Hello Olaf Thank you very much for your comprehensive reply.
I did start using Flash Builder to develop my earlier Flex projects but I have since switched to IntelliJ (by JetBrains) which I really like. I need to establish if my client's server has, or could have installed, any Zend software which may influence my development path. AMF, from what I have read so far, does seem to provide very efficient communication between the client and the server. I like your suggestion to install just the Zend_AMF module, I will look into this more. I no nothing about Node.js (this project is opening my eyes to all sorts of technologies which is refreshing). Another subject to research sufficiently to establish if I should rule it out or not! I may take you up on the offer to contact you, what method is most convenient with you? Regards Chris -- View this message in context: http://apache-flex-users.2333346.n4.nabble.com/Simple-Database-Architecture-Suggestions-Please-tp7726p7843.html Sent from the Apache Flex Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com.