Local Macromedia distributor and Web-enablement specialist Dax Data has announced the immediate availability of Macromedia Flash Player 6 for Pocket PC 2002, enabling developers and publishers to quickly and easily deploy rich content and applications to Microsoft Windows Powered Pocket PC 2002 devices.
"Macromedia believes experience matters, and that great experiences build great businesses," said Jeremy Mathews, Managing Director, Dax Data. "This release is a key component of our mobile and devices strategy to deliver rich content experiences to platforms beyond the desktop."
Developers can publish standalone Macromedia Flash device content and applications that can play full-screen outside of the browser, such as games, applications and kiosks. Developers interested in delivering executable Macromedia Flash projectors can license this version of the player with no costs to end-users.
"With Pocket PC, Microsoft provides developers with a robust and flexible platform to build the richest mobile applications found on a PDA," said Chris Hill, lead product manager, mobile devices division, Microsoft Corp. "From content and applications to standalone Macromedia Flash experiences, we are pleased to see that with Macromedia Flash Player 6, Macromedia is continuing to invest in the Pocket PC platform. Ultimately, this will give users a chance to experience compelling Macromedia Flash content on their Pocket PC."
With the availability of Macromedia Flash Player 6 for Pocket PC 2002, developers can incorporate video and application components within Macromedia Flash MX to deliver rich Internet applications, as well as bring e-learning, rich media and gaming content to devices.
Also available today is the Macromedia Flash Player 6 developer kit for Pocket PC 2002. The kit includes a content development kit, an interface design policy kit, and a set of optimised user interface components for the Pocket PC. The components for the Pocket PC platform ensure that developers can easily author applications with consistent elements such as radio buttons and check boxes. Users can download the free developer kit today at www.macromedia.com/go/devkit_fp6_ppc.
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Incorporated in September 1989, Dax Data has offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg, is an IBM Business Partner, a Microsoft Solution Provider and holds local distribution rights for Macromedia, NetManage, MGI, Tango/04, DataMirror and Graphon products. The company has an extensive skills-base for these products, assisting southern African enterprises to tackle complex host-to-any connectivity issues, Internet-based delivery mechanisms and data replication solutions.
Dax Data and its partners offer value-added services around the Web enablement of business applications - in effect, helping customers to maximise their investment in legacy systems by making the data, information and applications they contain available across multiple backend and client technologies.
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