"WE ARE CROSSING A TECHNOLOGY THRESHOLD THAT WILL FOREVER CHANGE THE WAY WE LEARN,
WORK,SOCIALIZE,AND SHOP. IT WILL AFFECT ALL
OF US,AND BUSINESSES OF EVERY TYPE,IN WAYS
FAR MORE PERVASIVE THAN MOST PEOPLE REALIZE"

" BILL GATES "
COMDEX 1994

PARAPHRASING BILL GATES'S ALLEGATION IN 1994,TODAY WE HAVE THE REAL OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS OURSELVES IN A WAY THAT GOES BEYOND OUR EXPECTATIONS , IMAGINATION, AND UNDERSTANDING.
OVER THE YEARS,MACROMEDIA FLASH HAS DEVELOPED INTO A TOOL THAT FAR EXCEEDS ITS
DESIGNERS' ORIGINAL VISION.WHAT STARTED,IN 1996, AS A PROGRAM FOR CREATING INTERACTIVE,
ANIMATED GIFs HAS EVOLVED INTO A FULL-SCALE
WEB DEVELOPMENT TOOL. TODAY,IN ADDITION TO WEB SITE DESIGN,DEVELOPERS ARE USING FLASH TO CREATE EVERYTHING FROM PRODUCT DEMOS TO E-COMMERCE FRONT ENDS TO CD-ROM-BASED PRESENTATIONS - AND THE LIST CONTINUES TO GROW.
WHILE MACROMEDIA FLASH HAS IMPROVED AND EVOLVED WITH EACH UPDATE,THE LATEST VERSION IS MORE REVOLUTIONARY THAN EVOLUTIONARY.
BY FAR THE MOST AMBITIOUS UPDATE YET,FLASH REPRESENTS A MATURE PLATFORM FOR CREATING
SOPHISTICATED INTERACTIVE APPLICATIONS FOR THE WEB AND CD.