Adobe Apollo

Posted by Adam Cheasley on 26 March 2007 | 1 Comments

Adobe has recently released an alpha version of their new Apollo runtime.
From adobe:

"Apollo enables developers to create applications that combine the benefits of web applications - network and user connectivity, rich media content, ease of development, and broad reach - with the strengths of desktop applications - application interactions, local resource access, personal settings, powerful functionality, and rich interactive experiences."

Basically Apollo allows web applications to be brought to the desktop so that a user can use local resources like accessing files and interacting with other applications but also the application can access the internet transparently without a browser.

Here you can see how ebay are thinking of building a desktop application to allow users to use their site.

Oomph will be keeping a close eye on Apollo as it moves towards a full release.