From: Macromedia Newsflash [newsflash@macromedia.com] Sent: Viernes 11 de Junio de 1999 02:07 PM To: Macromedia Newsflash Subject: Macromedia Web Publishing News, 6/11/99 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MACROMEDIA WEB PUBLISHING NEWS, 6/11/99 Macromedia Web Publishing News is a monthly e-mail newsflash, written exclusively for our registered customers worldwide. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Macromedia customer: Greetings once again! In this June, 1999, Fireworks and Dreamweaver Issue: 1) News: Macromedia User Conference (UCON '99) News Summary 2) Product News: Announcing Flash 4 and Free Source License 3) Resources: Online Courseware and Books 4) Reviews: ZDNet, Publish, PC Magazine, and Mac Today 5) Customer Spotlights: Gallery Debut -- Macromedia "Sites with Life" 6) Product News: Dreamweaver Integration 7) Technical Support: Dreamweaver TechNotes for June 8) Special Offers: Fireworks 2 Reminder 9) Events: Upcoming Seminars, Shows, and Events 10) Subscription & E-mail Information ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1) News: MACROMEDIA USER CONFERENCE (UCON '99) NEWS SUMMARY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Read all the big news stories -- JUST IN -- from our 1999 user conference in May (UCON '99) at the Moscone Center in San Francisco: ~~~~~~~~~~~~ PLEASE NOTE: Due to "line breaks" in some of the following URLs, you may need to manually cut and paste the COMPLETE URL into your Web browser's address line. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ ANNOUNCING the premier of shockwave.com: http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/productinfo/sw_com/ ~~~~~~~ ANNOUNCING the premier of Flash 4: http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/proom/pr/1999/index_flash4_announce.fhtml ~~~~~~~ FREE Flash Player source code: http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/proom/pr/1999/index_free_playersource.fhtml ~~~~~~~ ANNOUNCING Director 7.02: http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/proom/pr/1999/index_dir702_announce.fhtml ~~~~~~~ Macromedia and Mpath partner for multi-participant Web applications: http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/proom/pr/1999/index_Mpath_announce.fhtml ~~~~~~~ Macromedia and @Home forge alliance for Web entertainment and advertising: http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/proom/pr/1999/index_athome_announce.fhtml ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2) Product News: ANNOUNCING FLASH 4 AND FREE SOURCE LICENSE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Flash 4 is the vector-based standard that empowers you to easily design and reliably deliver distinctive, high-impact, low-bandwidth Web sites to all browsers. Flash 4 has advanced interactivity and exciting new features like: MP3 streaming audio, new actions, new inspectors, field entry forms, optimized timelines, a built-in library, a publish export command, and custom color sets. Take the feature tour with cool examples of the new Flash 4 capabilities at: http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/productinfo/features/ Find out about Flash 4 pricing and availability at: http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/buy/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ With such incredible player ubiquity, such explosive growth, and so much interest in the SWF format, it's time to let Flash go even further...! The Macromedia Free Flash Player Source License has arrived! Releasing the Flash Player source code enables individual developers, Web appliance manufacturers, browser developers, platform companies, and any other organizations to build Flash playback capabilities into any Web viewer. AND, the annual license fee is zero. We are preparing a Flash software development kit (SDK), which will be available later this year. Until then, if you wish to license the Flash Player code, send an e-mail to: mailto:flashsource@macromedia.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3) Resources: ONLINE COURSEWARE AND BOOKS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ziff Davis University is offering online courseware to help you get a jump on learning Dreamweaver 2 even faster. Check out the respective class descriptions and registration details below. Macromedia Dreamweaver, Part 1 http://www.zdu.com/catalog/deptcatalog.asp?DepID=17&Sort=&CourseID=5827#5827 Macromedia Dreamweaver, Part 2 http://www.zdu.com/catalog/deptcatalog.asp?DepID=17&Sort=&CourseID=5830#5830 ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peachpit Press is offering two new books in their Visual QuickStart Guide series: "Dreamweaver 2 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide," by J. Tarin, is available for $19.99; visit: http://www.peachpit.com/books/catalog/K5892.html "Fireworks 2 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide," by Sandee Cohen, is available for $18.99; visit: http://www.peachpit.com/books/catalog/K5915.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4) Reviews: ZDNET, PUBLISH, PC MAGAZINE, AND MAC TODAY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On ZDNet's Anchordesk, Jon DeKeles writes about Dreamweaver 2 in "Make Your HTML Editing Headaches Go Away;" visit: http://www.zdnet.com:80/anchordesk/story/story_3372.html -- then scroll to "Dreamweaver". ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fireworks 2 gets 4.5 stars in Karen Nichols's review in Publish at: http://www.publish.com/reviews/9906/reviews.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dreamweaver 2 is an "Editor's Choice" and rated as the best advanced solution in a multi-part roundup on Web Site Authoring products on ZDNet. Read "Create a Great Site" by Michael Miller at: http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,402113,00.html See the Web Site Authoring -- TOP PICKS (thumbs up) -- chart at: http://www.zdnet.com/products/stories/reviews/0,4161,2256995,00.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Read why Scott Kelby, of Mac Today, boasts Dreamweaver 2 with the headline, "This May Be the Web Design Tool of your Dreams." For the full review, visit: http://www.mactoday.com/mayjun99/drmwvr.html ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5) Customer Spotlights: GALLERY DEBUT -- MACROMEDIA "SITES WITH LIFE" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We've just united the Macromedia galleries into an exciting new collec- tion on our home page. See a newly featured site everyday, with three highlighted customers every week. Easily browse across the entire gallery (with Flash navigation for selections by product, market, and event entries); visit: http://www.macromedia.com/gallery/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zeek Interactive depended on Dreamweaver 2 as their development hub in the debut of the Warner Brothers new interactive site. Read this step- by-step case study at: http://www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/gallery/case/wbie/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6) Product News: DREAMWEAVER INTEGRATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Last month, we announced Dreamweaver's integration with Pervasive's Tango.... Now you can embed Tango objects and variables into your own Dreamweaver 2 pages in order to include robust database connectivity, file input and output, calculations, control actions, dynamic e-mail capabilities, business functions, and many other dynamic features. Download Tango Objects for Dreamweaver 2, a $49 value, for FREE! -- through September 30. Visit: http://www.pervasive.com/products/tango/dreamweaver/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7) Technical Support: DREAMWEAVER TECHNOTES FOR JUNE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Read what's new in the Dreamweaver Support Center for June and see the top three TechNotes this week: * How to assign behaviors to an image map by editing HTML * How to create a rollover in Dreamweaver 2.0 * Layers do not retain same position with resize of Netscape 4.x window For these TechNotes, and more, visit: http://www.macromedia.com/support/dreamweaver/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8) Special Offer: FIREWORKS 2 REMINDER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Don't forget: If you are a registered owner of Fireworks 1 or any other Macromedia product (including Director 7 Shockwave Internet Studio), you can upgrade to Fireworks 2 for only US $39 (a savings of US $60) using Electronic Software Distribution (ESD). For the deal, visit: http://www.macromedia.com/software/fireworks/buy/special/ NOTE: This offer is VALID FOR ONLY 5 MORE DAYS (through June 15, 1999). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9) Events: UPCOMING SEMINARS, SHOWS, AND EVENTS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "HANDS-ON TRAINING" COURSES: In three days, learn how to use Flash 3, Generator, and Dreamweaver 2 with Fireworks 2 in our NEW, in-depth, Hands-On Training courses. Macromedia is coming to a city near you (for three days, between now and July 1st) to teach you state-of-the-art Web graphic design and production. Sign up for one 1-day class -- or all three! REGISTRATION IS BY PHONE ONLY; please call (800) 817-5602. Read the agenda, dates, and registration information for YOUR CITY at: http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/events/hot_seminar ~~~~~~~~~~~~ FREE "ADD LIFE TO THE WEB" SEMINAR: Develop compelling Web sites and create fast-loading graphics and anima- tions with tips from this FREE seminar series -- coming to a city near you (between now and June 29)! Read the agenda, dates, and registration information for YOUR CITY at: http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/events/alwseminar ~~~~~~~~~~~~ FREE "GENERATING CONTINUOUS WEB GRAPHICS" SEMINAR: Learn techniques, save time, and increase your efficiency by automating your site's Web graphics -- even personalize your site for each visitor -- at this FREE seminar series. We're coming to a city near you (between now and June 30)! For your convenience, this second-day (Wednesday) Generator seminar follows after our "Add Life to the Web" seminars on Tuesdays. Read the agenda, dates, and registration information for YOUR CITY at: http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/events/genseminar ~~~~~~~~~~~~ OTHER NORTH AMERICAN EVENTS: Check out all the events at: http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/events ~~~~~~~~~~~~ EVENTS OUTSIDE U.S. AND CANADA: For international events, visit: http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/international ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10) SUBSCRIPTION & E-MAIL INFORMATION ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To UNSUBSCRIBE to this monthly newsflash, please do not reply to this message; instead, send an e-mail to: mailto:newsflash@macromedia.com Then, cut and paste the following words into the SUBJECT line (the exact syntax is critical): unsubscribe essentials-newsflash Then, type (at the end of the same SUBJECT line) the e-mail address that you want removed from our mailing list. REMINDER: You don't need to type anything in the e-mail's BODY area; only on the SUBJECT line (as described above). If your e-mail program requires that you enter text in the BODY area, simply click on the BODY area and then press the spacebar once. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Macromedia's e-mail address list is used for outgoing e-mail only and cannot respond to technical support or customer service inquiries. For Macromedia's online technical support notes, visit: http://www.macromedia.com/support/ For customer service and other Macromedia contact numbers, visit: http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/ ...and then click "Contact Us". ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Macromedia is dedicated to preventing software piracy. Report any suspicions to: tip@macromedia.com; or call (800) 343-3325 in North America; or (415) 252-4172 worldwide. The Macromedia Corporate Volume License Program offers significant discounts on purchases of 10 or more licenses, with savings beginning at 15%! For more information call (888) 200-5697 in North America, or visit: http://www.macromedia.com/buy/volume_license For all past Macromedia newsflashes, visit: http://www.macromedia.com/special/newsflashes ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you again for your interest and support. We'll see you again next month (virtually speaking)!