Art Phillips

Flash is one of the great Internet technology stories. It began in 1995 at a small tech startup called FutureSplash, which developed a remarkably efficient solution for delivering rich animation over narrowband Internet connections. Macromedia acquired FutureSplash in 1997 and es... (more)

This month the topic is Web services. Previous articles looked at the RIA, component-based development, XML, and the role of ColdFusion as a data source. In this issue we examine the role of Web services in RIA development. What is a Web service? Two years ago I really didn't have... (more)

In the first article in this series (MXDJ, Vol. 2, issue 10) I made the case for the rich Internet application (RIA) and discussed the advantages of the Flash client. Last month we examined the construction of an XML driven RIA built using Flash S data and UI components. This mon... (more)

What does data look like? To a stockbroker, data might appear as a stream of company names and stock values. A database administrator probably sees data as a series of tables. A developer working in XML might see data as a tree like structure. This article is all about data. We ... (more)

When I was asked, I jumped at the chance to do a series on Flash data integration for the MXDJ. Here was a wonderful opportunity to share my popular talks, presentations, and demonstrations with a large, interested audience. In this series I have the opportunity to show you how t... (more)