White papers

Flex 2

Flex 2 technical overview (PDF, 757k)

This technical white paper discusses both the short-term and long-term requirements of RIAs and discusses how the Adobe® Flex™ 2 product family helps IT organizations take advantage of existing skills and infrastructure to efficiently deliver a broad range of RIAs that can scale from simple marketing applications to mission-critical enterprise applications.

Flex Data Services 2: Capacity planning (PDF, 148k)

This white paper provides an overview of capacity planning, then addresses capacity planning issues specific to Flex, helping the reader better estimate what the hardware requirements for an Adobe Flex application using Flex Data Services 2 might be in a production environment.

Flash Security (PDF, 548k)

This white paper outlines how developers can securely develop, deploy, and distribute Flash and Flex applications with confidence to employees, partners, and customers while leveraging existing security infrastructure without further investments.

Flex 1.5

Capacity Planning for Macromedia Flex (PDF, 429k)

This white paper helps estimate the hardware requirements for a Macromedia® Flex 1.5 application in a production environment, addressing capacity planning issues specific to Flex. It also covers the load testing process using a baseline Flex application and presents performance test results for this application.

Flex Application Performance: Tips and Techniques (PDF, 586k)

This white paper details best practices and techniques that enhance Flex 1.5 application performance on the both the client and the server.

Creating Next Generation SAP Analytics Applications with SAP NetWeaver and Macromedia Flex (PDF, 940k)

This paper describes how end-user friendly SAP Analytics applications can be created by combining the SAP NetWeaver integration platform and SAP NetWeaver Visual Composer along with the Macromedia Flex 1.5. By combining the three technologies users are empowered to visually design application logic and process flows to provide more effective, engaging, end-user experiences.

Guided Selling: Enabling the Next Generation of Online Commerce with Rich Internet Applications (PDF, 2.0M)

This white paper explores how to create great customer experiences for the online channel and addresses how implementing Rich Internet Applications with Macromedia technologies can increase the productivity and profitability of your online commerce channel by increasing conversions, enhancing lift, and reducing abandonment.