(1) The code name for a cross-platform development system from Adobe for rich Web-based applications written in familiar languages. In beta in 2007, Apollo programmers can use any combination of Flash, HTML, ActionScript, JavaScript or AJAX to write programs that run in a Windows or Mac computer with an Apollo runtime engine. For more information, visit http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/apollo. See Flex, Flash, HTML, ActionScript, JavaScript and AJAX.
(2) An earlier manufacturer of high-performance workstations, founded in 1980. Pioneering the concept of tying workstations together across a network, Apollo became a division of HP in 1989.
(2) An earlier manufacturer of high-performance workstations, founded in 1980. Pioneering the concept of tying workstations together across a network, Apollo became a division of HP in 1989.
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