Local Macromedia solutions distributor, Dax Data has announced Macromedia Flash MX Data Connection Kit, which provides pre-built connections to a range of data sources to jumpstart development of data-aware rich Internet applications.
According to Jeremy Matthews, MD of Dax Data, the kit includes Macromedia Firefly Components acquired from CyberSage Software, as well as a developer edition of Macromedia Flash Remoting MX. "Developers have asked us to make it easier to connect to data sources within Macromedia Flash applications," he says.
The Firefly component architecture includes specialised connectors and resolvers that integrate with multiple data sources including XML, Microsoft SQL Server, and Macromedia Flash Remoting for rapid data access. These components also include common visual building blocks that separate presentation from application logic for consistent data display. For simplified data updates, shadowing technology used by the components enables efficient saving of information to original data sources.
In addition, the Macromedia Firefly Remoting connector is tightly integrated with Macromedia ColdFusion MX and offers developers advanced functionality such as server-side introspection and automatic updates.
The developer edition of Macromedia Flash Remoting MX can be used with Macromedia Firefly Components to access additional data sources such as ColdFusion, Microsoft .Net, Java, and SOAP-based Web services. The developer edition of Macromedia Flash Remoting MX is a fully functional, multi-IP enabled server, allowing teams to test and integrate this powerful functionality.
This offering is part of an ongoing commitment to provide developers with higher level components and patterns to enable a simpler, faster way of building rich Internet applications," says Matthews.
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