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Macromedia ColdFusion Studio

**ColdFusion Studio** was an integrated development environment (IDE) that was developed for use with ColdFusion server software from Allaire Corporation, and then Macromedia.

## Product history

ColdFusion Studio was based on HomeSite with CFML tools to support ColdFusion development. The first version, called Cold Fusion Studio, was released by Allaire with Cold Fusion 3.1 Server software in November 1997.

After Allaire was acquired by Macromedia, Dreamweaver MX was offered as a substitute, but it also included HomeSite+ (also previously developed by Allaire) for users who were accustomed to using ColdFusion Studio.

Macromedia was acquired by Adobe Systems on December 5, 2005. Adobe ended development and sales of HomeSite in May 2009 and offered Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 as a substitute. On March 22, 2010, Adobe introduced Adobe ColdFusion Builder as their new IDE for dedicated ColdFusion development.

## References

1. ↑ Power tools for the Web, by Steven M. Cohn, *Network World*, p.54. 1997-12-08.
2. ↑ Macromedia ColdFusion Studio 5: Introducing Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Macromedia. Archived 2002-08-02.
3. ↑ Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems. 2005-12-05. Archived 2005-12-07.
4. ↑ HomeSite development ended, Adobe Systems. 2009-05-26.
5. ↑ Introducing ColdFusion Builder by Ben Forta, Adobe Systems. 2010-03-22.

## See also

* Allaire Kawa
* JRun Studio

## External links

* Cold Fusion Studio 3.1/ 4.5.2 at Allaire (archived 1998-01-20 / 2001-05-02)
* ColdFusion Studio 4.5.2/ 5 at Macromedia (archived 2001-06-03 / 2001-11-16)
* Macromedia ColdFusion Studio at the Adobe Wiki

### Blog and forum links

* Browsing Within CF Studio/HomeSite+ by Charlie Arehart at Cloud Expo (2003-08-12)
* ColdFusion Studio - DESPERATE by angelaHLP at SitePoint (2010-12-21)
* Setting Up Your Development Server with ColdFusion 5, MX, and BlueDragon at SYS-CON
Illinois

**Illinois** was the home state of MacroMind, which was based in the city of Chicago.

## Statistics

Illinois is the 25th largest state by geographical area in the United States and was the 5th most populous U.S. state when MacroMind was founded in 1984. It has since fallen to the 6th most populous state.

## MacroMind in Illinois

The state contains some of the most populous U.S. cities, such as Aurora and Chicago, where MacroMind was based until 1989.

## References

1. ↑ U.S. States comparison: Florida vs Illinois, CountryEconomy. Accessed 2020-07-29.
2. ↑ Census: Illinois loses title of 5th-largest state to Pennsylvania by Austin Berg, Illinois Policy. 2017-12-20.
3. ↑ No Flash in the Pan: Macromedia survives a decade by reinventing itself by Benny Evangelista, *San Francisco Chronicle*. 2002-05-05.

## External links

* Illinois State Portal the official homepage of the State of Illinois
* Illinois at Wikipedia
Andromedia

**Andromedia** was an e-marketing developer that created ARIA.

## History

Andromedia was founded in San Francisco in May 1995 by Jamie Cohan, Scott Capdevielle, Kent Godfrey, Sean English and Logan Bruns. It merged with LikeMinds in 1998.

The company was acquired by Macromedia on December 1, 1999 for about US$280 million in cash and stock. ARIA was rebranded as Macromedia Aria, and LikeMinds became Macromedia LikeMinds.

## References

1. ↑ Andromedia Corporate Fact Sheet, Andromedia. Archived 1998-05-07.
2. ↑ Andromedia Merges With LikeMinds: Combined Company to Provide Total "Smart E-marketing" Solutions for E-commerce, Andromedia. Archived 1999-10-06.
3. ↑ Macromedia to Acquire Andromedia For About $280 Million in Cash, Stock by Dow Jones Newswires, *Wall Street Journal*. 1999-10-07.
4. ↑ Macromedia completes acquisition of Andromedia, Macromedia. 1999-12-01. Archived 2000-03-01.

## External links

* Andromedia official site (archived 1998-05-07, 1997-02-08)
	+ Press Release Archive (archived 2001-02-12)
* Andromedia at PitchBook
* Andromedia at the Adobe Wiki
Live Software

**Live Software** was the original developer of JRun, before being acquired by Allaire Corporation in 1999.

## History

Live Software was founded in 1995 by Paul Colton in San Diego. Their flagship product, JRun, was released in July 1997 and added functionality to web servers through a set of Java classes to allow them to run Java "servlets". The standards were adopted by the industry and became part of the J2EE specification. Live Software gave away JRun for free, but gained revenue from the servlets that ran on JRun.

Allaire Corporation announced the acquisition of Live Software on June 15, 1999. Macromedia absorbed Allaire through a merger that was completed on March 20, 2001. Adobe Systems then acquired Macromedia on December 3, 2005.

## References

1. ↑ Live Software, Inc. has been acquired by Allaire Corporation., Live Software. Archived 1999-10-12.
2. ↑ Corporate Overview, Live Software. Archived 1997-12-11.
3. ↑ The Java Servlet Runner, Live Software. Archived 1998-01-29.
4. ↑ Why is JRun Free?, Live Software. Archived 1998-01-29.
5. ↑ Servlet Pack One, Live Software. Archived 1998-01-09.
6. ↑ Allaire Announces Acquisition of Live Software, Allaire Corporation. 1999-06-15.
7. ↑ Macromedia Completes Merger With Allaire, Macromedia. 2001-03-20. Archived 2001-03-30.
8. ↑ Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems. 2005-12-05. Archived 2005-12-07.

## External links

* Live Software official site (archived 1997-12-11)
* Live Software at the Adobe Wiki
* Live Software at Wikipedia (archived 2007-09-08)
Allaire Developer Conference 1999

The 1st annual **Allaire Developer Conference** was held October 24 to 26, **1999** at the Sheraton Boston Hotel and Towers in Boston, Massachusetts by the Allaire Corporation.

## Events

The conference was sold out by early October. The exhibit area featured over 30 developers and partners, including Macromedia.

## References

1. ↑ Hotel and Travel Information, Allaire Corporation. Archived 1999-09-15.
2. ↑ Exhibit Information, Allaire Corporation. Archived 1999-10-23.

## External links

* Allaire Developer Conference 1999 at Allaire (archived 1999-10-09)
* Allaire Developer Conference 1999 at the Adobe Wiki
Macromedia Backstage Designer Plus

**Macromedia Backstage Designer Plus** was a WYSIWYG HTML editor that was released by Macromedia.

## Product history

The program began as **Backpage Designer**, which was developed by iBand and entered into Beta testing for Windows 95 and NT in March 1996, while the Macintosh version was still in development.

After iBand was acquired by Macromedia, Backstage Designer Plus was bundled with Macromedia PowerApplets and released as part of version 1.0 of Macromedia Backstage Desktop Studio and Enterprise Studio, which shipped on April 29 and July 1, 1996, respectively.

It was also released as part of Macromedia Backstage Internet Studio 2 in the first quarter of 1997.

The WYSIWYG codebase of Backstage became the foundation of its successor, Macromedia Dreamweaver.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Macromedia goes Backstage, CNET. 1996-03-13.
2. ↑ Macromedia to pay $32M shares for web software firm iBand, *Computer Business Review*. 1996-03-19.
3. ↑ Macromedia launches Backstage web development line, *Computer Business Review*. 1996-06-27.
4. ↑ Macromedia Ships Backstage Products, Powerful Tools for Building Dynamic Web Sites, Macromedia. 1996-04-29. Archived 1999-09-10.
5. ↑ Macromedia Ships Backstage Enterprise Studio, Powerful Tools for Building Database-Driven Web Sites, Macromedia. 1996-07-01. Archived 1999-08-19.
6. ↑ Desktop apps get more Web tools by Pardhu Vadlamudi at *Info World*. 1996-12-16.
7. ↑ Why Adobe Doesn’t Understand Web Designers by Joshua Johnson, Design Shack. 2011-08-08.

## External links

* Backstage Designer Plus by Dennis Hamilton, *Web Publishing: Professional Reference Edition*, ch.13. (1997)
* Macromedia Backstage Designer Plus at the Adobe Wiki
JGenerator

"The **JGenerator**" is an open source Java application from JZox which offered functionality similar to that of Macromedia Generator.

## Product history

When Macromedia discontinued support for Generator with version 2.6 in June 2003, the last version did not support the new Macromedia Flash MX format.

Independent programmer Dmitry Skavish had developed JGenerator with Java in 2000 to offer similar functionality through an open source implementation which ran up to 20 times faster. JGenerator version 2.1 MX added support for Flash MX.

### Editions

JGenerator 2.x was available in a free **Community Edition** and a paid **Enterprise Edition** which added the following features:

* Dynamic Text Effects
* GUI
* JDBC connection pooling
* Flash MX JGenerator components

A **Developer Edition** had also been made available for version 2.0 to provide a development environment for individual designers or developers without support for actual server-based online content production.

### Discontinuation

On December 11, 2003, Macromedia signed a licensing agreement with JZox, which no longer sells JGenerator. The last available version was 2.2.5 MX.

## References

1. ↑ Macromedia Generator FAQ, Macromedia. 2003-06-21.
2. ↑ What is Macromedia Generator?, *Macromedia Flash Enabled. Flash Design and Development for Devices* by Christian Cantrell et. al. ISBN: 735711771. 2002-05-17.
3. ↑ Testimonials by William L. Thomson Jr., The JGenerator. Accessed 2019-11-19.
4. ↑ What is JGenerator?, *Macromedia Flash Enabled. Flash Design and Development for Devices* by Christian Cantrell et. al. ISBN: 735711771. 2002-05-17.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 JGenerator with Flash MX, JZox. Archived 2004-04-14.
6. ↑ The JGenerator Community Edition, JZox. Archived 2003-10-10.
7. ↑ The JGenerator Developer Edition, JZox. Archived 2002-06-08.
8. ↑ Macromedia Generator by oshats, Experts Exchange. 2006-04-13.

## External links

* JZox official website (archived 2003-12-04)
	+ The JGenerator 2.0 (archived 2002-06-04)
	+ The JGenerator 2.x MX (archived 2003-12-13)
* The JGenerator by Dmitry Skavish at SourceForge (2000)
* JGenerator at the Adobe Wiki
MacroMind VideoWorks II

**MacroMind VideoWorks II** is an animation program that was developed and released in 1987 by MacroMind (predecessor of Macromedia).

## Product history

VideoWorks II was designed by Marc Canter and Jay Fenton to supersede the original VideoWorks with color capabilities to support Apple Computer's new Macintosh II system. It was programmed by Fenton, Erik Neumann, Alan McNeil and Dan Sadowski. It was self-published by MacroMind for a suggested retail price of $195.

In 1988, Canter announced that that the next version, VideoWorks Professional, would feature additional paint capabilities. It was released in 1989 as MacroMind Director 1.0.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 *The Birth of MacroMind* by Marc Canter, p.63. Festival Ars Electronica. 2003-08.
2. ↑ An Unofficial Brief History of Director by Luke Wigley, Lingo Workshop. 2017-01-27.
3. ↑ VideoWorks II ad, The Dot Eaters Video Game History 101. 2019-07-13.
4. ↑ VideoWorks to Get 3-D, Professional Versions by Nick Arnett, *InfoWorld*, p.27. 1988-08-01.
5. ↑ Director Makes It Easy to Create Multimedia Presentations by Michael J. Miller, *InfoWorld*, p.S11. 1989-05-11.

## External links

* MacroMind VideoWorks II at the Adobe Wiki
Authorware 1

**Authorware Professional**, formerly **Best Course of Action**, was the flagship product of Authorware Inc. before it merged with MacroMind-Paracomp to become Macromedia.

## History

Dr. Michael W. Allen of Control Data Corporation (CDC) developed a visual version of PLATO (Programmed Logic for Automatic Teaching Operations). When CDC expressed little interest in the project, Allen was permitted to to make a bid for the technology. He then founded the Authorware company in 1984, which was incorporated the following year.

The project was first released as *Best Course of Action* for Macintosh before being renamed to *Authorware Professional*. The filetype of early versions was *COA*. The Windows version had been scheduled for 1990, but was finally released in 1992. The Authorware company also provided consulting services for commercial users.

### Editions

* **Authorware Professional 1.0**, for commercial use, with a list price of US$8,000. A 50% discount was offered to developers who participated in its Creative Partners program.
* **Authorware Star**, an entry level version at lower cost, sometimes bundled with other products.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 An Overview of Authorware 7 — and Its Evolution by Joseph Ganci, *The eLearning Developer's Journal*, p.1-3. 2003-09-22.
2. ↑ An Overview of Authorware 7 — and Its Evolution by Joseph Ganci, *The eLearning Developer's Journal*, p.4-5. 2003-09-22.
3. ↑ Definition of: Macromedia, *PC Magazine*. Accessed 2019-11-03.
4. ↑ 'Interactive Multimedia' bringing it all together by Tony Bove and Cheryl Rhodes, Chicago Tribune. 1989-03-19.
5. ↑ Computing Calendar: Using Multimedia with the Best Course of Action (Authorware Professional), *U-M Computing News* vol.5 no.11 p.22, University of Michigan. 1990-06-18.
6. ↑ Authorware Fulfills Multimedia's Promise With Product and Direction by Ruthann Quindlen, *InfoWorld*, p.98. 1990-05-07.
7. ↑ Authorware Professional for Windows by Alfred Poor, *PC Magazine* p.227-232. 1992-03-31.
8. ↑ Top Notch, Top Dollar, Authorware Is a Serious Multimedia Tool by Paul Murphy, *PC Magazine*. 1992-01-14.
9. ↑ A Multimedia Authoring System for Crafting Topic Hierarchy, Learning Strategies, and Intelligent Models (PDF) by Wing-Kwong Wong and Tak-Wai Chan, *International Journal of Artificial Intelligence in Education (1997)*, 8, p.76-77.
10. ↑ Authoring Software: Author! Author! by Alfred Poor, *PC Magazine* p.227. 1992-03-31.
ColdFusion Markup Language

**ColdFusion Markup Language** (**CFML**) is the scripting language introduced by ColdFusion for web development that can run on the Java virtual machine, .NET Framework, and Google App Engine. Other commercial and open source implementations of CFML engines include Lucee, New Atlanta BlueDragon, Open BlueDragon, and Railo.

## External links

* CFDocs UltraFast CFML Documentation Reference
* CFML in 100-minutes by Mike Henke at GitHub
* CFML Conventional Wisdom at Google Groups
* CFML on Slack
* Learn CF in a Week
* CFML Advisory Committee (archived 2009-05-31)
* ColdFusion Markup Language at the Adobe Wiki
* ColdFusion Markup Language at Wikipedia
JRun 2

The **JRun 2.0** is a J2EE application server that was created by Live Software and later marketed by Allaire Corporation.

## Product history

JRun was originally developed in 1997 as a Java servlet engine by Live Software and subsequently purchased by Allaire, who brought out the first J2EE compliant version.

## References

1. ↑ The Java Servlet Runner, Live Software. Archived 1998-01-29.
2. ↑ Live Software, Inc. has been acquired by Allaire Corporation., Live Software. Archived 1999-10-12.

## External links

* JRun 2.3.3 at Allaire (archived 2000-03-03)
* JRun 2.0/ 2.1/ 2.2/ 2.2.1 at Live Software (archived 1998-01-09 / 1998-02-11 / 1998-12-01 / 1999-02-19)
* JRun 2 at the Adobe Wiki
4-bit

**4-bit** refers to **four** binary (0 or 1) units of integer data. This allows for up to 16 combinations of values, typically from 0 to 15.

* 4-bit color allows for up to 16 grays, or 16 colors assigned by a color lookup table (CLUT). This is also referred to as the EGA standard by PC users.
* 4-bit sound allows for a range of up to 16 values (−8 to +7) per sample (Hertz).

## External links

* 4-bit at the Apple Wiki
* 4-bit computing at Wikipedia
2-bit color

**4-bit color** is a color depth that can allow for up to 4 grays, or 4 colors assigned by a color lookup table (CLUT). This is referred to as "**4 colors**" on classic Macintosh systems, and the CGA standard by PC users.

## Color palettes

When the cost of video RAM was high, early computers used color palettes to improve the appearance of graphics with a limited number of colors.

### Apple Computer

Though Apple Computer's early Macintosh systems supported a 4-color or grayscale mode, most were capable of displaying more colors. The only system to ship with a maximum 2-bit display configuration was the PowerBook 150.

### IBM

IBM implemented the Color Graphics Adapter standard on their first IBM Personal Computer.

### NeXT

NeXT's first NeXTcube computer implemented support for a 2-bit grayscale megapixel display.

## References

1. ↑ Macintosh PowerBook 150: Technical Specifications, Apple Support. 2017-07-26.

## External links

* 2-bit color at the Apple Wiki
* Color depth at Wikipedia
Fauve xRes 1

**Fauve xRes 1** is the first release of the xRes image editing application, originally created and developed by Fauve Software before it was acquired by Macromedia.

## History

After its acquisition of Fauve in 1995, Macromedia briefly continued to support xRes up to version 1.2.1. Macromedia then combined the features of Fauve's Matisse painting software with the xRes high-resolution image editing engine into Macromedia xRes 2.

## References

1. ↑ Image Editing Software by John Henshall's Chip Shop, *The Photographer*. 1996-09.
2. ↑ Macromedia launches enchanced Matisse as xRes, insists that it adds value to Adobe Photoshop, Computer Business Review. Archived 1996-02-06.

## External links

* xRes TechNotes at Macromedia (archived 1996-10-27)
* xRes: The Image-Editing Timesaver by D. & S.W. Grotta, *PC Magazine* (1995-09-26)
* Fauve xRes 1 at the Adobe Wiki
Aldus FreeHand 4

**Aldus FreeHand 4** is the fourth major release of FreeHand developed by Altsys Corporation and the first to support PowerPC processors. It is also the last major version to be marketed by Aldus. It is feature-equivalent with Virtuoso 2.0 for NeXTSTEP.

## Features

FreeHand 4.0 included support for reading and writing Adobe Illustrator 88 and Illustrator 3.0 files, which was an optional feature in the previous version.

## Lawsuit

After Aldus Corporation was acquired by Adobe Systems in August 1994, Altsys, which had retained development rights, sued to regain marketing rights to FreeHand, citing a non-compete clause because of Adobe's development of Adobe Illustrator. Altsys also filed for the trademark to *Altsys FreeHand* in July 1994 in event they needed to self-publish the product. Altsys was then acquired by Macromedia in January 1995.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Aldus and Adobe Lay Claim to Digital Publishing by Laurie Flynn, *The New York Times*. 1994-08-24.
2. ↑ King of the draw by Thomas Marshall, *InfoWorld*, p.106. 1994-10-17.
3. ↑ Macromedia's purchase of Altsys raises questions by Pardhu Vadlamudi, *InfoWorld* p.24. 1994-11-07.
4. ↑ Aldus to Add Products, Enhance Pagemaker, *InfoWorld* p.125. 1987-10-26.
5. ↑ ALTSYS FREEHAND - Trademark Details, Justia Trademarks. Accessed 2020-09-13.
6. ↑ Macromedia completes acquisition of Altsys by Bloomberg News, *The New York Times*. 1995-01-25.
Allaire Corporation

**Allaire Corporation** was a computer software software company that had developed ColdFusion, HomeSite, and JRun before being acquired by Macromedia.

## History

Allaire was founded by Jeremy Allaire and Joseph J. Allaire in Minnesota, and was later headquartered in Cambridge, then Newton, Massachusetts. Allaire first released Cold Fusion 1.0 in 1995. In March 1997, Allaire acquired HomeSite, which became the foundation of ColdFusion Studio, an integrated development environment for the ColdFusion platform. On June 15, 1999, Allaire announced the acquisition of Live Software, the developer of JRun.

Macromedia absorbed Allaire Corporation through a merger that was completed on March 20, 2001. Jeremy Allaire became Chief Technology Officer of Macromedia from 2001 to 2003, and remained involved with the company as founder emeritus. Macromedia itself was acquired by Adobe Systems in December 2005.

### Legacy

Many of HomeSite's features were integrated into what became Adobe Dreamweaver, and Adobe ColdFusion remains available from Adobe to this day.

## References

1. ↑ Allaire Corp Form '10-K405' for 12/31/1998, SEC Info. 1998-12-31.
2. ↑ Born to Code, Part II by Nick Bradbury, TypePad. 2006-04-13.
3. ↑ Allaire Announces Acquisition of Live Software, Allaire Corporation. 1999-06-15.
4. ↑ Macromedia Completes Merger With Allaire, Macromedia. 2001-03-20. Archived 2001-03-30.
5. ↑ Speakers, Macromedia Web World. Archived 2003-08-06.
6. ↑ Executive Bios: Jeremy Allaire, Macromedia. Archived 2003-10-03.
7. ↑ Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems. 2005-12-05. Archived 2005-12-07.
8. ↑ HomeSite development ended, Adobe Systems. 2009-05-26.

## External links

* Allaire official website (archived 2001-12-17, 1996-10-19)
	+ Allaire Developer Resources (mirrored)
	+ Allaire 20th Reunion (archived 2015-10-16)
* Allaire Corporation at the Adobe Wiki
* Allaire Corporation at Wikipedia
MacroMind Developers Conference 1990

The 1st annual **MacroMind Developers Conference** was held October 31 to November 2, **1990** by MacroMind in San Francisco, California.

## Events

Attending companies included Microsoft and Apple Computer, which demonstrated QuickTime 1.0. Software demonstrated by MacroMind included MacroMind Three-D and Director 2.0.

Herbie Hancock performed live in a private closing concert.

## Gallery

Marc Canter's program binder.Back of an exhibitor brochure.
## References

1. ↑ Been remembering the origin story of "Developer's Conferences" by Marc Canter, Twitter. 2020-07-26.
2. ↑ *Microtimes*, p.216, BAM Publications, Inc. 1990.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 *Oceanen van creativiteit: 15 jaar multimedia (1990-2005)*, p.27 (Dutch) by Christel de Maeyer, Lannoo Uitgeverij. 2006.

## External links

* Macromind Conference by Stanley Jungleib (1990-10-30)
List of Macromedia Studio suites

**Macromedia Studio** may refer to one of the following software suites:

* Macromedia Authorware Interactive Studio
	+ Macromedia Authorware 4 Interactive Studio
* Macromedia Backstage Desktop Studio
	+ Macromedia Backstage Enterprise Studio
	+ Macromedia Backstage Internet Studio 2
* Macromedia ColdFusion 4.5 UltraDev 4 Studio
	+ Macromedia ColdFusion 5 UltraDev 4 Studio
* Macromedia Design in Motion Suite
* Macromedia Director Multimedia Studio
	+ Macromedia Director 6 Multimedia Studio
	+ Macromedia Director 7 Shockwave Internet Studio
	+ Macromedia Director 8 Shockwave Studio
	+ Macromedia Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio
* Macromedia eLearning Studio
* Macromedia eLearning Suite
	+ Macromedia eLearning Suite 2004
* Macromedia Flash 5 Generator Studio
* Macromedia Graphic Design Studio
	+ Macromedia FreeHand Graphics Studio (2.0)
	+ Macromedia FreeHand Graphics Studio 7
* Macromedia Studio MX
	+ Macromedia Studio MX Plus
* Macromedia Studio MX 2004
* Macromedia Studio 8
	+ Adobe Web Bundle
* Macromedia Web Design Studio
	+ Macromedia Dreamweaver 3 Fireworks 3 Studio
	+ Macromedia Dreamweaver 4 Fireworks 4 Studio
	+ Macromedia Dreamweaver UltraDev Fireworks 3 Studio
	+ Macromedia UltraDev 4 Fireworks 4 Studio
	+ Macromedia JRun 3 UltraDev 4 Studio
	+ Macromedia Flash 4 FreeHand 9 Studio
	+ Macromedia Flash 5 FreeHand 9 Studio
* Macromedia Web Design Studio 4
	+ Macromedia Flash 5 FreeHand 10 Studio
* Macromedia Web Essentials
	+ Macromedia Dreamweaver 2 Fireworks 2 Studio
	+ Macromedia Dream Team
* Macromedia Web Learning Studio
* Macromedia Web Publishing System
Macromedia ColdFusion 5

**Macromedia ColdFusion 5** is the fifth major version of the ColdFusion web application development and server platform, released by Macromedia on June 11, 2001. This is the first version from Macromedia after it had absorbed Allaire Corporation through a merger in March 2001.

## Product history

A working prototype of ColdFusion 5 was first presented at the 2000 Allaire Developer Conference in Washington, D.C.

## References

1. ↑ Macromedia ColdFusion Server 5 now available, Macromedia. 2001-06-11. Archived 2001-06-19.
2. ↑ ColdFusion Versions, CFDocs. Accessed 2019-10-27.
3. ↑ Macromedia Completes Merger With Allaire, Macromedia. 2001-03-20. Archived 2001-03-30.
4. ↑ Allaire Developer Conference 2000 Recap, Allaire Corporation. Archived 2001-01-27.

## External links

* Macromedia ColdFusion 5 at Macromedia (archived 2001-05-02)
* ColdFusion 5 at Allaire (archived 2001-05-04)
* Setting Up Your Development Server with ColdFusion 5, MX, and BlueDragon at SYS-CON Media
* Macromedia ColdFusion 5 at the Adobe Wiki
DrawBridge

**DrawBridge** was a software utility that was being developed by Altsys Corporation for the conversion of graphics files between different formats.

## Abandoned trademark

Altsys had filed for the DrawBridge trademark in August 1991, however the filing was abandoned by February 1994 as no statement of usage was provided. Within the same year as the filing, Altsys shipped EPS Exchange, which featured the graphics conversion functionality.

## References

1. ↑ DRAWBRIDGE - Trademark Details by Margaret Holthusen, Altsys Corporation. Justia Trademarks. 1991-08-23.
2. ↑ Mac Bulletin: FreeHand and Illustrator Talk, *Macworld*. 1991-08.
Macromedia ColdFusion Studio 5

**Macromedia ColdFusion Studio 5** is the first (and last) version of the ColdFusion Studio integrated development environment (IDE) to be released by Macromedia, after it had absorbed Allaire Corporation in a merger in March 2001. It was also bundled as part of Macromedia ColdFusion 5 UltraDev 4 Studio.

Macromedia later included HomeSite+ with Dreamweaver MX as alternatives for application development with ColdFusion MX.

## References

1. ↑ Macromedia Completes Merger With Allaire, Macromedia. 2001-03-20. Archived 2001-03-30.
2. ↑ Macromedia HomeSite, Macromedia. Archived 2002-06-04
3. ↑ Macromedia HomeSite Dreamweaver MX FAQ, Macromedia. Archived 2002-06-04

## See also

* Macromedia ColdFusion 5
* Macromedia HomeSite 5

## External links

* Macromedia ColdFusion Studio 5 at Macromedia (archived 2001-12-18)
* Setting Up Your Development Server with ColdFusion 5, MX, and BlueDragon at SYS-CON Media
* Macromedia ColdFusion Studio 5 at the Adobe Wiki
Macromedia Backstage Internet Studio 2

**Macromedia Backstage Internet Studio 2** is an early "Studio" software suite for Windows 95 and NT that was released in the first quarter of 1997. It is the second (and last) major version of Backstage from Macromedia after its acquisition of the developer, iBand, on March 13, 1996.

## Applications

* Macromedia Backstage Designer Plus
* Macromedia Backstage Manager
* Macromedia Backstage Server
	+ Backstage Object Library
* Macromedia AppletAce
* Macromedia Shockwave with a library of Shockwave movies
* Macromedia xRes SE
* O'Reilly WebSite from O'Reilly & Associates (archived 1996-10-17)
* Clip art and templates from Nova Development (archived 1996-12-22)

## Product history

Macromedia began beta testing Backstage Internet Studio 2 in December 1996. It was released in the first quarter of 1997.

## Versions

Backstage Internet Studio 2 was available in two editions:

* **Desktop Edition:** (US$299) connects to common desktop databases, such as Borland Paradox, dBase, Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, and FoxPro. This edition superseded version 1.0 of Macromedia Backstage Desktop Studio 1.0.
* **Enterprise Edition:** (US$999) connects desktop databases, as well as client-server databases, such as Informix, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, and Sybase SQL Server. This edition superseded version 1.0 of Macromedia Backstage Enterprise Studio.

## Awards

Backstage version 2.0 was selected as an Editor's Choice by *E-Media'*s in March 1997 and was awarded 4 out of 5 stars by *PC/Computing* in April 1997.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Desktop apps get more Web tools by Pardhu Vadlamudi at *Info World*. 1996-12-16.
2. ↑ Macromedia goes Backstage, CNET. 1996-03-13.
3. ↑ Macromedia constructs new Backstage by Carol Silwa at *Network World*. 1996-12-09.
4. ↑ What is Backstage?, Macromedia. Archived 1997-03-29.
5. ↑ The Word on Backstage, Macromedia. Archived 1997-03-29.

## External links

* Backstage Internet Studio 2 at Macromedia (archived 1997-03-29)
* Macromedia Backstage Internet Studio 2 at the Adobe Wiki

### Articles

* 7 Steps to a Backstage Internet Studio 2 Website by David W. Boles at *Web Techniques* (1996-12)
* Macromedia Announces Backstage Internet Studio 2.0 at PowerTools New Products News (1996-12-09)
* Backstage's second act is a hit by Mike Heck at *Info World* (1997-02-10)
Allaire HomeSite 2

**Allaire HomeSite 2.0** is the second major version of the HomeSite HTML editing tool for Windows. It is the first version to be released by Allaire Corporation after it had acquired HomeSite 1.0 from programmer Nick Bradbury.

## Product history

HomeSite 2.5a became available on May 22, 1997 and was a free upgrade to registered users of version 2.0. HomeSite 2.5b became available soon after, but HomeSite 2.5a owners were advised not to install it as the only difference was the updated user guide and distribution method. An HTML validation tool was made available separately for an additional US$24.95.

## References

1. ↑ Born to Code, Part II by Nick Bradbury, TypePad. 2006-04-13.
2. ↑ Download: Allaire HomeSite 2.5a, Allaire. 1997-05-22. Archived 1997-06-18.
3. ↑ Download FREE Upgrade to HomeSite 2.5!, Allaire. 1997-06-18. Archived 1997-06-18.
4. ↑ Warning: Attention HomeSite 2.5a owners, Allaire. Archived 1997-10-09.
5. ↑ full-featured, easy HTML editor for $40? you bet! by Christopher Lindquist, CNET. 1997-04-22. Archived 1997-06-05.

## External links

* Allaire HomeSite 2.5/ 2.5a/ 2.5b at Allaire (archived 1997-05-08 / 1997-06-18 / 1997-10-09)
* Allaire HomeSite 2 at the Adobe Wiki
* Macromedia HomeSite: Versions at Wikipedia
Macromedia Authorware 5

**Macromedia Authorware 5** is the fifth major version of Authorware. It was released by Macromedia solely for Windows on September 15, 1998. A runtime player application was provided for end users on Macintosh systems.

## Version history

The initial release of Authorware 5 was branded **Authorware 5 Attain**, which was co-marketed with Dreamweaver Attain, Attain Objects and Pathware Attain to develop web learning content under the Macromedia Attain Enterprise Learning System.

Version 5.1, was released on October 11, 1999. The last update was version 5.2, which was released on November 15, 2000 and also included as part of Macromedia Web Learning Studio.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Macromedia ships Authorware 5 Attain and Dreamweaver Attain, Macromedia. 1998-09-15. Archived 2000-09-29.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 An Overview of Authorware 7 — and Its Evolution by Joseph Ganci, *The eLearning Developer's Journal*, p.5-6. 2003-09-22.
3. ↑ Macromedia Authorware 5 Attain and Dreamweaver Attain, *PC World*. 1998-10-02.
4. ↑ The Macromedia Attain Enterprise Learning System by Joseph Ganci, Authorware.com. Accessed 2019-11-03.
5. ↑ Macromedia introduces new Web Learning Studio, Macromedia. 2000-11-15. Archived 2001-01-10.

## External links

* Authorware 5.1/ 5.2 at Macromedia (archived 2000-08-15 / 2000-12-15)
	+ Authorwave 5 Attain developers center (archived 1999-05-08)
	+ Authorware 5.1 Updates (archived 1999-11-28)
	+ Web Learning instructional authoring solutions (archived 1999-05-08)
* Authorware Attain (v. 5.0) - box pack (version upgrade) - 1 user Specs at CNET
* Macromedia Authorware 5 at the Adobe Wiki

### Books

* *The Ultimate Authorware Attain Tutorial* by Richard S. Schifman et.al., Springer-Verlag. 1999. ISBN: 978-3-642-64164-0
MAX Awards

The **MAX Awards** were presented annually at the Macromedia MAX event in North America to recognize extraordinary users of Macromedia products. After Macromedia was acquired by Adobe Systems in December 2005, it became the **Adobe MAX Awards** and is now known as the **Adobe Design Achievement Awards**.

## Categories

* Advertising and Branding Experiences
* Business Experiences
* Customer-Facing Experiences
* E-Learning Experiences
* Education and Non-Profit Experiences
* Government Experiences
* Media, Entertainment, and Gaming Experiences
* Mobile Experiences

## References

1. ↑ Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems. 2005-12-05. Archived 2005-12-07.

## External links

* 2005 MAX Awards at Macromedia (archived 2005-11-04)
	+ 2004 MAX Awards (archived 2004-11-06)
	+ 2003 MAX Awards (archived 2003-12-05)
* Adobe Design Achievement Awards at Adobe
	+ Adobe MAX Awards (archived 2010-09-30)
	+ MAX 2008 Awards (archived 2008-05-31)
	+ 2007 MAX Awards (archived 2007-10-15)
	+ 2006 MAX Awards (archived 2006-11-15)
* Adobe MAX Awards at the Adobe Wiki

### Articles

* Macromedia announces MAX Conference, MAX Awards by Dennis Sellers at *Macworld* (2003-09-21)
Lingo

**Lingo** is the scripting language of Macromedia Director that was created by John Henry Thompson and Erik Neumann. It replaced the Tiny BASIC language that had been used since beta versions of its predecessor, MacroMind VideoWorks Interactive Pro.

## References

1. ↑ An Unofficial Brief History of Director by Luke Wigley, Lingo Workshop. 2017-01-27.

## External links

* Lingo Workshop
* Lingo at the Adobe Wiki
* Lingo (programming language) at Wikipedia
MacroMind Developers Conference 1991

The 2nd annual **MacroMind Developers Conference** was held November 11 to 13, **1991** by MacroMind-Paracomp in San Francisco, California. With the formation of Macromedia, the following year's event would become known as the Macromedia User Conference.

## Events

Software demonstrated by MacroMind included Director 3.0, MacroMind Windows Player, MacroMind Three-D, and Swivel 3D from the recently merged Paracomp.

## References

1. ↑ Calendar, *InfoWorld*, p.62. 1991-10-28.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 *Oceanen van creativiteit: 15 jaar multimedia (1990-2005)*, p.28-29 (Dutch) by Christel de Maeyer, Lannoo Uitgeverij. 2006.
Macromedia Backstage Desktop Studio

**Macromedia Backstage Desktop Studio** is an early "Studio" suite of the Backstage website development tools developed by iBand and released by Macromedia after it had acquired iBand in March 1996.

## Applications

* Macromedia Backstage Designer Plus
* Macromedia Backstage Manager
* Macromedia Backstage Object Server
	+ Backstage Library of Objects

## Product history

In December 1995, iBand first announced Backstage for Windows 3.1, 95 and NT. Beta testing for Windows 95 and NT began in March 1996.

Version 1.0 of Macromedia Backstage Desktop Studio and Enterprise Studio were released as part of a trial beta program in April 1996 and shipped on April 29 and July 1, respectively. The Enterprise version's primary difference is that it includes additional Backstage Objects that support client-server databases while the Desktop version is limited to local desktop databases, such as Borland Paradox, Microsoft Access, and FoxPro. Macromedia released Backstage Xtras Developers Kit later in the year to allow developers to build their own objects.

Backstage Desktop Studio was superseded by Macromedia Backstage Internet Studio 2: Desktop Edition in the first quarter of 1997.

## Awards

Backstage version 1.0 was selected as a Pick Hit at the NAB Show in April 1996 and received a World Class Award from *Java Developers Journal* in December 1996. It was *NetGuide'*s Editor's Choice in January 1997.

## References

1. ↑ Macromedia goes Backstage, CNET. 1996-03-13.
2. ↑ Web vendors introduce development advances by Nick Wingfield, *InfoWorld*. 1995-12-11.
3. ↑ Macromedia to pay $32M shares for web software firm iBand, *Computer Business Review*. 1996-03-19.
4. ↑ Backstage magic conjures sophisticated Web sites by Mike Heck, *InfoWorld*. 1996-04-15.
5. ↑ Macromedia launches Backstage web development line, *Computer Business Review*. 1996-06-27.
6. ↑ Macromedia Ships Backstage Products, Powerful Tools for Building Dynamic Web Sites, Macromedia. 1996-04-29. Archived 1999-09-10.
7. ↑ Macromedia Ships Backstage Enterprise Studio, Powerful Tools for Building Database-Driven Web Sites, Macromedia. 1996-07-01. Archived 1999-08-19.
8. ↑ Desktop apps get more Web tools by Pardhu Vadlamudi at *Info World*. 1996-12-16.
9. ↑ The Word on Backstage, Macromedia. Archived 1997-03-29.

## External links

* Backstage Developers Center support at Macromedia (archived 1997-03-29)
* Creating Web Sites with Macromedia's Backstage Desktop Studio by Dennis Hamilton, *Web Publishing: Professional Reference Edition*, ch.13. (1997)
* Macromedia Backstage Desktop Studio at the Adobe Wiki
Macromedia DevCon

The **Macromedia Developer Conference**, formerly **Allaire Developer Conference** and shortened to **DevCon**, is a series of events organized by Allaire Corporation, and later Macromedia for users of its web development products.

## History

The Allaire Developer Conference was predated by a ColdFusion User Conference that was held in July 24-26 1998 at Fort Collins, Colorado.

### Events

* Allaire Developer Conference 1999 — Boston, Massachusetts — October 24-26, 1999
* Allaire Developer Conference 2000 — Washington, D.C. — November 5-8, 2000
* Macromedia DevCon 2001 — Lake Buena Vista, Florida — October 21-24, 2001
* Macromedia DevCon 2002 — Lake Buena Vista, Florida — October 27-30, 2002
* Macromedia DevCon 2002 Japan — Tokyo, Japan — November 19-20, 2002

In 2003, DevCon was combined with the Macromedia User Conference (UCON) to form Macromedia MAX.

## References

1. ↑ Macromedia announces DevCon 2001, Macromedia. 2001-05-23. Archived 2001-08-22.
2. ↑ ColdFusion Time Capsule by Cameron Childress, Flickr. 2006-08-17.
3. ↑ Previous Events:, ColdFusion User Conference Central. Accessed 2020-07-30.
4. ↑ Macromedia announces MAX 2003 conference, Macromedia. 2003-09-22. Archived 2003-09-24.

## See also

* Dreamweaver Conference, held November 13-14, 2000.
* Macromedia Web World, held in 2000 and 2002.

## External links

* Allaire Developer Conference 1999 at Allaire (archived 1999-10-09)
	+ Allaire Developer Conference 2000 (archived 2000-11-09)
	+ Macromedia DevCon 2001 (archived 2001-10-04)
* Macromedia DevCon 2002 at Macromedia (archived 2002-10-20)
	+ Macromedia DevCon 2002 Japan (Japanese) at Macromedia Japan (archived 2002-12-04)
* Macromedia DevCon at the Adobe Wiki
Allaire Cold Fusion 2

**Allaire Cold Fusion 2.0** is the second major version of the ColdFusion web application development platform, released in November 1996 by Allaire Corporation.

## References

1. ↑ ColdFusion Versions, CFDocs. Accessed 2019-10-27.

## External links

* Cold Fusion Professional 2.0 at Allaire (archived 1997-03-08)
* Allaire Cold Fusion 2 at the Adobe Wiki
Bud Colligan

**Bud Colligan** (born August 14, 1954) is an American business executive who co-founded Macromedia in July 1992 with Tim Mott.

## Education

Colligan received a B.S. in international economics from the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University in 1976. He earned his M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1983.

## Career

Colligan joined Authorware Inc. in 1989 and was its president and CEO when it merged with MacroMind-Paracomp to form Macromedia. He served as the first president and COO of the combined company. Colligan took over CEO duties from Tim Mott on January 1, 1993. He stepped down as CEO in 1997. He was also chairman of the board of Macromedia from 1994 until 1998.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Merger builds multimedia powerhouse by Jeannette Borzo, *InfoWorld*. 1992-03-09.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bud Colligan, NNDB. Accessed 2011-02-17.
3. ↑ But pressure to go public still remains by Jon Swartz, *MacWEEK* vol.7 no.2. 1993-01-01.
4. ↑ Bud Colligan, CrunchBase. Accessed 2011-02-17.

## External links

* Bud Colligan at Twitter
* Bud Colligan at Pacific Community Ventures (2015-08-14)
* Bud Colligan at the Adobe Wiki
* Bud Colligan at Wikipedia
Adobe Web Bundle

**Adobe Web Bundle** was a software suite that was bundled and marketed by Adobe Systems after its acquisition of Macromedia in December 2005.

## Applications

The package bundled applications from Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium with Macromedia Studio 8:

* Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional
* Adobe Bridge CS2 with Adobe Stock Photos
* Adobe GoLive CS2
* Adobe Illustrator CS2
* Adobe InDesign CS2
* Adobe Photoshop CS2
* Adobe Version Cue CS2
* Macromedia Contribute 3
* Macromedia Dreamweaver 8
* Macromedia Fireworks 8
* Macromedia Flash Professional 8
* Macromedia FlashPaper 2

## References

1. ↑ Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems. 2005-12-05. Archived 2005-12-07.
2. ↑ Adobe Bundles, Adobe Systems. Archived 2006-01-18.

## External links

* Adobe Web Bundle at Adobe (archived 2005-12-07)
* Adobe Web Bundle at the Adobe Wiki
Burt Sloane

**Burt Sloane** is an American game programmer and a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

While a senior engineer at Apple Computer in 1984-1985, he worked on an AppleTalk project for Steve Jobs and developed a multiplayer game demo that would become *Maze Wars+*, which was published in Fall 1986 by MacroMind.

## References

1. ↑ AppleTalk by Richard Moss, *The Secret History of Mac Gaming*, p.165-167. 2018.

## External links

* Burt Sloane at LinkedIn
* Burt Sloane at Twitter
* Burt Sloane at MobyGames
* Burt Sloane at the Adobe Wiki
1998

* **January 29-30:** The 1998 Macromedia European User Conference (UCON EURO '98) is held in London, England.
* **March 10:** Macromedia Fireworks is announced and a beta version is released by Macromedia.
* **February 17:** Macromedia FreeHand 8 and the Design in Motion Suite are shipped.
* **April 21:** Macromedia Dreamweaver 1.2, the first version for Windows, is released.
* **May 11:** Macromedia Director 6.5 is released.
* **May 12:** Macromedia Flash 3 is shipped.
* **May 18-20:** The 1998 Macromedia Japan User Conference (Japan UCON '98) is held in Tokyo.
* **June 2:** Macromedia Fireworks 1.0 is shipped.
* **August 17:** Macromedia Generator is shipped.
* **September 1:** Macromedia Web Essentials is released.
* **September 15:** Macromedia Authorware 5 Attain and Dreamweaver Attain are released.
* **December 7:** Macromedia Director 7 Shockwave Internet Studio and Dreamweaver 2 are shipped.

## External links

* Allaire Press Releases at Allaire (archived 1999-04-28, 1998-04-22)
	+ Allaire In The News (archived 1998-04-22)
* Press Releases for 1998 at Macromedia (archived 1999-02-21)
Macromedia Contribute (version 1)

**Macromedia Contribute 1.0** is the first version of Contribute, released by Macromedia on December 3, 2002. It was also bundled with Macromedia Studio MX Plus.

## Product history

Contribute was based on the HTML authoring engine from Macromedia Dreamweaver MX. The initial release supported Windows only. Support for Mac OS X would be added in version 2, released in 2003.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Macromedia Contribute now available, Macromedia. 2002-12-03. Archived 2004-02-02.
2. ↑ Macromedia Contribute: System Requirements, Macromedia. Archvied 2002-11-14.
3. ↑ Contribute (2): System Requirements, Macromedia. Archvied 2003-07-31.

## External links

* Macromedia Contribute at Macromedia (archived 2002-11-13, 2003-04-01)
* Macromedia Contribute 1 at the Adobe Wiki
Dreamweaver Conference

The **Dreamweaver Conference** was held November 13 to 14, 2000 at the Monterey Conference Center in Monterey, California.

## Description

The conference was organized by Thunder Lizards Productions in association with Macromedia and Blueworld. Keynote speakers included conference chairman Jim Heid and Macromedia president Kevin Lynch.

## References

1. ↑ Macromedia announces Dreamweaver Conference, Macromedia. 2000-10-18. Archived 2000-10-27.

## See also

* Macromedia DevCon, formerly Allaire Developer Conference, held annually from 1999 to 2002.
* Macromedia Web World, held in 2000 and 2002.

## External links

* Dreamweaver Conference at Thunder Lizard Productions (archived 2000-11-09)
MacroMind Director 3

**MacroMind Director 3** is the third major version of the Director multimedia authoring environment, which was released by MacroMind, predecessor of Macromedia.

## Product history

* **MacroMind Director 3.0** was released by MacroMind-Paracomp in 1991, solely for Macintosh.

* **MacroMind Director 3.1** was released by Macromedia in late 1992, adding support for Apple Computer's new QuickTime media technology and expanding the Lingo scripting language. A utility called Gaffer allowed Director movies to be converted to a format that could be played back on Windows-based computers through MacroMind Windows Player.
* **Macromedia Director 3.1.3** was released in February 1993. Macromedia Director Player 3.1.3 for Windows was released separately with improved performance and functionality to achieve playback parity with the Macintosh version. Additional players were developed for 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, FM Towns, IRIX, OS/2, and OS-9 (no relation to Apple).

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 MacroMind Director take 3: same cast, better action by Doug and Denise Green, *InfoWorld*, p.89. 1991-08-05.
2. ↑ Early Tests by Michael Scaramozzino, *Creating a 3D Animated CGI Short*, p.6. 2011.
3. ↑ Reviews, *InfoWorld* p.78. 1992-12-28 / 1993-01-04.
4. ↑ Director 3.1 adds QuickTime, Lingo functions, Accelerator by Doug and Denise Green, *InfoWorld*, p.81. 1992-11-02.
5. ↑ Macromedia Director 3.1 (3.1.3), *Macworld* vol.11, p.192. 1993.
6. ↑ Director for Windows upgraded to Mac level by Kelley Damore, *InfoWorld*, p.17. 1993-05-31.

## External links

* Director 3 Features & Revisions at Zeus Productions (1997)
* MacroMind Director 3 at the Adobe Wiki
1993

* **June:** MacroModel 1.5 is shipped for Macintosh and, for the first time, Windows.
* **October:** The 4th annual Macromedia User Conference is held in San Francisco, California.
* **December 14:** Macromedia completes its IPO of 2,250,000 shares of common stock on NASDAQ at $12 per share.

## External links

* Press Releases for 1993 at Macromedia (archived 1999-11-09)
Adobe Design Bundle

**Adobe Design Bundle** was a software suite that was bundled and marketed by Adobe Systems after its acquisition of Macromedia in December 2005.

## Applications

The package bundled applications from Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium with the addition of Flash Professional 8 (from Macromedia Studio 8):

* Adobe Acrobat 7 Professional
* Adobe Bridge CS2 with Adobe Stock Photos
* Adobe GoLive CS2
* Adobe Illustrator CS2
* Adobe InDesign CS2
* Adobe Photoshop CS2
* Adobe Version Cue CS2
* Macromedia Flash Professional 8

## References

1. ↑ Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems. 2005-12-05. Archived 2005-12-07.
2. ↑ Adobe Bundles, Adobe Systems. Archived 2006-01-18.

## External links

* Adobe Design Bundle at Adobe (archived 2005-12-07)
* Adobe Design Bundle at the Adobe Wiki
Jonathan Gay

**Jonathan Gay** is an American programmer and entrepreneur. He was the last Chief Technology Officer of Macromedia before it was acquired by Adobe Systems in December 2005.

## History

Gay is an engineering graduate of Harvey Mudd College. He previously created *Airborne!*, *Dark Castle*, and *Beyond Dark Castle* at Silicon Beach Software, which was acquired by Aldus Corporation, where he developed Aldus IntelliDraw. In 1993, he co-founded FutureWave Software, where he developed SmartSketch, which evolved into FutureSplash Animator. FutureSplash was demonstrated to Adobe Systems, which did not express interest in the product. In January 1997, FutureWave was acquired by Macromedia, where Gay became vice president of technology, leading development on Macromedia Flash. He did not join Adobe and left Macromedia. Gay has since co-founded Greenbox Technologies and Explory.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Executive Bios, Macromedia. Archived 2004-06-04.
2. ↑ Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems. 2005-12-05. Archived 2005-12-07.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jon Gay: Geek of the Week by Richard Morris, Red Gate Hub. 2016-01-27.
4. ↑ Macromedia Rides the FutureWave by Kristi Coale, *Wired*. 1997-01-06.
5. ↑ Jonathan Gay, LinkedIn. Accessed 2019-11-14.

## External links

* Jonathan Gay at Crunchbase
* Jonathan Gay at Encyclopaedia Britannica
* Jonathan Gay at the Adobe Wiki
* Jonathan Gay at Wikipedia