RIM & Adobe team up to bring Flash to BlackBerry
by The PocketBerry Team
Here’s something we’ve been waiting to hear about for quite a long time. As YouTube and other types of embedded media get popular on the web, a high demand for Flash mobile support increases. RIM and Adobe have announced that they are teaming up to get Flash Player support on the BlackBerry platform. Once upon a time, we kept our RSS feeds and eyes close to Skyfire who have a alpha Internet Browser which supports Flash and all sorts of embedded media. As Skyfire stays in a private alpha testing stage, perhaps RIM and Adobe will come up with something sooner in best hopes. You can read more about the venture by visiting the Open Screen Project. Continue reading to get the full press release from RIM.
LOS ANGELES, Calif – At Adobe MAX, Adobe’s worldwide developer conference, Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) and Research In Motion (RIM) (Nasdaq: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today announced they are working together to bring Adobe® Flash® Player support to the BlackBerry® platform. RIM is joining the Open Screen Project, a broad initiative dedicated to enabling standalone applications and richer Web browsing across mobile phones, televisions, desktops and other consumer electronic devices through the Adobe Flash Platform. The collaboration is expected to bring the full Flash Player browser runtime to BlackBerry smartphones.
“As an industry leader for innovative smartphones and wireless solutions, RIM delivers superior mobile user experiences to customers around the world,” said David Wadhwani, general manager and vice president, Flash Platform Business Unit at Adobe. “It’s a natural fit for both companies to work together to bring Flash technology based video and web content to BlackBerry smartphone users.”
“As part of the Open Screen Project, RIM will be working with Adobe to deliver a great Flash technology experience on BlackBerry smartphones and to enable users to enjoy the exciting content and services that Flash technology developers and content creators are bringing to the Web,” said Alan Brenner, SVP at Research In Motion.
Led by Adobe, the Open Screen Project includes close to 50 industry leaders working together to provide a consistent runtime environment and user experience across mobile phones, desktops, and other consumer electronics devices. The initiative addresses the challenges of web browsing on a broad range of devices, and removes the barriers to publishing content and applications seamlessly across screens. For more information, visit www.openscreenproject.org.
-by Mac Jadalhack
