Adobe and salesforce.com Enable On-Demand Rich Internet Applications

Adobe and salesforce.com Enable On-Demand Rich Internet Applications

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) today announced the immediate availability of the Adobe® Flex Toolkit for Apex, a set of programming tools that combines the capabilities of Flex™ and salesforce.com’s Apex platform to enable a new generation of powerful and engaging Internet business applications. Using the new Flex Toolkit for Apex, developers can create richer application experiences for their salesforce.com deployments and Apex applications. Developers can also make their Flex-based applications available on the AppExchange directory, and deploy them on-demand and with no additional software required.

The toolkit enables applications to access Apex Web services APIs, enabling developers to quickly create end-to-end, rich and innovative Web applications. The new Flex Toolkit for Apex is available immediately at http://developer.salesforce.com .

“The Flex Toolkit for Apex combines the innovation of the Apex platform with the power of Adobe Flex to let developers create new on-demand business applications that are more capable, easier to use and more compelling than their software-only alternatives,” said Adam Gross, vice president, developer marketing, salesforce.com. “And, just as end users will be delighted with the applications they now can use, developers will be delighted with how easily and quickly they can be built and shared.”

“Centive’s core AppExchange-certified on-demand sales compensation solution, Compel®, was developed using Flex. The ability to use Flex within the Apex platform has allowed us to rapidly develop and deploy a new, visually compelling on-demand application that deepens the integration between Compel and salesforce.com,” said Bob Conlin, Chief Marketing Officer for Centive. “We plan to leverage the Adobe Flex Toolkit for Apex to develop additional applications for the AppExchange that will enhance the value and end-user experience we seek to provide our customers.”

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