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Macromedia fixes Flash Player flaw

November 7, 2005 Macromedia has patched a serious flaw in its Flash Player 7 and all earlier versions running on the Microsoft Windows operating system. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., Flash Player, flaw, security, Microsoft Corp., operating system, Microsoft Windows

Microsoft urges Flash bug patching

November 11, 2005 Days after Macromedia warns of a security bug, Microsoft posts an advisory to install the fixes. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., security bug, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack, Microsoft Windows ME, Microsoft Corp., security, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP

Flashpoint for Adobe in Macromedia purchase

April 18, 2005 Takeover aims to stave off threats from Microsoft and open standards, but gets mixed reaction from developers and designers. TAGS: open standard, Macromedia Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., threat, developer, Microsoft Corp.

Adobe under construction

August 29, 2005 newsmaker CEO Bruce Chizen talks up the impending merger with Macromedia and what comes next for Flash. TAGS: Bruce Chizen, Macromedia Inc., merger, Newsmaker, Adobe Systems Inc., acquisition, Novell Inc., CEO, Adobe PDF, Microsoft Corp.

Microsoft and Adobe to square off?

June 20, 2005 In digital documents, Web applications and image editing, Adobe has a healthy head start. But Microsoft is making some noise. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Longhorn, web-based application, graphic design, image-editing, threat, Microsoft Corp., document, acquisition, operating system, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows

Adobe to buy Macromedia for $3.4 billion

April 18, 2005 Document publishing giant looks to multimedia content as the next step in building its software empire. TAGS: Bruce Chizen, Macromedia Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., multimedia, shareholder, merger, Adobe PDF, CEO, Microsoft Corp.

Fix in for 'critical' Flash player flaws

March 14, 2006 Adobe releases patches for Macromedia's Flash Player, used to view Web video clips, and its Breeze Meeting conferencing tool. TAGS: Flash Player, Macromedia Inc., flaw, Macromedia Flash, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp., security

Macromedia aligns with Eclipse

June 6, 2005 Trying to broaden its appeal with developers, Macromedia plans tool based on popular open-source method. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., Kevin Lynch, Java developer, Microsoft Longhorn, open source, Java, developer, platform, IDE, Microsoft Corp.

Macromedia, Adobe make peace for bigger fight

April 18, 2005 Software makers join forces in $3.4 billion pact to stave off larger threats from both Microsoft and open standards. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., Web application, open standard, acquisition, Microsoft Longhorn, Adobe PDF, battle, platform, software company, multimedia, CEO, Microsoft Corp., Web browser, Microsoft Windows

Adobe to put patches on a schedule

December 14, 2005 Fixes for PDF file reader and Flash player will be released on set dates so customers can prepare for them. TAGS: Adobe Systems Inc., schedule, Oracle Corp., Macromedia Inc., patch management, Microsoft Corp., security

Flash 8 poised to take on Web video

July 28, 2005 With a big launch early next month for Flash 8 that emphasizes Web video, Macromedia could challenge Microsoft, Real and Apple. TAGS: Macromedia Inc., RealNetworks Inc., web-based application, Apple Computer, codec, video, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows

As Flash turns 10, Adobe looks ahead

August 8, 2006 The Web technology outlasted its 1990s rivals. Can it do as well in the new Internet video era? Video: What's next for Flash? TAGS: Kevin Lynch, Macromedia Inc., ecosystem, Web application, Adobe Systems Inc., Netscape Communications Corp., developer, YouTube, Web browser, video, Microsoft Corp.

Software turns .Net to Flash

March 30, 2005 Xamlon prepares to release software it says will let any Windows developer write Flash-based applications. TAGS: Xamlon, Macromedia Flex, Macromedia Inc., AJAX, application development, Microsoft .NET, Google Maps, development tool, developer, programming, animation, Google Inc., server, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp.

Adobe sees its future on the Web

March 5, 2007 Chief Executive Bruce Chizen places his bets on new software called Apollo and says a hosted version of Photoshop is in the cards. TAGS: Bruce Chizen, Adobe PhotoShop, Photobucket, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Inc., Google Picasa, acquisition, Google Inc., CEO, video, brand, Microsoft Corp.

Will Ajax help Google clean up?

March 17, 2005 Google's popular map and e-mail sites reignite interest in older Web tech, raising potential threat to Microsoft, Flash and Java. TAGS: AJAX, Laszlo Systems Inc., DHTML, web-based application, JavaScript, Macromedia Inc., scripting language, Google Maps, dot-com, Google Inc., Web application, Java, Gmail, developer, Yahoo! Inc., blog

It's Adobe's game to lose, CEO says

March 6, 2007 Bruce Chizen discusses open source, the importance of video and increasing competition from the likes of Google. TAGS: Bruce Chizen, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Adobe Systems Inc., Adobe Creative Suite, Macromedia Inc., surprise, business process, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Google Inc., CEO, Yahoo! Inc., Microsoft Corp., video, Microsoft Windows XP

Mozilla: We're more secure than Microsoft

March 22, 2005 Firefox has fewer holes than IE and it will stay that way, says its chief promoter. TAGS: Mitchell Baker, PC Forum, Mozilla Corp., ActiveX, open source, Macromedia Inc., Firefox, president, security, Web browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp.

Bruce Chizen on past and prospects

November 13, 2007 With digital information exploding, Adobe's outgoing CEO sees lots of upside and room for innovation on the desktop and the Web. TAGS: Bruce Chizen, Adobe Systems Inc., dream, PostScript, CEO, Macromedia Inc., platform, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Chizen: Friends, foes and China

November 9, 2005 newsmaker The big, burgeoning Asian nation is much on the mind of Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen. Then there's the little matters of Apple and Microsoft. TAGS: Bruce Chizen, China, B2C, rights-management, B2B, Newsmaker, intellectual property, Adobe Systems Inc., Macromedia Inc., CEO, Apple Computer, Microsoft Corp.

SAP signs on heavyweights

May 18, 2005 Company signs on the likes of IBM, Microsoft and Cisco to license its technical blueprints and build SAP-optimized programs. TAGS: Shai Agassi, SAP AG, SAP NetWeaver, business application, blueprint, Cisco Systems Inc., analytics, business intelligence, Oracle Corp., Web service, Macromedia Inc., platform, software company, IBM Corp., Microsoft Corp.
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