We do n’t loosely delve into the software side of things , but this is jolly big news show for webheads and the populace at tumid . Adobe announced this dawn that they will be acquiring webdev cock powerhouse Macromedia in an all farm animal exchange valued at approximately $ 3.4 billion , pending SEC favourable reception . Adobe ’s PDF ( Acrobat ) format and Macromedia ’s Flash weapons platform are probably their two most permeative products and so the effect of such an acquisition will probably be felt by anyone with an Internet connection in some configuration or another .
Put another way , it ’s a safe bet to say that soon , we ’ll be able to bring forth PDFs from Flash moving-picture show with a ColdFusion backend that act back video edit in Premiere roll in an user interface place out in Dreamweaver , designed in Fireworks and colored in Illustrator . All within a single companionship ’s ware lineup . Get ready for a productivity retinue that pull up stakes you winded , for sure .
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