Macromedia Fireworks 8, unique in its ability to support both vector and bitmap images, was announced this morning by Macromedia - a comprehensive solution for creating and optimizing high-quality, lightweight graphics and images for the web.

'Macromedia Flash Player is the driving force behind the Flash Platform,' said Kevin Lynch, chief software architect, Macromedia, as the company this morning announced the availability of a public beta for Macromedia Flash Player 8, the next-generation Flash Player client runtime.

'Macromedia Flash Player is the driving force behind the Flash Platform,' said Kevin Lynch, chief software architect, as Macromedia this morning announced the availability of a public beta for Macromedia Flash Player 8, the next-generation Flash Player client runtime.

'The biggest software release in the history of Macromedia,' namely Studio 8 - launched yesterday live on SYS-CON.TV - is the topic of a very special August issue of MX Developer's Journal, SYS-CON's world-beating magazine for Macromedia web designers, developers,...

The MAX 2005 Conference in Anaheim will features 'the latest technologies and strategies for creating the most effective experiences across PCs and mobile devices,' according to conference organizer Macromedia. MAX 2005 is set to give designers and developers a fo...

StreamLine's StreamEvent application allows event production teams to broadcast and archive live events, seminars, or discussion panels. StreamLearn, an integrated testing module, allows for surveys, certification, and user feedback.

If one of the true signs of a vibrant developer community is an active blogosphere surrounding a technology, then the MX suite of technologies certainly passes that test with flying colors. Don't forget that you can blog yourself now, too, under the MXDJ domain - ...

Forget trade shows and in-person events. Online events such as Web seminars, by eliminating travel and external event expenses, make it easier for prospects to participate and are much less expensive for marketers to attract and qualify leads. Enter Macromedia Bre...

Flash Lite, a profile of Macromedia Flash Player designed specifically for mobile phones that is being rapidly adopted on electronic devices in Japan and elsewhere, this week won first prize in the Mobile Solutions category at the Mobile Project Awards 2005 at Wireless Japan.

'I am very proud that Macromedia has once again delivered record revenue results,' said Stephen Elop, CEO, Macromedia, as Macromedia this week announced the results of its Q1 in fiscal year 2006. 'Our market strategy, with its focus on the Flash Platform, is clear...

Adobe's plans to buy Macromedia and integrate its product line are facing a second round of inquiry from the U.S. Department of Justice. The DOJ routinely examines mergers for possible anti-trust violations, and can be unsuccessful in stopping some mergers even if...

Macromedia, Inc. has announced the close integration of key e-learning products Macromedia Breeze and Macromedia Captivate 1.01, enabling one-click publishing and full tracking of engaging interactive training simulations within Breeze virtual classes and self-p...

VitalStream's content delivery network (CDN) combined with Sorenson's Squeeze encoding technology gives developers the ability to publish digital video files to VitalStream's network, improving traditional media workflow, the companies says. The service is built...

There are five tracks scheduled at Macromedia's MAX 2005 conference, slated to be held in Anaheim October 16-19. Two of the tracks focus on rich content and applications, with specific sessions on Flash, ColdFusion, Breeze, Flex, creating blogs with Dreamweaver, and elearning.

The Image Recognition Plugin is the world's first technology that lets developers automate and test websites using images instead of cumbersome X/Y coordinates. It relies only upon the images that are rendered in the browser, regardless of the technology that created them.

On2 Technologies today announced it will unveil its newly-enhanced Flix line of Flash video encoding products for Flash developers during the world's premiere Flash developers venue - the 2005 Flashforward Conference - in New York City, July 6-8.

Adobe Chief Executive Bruce Chizen said last week that Acrobat Version 7, which went on sale in January, helped generate record sales for the company, and led to second-quarter profits increasing 37% compared to the second quarter a year ago.

Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen recently mentioned his concerns about competing with Microsoft in the near future, as part of his company's rationalization to buy Macromedia and thereby strengthen the company's overall product line. Chizen foresaw well.

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 c...

If one of the true signs of a vibrant developer community is an active blogosphere surrounding a technology, then the MX suite of technologies certainly passes that test with flying colors. In case you're not yet actively blogging yourself, MXDJ brings you here a ...

WebSideStory has added the search and content management skills from Atomz (founded by former Macromedia execs), by completing its acquisition of the company and extending its line of on-demand digital marketing applications.

'The release of Macromedia Breeze 5 moves Macromedia into a horse race with Microsoft, WebEx, and IBM,' said Paul Ritter, research director, Wainhouse Research, as Macromedia today announced the immediate availability of a major new release of Macromedia Breeze.

In an interview in Sunday's San Francisco Chronicle, Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen talked about its recently announced acquisition plan for Macromedia in plain English - no corporate-speak. He also described the company's difficult relationship with Apple and an ever-p...

The MAX 2005 conference is scheduled for October 16-19 in Anaheim, CA, and Macromedia is looking for a few good speakers.

Macromedia's Kevin Lynch was able in his FlashForward 2005 keynote to point to the shining example set by New York Times, which this week chose to create an entire experience around the story of death of Pope John Paul II. 'It's very fun to watch people experiment...

TalkingSites.net introduces a professional voice-over service for Web site owners, online stores and auction sellers.

If one of the true signs of a vibrant developer community is an active blogosphere surrounding a technology, then the MX suite of technologies certainly passes that test with flying colors. In case you're not yet active yourself, MXDJ brings you a comprehensive se...

Xamlon Pro, Flash Edition will let Visual Basic.NET (VB.NET) programmers and Web developers to write Flash applications using their favorite .NET programming language.

Macromedia this morning announced an update to its Web Publishing System (WPS), with a host of new enhancements and robust capabilities, including RSS activity feeds and deployment management.

Samsung is using Flash in the creation of 'intuitive' user interfaces and applications that can be deployed using Flash Lite 1.1 across handsets with differing OSs.

Staff within Macromedia 'tried to anticipate various reactions' to its recent decision to package Yahoo! Toolbar with its Flash player, John Dowdell - author of the popular online 'JD's Forum' -blogged yesterday. He is open to the possibility, he wrote, that there...

Building on its 'proven track record of delivering a high-quality, short-film viewing experience for Amazon.com customers,' Flash video has just been selected by Amazon Theater as its exclusive online video format for the Amazon Theater Short Film Competition, whi...

Macromedia has been cited as the leader in Web-based communications. New reports shed light on the increasing adoption of rich, Web-based communications.

Akamai Technologies, which already serves several gigabits per second of downloadable Flash content - including several hundreds of megabits per second of Flash video traffic - has in conjunction with Macromedia just announced the immediate availability of Akamai ...

A major new upgrade to ColdFusion includes the ability to integrate instant messaging into Web applications using JBuddy Instant Messaging technology. Macromedia has been able to connect ColdFusion applications to Lotus SameTime and XMPP based IM solutions, using ...

CourseAvenue's collaborative rapid e Learning applications are leading the evolution of rapid e learning to team based development and publishing of content and courseware. Companies who utilize Macromedia products can now utilize CourseAvenue's team based rapid e...

Jupitermedia has relaunched its Animations.com subscription-based graphics and animation image bank.

The US Army's 172nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team (BCT) will use Macromedia Breeze Live to power real-time battlefield collaboration.

A Flash animation Web site is offering users the ability to create cost-effective speech capable characters. VHost SitePal offers a number of customizable features and can be used in a number of user-defined ways.

Social networks are growing, requiring the adoption of sophisticated technology to not only set individual sites apart, but to establish levels of intimacy between users.