Why Build Rich Internet Applications With Adobe Air?

By Author: Marvin Cole
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Adobe AIR technologies are very good to build rich applications. At Mindfire we have been working in Adobe AIR skills for a long time now. Over the years we have accumulated a lot of knowledge in the technologies involved in developing rich internet applications. The best and the easiest way for technical people like us to understand whether a technology is really useful for developing an application or not is to see a demo of the application that has been built using it. Since I cannot share a video demo in this article, what I will do is explain in words what the client need was and how the Flash-AIR team at Mindfire addressed it. I hope it would be a useful read for you.

Customer need – what the client wanted to build?
The client is a leading Real Estate Touch Screen Software & Hardware solutions provider for real estate professionals, looking to gain the competitive edge in saturated markets. In this case client wanted to create an Adobe AIR interface capable of running in touch screen devices, iPad & Android platforms along with web interface, which users can use to browse through to check different ...
... properties based on their need. Once they find a suitable property they can then send enquires.

Solution provided by Mindfire
We prepared a plan of action & discussed our idea with the client. Client was very pleased with the approach we came up with and gave us the go ahead to get it done. Our approach is described below.

We designed and implemented an adobe air application for touch screen devices including iPad, iPhone & Android platforms. The application allows real estate agencies to display their properties in a slick rich user interface which supports touch gestures. The application allows the admin to configure the MLS listing URL which is then submitted to a Drupal system that extracts & feeds property data to the application. We used AMF/Remoting for speedy data exchange between the application and the server. Implemented an interactive gallery to display property details & images. Implemented swipe gesture for touch. Implemented & interfaced with google maps api to display property location on google map. Implemented email sending feature to allow a user to click & quickly send email with property details to friends.
Key features of the application are:

Interactive gallery displaying the property images and image slider.
Map view shows the location of the property.
Search view shows all the search results according to the user requirements.
Email view allows the user to send email & sms to the contractor.

We have done a host of Adobe AIR development projects and in all cases clients were very happy with the final product that was built and delivered. You can also have a look at some of the other projects developed by us.

To know more about our expertise in flash website development and to hire flash developers, please contact us at sales [at] mindfiresolutions [dot] com or call 1-248-686-1424. We will be glad to help you.