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Integration is a key element of any rich Internet application (RIA). Adobe offers two data services solutions to accommodate varying needs. At the low end is BlazeDS, an open source offering that combines Adobe's server-side remoting and messaging technologies. For more sophisticated applications, Adobe® LiveCycle® Data ES3 Services is a full-featured framework for developing enterprise RIA solutions. View the comparison chart to determine which product is right for you.
| Features | BlazeDS | LiveCycle Data Services |
|---|---|---|
| Trial | Download | Download |
| RPC services | ||
| Java remoting/Action Message Format (AMF) | Yes | Yes |
| Ajax client libraries to Java™ remoting | Yes | Yes |
| WS/JSON proxy service | Yes | Yes |
| Messaging | ||
| Servlet-based messaging services (hundreds of clients per CPU) | Yes | Yes |
| Java NIO high-performance messaging (thousands of clients per CPU) | No | Yes |
| Real Time Messaging Protocol (RTMP) | No | Yes |
| Data throttling | No | Yes |
| Reliable communications | No | Yes |
| Data management | ||
| Managed remoting | No | Yes |
| Transaction (batch processing) | No | Yes |
| Data paging | No | Yes |
| Lazy loading (on demand) | No | Yes |
| Conflict resolution and synchronization | No | Yes |
| SQL adapter | No | Yes |
| Hibernate adapter | No | Yes |
| "Fiber-aware" assembler | No | Yes |
| Offline synchronization framework | No | Yes |
| Development and deployment | ||
| Spring integration support | Yes | Yes |
| Adobe Flash® Builder™ modeling plug-in | No | Yes |
| Enterprise support | No | Yes |
| RIA PDF generation | No | Yes |
| WSRP portal integration | No | Yes |
| Load/stress testing tool | No | Yes |
| Edge server | No | Yes |
| Enterprise support plans | No | Yes |
| Multi-client SDK | ||
| HTML5/JavaScript client SDK | No | Yes |
| Apple iOS client SDK | No | Yes |
| Java and Google Android client SDK | No | Yes |
| Enterprise connectivity | ||
| SAP Connector and tooling | No | Yes |
