Macromedia Flash—and its namesake file format—redefined the Internet browsing experience five years ago with scalable vector animations. Of the products in our roundup, Macromedia Flash 5 is the most ...

With its $3.4 billion acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems is buying into a crucial battle to shape the next generation of Web application development. Adobe, which built its name on the Portable ...

Desktop publishing specialist Adobe Systems is buying multimedia applications maker Macromedia in a $3.4 billion deal geared toward building a software powerhouse. The all-stock deal, announced Monday ...

Combining two of the largest makers of software for creating and delivering digital content, Adobe Systems Inc. said Monday it will acquire Macromedia Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at ...

Macromedia will launch the next stage of an ambitious product upgrade cycle Monday with new Web development and server tools that focus on better delivery of Web applications. The new products include ...

When Macromedia Inc. was founded 10 years ago, the software firm quickly established itself as the anchor of an emerging San Francisco multimedia industry. At that point, Macromedia and other ...

Macromedia, Inc. has announced a public beta for Macromedia Flash Player 8, the next-generation Flash Player client runtime. Flash Player is a high performance, lightweight runtime with cross-platform ...

SAN JOSE, California – Adobe Systems Inc. (ADBE), maker of Acrobat document-sharing software, on Monday said it agreed to buy digital animation and design software company Macromedia Inc. (MACR) for ...

Macromedia Inc. will announce on Thursday Macromedia Central, a Mac OS X compatible product that’s designed to extend Macromedia Flash beyond the browser. How? By allowing Internet applications to run ...

Having a Web site is great for small and medium-size businesses, but having to run even minor changes through a Web developer isn't. That's where Macromedia Contribute 1.0 ($100 street), a new ...