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Silverlight 4: Microsoft casts light on next version of Adobe Flash rival
News In particular, Microsoft said the next version of the Adobe Flash rival would support its PlayReady digital rights management technology for offline content. That's still a far cry from... [09 Sep 2009]
Silverlight 3 gets Mac friendly
News As well as announcing the arrival of Internet Explorer 8, Microsoft used the Mix 09 stage to introduce the beta version of its latest release of Silverlight, its Adobe Flash rival. Speaking at the event,... [19 Mar 2009]
In the Mix for Microsoft? IE 8 and Silverlight to headline
News The expected release of Internet Explorer 8 is likely to be the biggest headline coming out of Microsoft's Mix conference this week, along with the anticipated arrival of Silverlight 3, the next version of its rival to... [18 Mar 2009]
Microsoft increases options to switch stuff off in Windows 7
News However, a number of the programs on the list are things that have drawn regulatory ire, such as the browser and media player, as well as the XPS technology which has been seen as a rival to Adobe's PDF. [09 Mar 2009]
Will Microsoft's mobile plan pay off?
News On the browsing front, for example, Microsoft is focusing on the fact that, while other browsers may look nice, Mobile IE can do more than the others because it is compatible with the desktop Internet Explorer 6 and with... [17 Feb 2009]
Silverlight ready to Moonlight on Linux
News The move helps Microsoft in its effort to position Silverlight as a rival to Adobe's Flash. Microsoft and Novell said Tuesday they are nearly ready with a beta version of Moonlight - a Firefox add-on... [19 Nov 2008]
Web-based Office coming to Macs, iPhone
News The blogger - Microsoft's Sarah Perez - also noted that Microsoft won't be mandating use of Silverlight, its rival to Adobe's Flash. A Microsoft blog reiterated this week that the web-based version of... [13 Nov 2008]
Google Docs sports PDF support
News People using the service now can upload and view documents encoded with the widely used and now standardised Portable Document Format (PDF) initially created by Adobe Systems. Google Docs, the online office suite from... [17 Jun 2008]
Sun unveils JavaFX for rich web apps
News Described by Sun as a family of products for creating RIAs with engaging content, JavaFX is intended as a competitor to Adobe's AIR and Microsoft's Silverlight. Sun officially started its JavaOne developer conference in... [08 May 2008]
Redmond squaring up to Google's web apps
News Adobe, meanwhile, is set to announce it has acquired Virtual Ubiquity, a start-up that has built a web-based word processor, called Buzzword, using Adobe's Flash and AIR technologies.... [01 Oct 2007]
Adobe: 'We're not making Office killer'
News Adobe has quashed rumours that it will create an office productivity suite to rival Microsoft Office. AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) would allow start-up companies to develop their own... [21 Aug 2007]
Microsoft-backed ODF converter set for launch
News Adobe Systems, too, said last week that it intends to submit PDF to ISO for standardisation. A Microsoft-sponsored open source project is expected to today release a translator that will convert file formats between... [02 Feb 2007]
Yahoo! scores HP love-in
News rival Google has also inked a string of deals recently to feature its search and other online services with computer makers such as Dell and with software companies such as Adobe Systems, which will... [29 Sep 2006]
Microsoft clashes with Adobe over PDF support
News Adobe has told the world that PDF is an open format.and [rival] products OpenOffice, WordPerfect Office and Apple['s applications] already support PDF and tout it as a selling feature. Microsoft is... [05 Jun 2006]
Sun exec defects to Adobe
News Adobe acquired rival Macromedia in 2005. John Loiacono, Sun Microsystems' executive vice president for software, is leaving the company to join Adobe Systems as senior vice president of... [17 Mar 2006]
