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The Open Screen Project – Will It Succeed?

Upside Learning

This is an outcome of the Adobe initiated Open Screen Project , which was started a couple of years back. The Open Screen Project was started to help create a singular experience on multiple devices (using Flash) be it Computers, Mobiles, TV or Game consoles. Here’s a whole bunch of CEOs praising the Open Screen Project.

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Acquistions – Someone had an idea

eLearning 24-7

Instead, it was someone from Macromedia Dreamweaver, which is software for building websites. LTG, Macromedia, Adobe, and Smart ideas (for the most part) LTG acquiring Rustici (makers of the SCORM engine and Watershed LRS, among other items) is a great idea. At the time, I hated it.

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How to Prepare for the End of the Flash

Magic EdTech

These organizations have been developing Flash content for education since Macromedia offered Flash 1.0 In 1996, Macromedia bought FutureSplash and renamed it Flash. During its heyday, Flash was the “be all and end all” for web interactivity and it was at this time that Adobe bought Macromedia.

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RoboHelp 9 Question: Will It Upgrade My Legacy X5 Project?

The Logical Blog by IconLogic

Question: I've been using Macromedia RoboHelp HTML X5. Before I do so, do you know if RoboHelp 9 will open my project? I am considering upgrading to Adobe RoboHelp 9. I know that X5 is very old at this point but if RoboHelp 9 rejects my X5 project, I'm stuck using X5. Answer: Yes, your X5 project, while old, will upgrade.

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Innovators' Dilemma in Learning/eLearning

Tony Karrer

If anything, I would expect right now that the biggest shift will be towards more free, open-source solutions that provide roughly the same functionality that are in the commercial tools today. Does anyone from Saba, SumTotal, Adobe/Macromedia/eHelp, Lectora, etc. If you look at what's happening with Web 2.0, What will be the source?

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How to Speak Like an eLearning Pro

OpenSesame

As long as you can open it in your computer, view and learn from it, it’s elearning. Flash : Flash is a technology platform originally developed by Macromedia and later acquired and developed by Adobe systems. The company was later acquired by Macromedia. Open source authoring tools include CourseLab , CALI Author , eXe etc.

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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

In 2005, Adobe bought Macromedia and transformed it into Adobe Flash. This latest evolution of HTML, supplemented by CSS3 and JavaScipt, opened up a host of game-changing features: Compatibility with modern devices and browsers means wider user reach and device-agnostic eLearning content. From the read-only environment of Web 1.0,

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