Macromedia unveils a new Flash content delivery system

Ahead of its acquisition by Adobe, Macromedia has unveiled a new Flash content delivery system known simply as Flash Platform and released a preview of the next generation of the Flash Player, codenamed Maelstrom. Flash Platform comprises a universal client runtime, an openly published file format (SWF) specification, a programming model, time-tested development tools and dedicated server technology. As well as rich media, Flash Platform can be used for enterprise applications, communications, and mobile applications. ...more

Treo 700p leads PalmOS revival

Palm has revived the Palm platform for its latest Treo launch, having felt the Windows Mobile pull for the Treo 700w. The Treo 700p smartphone runs PalmOS 5.4. ...more

Web 2.0 requires 'intelligent' networks

Networks that sense where and how you connect to them are essential to development of web 2.0 applications, according to Cisco. Intelligent networks that sense where a user is and how they are connecting will form the basis of future web 2. ...more

blinkx video search adds RSS and podcasting

Audio and video search startup blinkx has added new strings to its bow: RSS and podcasting. The SmartFeed facility can be used by any RSS reader. Rather than listing everything that's indexed, users first run a search. ...more

Got more data than you can store intelligently?

The first Jiro-enabled products have emerged. In case you're not familiar with this particular J-based acronym, Jiro technology is concerned with intelligent network-based storage management. This is increasingly required by the data storage demands of e-commerce. ...more