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Data integration is a key element of any rich Internet application (RIA). Adobe offers a range of data services solutions to accommodate varying needs. Your options include:
Adobe's server-side remoting and messaging technologies, available as open source software
A solution component within the Adobe® LiveCycle® ES family that provides a complete data infrastructure for enterprise Adobe Flex® and Adobe AIR™ applications
Subscription service that includes certified builds of BlazeDS along with Adobe support
| Feature area | Blaze DS | LiveCycle Data Services Community Edition | LiveCycle Data Services ES |
|---|---|---|---|
| License | Open source | Open source | Commercial |
| RPC services | yes | yes | yes |
| Messaging | yes | yes | yes |
| Clustered messaging | yes | yes | yes |
| Pub/sub messaging | yes | yes | yes |
| Web container–based messaging services (hundreds of clients per CPU) | yes | yes | yes |
| Non Blocking IO (NIO) based messaging (thousands of clients per CPU) | no | no | yes |
| Per-client Quality Of Service (QOS) | no | no | yes |
| Data management | no | no | yes |
| RIA-to-PDF file generation | no | no | yes |
| Offline synchronization Support | no | no | yes |
| WSRP portal integration | no | no | yes |
| Platinum maintenance and support | no | no | yes |
| Gold and Bronze maintenance and support | no | yes | yes |
Previously only available in LiveCycle Data Services ES, Adobe's server-side remoting and messaging technologies are now available as open source software. Using BlazeDS, developers can easily connect to back-end distributed data and push data in real time to Flex and AIR applications. The technologies included in BlazeDS, along with the Action Message Format (AMF) protocol specification, are being contributed to open source under the Lesser General Public License (LGPL v3) and are available at http://opensource.adobe.com/blazeds.
Choose BlazeDS if you need:
Offered as a solution component within the LiveCycle ES family, LiveCycle Data Services ES is a complete data infrastructure for enterprise Flex and AIR applications. If you require a commercially licensed version of BlazeDS, or you need to go beyond the infrastructure features of BlazeDS by adding higher level data functionality, then LiveCycle Data Services ES is right for you.
Choose LiveCycle Data Services ES if you need:
Learn more about LiveCycle Data Services ES
Offered as a subscription service, Community Edition includes certified builds of BlazeDS along with Adobe support. As a subscriber, you get access to the latest BlazeDS technology as it is tested and released, including patches, bug fixes, and upgrades to newer releases at no additional charge for as long as the subscription is active. Also included is your choice of Bronze or Gold support from Adobe so you can take advantage of open source BlazeDS software, but with all the expert assistance required for business-critical applications.
Choose LiveCycle Data Services Community Edition if you need:
Learn more about LiveCycle Data Services Community Edition
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