Need Authorware News Update - Future with Adobe ? Next Version ? Etc

Question

I've been away from Authorware for many months.
I'm sure these questions have been asked before but hopefully
someone will
be kind enough to give me a quick run down and update.
- Any word on Authorware's future since Adobe acquired it?
- What about the next version ? (if any)
- Should we ditch Authorware and try to go with something
else that is more
likely to be here down the road?
thanks for any comments.

Answer 1

Speaking of other tools...is there anything out there that
can actually
compete with Authorware and its vast custom possibilites? I
get occasional
management requests to see if any new tools can do what AW
can
better/faster/less overhead and so far nothing. AW is the
most powerful
media based programming tool I have ever run across. Most
other products
are just training template wizards.
Thx,
K
"Erik *ACE*" <[email protected]> wrote in
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>- Not official. Apparently there's some sort of beta
going on but no
>official word. Last year's TAAC indicated work is
progressing.
>
> - The next version would be 8, considering the most
recent version is 7
> ;-)
>
> - Sure, if you want to. Does it really matter? What does
Authorware not do
> now that prevents you from continuing to work with it?
What promise is
> there that whatever that problem is will be addressed
with the next
> release? What other tool would you move to?
> Erik
>
> tmb wrote:
>> I've been away from Authorware for many months.
>>
>> I'm sure these questions have been asked before but
hopefully someone
>> will be kind enough to give me a quick run down and
update.
>>
>> - Any word on Authorware's future since Adobe
acquired it?
>> - What about the next version ? (if any)
>> - Should we ditch Authorware and try to go with
something else that is
>> more likely to be here down the road?
>>
>> thanks for any comments.
>>
>>
>>
>
> --
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>
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