DEMOletter Weekly Edition, June 6, 2005

DEMOletter Weekly Edition
June 6, 2005
Volume 10, Number 21

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INSIDE DEMOLETTER THIS WEEK
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MACROMEDIA FLASHES ITS FUTURE ROAD MAP
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Macromedia seems to be finally acknowledging what a lot of Web
developers realized some time ago - Flash is a robust
development platform for Web-based applications and should be
supported as one.

In announcements made today, Macromedia's Chief Software Architect
Kevin Lynch lays out the current and future components of the Flash
development platform like so many puzzle pieces falling into
place. At the center, of course, is the Flash player itself,
which is now on some 570 million desktops and more than 30
million mobile devices. Those numbers make Flash the most widely
distributed piece of software on the Internet.

The forthcoming version of the Flash player, code-named
"Maelstrom," brings new graphics effects, including glows,
blurs, and color transforms, which Flash developers have
struggled to code. Additionally, Lynch claims, the runtime
player will offer better video, faster performance, and more
crisp fonts than available in the current version. Maelstrom
also introduces alpha channel video capabilities, allowing
developers to do some slick video blending effects.

Read the full story at
http://www.demo.com/demoletter/009117.html

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KEITH SHAW'S END NOTES: OLD-FASHIONED CONTACT MANAGEMENT
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* Informal survey says more people use Post-It notes and
Rolodex instead of Outlook for contact management.

* Gadget of the week: Cingular and HP team up to provide
wireless Pocket PC and telephone.

* Multimedia files clogging up your home network and PCs? The
Network Life Storage Strategy Guide can help.

Read all of this week's End Notes at
http://www.demo.com/demoletter/009115.html

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WEATHER REPORT
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* Digit Wireless gets a new CEO.

* Infommersion launches new Xcelsius version.

* Imprivata teams up with health care re-seller for its single
sign-on appliance.

The complete Weather Report archive is located at
http://www.demo.com/demoletter/weather_report.html

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