Adobe adds iOS, PlayBook support to Flash Builder

Developers can now use the Adobe Flash Builder platform to develop applications for iOS devices, such as Apple's iPad and iPhone, as well as for the RIM BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.

Support for the devices--which had been announced in April--in Flash Builder 4.5.1 allows developers to create apps for a variety of popular devices and platforms without needing to recode large amounts of the software.

"The reaction from developers to the new mobile capabilities in Flash Builder 4.5 and the Flex 4.5 framework has been absolutely fantastic," Ed Rowe, vice president of developer tooling at Adobe Systems, said in a statement today.

In a separate announcement today, Adobe launched the Digital Enterprise Platform for Customer Experience Management (CEM). The release aims to provide a number of socially orientated marketing tools on a single platform.

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