Adobe purchases Macromedia. It took almost 9 months (from announcement to close) – and it feels like we’ve just given birth to a new company. Yesterday, Day 1, was a whirlwind of new products, people, processes, phonecalls and general excitement. Due to the strict laws in regards to mergers, it has been easier to let other post about the impending birth.
I’ve been using 30-day trial versions Dreamweaver 8 and ColdFusion for some internal projects to wrap my mind around some of the web tools; Mark Szulc has been posting Flash 8 video on his site. There is a myriad of other new toys to pick up, play with and understand where they fit into this new universe of Adobe.
I strongly suggest listening to Bruce Chizen’s Breezo (new term, the noun for a Breeze presentation) and reading the Acquisition FAQ.