Develop Mobile Applications for Multiple Platforms and Devices

Discover everything that mobile Flash development has to offer with help from this thorough resource. Get coverage of all the necessary information youll need--from a basic understanding of the framework around which mobile applications are built, supported, and delivered, to the specifics of deploying and maintaining sophisticated Flash mobile applications. Learn the mobile infrastructures impact on architecture, user interfaces, and use cases, and work on a variety of platforms and devices. Mobile Macromedia Flash MX shows you why Flash content is used by todays premiere developers to build state-of-the-art interfaces, applications, and animations for computers and devices.

• Build, deploy, and run rich media applications across multiple channels and devices
  
• Learn the essential of dynamic Flash development
  
• Extend applications with databases, ColdFusion MX, and Flash Remoting
  
• Enhance usability for typical handheld devices
  
• Follow case studies on mobile commerce, communication, and entertainment
  
• Take advantage of the Flash MX user interface components
  
• Learn motion and shape tweening--plus, audio and video compression for Flash movies
  
• Use JSP, ASP.NET, or ColdFusion MX to deliver dynamic information
  
• Maximize Flash support in mobile platforms and devices such as Microsoft Windows CE, Pocket PC, Casio Cassiopeia, Symbian OS Mobile Phones, Nokia 9200 Communicator, and more
  

Contents            

   Part I: Mobile Application Development and Macromedia Flash® MX
    1: Working in the Mobile Environment
    2: Macromedia Flash MX for Mobile Devices
    3: Essentials of Dynamic Flash Development

  Part II: Building Skills for Multichannel Mobile Applications
    4: Designing Mobile User Interfaces
    5: Integrating Animation and Multimedia
    6: Server-Side Flash
    7: Using Flash Remoting
    8: Using ColdFusion MX for Mobile Flash
    9: Tackling Mobile Architecture and Platform Issues
    10: Planning and Implementing for Compatibility
    11: Flash Communication Server

  Part III: Creating Flash MX Mobile Applications
    12: Mobile and Multichannel Ad Promotions
    13: The MP3 Flash Audio Player
    14: Multimedia Communication, Broadcast, and Surveillance

   Part IV: Appendixes
    Appendix A: Glossary
    Appendix B: ActionScript Quick Reference
    Appendix C: Tutorial: Relational Databases and SQL
    Appendix D: Online Resources