The new platform has entered a public alpha test for developers who want to create web applications capable of running online or offline on a computer.
The challenge web application developers face comes when their desired audience takes their computer away from the Internet. With no connection there is no productivity, and that has probably hampered efforts to really drive a broader userbase into web-based applications.
Adobe's Luis Polanco, senior product manager for
Such access made us curious about security implications for Apollo applications. Polanco stressed that mechanisms in those apps, coupled with sound developer practices, will mitigate those concerns. Response from blogs observing the launch has been generally positive. Michael Arrington waxed enthusiastically about Apollo at





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