Adobe offering cloud service for apps distribution

From InfoWorld: Adobe Systems on Monday will introduce the first two services in a planned line of cloud-based services intended to enhance deployment of Web applications.

Called Adobe Flash Platform Services, the platform features online, hosted services to enable Flash developers to add capabilities to Web applications using a cost-efficient deployment model, Adobe said.

The first service, Adobe Flash Platform Services for Distribution, available Monday, enables advertisers and content publishers to monetize applications across social networks, desktops, and mobile devices. The Distribution service, created in partnership with social media applications distributor Gigya, allows viral distribution of an application, such as a game, by making applications sharable. Flash and other Web applications can be distributed to different platforms, including social media sites and mobile devices.

Developers using the service can get wide distribution, said Adrian Ludwig, Adobe group manager for the Flash platform. "It can be a challenge to get that large audience" for persons such as a game builder or advertiser, he said.

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