On Tuesday, Oct 8, 2002, at 17:21 US/Pacific, Drew Harris wrote: > So, what is the difference between Flash Communication Server and Flash > Remoting Server?
Flash Communication Server is a server (like a web server or an application server) that allows multiple Flash clients to shared objects and exchange text, images, video - for example you could write a multi-user video-conferencing application with it. Flash Remoting is technology that allows a Flash client to communicate 1-to-1 with either a ColdFusion server (built-in to CFMX), a JRun 4 server (built-in to JRun 4), other J2EE servers (Flash Remoting for J2EE) or a .NET server (Flash Remoting for .NET). > I have a project for a client coming up where the front end/UI needs > to be > done in Flash... and a "desktop" version of the app (data itself) > needs to > sych with the core web system upon request when it comes back "online". Sounds like Flash MX, Flash Remoting (of some kind) and a server technology (CFMX gives you Flash Remoting for CFMX). > But, in the same breath the client is interested in future modules that > allow utilize online communications, such as chat, streaming media, > audio > conferencing and even "application remote control" or the "multi-user > cursors" that come as components of Flash Communication Server. Yes, that additional functionality would require the Flash Communication Server (as well as CFMX w/Flash Remoting). I suggest you read Ben Forta's book "Reality ColdFusion MX : Macromedia Flash MX Integration". An Architect's View -- http://www.corfield.org/blog/ Macromedia DevCon 2002, October 27-30, Orlando, Florida Architecting a New Internet Experience Register today at http://www.macromedia.com/go/devcon2002 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm
