Adobe Systems has announced that software giant Microsoft has licensed Adobe Flash Lite software to enable Web browsing of flash player compatible content within the Internet Explorer Mobile browser in future versions of Windows Mobile phones.
Adobe Flash Lite is an award-winning Flash Player software from adobe which has specifically been designed for mobile devices.
Besides Adobe Flash Lite, Microsoft has also licensed Adobe Reader LE software for viewing Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) documents including email attachments and Web content for its Windows Mobile phones.
According to John O’Rourke, general manager, Mobile Communications Business at Microsoft, “People want vibrant web experiences and access to entertainment and information anywhere, anytime. Bringing Flash Lite and Reader LE to the Windows Mobile experience will give consumers more of their favorite web sites on the go.”
Al Ramadan, senior vice president, Mobile and Devices at Adobe said, “We are thrilled to work with Microsoft to add playback of rich, web-based Flash Player compatible content and PDF document viewing to Windows Mobile. Flash has revolutionized the way we experience content on the web and we are excited that Microsoft has decided to extend the experience of Flash technology to Windows Mobile users.”
Both Adobe Flash Lite and Adobe Reader LE will be made available to those OEMs worldwide who license Windows Mobile software. The software’s availability for Windows Mobile phones will be confirmed at a later date.