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Adam Flater

Biography

Adam Flater is a Software Architect at Universal Mind. His background is in working with java and Microsoft technologies, building both web and desktop applications. He has been working in Flex user interface and server development since the beta release of Flex 2.0. Adam was the lead developer on the ActionScript SDK for eBay's Web Services used in the eBay Desktop application. In 2007 Adam presented at Fig Leaf's Flex Maniacs in D.C., The eBay Developer's conference in Boston, 360Flex in Seattle, Adobe's OnAir Bus Tour in D.C., and Adobe's MAX Conference in Chicago. Adam is also co-creator of the former Artemis project and the current Merapi project, a java bridge to flash at the desktop.

Blog

Windowing in Flex - FlexMDI

August 26 2008

A couple of my co-workers at Universal Mind started a project a while back called FlexMDI. Ben Clinkinbeard and Brian Holmes started this project after meeting at 360 Flex - Seattle last August. Also on the project is Brendan Meutzner. read more

Merapi is Live

July 15 2008

Merapi, the framework to enable integration between Java and AIR at the desktop, was released in Alpha on Monday, July 14th. read more

More on Static Code

May 16 2008

One of the most popular past posts on my blog adamflater.net has been Static Code Blocks!. Due to the amount of requests for that post I thought this would be a good topic to feature on InsideRIA regarding ActionScript and static code. read more

360|Flex Homecoming

April 09 2008

It was recently announced the the next 360|Flex will be held back in sunny San Jose, CA (8.18-8.20), where it all started. If you haven't checked out one of these conferences yet, you're missing out. Here's the low-down... Tom Ortega and John Wilker are the hosts of the 360 conferences.… read more

Applying Technology to Energy Efficiency

August 15 2006

By adam Observers of the VC industry might have noticed that clean technology has been attracting ever larger amounts of financing. In the most recent quarter it received $843 MM, trailing only software and biotech. We're quite interested in the space at OATV as well. However, primary investments in fuels… read more