Flex/air or google gears or other

Question

I'm starting a new project divided into two parts: a php application and a desktop application that will use information from the php application.
The desktop application needs to meet the following requirement :

• easy to install
• easy to launch
• allow off-line data view
• allow synchronization with php app.

which solution is better Flex/air or google gears or other ?

thx.

Answer 1

Google gears will allow off-line data view, but to create a stand-alone desktop application you'll need AIR or something similiar (you can combine Gears with ie. GWT and run in with AIR, or use Flex).