"Adobe is committed to delivering the tools and servers that application developers need to deliver engaging rich Internet applications, from interactive product configurators to mission-critical business applications," says David Mendels, senior vice-president, Enterprise and Developer Business Unit at Adobe.

"The response to the public alpha release of the Flex 2.0 product line has been tremendous, and we cannot wait to see what developers will do with the new capabilities found in this release."

The following components are said to be part of the Flex beta program:

-- Flash Player 8.5 -- a high-performance client runtime for engaging Web experiences;

-- Flex Framework 2.0 -- the core programming model and component library for Flex;