Dreamweaver to edit wordpress

Hi. I have a elearning company and we use
a. html + css
b. php + mysql
c. embedded flash virtual world
We are thinking about downloading a WORDPRESS theme and I am a little worried about a few things:
a. Is there any problem with using a wordpress theme as my main home page for info. Then I add a url hyperlink to my login.html which has nothing to do with the wordpress theme but is obviously on the same server of my hosting company. It doesn't look like there would be a problem but I have to doublecheck.
Thanks in advance

Basically
1. I want to use this whole wordpress theme as my main website ie: home, and all the other pages. It is so advanced I could never do this in dreamweaver for lack of designing experience more than programming
    http://themefuse.com/wp-themes-shop/envison/
2. BUT I have my own site with flash embedded which holds my elearning. I use AS3 + php + mysql for all the databse side of things.
My only question (and I know it sounds stupid) is if I can use the wordpress theme and add a url link on the wordpress theme to my own logi.html and then on to my flash embedded content.
I assume that's an obvious YES basically because any page on the internet can navigate to any other page. But I just wanted to know if there were any issues. My login.html page will have no real relation to the wordpresstheme other than being on the same server and having the link to it.
I will use dreamweaver to edit the wordpress theme and I have been told I need to install wordpress on the server - I take it the hosting company will let me but I will ring on Monday.
Hope I don't sound too neewbie.

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