Treffer: Adobe Takes on .Net, Java.

The article reports that Adobe Systems has unveiled Apollo, an intriguing new runtime code project which gives users an alternative for building Web-based applications that can also run on the desktop independent of a browser. According to Adobe, Apollo lets rich Internet applications run offline, and it could threaten the popularity of programming platforms such as Java and Microsoft's .Net. It is a runtime applet, but one in which applications built using standard Internet development technologies can run without a live Internet connection.