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Version 1.5 of Adobe's cross-platform, desktop-integrated RIA framework bolsters the business case with database encryption and sweetens the deal with Flash and speed improvements
Hot on the heels of Microsoft's Silverlight 2 release, Adobe AIR 1.5 adds impressive new features to the desktop extension of Adobe's Flex RIA (rich Internet application) platform. This is the second update since AIR's debut earlier this year, a testament to Adobe's seriousness about owning a piece of the desktop.
The most noteworthy improvements are found in the tools for managing larger database files and encrypting local data stores. Specifically, AIR developers can now localize entire SQL data tables and protect them with 128-bit AES-CCM key encryption.
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These new methods make easy work of managing password-derived key creation, ensuring password strength, and...