Macromedia

Macromedia {{nasdaq|MACR}} is a graphics and web development software house. Macromedia was formed by the 1992 merger of Authorware, Inc. (makers of Authorware) and MacroMind-Paracomp (makers of Macromind Director). Its headquarters are in San Francisco, California.

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Software house - 1992 - Authorware, Inc. - Authorware - MacroMind-Paracomp - Macromind Director - San Francisco - California

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Macromedia continued on the M&A trail and in December 1999 it acquired traffic analysis software company Andromedia. Web development company Allaire was acquired in 2001, and Macromedia added several popular server and Web development products to their portfolio including ColdFusion and JRun.

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1999 - Allaire - 2001

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In 2003, Macromedia acquired Web conferencing company Presedia and continues to develop and enhance their Flash-based online collaboration and presentation product offering under the brand Breeze. Later that year, Macromedia also acquired help authoring software company eHelp Corporation, whose products included RoboHelp, RoboDemo (Now Captivate), and RoboInfo.

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2003 - Breeze - RoboHelp - Captivate - RoboInfo

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On April 18 2005 Adobe Systems announced an agreement to acquire Macromedia in a stock swap valued at about $3.4 billion on the last trading day before the announcement.

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April 18 - 2005 - Adobe Systems

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Macromedia Press Release Adobe Press Release

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Wikinews article

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