• ReadWriteWeb, Monday, August 1, 2011 11:51 AM

Is it time to bid Flash a fond farewell? Maybe not, but Adobe -- maker of the revolutionary multimedia platform -- is launching a new tool called Adobe Edge, which will let creative professionals design animated Web content using Web standards like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript.

"Aimed to coexist with Adobe Flash, not replace it, the Web design software is Adobe's big bet on how it will continue to solidify its position as a top player in the infrastructure of the modern Web, especially as the Web goes increasingly mobile," explains ReadWriteWeb. "In this new mobile context, the Web has become a more hostile environment for Flash, which has no place on Apple mobile devices, and likely never will."

According to Devin Fernandez, group product manager for Adobe's Web Pro Segment, "HTML5 is an opportunity for Adobe ... [which is] not to say there aren't opportunities for Flash."

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