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Blog Topic: Studio 8 Are You Eligible for a Free Studio Upgrade? By Stephanie Sullivan from www.communitymx.com/blog/ I'm sure most everyone wants the new Studio 8. It rocks! But maybe you just recently broke down and purchased Studio MX 2004 (or any of the products contained therein) and you're just not ready to fork over more cash just yet. Well -- maybe you don't have to. If you purchased on or after July 8th, make sure to read Macromedia's page with the upgrade rules (www.macromedia.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_15313). You might be pleasantly surprised! Also, don't forget that if you own Dreamweaver, Fireworks or Flash, you can upgrade and get the whole Studio 8 package for the normal studio upgrade price ($399USD). That's quite a generous deal. Not sure you want to upgrade? Take the 30-day test drive -- you may become addicted like I did and not be ... (more)

Macromedia Breeze Live - Now with Pay-As-You-Go Pricing Plan

In an move plainly geared to expanding into consumer and small business markets, Macromedia announced the immediate availability of Breeze Live. The product was announced last year, but has until now been used exclusively by large corporations like Federal Express, SBC, American Express, and TicketMaster. Macromedia believes that smaller businesses, if provided access to the same features employed by enterprise customers, can create the illusion of added size. Tom Hale, Macromedia's vice president of communications, said that to the outside world, "a small business can appear bi... (more)

Looking Good, Social Networks Growing With Flash

Userplane continues to extend its clients' Flash-based communication tools for use in various aspects of social networking. The company continues to embrace the world market through innovative use of its Instant Communicator, Web Chat, and Web Recorder applications. The types of clients using social networking are diverse, coming from areas not usually thought of having a need for such services. ChosenNet, an online Jewish community; LDS LinkUp, a community for Latter-Day Saints; and French language networking site, Amidami, are using Userplane's Community Suite to enhance their ... (more)

Macromedia Hits the Headlines

It is wholly unprecedented in the (brief) history of blogging: with a $3.4 billion business deal in play, the Macromedia bloggers nonetheless remained determined to continue their commitment to avoiding a "legal blackout" interfering unduly with the Macromedia commitment to communicate more directly and more often with the developers on whose its success as a company depends. Macromedia's John Dowdell was in the forefront, "erring on the side of caution" by "going dark" on the morning of the announcement, but taking care as a courtesy that his blog didn't merely fall silent all ... (more)

Macromedia Studio 8 From The Inside: Exclusive Q&As With The Studio 8 Team

Why is FreeHand not part of Studio 8? What do productivity tools Contribute 3 and FlashPaper 2 add? What about Flex? Why has the product name changed from Studio MX 2004? What are the new video features in Studio 8? How about the role of Flash Player 8? These, and sundry other questions on every imaginable aspect of the new Studio 8 release, are addressed here by four executives at Macromedia speaking exclusively to MX Developer's Journal. Jim Guerard, Vice President of Product Management and Product Marketing MXDJ: How do you feel about the new Studio 8? Jim Guerard: The groundbr... (more)