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Developing Flash Lite for BREW applications for Verizon Wireless

At the October 2006 Adobe MAX conference, Adobe and Verizon Wireless announced a partnership that would make Flash Lite content available to over 37.5 million Verizon Wireless subscribers. Flash Lite developers were understandably excited about the announcement, and teaching developers how to create content for Verizon Wireless became a central focus of the MAX conference.

This article will teach you how to develop Flash Lite for BREW content directly for Verizon Wireless. It will detail the process of becoming an authorized Qualcomm BREW developer, testing your Flash Lite for BREW content on a Verizon Wireless handset, and selling your content through Verizon Wireless.

In addition to understanding the technical specifics of creating Flash Lite for BREW content, this article will also discuss the pros and cons of using the direct model for developing and distributing Flash Lite for BREW content—including the real costs and anticipated returns on your development investment. It will also briefly cover the process of selling content through an content catalog partner, and the pros and cons associated with doing so.

Requirements

This article is intended for current Flash Lite developers who wish to develop Flash Lite for BREW content for Verizon Wireless. You will need to install the following software and have access to a Flash Lite 2.1 for BREW–enabled mobile device from Verizon Wireless:

Flash Professional  (with the appropriate device profile update)

• Try
• Buy

Minimum system requirements: Windows 2000 or Windows XP and Internet Explorer v.6 (note that Windows 2000 users must be logged in as an administrator/power user)

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