AMF vs. Web Services Wins Again!

We've updated our AMF vs Web Services benchmark test and posted it on our website. If you are interested in giving this a try in your own environment, client and server source code is provided. Just go to this link:

http://bit.ly/bYEGNK

Have fun!

We're Evolving and Want Your Input

Hi All,

It has been far too long that I've posted on this blog, so I'm shifting gears and putting on my Marketing Hat to see what we can do together to foster greater community amongst users of our products and services. Some of the things we'd like to have your feedback on are:

• Forum Activity - with nearly 4000 members, we're still wondering if the Yahoo discussion forum is helpful or if we should we use some other forum to foster greater participation from the community.
• Contributions from the Community - Your contributions are valued tremendously. These contributions come in the form of documentation, examples, tutorials, translations, webinars, and workshops.
  
• Hackatons (thanks MaTias Barletta for that idea) - this could be great fun and a great way to promote charitable community projects.
  
• Beta Software - Do you like to beta test and what would be your expectations as a beta tester?
• Word on the Street - Your blog, Twitter and website links back to our site are very much appreciated. When you do these things make sure we know.
  
• Anything Else you think we should consider to foster better community.
  

Last but certainly not least, we'd like to understand what motivates (or would motivate) you to blog, twitter and contribute otherwise to fostering a better community. Please reach out to me via 214.550.0177 or email kathleen@themidnightcoders.com. Your time and input would be very much appreciated!

Cheers,
Kathleen Erickson

New WEBINAR SERIES for July and August

We've got all new topics for July and August, so be sure to check out our Midnight Coders Monthly Newsletter (will be out later this week) for information on this series and more including new Tips and Tricks for connecting AIR clients with .NET services.

July Webinar Schedule

July 13th - 3pm(CST)
Real-Time Messaging and Streaming with Flex and .NET
To Register: http://bit.ly/3kyYC

July 20th - 3pm (CST)
Introduction to Stress Testing of Flex Applications
To Register: http://bit.ly/zVmjm

July 27th - 3pm (CST)
Integrating AIR and .NET
To Register: http://bit.ly/t4cs0


August Webinar Schedule

August 3rd - 3pm (CST)
Publish/Subscribe with Flex and Java
To Register: http://bit.ly/4c0mrc

Midnight Coders Launches Free Webinar Series

This is good news for developers around the world who are interested in getting started with our products and services. We will launch our first of many free webinar events on May 18th from 3-4pm (Central). This event is an Introduction to WebORB Messaging SDK. Attendees will learn:

* How to install Messaging SDK
* How to use publish/subscribe API in Flex applications
* How to use publish/subscribe API in AIR applications
* How to use publish/subscribe API in .NET applications
* How to integrate Flex and .NET using Messaging SDK
* About the Messaging SDK features and benefits

To register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/907481963

Future webinars include:

June 1st – Introduction to WebORB PDF Generator
To Register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/712611978

June 8th – Getting started with WebORB for PHP
To Register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/223302378

June 29th – Getting started with WebORB for .NET
To Register: https://www2.gotomeeting.com/register/855841554