Flash Lite in Flash CS3

Hi all,
I've just earned a freelance contract to develop a mobile
phone game, & i've got a copy of CS3 Design Premium on the way,
which includes Flash CS3 Professional. I've developed Flash games
before using the Flash Lite 2.1 plugin for Flash 8 Professional,
but I'm a little confused about the situation in Flash CS3.
Does Flash CS3 come with Flash Lite 2.1? If not, has a Flash
Lite 2.1 plugin been released for Flash CS3? & if not, does the
Flash Lite 2.1 plugin for Flash 8 work for Flash CS3?
I guess my questions really is, is it currently possible to
develop Flash Lite 2.1 content with Flash CS3, & if so, what do
i need?
Cheers
Andrew

Read all about it here:
http://www.adobe.com/support/documentation/en/flash/
Since nothing in Flash Lite 2.1 has changed I believe
everything is done pretty much the same as it was in Flash 8 (AS2
targets, etc...) Don't quote me on that though...

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