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This document contains a list of resources that will help you get the most out of Macromedia Flash MX. It includes products, publications, and online resources. Please review the Macromedia Flash MX Release Notes, which address issues that are not discussed in the Flash documentation and may be updated as more information becomes available.
     
Macromedia Designer and Developer Center
Discover the technical information you need. Find inspiration with tips, articles, tutorials, and resources or steer your project to success with forums, code examples, exchanges, and reference materials for the taking." Visit the Macromedia Designer and Developer Center.
     
Macromedia Flash Deployment Kit
Download the Macromedia Flash deployment kit to learn how to easily implement Macromedia Flash (SWF) content on their Web site while providing the best experience for visitors to your Web site.
     
  Macromedia Training - Get Trained, Get Certified
Broaden your skills and safeguard your career with training and certification from Macromedia. Choose from a variety of classroom-based and online training programs designed to help you learn how to build effective web sites and applications. No matter your skill level, there are instructor-led or online courses tailored to meet your specific needs. Visit www.macromedia.com/training
     
Macromedia Flash Player for Devices
Macromedia Flash MX makes it easier for you to deliver your applications to anyone, anywhere on multiple devices and platforms. Download Content Development Kits for Microsoft Pocket PC 2002, Interactive Television and more and start developing for these emerging platforms.
     
Macromedia Flash MX Accessibility
Macromedia is committed to making Macromedia Flash content accessible to everyone who uses the Internet. Visit the Accessibility Center to learn how Flash MX has integrated the process of creating accessible content into the content creation workflow.
     
Macromedia Flash MX Usability Resource Center
Macromedia is working closely with the design and development community and usability experts to provide the necessary guidance for you to develop user-centric content and applications. Learn more about usability and why it's important including guidelines, templates and tips from design experts.
     
Macromedia Exchange for Flash
The Macromedia Exchange for Flash is the place to get easy-to-install extensions, learn how to get most out of them, and even to create your own. Extensions allow you to easily add new features to Flash. Each extension has its own page that includes the extension, a short description, user reviews, and a discussion group where you can post questions and get support. For more information visit www.macromedia.com/exchange/
     
  Macromedia Dreamweaver
Macromedia Dreamweaver has everything you need to develop a professional Web site. Now you can work with Macromedia Flash and Fireworks directly in Dreamweaver. Whether you use Dreamweaver's visual layout tools or its code-editing environment, the intuitive Macromedia User Interface makes it easy. A fully functional 30-day trial version of Dreamweaver can be downloaded from:
www.macromedia.com/software/dreamweaver/
   
  Macromedia Fireworks
Create, edit and animate web graphics with a complete set of bitmap and vector tools, add advanced interactivity and optimize images in a robust, professional environment. Export directly to SWF or import Fireworks PNG files into your Flash movie and Launch and Edit graphics between Flash and Fireworks. A fully functional 30-day trial version of Fireworks can be downloaded from: www.macromedia.com/software/fireworks/
   
  Macromedia FreeHand
Macromedia FreeHand is the professional solution for designers publishing for print and Web, offering sophisticated illustration tools, time-saving productivity features, and tight integration with the award-winning family of Macromedia Web publishing software, including Macromedia Flash. Create eye-catching illustrations, logos, graphics for Macromedia Flash, site storyboards, and design-intensive documents in the unique design and layout environment of Macromedia FreeHand. A fully functional 30-day trial version of FreeHand can be downloaded from: www.macromedia.com/software/freehand/
   
  Macromedia ColdFusion
Macromedia ColdFusion provides the fastest way to build and deploy powerful web applications. Easily assemble content publishing systems, business intelligence solutions and self-service applications with an intuitive tag-based scripting language. Deliver high performance and reliability with the widely adopted, proven ColdFusion Server technology. A trial version can be installed from www.macromedia.com/software/coldfusion/
   
  Macromedia JRUN
Certified J2EE compatible, Macromedia JRun Server is the easy-to-use Java application server that empowers you to develop and deploy Java applications quickly using JSP, Java Servlets, EJB, JTA and JMS. You can rely on JRun for greater productivity, enhanced application performance and exceptional configuration flexibility. A trail version can be installed from www.macromedia.com/software/jrun/
   
  Director Shockwave Studio
Easily integrate Shockwave content into your Web applications with Macromedia Director Shockwave Studio. Director is the market-leading multimedia solution for creating engaging, rich media corporate presentations, e-merchandising applications, and entertainment. Director combines graphics, sound, animation, text, and video to create streaming, multiuser, interactive Web content. A fully functional 30-day trial version of Director can be downloaded from: www.macromedia.com/software/director/
   
  Macromedia Authorware
Authorware is the leading visual rich-media authoring tool for creating Web and online learning applications. As an educator, training developer, instructional designer, or subject matter expert, you can create engaging, rich-media learning applications, deliver them to employees and customers on the Web, LANs, and CD-ROM, and track student results and the return on your training investment. A fully functional 30-day trial version of Authorware can be downloaded from:
www.macromedia.com/software/authorware/
   
  Macromedia HomeSite
HomeSite is a hand-coder's dream-developers create professional Web sites fast with the code-editing features of Macromedia HomeSite. Effortlessly validate, reuse, navigate and format your code with integrated coding tools. Efficiently build, deploy and manage your entire Web site with project management, quality control and site deployment features, while wizards quickly create pages, tables, frames and JavaScript elements for you. Purchase Dreamweaver for Windows and you get the best of visual development and coding environments as HomeSite is included with Dreamweaver. A fully functional 30-day trial version of HomeSite can be downloaded from: www.macromedia.com/software/homesite/
   
  Macromedia Sitespring
Macromedia Sitespring allows you to manage your team more productively and profitably —the flexible web-based application for managing all aspects of the web site production process. Sitespring is the only solution that offers an integrated, file-server-based approach to team collaboration, file management and client communications. A fully functional 45-day trial version of Sitespring can be downloaded from: www.macromedia.com/software/sitespring/
     
Sorenson Squeeze   Sorenson Squeeze™ for Macromedia Flash MX
Sorenson Squeeze and the Sorenson Spark codec work seamlessly together to compress video files for the Flash 6 player on either Mac or Windows platforms. For the casual user, Sorenson Spark is included with Macromedia's Flash MX.

For those that require superior, professional-quality video with the smallest file size possible, Sorenson Media offers a Pro version of Sorenson Spark as part of Sorenson Squeeze. Squeeze with Spark Pro allows producers to compress their video off-line while they continue to work on their Flash based movies. Learn more about how Sorenson Squeeze for Macromedia Flash MX can help you improve your Macromedia Flash video quality.
     
Sorenson Vcast   Sorenson Vcast™
Sorenson Vcast is an automated, Web-based service that allows users to deliver Macromedia Flash MX video to anyone, anywhere-simply and affordably. Vcast was developed for a variety of streaming uses including marketing, corporate communications, online training, and distance learning.
     
  Fig Leaf Software
A recognized market leader in designing and developing Flash-based applications and interactives, Fig Leaf Software is the author of the best-selling book Inside Flash and maintains the Flashcoders List at http://chattyfig.figleaf.com. Fig Leaf has developed Flash-based applications for companies including T. Rowe Price, Bell Atlantic, Macromedia and America Online.
     
  NexusGroup
NexusGroup provides strategic guidance, development and integration services to global 2000 companies seeking to develop web based business applications. We specialize in leveraging existing systems and integrating secure, scalable system architectures with advanced front-end technologies.
NexusGroup has enduring customer relationships with clients such as Merck, Deutsche Bank, Alex Brown, Concert, GMAC,AT&T, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and EMI, in addition to deep R&D experience with Pfizer.
     
  Leapnet
Leapnet creates tangible value for Clients by developing pragmatic yet groundbreaking interface solutions. The company seamlessly blends creative, strategic, and technical proficiencies across both internal and client teams to deliver uncompromising quality and effect. In short, Leapnet speaks both marketing and technology and the resulting collaboration insures project objectives are met. Leapnet is the partner-of-choice for companies demanding results made possible by today's robust marketing technology. The company builds partnerships with leading technology providers such as Macromedia to insure all its solution development is based on the most versatile and sophisticated technology available.
     
Molecular  

Molecular
Molecular specializes in solutions for the healthcare, financial services manufacturing, publishing and retail industries. With an arsenal of both proven and cutting-edge solution offerings, Molecular provides its clients with appropriate solutions to exactly meet their needs. Clients include Fidelity Investments, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Analog Devices, The Financial Times and Deutsche Bank.
For more information, contact Molecular at http://www.molecular.com or at 617.218.6500 in Boston and 212.905.5515 in New York.

    Earshot
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