![]() The Dynamic Content Server can be used "to author PHP, JSP and ASP sites visually," said GoLive Product Manager George Arriola. The content server, by contrast, attempts to address a GoLive shortcoming: limited support for certain dynamic page types and scripting languages, such as PHP, Java Server Pages (JSP) and Microsoft's Active Server Pages (ASP) The server program also makes it possible for designers to collaborate using other Adobe products, such as InDesign and Live Motion, when creating Web sites. The new workgroup server "allows teams of five to 20 people to effectively work together, keep track of versions, add comments, compare the differences between two files and use site management tools." Because of the kinds of programs and methods customers were forced to cobble together "it was becoming an expensive proposition when working in teams of five to 20 people," Helander added. "We heard loudly and clearly people were having trouble collaborating in Web teams," she said. The Web Workgroup Server is designed to ease the problem of multiple designers collaborating on a site, said GoLive Senior Product Manager Diana Helander. Both new server-based additions run on the latest Windows and Mac operating systems, respectively, XP and OS X. Their addition in part accounts for the $100 price increase over GoLive 5. Besides the authoring client, Adobe has added the Web Workgroup Server and Dynamic Content Server. All three products are used to author and manage Web sites.Īdobe has made many improvements to GoLive 6 from version 5. But both companies' products trail Microsoft FrontPage in terms of market share, according to analysts. GoLive and later LiveMotion put Adobe on a collision course with Macromedia, which makes the venerable Dreamweaver Web authoring program and popular Flash animation software. GoLive 4, the first version under the Adobe brand, debuted about a month later, February 1999. Adobe's stock closed up $2.82 to $35.90.Īdobe acquired GoLive three years ago, when the product was at version 3. Morgan analyst Chris Galvin raised his rating to "buy" from "long-term buy" based on new products expected this week and later in the quarter. Adobe is running a four-month $199 promotion on LiveMotion 2.Īdobe's stock shot up 9 percent Friday after J.P. GoLive 6 and LiveMotion 2 will sell for $399 each or $449 as a bundle. Adobe is positioning GoLive as the product of choice for Web designers looking to create dynamic Web pages viewed using both computers and much smaller devices.īoth Web products will be available for Windows 2000 and XP or Mac OS 9 and OS X 10.1. GoLive 6 comes just as momentum builds for creating Web content that can be viewed on cell phones from Nokia and other handset manufacturers. The products are the company's largest assault yet against rivals Microsoft and Macromedia and Adobe's first volley into authoring content for wireless handhelds and handsets. ![]() Adobe will unveil new versions of its GoLive Web authoring and LiveMotion animation software during the Macworld Expo in San Francisco on Monday.
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