Stories about: Macromedia

Adobe Systems's ColdFusion software for building Internet applications and Web sites is being improved with Microsoft .Net support, enabling .Net objects to be invoked from within the ColdFusion language.

Those in search of eternal life need look no further than the computer industry. Here, last gasps are rarely taken, as aging systems crank away in back rooms across the U.S., not unlike 1970s reruns on Nickelodeon's TV Land. So while it may not be exactly easy for Novell NetWare engineers and OS/2 administrators to find employers who require their services, it's very difficult to declare these skills -- or any computer skill, really -- dead.

At first, socialDragon looks like any other online social network site that brings together ordinary consumers who get a thrill out of putting their personal lives on display for friends, family, and strangers. Users upload vacation pictures, videos, or their thoughts about hobbies, politics and daily life. It's what happens after that makes socialDragon unique.

Silverlight, the rich media technology that Microsoft trotted out last week, isn't the company's only attack on Adobe Systems's multimedia dominance. In addition to Silverlight, touted as a potential Flash-killer, Microsoft is quietly putting the moves on Adobe's other popular consumer technology, the Portable Document Format (PDF).

Creative Suite 3 sees new versions of key Adobe apps, including new contributions from Macromedia

Adobe Systems has unveiled details about how it has completely revamped its tools suite for high-end graphics and Web designers by combining for the first time products from both the former Macromedia and its own portfolio.

Adobe Systems later this month plans to launch the beta of a new runtime that will allow rich Web-based applications to run offline, technology that could threaten the popularity of programming platforms such as Java and Microsoft's .NET.

What options exist for presenting multiple remote RSS feeds on a single Web page in order to publish a shared news portal on a Web site?

Internet video of the future will be slicker, more widely distributed and more profitable, but the success of this medium to date owes much to pirates, proud parents and people who like to be watched or watch others.

When listing its resolutions for 2007, MicroStrategy plans to enhance the visualization and performance capabilities of its business intelligence (BI) software as well as grow its headcount and geographical presence.

Juniper Networks this week announced the appointment of Stephen Elop to the newly created position of COO.