Google has launched Google Gears, an open source platform that allows online properties -- such as Gmail and any other Web application -- to be used offline.
Adobe is preparing to open source development tools that will enable existing desktop and server software to run in Web browsers, according to reports.
Developers from Mozilla have announced a project called Prism that will make Web applications better resemble desktop programs.
Adobe has released an alpha version of AIR on Linux and announced that it is joining the Linux Foundation.
News from the blogosphere today has indicated that Google is preparing to launch one of its first offline-ready Web applications in the form of Google Docs as part of Google Gears.
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Best known for apps like Photoshop, Adobe is relying on Kevin Lynch to break out of the shrink-wrapped software business.
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