Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe 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 Player compatible video and 3D.
The suite includes Adobe RoboHelp 7, a major upgrade to Adobe's help system and knowledge base (http://www.adobe.com/products/framemaker) 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
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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 Windows Vista and Windows 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/robohelp.
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