Flash

We're all familiar with Flash graphics and animation. Like any tool, in the right hands it can add excellent value to Web sites. However, we've also seen examples of how it can be used to turn any Web site into something ponderous and overwhelming.

But there's a new angle to Flash that makes it very interesting to application architects. With the release of Flash 5 came an embedded XML parser. This simple but powerful development promises to expand the role of Flash clients in any environment that requires client/server application development.

As with our J2ME discussion, XMLC now finds itself in the role of delivering application-specific XML protocols between the presentation layer of a Java application server and the XML parser on the ...

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