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© 2011 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All Rights Reserved. Adobe Confidential.
Honing In on Multiple Targets with a Single Codebase
Jeff Tapper
Senior Technologist
Digital Primates
Spending less on building applications frees more capital to market them
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Agenda
The multi-device landscape The cost of doing business Understanding AIR AIR Destinations Freeing up capital with AIR
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The Multi Device Landscape
Web applications are no longer enough iPhone/iPad (iOS) is no longer enough
Android now exceeds iOS in market share Your clients are not just using computers Business demands applications on phones, tablets, and other
devices Each device requires different programming languages
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Multi Device Landscape
Native Android Apps are Java Native iOS Apps are Obj. C Native Desktop Apps come in many languages Consider Blackberry, Smart TVs, Connected BlueRay players,
etc.
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The Cost of Doing Business
Deploying to all these devices gets expensive very quickly. Moderately complex applications cost $50-150k per platform Complex applications often cost $500k-1M/platform Developing Apps to run in several platforms is often cost
prohibitive Unless you consider the cost of not doing it
Maintenance costs 10-20% of project budget annually, per platform
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Case Study
SnagFilms - The leading digital distributor of independent films, with a library of over 2,300 files
Has existing web application Has existing iPad application Needs to extend their reach to other devices.
Target Platforms: Android Phones Android Tablets Blackberry Tablet Smart TVs
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Case Study
The existing Applications each have independent code bases. Each existing application cost a lot Each application has separate annual maintenance costs
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One App, Several Screens
Android Blackberry Smart TV’s
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Understanding AIR
AIR (Adobe Integrated Runtime) is a Freely available cross platform runtime.
First Release in Feb 2008 Most recent release June 2011 Uses common programming languages: ActionScript, Flex,
HTML and JavaScript Applications written for web can be deployed to AIR Can be deployed to multiple devices
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FMS and Flash/AIR
Flash Media Server provides the video Consumed By:
Flash Player AIR HTML5 iOS Etc.
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Understanding AIR
At Digital Primates, we have built AIR applications for: International Investment Banks Hospital Information Systems Major TV Networks/movie studios Major Insurance Companies DoD Contractors Major Consumer Electronics Etc.
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Desktop Applications
AIR application can be deployed to run on Windows or MacOS with one codebase
Native Extensions Ex: Contact Management Application with hooks into IP Phone
system and Outlook Client which tracks all interaction with contacts, displays calling cards for incoming and outgoing calls.
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Android Devices
AIR 2.6 added mobile support -- AIR for Android Available for all Android 2.2 and newer devices Currently supported on 20+ tablets and hundreds of
phones. Additional capabilities above and beyond Desktop AIR (GPS,
Accelerometer, Multi-touch, Camera, etc.)
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iOS Devices
Current Versions of AIR now support deployment to iOS (iPad, iPhone 4, iPod Touch)
AIR for iOS applications are ubiquitous
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Other Devices
Current (or imminent releases) of AIR also support: Blackberry Playbook Smart TVs Blue Ray players And much more
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Case Study – Snag Films
Chose AIR -- one technology provides 4 applications Single code base for 4 applications reduces their costs by a
factor 3.5 Maintenance costs reduced by a factor of 4 Even considering replacing iOS application with AIR, which will
introduce even more savings.
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Turn Reduced Costs to Growth
Companies have a choice: Ignore customers on devices Build separate apps for each device Build a unified codebase to deploy to all
The cost savings of unified codebase is multiplied for each platform you need to support
Use this capital to grow your business
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Summary
Developing and Maintaining quality applications is expensive Building many applications with a single code base can greatly
reduce costs A unified codebase reduces number of development teams
needed Use savings to re-invest in growth/marketing/etc.
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