Ben Forta's Blog - Data Services

Weigh In On The Future Of BlazeDS

Mon, 07 May 2012 21:41:00 -0400

The BlazeDS team wants your opinion on how to best donate their work to Apache Software Foundation.

JavaScript Client For Data Services

Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:03:00 -0400

The upcoming version 4.6 of Data Services includes an HTML5 / JavaScript client SDK, and this post contains useful links to presentations on the subject.

Adobe's Strategic Transformation And The Flash Platform

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:19:00 -0400

Adobe is in the midst of a fundamental transformation. We are transforming from software in boxes to solutions in the cloud, and to a world of touch interfaces on devices, and social connections everywhere. This is a time of both innovation and change for Adobe and for the Adobe community. And this article on ADC explains Adobe's strategic transformation and the Flash Platform, and summarizes the recent announcements.

Damon Cooper Explains BlazeDS Vs Data Services 4.6

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 17:01:00 -0400

Title says it all, Damon Cooper explains BlazeDS vs Data Services 4.6.

Data Services 4.6 On Labs

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 12:45:00 -0400

Title says it all, Data Services 4.6 is now on Adobe Labs.

Coming Soon: Developer Week 2011

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 22:42:00 -0400

Developer Week 2011 is June 20-24, 2011, and this year we have almost 20 sessions on Flex, mobile development, and back-end integration to ColdFusion, Java, and PHP. Registration is now open.

Piotr Walczyszyn On LCDS And Tablets

Tue, 17 May 2011 10:02:00 -0400

Fellow Adobe evangelist Piotr Walczyszyn ported a LiveCycle Data Services app to run on Motorola XOOM (running Android 3.1), BlackBerry PlayBook, and Apple iPad, and posted the results (with video) on his blog.

RadView's WebLOAD Supports Flex And LCDS

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:22:00 -0400

WebLOAD Professional is RadView's award-winning software for performance testing of internet applications. Installed at over 3,000 companies, WebLOAD Professional is a premier field- proven solution for testing an internet application's ability to handle the demands of actual customer use and launching it with confidence. And the new WebLOAD 8.5 now supports the testing of Flex and LiveCycle Data Services applications.

Adobe Flash Platform Summit Heading To India

Fri, 11 Jun 2010 12:05:00 -0400

The highly successful Adobe Flash Platform Summit is heading to Bangalore, India, August 25th and 26th. I plan to attend again, along with several of my fellow evangelism team members. This will be a two day event featuring over 40 sessions, and we expect an attendance of over 2000! Registration is now open, and I hope to see you there!

BlazeDS Security Bulletin Impacts ColdFusion

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:56:00 -0400

There is a Security update available for BlazeDS. ColdFusion 9.0, 8.0.x and 7.0.2 are also affected by this issue, and this technote provides fixes for the security issue along with the installation instructions.

Greg Wilson Explains ChessJam

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:43:00 -0400

A few weeks ago I mentioned ChessJam, a Flex/AIR/ColdFusion/LCDS app built by Greg Wilson and some of his pals. Greg has since posted technical details on how the app works. (He actually posted this last week, but I missed it while on the road).

RedMonk Covers FedEx Custom Critical App

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:05:00 -0400

One of the most talked about MAX keynote demos was the FedEx Custom Critical shipment tracking dashboard as presented by FedEx's Adam Mollenkopf. And now RedMonk's Michael Coté has posted an interview with Adam where they look at the app, discuss the business case, and explain why the solution was built on the Flash Platform and powered by LiveCycle Data Services. [Via Duane Nickull]

New And Improved Adobe Cookbooks Online

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:38:00 -0400

The new and greatly improved Adobe Cookbooks is now online. New features include:

Many more products/technologies
Improved navigation and search
Recipe requests - for developers who can't find the code sample they are looking for
Related recipes - that appear in a side bar of all recipe pages
Cookbook Explorer - a visual display of top cookbook recipes and contributors
New contributor recognition features - profile pics, links to blogs, links to community profiles

On My Way To Bangalore, India

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 17:31:00 -0400

I am in Washington Dulles airport, waiting for my connecting flight to Paris, and then on to Bangalore, India. This is my 4th trip to Bangalore, and this time I'll be meeting up with fellow platform evangelist Serge Jespers for several days of meetings with customers, partners, and press, and a full day 1000 attendee event Adobe DevSummit (which still has a few spaces left, if you have not signed up yet).

Heading Back To India

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:45:00 -0400

I'll be back in India next month to present at the Adobe Devsummit in Bangalore on August 4th. Fellow Adobe evangelist Serge Jespers will be joining me, along with the local evangelism team, for a full day event that will cover Flex, Flash, Catalyst, ColdFusion, Data Services, and more. They are expecting 1000 attendees at this event, and they expect it to sell out, so register quickly!