Adobe Systems will introduce the first two services in a planned line of cloud-based services intended to enhance deployment of Web applications. Called Adobe Flash Platform Services, the platform features online, hosted services to enable Flash developers to add capabilities to Web applications using a cost-efficient deployment model.

Adobe Flash Platform Services enable developers to add social and collaborative capabilities to applications, while enabling businesses to more easily distribute and monetize their applications. Adobe Flash Platform Services are affordable, scalable, and easily implemented.

• Create compelling applications with social network integration and real-time collaboration
• Distribute your applications to customers on social media, mobile devices and desktops
• Track distribution and engagement through detailed analytics.
• Make money with your applications

The Distribution service provides free and paid methods of getting distribution for your application on social, desktop and mobile platforms. It also provides tracking with a rich set of traditional and social analytics. Finally, the service enables application monetization through ad-hosting. Several capabilities of the distribution service are powered by Gigya.

Adobe Flash Collaboration Service is a Platform as a Service that allows Flex developers to easily add real-time social capabilities into their RIA (rich Internet applications). Comprised of both Flex-based client components and a hosted services infrastructure, Adobe Flash Collaboration Service allows you to build real-time, multi-user applications with Flex in less time than ever before. And because Acrobat.com hosts the service, issues like deployment, maintenance, and scalability are taken care of for you. [via]