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ServeBox team has released a new version of the ActionScript Foundry framwerork. The new version 2.1.0 brings some fixes and add numerous new functionalities. The framework is now compatible with Spring ActionScript ( prana ). Improvements are listed below :

ServeBox has also released a new version of Flex Plugin for Maven. The new version 2.2.0 contains a lot of new improvements :

You can find more on the ServeBox.org team’s blog.

Since december 1st, ServeBox.org brings together Maven Flex Plugin and ActionScript Foundry projects. AS Foundry was created in 2005. In 2007 the project turned into an open source project available on SourceForge. The new version 2.0 brings some fixes and add numerous new functionalities.
ServeBox’s ActionScript Foundry (AS Foundry) is made of productivity tools and ActionScript 3/Java framework. This framework leverage the power of both universe : Flex and Java.
Based on design patterns, the AS Foundry framework reduce the development cycle of complex applications. Indeed, you will find ready-to-use tools : data synchronization for MVC model, authorizations, internationalization, and even more ! This framework is divided into 5 librairies :
Commons : base types and tools,Foundry : MVC Framework,AirFoundry : ASFoundry extension in order to use it with Adobe AIR.Toolbox : advanced toolbox (navigation, ACL, full-text search…)Foundry-Java-Commons : Java classes created to speed up the development cycle for the client-side (Flex) and server-side (FDS-LCDS-BlazeDS).
You can use on of tutorials available on www.servebox.org to understand how Foundry works.
Just take a look at it.

Today I downloaded this new extension for firefox called Juice.
If you’re one of the people who loves being informed and to know about everything, or almost everything, I can tell you that you need this extension.
Juice allows you to watch news, videos, images, blogs and everything in just one sidebar divided by tabs and buttons. You just have to drag any text from the main browser window to anywhere in the browser and Juice will try to find everything about that text.
You can also save your images and bookmark your favorite videos in Juice.
You should take a look at this new extension.
Best.

Well, good news for everyone who was waiting for the new certification in Flex 3 or AIR.
Few days ago Adobe released the ACE certification exam for Flex 3 and AIR (just one exam for both of them) and you can get all the information in certified community at Adobe.com.
The price of the exam is US$ 150 as usual and right now is only available as Certification exam and just in Pearson VUE not re-certification exam.
I don’t really know if there will be re-certification for Flex 3 because it’s an enterprise Technology and because the AIR certification is included in the exam, not just Adobe Flex.
Good luck everybody.
Versión en español de este por la pueden encontrar en -> http://riactive.com/2008/11/01/flex-3-y-air-certification-nuevo-examen-de-certificacion/.

There are many people that use to work with Flex in the front layer and Java in the back layer, other people work with Flex and .NET but others usually work with Flex in front end and PHP for back end. I mean, you know that PHP is a very popular language as If you develop web pages / applications you must know at least how PHP works, who hasn’t created a typical mail sender for a contact page in a site?, well, now is time for integrating PHP with Adobe Flex.
Zend Technologies (The PHP Company) made an announcement saying that it’ll be collaborating with Adobe Systems Inc. for a better integration and performance of Flex applications that will be using PHP where one of the key features will be the integration of Action Message Format (AMF) Support in the Zend Framework.
You can read the complete article directly from Zend here and a review from the official flex team here.
I just wanna share this with you people. I’ll be waiting for the changes and improvements between this techs.
Regards.