Business Web Applications Developer: Soft Client Engineering, Sydney
Flex and Flash Web and Moblie Application Developers available for for project work / hire.
Traditionally SWF files were used for banner ads and online games.
Recent updates from Adobe now enable SWF media to fulfill the potential of full client apps that are attractive to see and interact with.
Rich components include widgets for text, selection and media.
Connection to a database allows for authenication and real time data sharing via Web Services in Soap, Rest or JSON.
The name SWF is derived from the Adobe file type, typically referenced in the javascript of web pages and downloaded from a server. The browser then executes the SWF by invoking the flash player plug in which invariably handles that particular media type. While it's not a broadcast industry term, coincidentally most internet video is shown using SWF files. Web apps are browser independant.
The recent emergence of mobile web apps for Google Android phones and tablets and for iPhone/iPad iOS app store applications and the Blackberry Playbook is exepected to become an exciting area for SME businesses looking to increase their visibility.
RIA apps done to date include those for Sales and Marketing (products and services), Training simulations and online testing. As mobile devices continue to enrich the lives of those who travel for a living, this trend can only accelerate.
Content that would typically have been left in databases, spreadsheets or documents can be made available to customers, employees and suppliers.
With the advent on the FXG file format, the bitmap graphics in web apps can now be done in vector graphics, which allows the app to scale without bitmap "jaggies". Schedule an with a developer.
Apps are developer created using Actionscript 3 (Flex/Flash), Cairngorm, .NET, Java, PHP and Creative Suite.
Updated: March 25, 2011