-client interfaces. However, until the recent introduction of Flash Remoting, Flash has remained largely in the domain of the designer, as a means of generating interactive content that lives on the client. Using XML-Socket-sellotape and LoadVars-string, various attempts to integrate a Flash client with a server-side solution have been attempted...but with the emergence of Flash Remoting, the doors have opened for Flash clients to have powerful interaction with Application Server technologies, including J2EE, Coldfusion MX, and .NET. Flash Remoting MX, as far as the rich-client application developers like iteration::two are concerned, is the long-awaited bridge between Flash designers and Enterprise Application Developers.
Meanwhile, J2EE has *already* established itself as a de facto technology for Enterprise Application Development. While others may choose to engage in holy wars regarding .NET versus J2EE, or J2EE versus Coldfusion MX, etc, etc, the more important question is "can you deliver projects on time, and on budget, using sound Software Engineering practices to ensure build and delivery quality ?". With a good developer using any of these technologies, the answer is yes.
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