Adobe today is releasing its Flash Builder 4.5.1 development tool and Flex 4.5.1 framework, boosting mobile application development support.

The updated products support development of applications for Android, BlackBerry, RIM PlayBook and Apple iOS devices. The upgrades to Flash Builder and Flex mean all the major mobile OSes are now covered for the first time with Flash Builder 4.5.1 and Flex 4.5.1, Adobe said.

"Using Flash Builder and Flex, enterprises can now use one tool, one framework and one code base to create high performance applications that run on the web and desktops as well as smartphones and tablets," Adobe said Flex Builder is Eclipse-based, while Flex is an open source framework.

Adobe is also rolling out its Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform, which is geared to "customer experience management" and leverages Adobe tools and runtimes for HTML5, Flash, Flex, AIR and PDF. The cost of the platform's various major components typically start in the $100,000 (£60,000) range.

Adobe's rollout provides "one unified platform for developing customer experience applications," said Rob Pinkerton, Adobe senior director of product marketing for customer experience management. Solutions can be provided across social, web, mobile and print channels.

Adobe Digital Enterprise Platform integrates the Adobe LiveCycle business process management suite with the Day Software CQ web content management product acquired by Adobe last year. With technology acquired via Day Software, enterprises can provision content across mobile devices.