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We need your help. O'Reilly is conducting a competition to highlight the best RIAs of 2009. We have been compiling a list of noteworthy applications, but we want to make sure we aren't missing any. It can be especially difficult to find independent developers that aren't receiving as much attention as they might deserve.

Upon completing the list we will begin voting here on InsideRIA. The finalists will be showcased at a special session at MAX 2009 where we conduct and in-depth look at each app and conduct a Q&A with the developer/development team.

Please leave a comment with any submissions/suggestions. The only requirements are that the application be created/powered with Adobe tools and that they were either created, released, or updated in 2009.

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Kaspar Lüthi said:

Balsamiq, Aviary

tony weeg said:

we've got an incredible fleet tracking flex application with a highly responsive LCDS backend that also has an AIR application that acts as a miniature version of the flex version...

its ready for entry into the awards...

thanks
tony

tony weeg said:

we've got an incredible fleet tracking flex application with a highly responsive LCDS backend that also has an AIR application that acts as a miniature version of the flex version...

its ready for entry into the awards...

thanks
tony

Matt Rifter said:

Try Creately.com - online diagramming app. The slickest flex app I've seen yet.

Think they are in private beta, but I got my invite within a day. Possibly open for public soon.

Andrew Odri said:

http://www.konductor.net/ - This is a good, practical application of some of the new technology that AIR makes available.

Seth said:

Indy Race Control
http://www.themorphicgroup.com/blog/2009/06/08/82/

TMG has a working demo version, contact them for details

Aaron said:

What's the deadline?

Rich Tretola said:

@Aaron ASAP as we need to get some polls together so the community can vote.

Charan said:

Thanks Matt: +1 Creately.
I'm definitely voting for http://creately.com

I have been playing with Hot Gloo. It rocks.

Pablo_aSH said:

"TweetDeck is your personal browser for staying in touch with what’s happening now, connecting you with your contacts across Twitter, Facebook and more.

TweetDeck shows you everything you want to see at once, so you can stay organised and up to date."

http://tweetdeck.com/

Guess I will throw my work out there.
http://www.flypaper.com
Client is mix of C# + Flex and output is Flex.

Cameron Fisk said:

Konductor is a unique approach to CMS with an AIR app for wysiwyg content editing. The platform integrates with the Adobe workflow as well.

http://www.konductor.net/

Stefan Kratz said:

Yooba is a Flex app for creating and managing Flash content for your web.
http://www.yooba.com

Flashforum said:

E-Learning portal. Seems to be one of the biggest Flash and Flex based applications:
http://www.scoyo.de (German)
http://www.scoyo.com (limited US Version)

Flash Scope said:

Flash content management system made with AC3.
http://www.flashmoto.com/

Hammer said:

Konductor & TweetDeck - most practical uses of air

Sam said:

Collaborative wireframing tool
http://iplotz.com

Chris said:

http://www.MeetMeAtFedSquare.com is a simple but nice new RIA for Federation Square in Melbourne.

www.DataInherit.com

DataInherit is an internet DataSafe for Files and Passwords that offers the user a very easy to learn interface to a high-security data vault.

A noteworthy USP is the possibility to assign data items to beneficiaries that will inherit the items in case something happens to the account owner.

Pam said:

How about www.monarchtt.com 's VizZle? It's a special ed app for teachers of kids with autism. Is good and does good!

Thierry said:

If you love Balsamiq then also Napkee! www.napkee.com

Roxysocks said:

Balsamiq & konductor

Scott said:

I'll toss my project out there: http://www.mxprojects.com/forum_v3

Flash message board / forum (head to the announcements forum to get a basic overview of features)

Adriano said:

An interesting project that uses Adobe Air for building a desktop client that is a privileged channel for real-time collaboration and a unified platform for application integration. http://www.websiteitalia.com/#/en/prodotti/mychannel

Diego García said:

http://creately.com and http://www.spatialkey.com

Both are the most impressive uses of Flex I've seen and have nailed usability and usefulness to the T

Renzo said:

Our project myChannel http://www.websiteitalia.com/#/en/prodotti/mychannel can become a powerful client for LiveCycle ES as well as for the most part of company's web applications, that can benefit of integrated functionalities such as Single Sign On, portlet engine, drag&drop between portlets, real-time collaboration (chat, presence, VoIP). It has a well defined architecture open to contribution from partners who want to participate to our project in order to leverage the Adobe AIR platform.

John P Brown said:

I'm the marketing guy at Verical but I want to brag on our in-house developers! I'd like to nominate their work on a new catalog for electronic components: www.verical.com

In industrial procurement, buyers spend 40% of their time sourcing 1% of their parts -- shortages.Shortage transactions involve endless amounts of back-and-forth haggling as buyers dig to discover all the information they need to make a purchase.

Verical's catalog enables time-strapped buyers to view all the relevant information about a part in a fast and dynamic catalog. Buyers can search and filter will remarkable ease and speed.

What's more, since Verical ensures all these parts come from their first owners or authorized channels, buyer don't worry about counterfeit parts that are poisoning the open market.

[We've got a mostly flex catalog now, migration to pure flex will be complete in mid-September, along with better, faster search.]

Thanks for your consideration.

carnet said:

Hey ... definitely got to put in a nomination for Sprout Builder. http://sproutbuilder.com

thanks!

psykopaint is an online photo painting crazy application using the colors of an image to paint.

psykopaint is an online photo painting crazy application using the colors of an image to paint.
http://www.psykopaint.com

psykopaint is an online photo painting crazy application using the colors of an image to paint.
http://www.psykopaint.com

http://www.glasnost21.com - the home of open and transparent collaboration - combines Contact Management, Project Management and Image Management, plus real time messaging and email marketing.

100% Flex with a CF back end and utilizes S3 for storage. Video tours and Free trial available from website.

Thank you.

Antony Slumbers
antonys@glasnost21.com

pat cartelli said:

DestroyTwitter! Its pretty and totally awesome!

Damdevil said:

Distroy Twitter

Armin Talic said:

I'd like to put a good word in for: https://destroytwitter.com/

Tyler said:

DestroyTwitter!

DestroyTwitter is awesome. It should totally win.

Anonymous said:

Of all the Adobe-tool made apps I've used, the only one I've ever stuck with is DestroyTwitter (http://destroytwitter.com). Best Twitter client I've used, best AIR app I've used, and so on.

So yeah, DestroyTwitter gets my vote.

Guik said:

DestroyTwitter!

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DestroyTwitter is a compact though robust Twitter application built to run on Mac, Windows, and Linux using Adobe AIR. It consists of a series of canvases that constantly update to keep tweets up-to-date using notifications that appear when a new tweet arrives. DestroyTwitter uses a minimal amount of memory compared to its AIR-based alternatives without sacrificing functionality and performance. As a result, it can easily run in the background as an automated process.

https://destroytwitter.com/

I would like to call a vote for DestroyTwitter :D http://destroytwitter.com/

Chris P. said:

DestroyTwitter enough said.

Jen Mussari said:

Absolutely DestroyTwitter! It takes Air Apps to the next level and it's also lovely and it has a low memory footprint. Wouldn't use any other twitter App.

Pedro Coelho said:

DestroyTwitter is awesome, a must for anyone who uses twitter.

Blake Watson said:

Destroy Twitter is the man. It's like flying a spaceship through Twitter.

Heather Mussari said:

Destroy Twitter! Destroy Twitter! Destroy Twitter! It takes the cake.

Justin Freitag said:

My vote goes to prezi.com which unforuntately aint on the list! It's innovative presentation software that re-defines the presentation user experience.

Will Smidlein said:

DestroyTwitter! Amazing project! So amazing the creator now works at Adobe as the expierience designer. Yep, that good...it's updated really often too!

DestroyTwitter.Com

FTW!

OM said:

I use DestroyTwitter a lot.

Tony said:

DestroyTwitter for sure. Not only is it the best Twitter app available, it's the best Adobe Air app.

homer0 said:

DestroyTwitter is the best, no doubt!

James Bruehl said:

It's been said before, and I'm going to say it again... DestroyTwitter! https://destroytwitter.com

Phil said:

DestroyTwitter, hands down the best Twitter client there is.

http://destroytwitter.com

Sri Raghavan said:

DestroyTwitter has my vote. Best Twitter client. Ever.

Max Miller said:

Destroy Twitter , FTW!

Joe said:

Destroy Twitter is amazing! Also its free :)

Definitely DestroyTwitter. Excellent and complete app for Twitter.

DestroyTwitter by Jonnie Hallman (www.destroytoday.com) all the way!

Erwin said:

DestroyTwitter is reliable and has a low memory footprint. It's the one AIR app that I like, so far.

I'm torn between Destroy Twitter and Twhirl. Two of the very best Adobe Air Twitter clients available!

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