Great news! This seems to me to be the official stamp of Adobe finally acknowledging FrameMaker for what it is first and foremost: the best all-over technical publication workhorse.
IMHO it only remains for Adobe to realise that FM is also one of the best tools for regular book layout, except for one factor: Foreign language support is very little. Only a few languages are really supported. So therefore the vast majority are using Quark and InDesign. But congratulations, Adobe; congratulatios Framedome. Bodvar On 9/25/07, Dov Isaacs <isaacs at adobe.com> wrote: > ( BW)(CA-ADOBE-SYSTEMS)(ADBE) Adobe Unveils Technical Communication > Suite > > Integrated Toolkit for Technical Writers Includes Major Upgrade to > RoboHelp > > Business Editors/Technology Writers > > SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2007--Adobe Systems > Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe(R) Technical > Communication Suite software, a first-of-a-kind, integrated solution > for authoring, managing, and publishing technical information and > training content across multiple formats and languages. Using the > Adobe Technical Communication Suite, technical communicators and > instructional designers can create powerful documentation, eLearning > courses and user assistance programs containing both traditional text > and graphics along with rich media, including Adobe Flash(R) Player > compatible video and 3D. > > The suite includes Adobe RoboHelp(R) 7, a major upgrade to Adobe's > help system and knowledge base authoring tool, as well as Adobe > FrameMaker(R) 8, Adobe Captivate(R) 3 and Adobe Acrobat(R) 3D Version > 8 software. Product and workflow integration and support for rich > media formats -- including Adobe Flash Player compatible video, SWF, > MP3 and AVI files as well as industry standards, such as Adobe > Portable Document Format (PDF), XML and Darwin Information Typing > Architecture (DITA) -- empower authors to deliver compelling > information, save time and reduce discrepancies in content. > > "Adobe's leadership in the industry puts us in a unique position > to deliver a completely new product, targeted squarely at technical > communicators and instructional designers," said Naresh Gupta, senior > vice president, Print and Classic Publishing at Adobe. "The Technical > Communication Suite provides all the tools publishers need to take > technical communication to the next level with dramatically improved > workflows and rich features like video, animations, 3D and Unicode > support." > > Inside the Technical Communication Suite > > Introduced today, RoboHelp 7 delivers major new features enabling > technical communicators to author, manage, and publish engaging > content for embedded help systems and standalone knowledge bases. For > the first time, technical communicators can easily update their online > help systems with information authored in FrameMaker 8, without the > need to re-import files for each update. The new release also adds > Unicode support for publishing in multiple languages. > > Automated wizards and topic templates allow users to incorporate > standard and advanced help features, including table of contents, > indexes, glossaries, graphics, sound, video, simulations and > navigation. Authors can generate multiple tables of content and apply > conditional tags, index items, folders, and tailor output for specific > purposes and formats, such as HTML, Adobe PDF and FlashHelp(R). > RoboHelp 7 also supports a Multiple Document Interface (MDI) allowing > easy copy and paste editing across topics. Additional new features > include an updated and customizable user interface, enhancements to > the HTML editor, and improved navigation and search features. For more > details please visit www.adobe.com/products/robohelp. > > Launched in July 2007, FrameMaker 8 is a complete authoring and > publishing tool that combines the simplicity of word processing with > the power of XML. The new version adds support for 3D, DITA, XML and > Unicode. With the integration of Adobe Captivate 3 technical authors > can deliver high-impact information with quizzes, visual product > demonstrations and simulations - all without the need for multimedia > development skills. Acrobat 3D version 8 delivers a complete and more > secure way to collaborate with extended teams on 3D designs via Adobe > PDF documents. Technical communicators can easily manipulate and > incorporate interactive 3D models without having to purchase CAD > software. > > Pricing and Availability > > Adobe Technical Communication Suite will be available for > Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) and Windows(R) XP and is expected to > ship by the end of October 2007 at an estimated price of US$1,599. > Users can upgrade for an estimated price of US$999 if they have prior > versions of Adobe Captivate, FrameMaker or RoboHelp. To learn more > about the suite please visit > www.adobe.com/technicalcommunicationsuite. > > RoboHelp 7 and RoboHelp Server 7 will be available for Microsoft > Windows Vista, Windows XP or Windows 2000 and are expected to ship by > the end of October 2007 at an estimated price of US$999 for RoboHelp 7 > and US$1,999 for RoboHelp Server 7. Customers of RoboHelp 6 and > RoboHelp Server 6 can upgrade for an estimated price of US$79 and > US$160 respectively. Customers of any previous version of RoboHelp can > upgrade to RoboHelp 7 for an estimated price of US$499. For more > information and additional upgrade pricing visit > www.adobe.com/robohelp. > > About Adobe Systems Incorporated > > Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and > information - anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more > information, visit www.adobe.com. > > (C) 2007 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe, > the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Captivate, Flash, FlashHelp, FrameMaker and > RoboHelp are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe > Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. > Microsoft, Vista and Windows are either a registered trademark or a > trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the Unites States and/or other > countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective > owners. > > --30-- > > CONTACT: Adobe Systems Incorporated > Stefan Offermann, 408-536-4023 > sofferma at adobe.com > or > A&R Edelman > Jody Farrar, 650-762-2925 > jfarrar at ar-edelman.com > > _______________________________________________ > > > You are currently subscribed to Framers as bodvar at gmail.com. > > Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. > > To unsubscribe send a blank email to > framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com > or visit > http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/bodvar%40gmail.com > > Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit > http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info. >
