Adobe and Zend Introduce Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 for PHP

The FINANCIAL — New Offering Accelerates Mobile App Development for PHP Across Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS and iOS

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and Zend Technologies, the PHP company, on April 11 announced Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 for PHP software, a new integrated product helping PHP developers create rich Internet applications (RIAs) for mobile, Web and desktop.

"For the first time, developers now have the benefit of an integrated development environment (IDE), combining the capabilities of Flash Builder and Zend Studio for rapidly creating Flex and PHP applications," the company informed.  Now, with a single code base developers can deliver applications for Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS and iOS while sharing code from Web applications, dramatically reducing the time and cost of application creation and maintenance.

Announcement complements the release of Flash Builder 4.5, Flex 4.5 and the Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 family (see separate press releases), further demonstrating the strategic alliance between Adobe and Zend and underscoring the companies’ strong commitment to the developer and designer community.

Accelerate Development and Differentiate Enterprise PHP Applications with Superior User Experiences

Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 for PHP is an Eclipse based tool for rapidly building expressive mobile, Web and desktop applications using PHP, ActionScript, and the open source Flex Framework. Adobe Flash Builder 4.5 for PHP includes an integrated copy of Zend Studio 8, enabling developers to code and debug efficiently within a single environment, for the delivery of scalable, high-performance and secure PHP-based mobile applications on Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS and iOS. Using these newly integrated tools, developers will find it easier to differentiate their PHP applications by providing superior user experiences.