Macromedia hopes to make its Flash animation player a "first-class citizen" on PCs with a new addition that allows the software to operate outside of a Web browser. The company is scheduled to ...

Macromedia has released an add-on to its Flash Web development and design software that allows rich Internet applications to be viewed offline and free of a browser. Announced Wednesday at the company ...

Macromedia sees a future where companies extend their Web sites with downloadable Flash applications to deliver information and services to users, accessible online and offline. The Web development ...