Macromedia updates Flash MX

Macromedia has released an update for Flash MX 2004, concentrating primarily on stability and performance. Consequently the update includes over 40 bug fixes and performance improvements, in addition to a number of usability improvements. The Flash MX 2004 7. ...more

Adobe announces XML/PDF Form Designer

Adobe has announced XML/PDF Form Designer. a new addition to its set of PDF and XML tools to be available early next year. The application will be a design-based, graphical tool for the creation of forms that process information via PDF and XML. ...more

iPod manufacturer withdraws libel action against journalists

A Taiwan iPod manufacturer has withdrawn a libel action against two journalists who reported on conditions at its plant in China's Shenzhen province. Foxconn and the journalists' employer, the China Business News newspaper, issued a joint statement saying that they had resolved their dispute and apologised to each other for 'for the disturbances brought to both of them by the lawsuit'. Foxconn had earlier reduced its damages claim against the report's author, Wang You and editor Weng Bao from 30 million yuan to just one yuan. ...more

Letsbuyit.com vows repair and renewal

Troubled Web site Letsbuyit.com has issued a message to its customers saying it will back up on its feet soon. The co-shopping site, which had its assets frozen by a Dutch court earlier this year, has left many customers without goods and has been unable to communicate with either press or customers. ...more

A forte for Java

Sun releases Forte for Java 3.0. Sun's latest Integrated Development Environment (IDE) is for those working on the Java 2 platform, on an enterprise scale. ...more