San Francisco, California-based Macromedia, Inc. has announced the
immediate availability of the Macromedia Drumbeat 2000 line of products
which provide a visual solution for Web application and e-commerce
development. Drumbeat 2000 is available in an Active Server Pages (ASP)
version, a Java Server Pages (JSP) version, and an eCommerce edition. The
Drumbeat 2000 product line is being offered for the first time by
Macromedia, which announced its intent to acquire Elemental Software and
its Drumbeat line of Web application development products in July 1999.
Macromedia is now selling all three versions of the Drumbeat 2000 product
line. Drumbeat 2000 (ASP) has a visual, drag-and-drop interface to enable
the creation of Web applications and Web interfaces to existing
applications and databases. The product features tools to build ASP
applications quickly that access and update data in real time, work across
all browsers and require no manual coding. Drumbeat 2000 (JSP) is designed
to create applications for IBM WebSphere and DB2. It allows users to create
applications that connect to back-end services using JavaBeans and Servlets
and allows users who don't know the intricacies of Java programming to
build fully functional JSP applications. The Drumbeat 2000 eCommerce
edition adds all the tools needed to create secure, customizable online
stores with Active Server Pages. The new version includes features that
make it easy to manage online store operations and to expand merchandising
options. Drumbeat 2000 (ASP) is available for Windows 95, 98 and NT with
Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 3.0 and 4.0 and Personal Web
Server 4.0, and is priced at $399. Drumbeat 2000 (JSP) is available for
Windows 95, 98 and NT and IBM WebSphere and DB2 Universal Database 5.2 and
is priced at $399. Drumbeat 2000 eCommerce Edition runs on Windows 95, 98
and NT with Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) 3.0 and 4.0 and
Personal Web Server 4.0, and is priced at $499. For more information visit
www.macromedia.com/software/drumbeat. Macromedia is the leading publisher
of Web publishing tools such as Dreamweaver, Fireworks and Generator.