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Adobe will give developers a free preview of its forthcoming runtime code-named Apollo today by releasing an alpha version of the technology on its Adobe Labs site.

So,What is Apollo ?

Apollo is the code name for a cross-operating system runtime being developed by Adobe that allows developers to leverage their existing web development skills (Flash, Flex, HTML, JavaScript, Ajax) to build and deploy rich Internet applications (RIAs) to the desktop.

Developers can download the technology for free from the Adobe Labs site. The release includes a free software development kit that provides a set of command line tools to develop and work with Apollo applications. Web developers can use the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) of their choice to build applications for the runtime, Adobe said.

Apollo, like the Flash Player, is a runtime, but one in which applications built using standard internet development technologies - such as HTML, Flash and AJAX - can run offline. 

Also See a demonstration of how eBay is building an Apollo application to engage customers.

Check out : Technical Articles / Developer Videos / Sample Applications  from adobe labs.

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[ Get Apollo ] via [ Adobe Labs ]