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Subject: FLASH: ANN: Generator 2, new versions
From: John Dowdell
Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 20:32:46 +0100

[I'm posting the following for Diane Rogers, who can't post to this list...
if you'd care to follow up with her and the rest of the Generator team
personally, then you can find them in the macromedia.generator newsgroup.
Looks like a good deal! --jd]


Hi everyone -

I wanted to let you know about 2 new versions of Generator:

* Generator 2 Developer Edition -- the solution for automatically
updating Macromedia Flash Web sites; and

* Generator 2 Enterprise Edition -- the high performance, scalable
solution for real-time, personalized Web sites.

The website is now live at http://www.macromedia.com/generator

Macromedia's goal is to enable more developers to take advantage of this
new version of Generator's benefits at an affordable price (U.S.$999),
while offering the enterprise -- and any company requiring
personalization -- the sophisticated services and technology necessary
to create and deploy mission-critical applications.

Generator 2 Developer Edition includes new objects to author multipage
lists, radio buttons and the insertion of MP3 files (these objects
include source code and a new extensible API that allows you to create
and modify your own Generator Objects).

Generator 2 Developer Edition is ideal for high-impact Web sites that
require:

* Frequent, offline content updates;
* Developer-created enterprise prototypes; and
* Low-volume sites.

Note: Because the Developer Edtion processes requests one at a time,
high-traffic Web sites that require real-time updates or one-to-one
personalization should use Generator 2 Enterprise Edition.

Generator 2 Enterprise Edition delivers real-time, visual content to
audiences who require fast, personalized Web sites. Generator 2
includes:

* A sophisticated caching engine to serve high-traffic sites;
* An administration servlet;
* Transaction tracking;
* SDK; and
* Scalability from thousands of site visitors to over a million.

1) Generator 2 Customers With Support and Maintenance:

While the Enterprise Edition pricing starts at U.S.$30,000, all
Macromedia customers who are current on support and
maintenance will automatically receive, at no charge, the Enterprise
Edition for each CPU they own.

Next year's annual maintenance and support renewal will remain at the
same price you pay today (U.S.$1,299). Generator 2 Enterprise Edition
will ship in June.

2) Generator 2 Customers Without Support and Maintenance:

Until June 23, Generator 2 customers may:

* Convert to the Enterprise Edition by purchasing the Generator 2
annual support and maintenance for U.S.$2,299.

* Continue to use Generator 2 as is and convert to the Developer
Edition when a new version is announced. (You will be eligible for an
upgrade discount.)

Please note: If you don't fall into one of these Support and
Maintenance categories (above); or if you have purchased Generator
within the last 30 days; or if you have any questions or concerns,
please contact Macromedia Customer Service:

* From U.S.: 1-800-470-7211
* International: 415 553 7186
* E-mail address: customerserviceatmacromedia [dot] com

Thanks,
Diane

Diane Rogers
Macromedia
VP Product Management



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