Microformats

Microformats -- small but working '...open standards specifications...' for a few important aspects of page design and construction.

• outlines
• calendars
• contact information
  
• etc.

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Tim O'Reilly on Zorn, Macromedia, and Eclipse

Macromedia's announcement that their next generation enterprise Flash development tool, code-named Zorn, will be built on top of Eclipse, is a watershed moment both for Macromedia and for the open source movement. Macromedia's choice of Eclipse speaks volumes about the impact of open source on commercial software development -- and about Macromedia's commitment to making Flash into an essential platform for next-generation internet applications.
http://radar.oreilly.com/archives/2005/06/nextgen_macrome.html

O'Reilly adds a most interesting side note:

A side note that may be of interest: the project lead for Zorn is none other than Mark Anders, one of the two original developers of ASP.Net at Microsoft, and long-time program manager for the product. Mark told me that he joined Macromedia because he felt there was a need for a real enterprise level development tool for Flash. That it was the developer of a key Microsoft product who made the choice to build on Eclipse may be particularly telling.

Macromedia, Eclipse, Adobe, Flash

Lots of news on these fonts lately.

• Flash 8 announcements
  include new Maelstrom platform, which is attracting some heavyweights like SAP.
  
• Macromedia to use Eclipse as platform for next generation Flash development -- the probably means Flex support as well.
• Macromedia and Adobe are one, consolidating two powerhouses in real content and valuable, visually strong applications.