Flash, Flash Catalyst or Flash Builder ? ? ?

Hello all...
We would like to start creating RIA using Flash, focusing more-so on the side of enterprise level web applications rather than simple Flash animations. I need to start getting my design/development group here up to speed on Flash, but cannot make heads or tails of the software to focus on from Adobe. Can someone help in this guidance?
Flash Professional CS5, Flash Catalyst CS5 or Flash Builder 4? Please help me weigh the differences.
Anyone?
Regards,
Froog

kglad,
Thanks so much for your time and response.
So, you're saying that the Flash Professional environment offers what Catalyst and Builder offer, and more? Basically, the Flash Professional IDE is the standard and the other IDEs are variations of the standard?
Again, thanks for your time and effort.
Froog

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