Acknowledging the necessity to get the latest development tools available, InterAKT is offering, for each Dreamweaver 8 purchase or upgrade originating from the InterAKT web site, a $129-worth ImpAKT license for free.

Dreamweaver 8 - which was lauched Live on SYS-CON.TV yesterday at 8:00AM EST - is Macromedia's latest release of the industry-leading tool for designing and developing websites and applications. New Dreamweaver 8 features include expanded Cascading Style Sheet (CSS) layout visualization for easier design, drag-and-drop integration of XML data feeds, improved code hinting support for XML and XSLT, enhanced usability features such as zoom and code collapse to streamline the development process, and easier ways to incorporate Flash Video content onto websites.

To benefit from this special offer, visit the InterAKT website at http://www.interaktonline.com/Macromedia/?from=wiremm. The purchases are made through the regular Macromedia stores. No extra fees are involved.

Just one day after the "biggest software launch in Macromedia history," Betsey Nelson (pictured), the company's executive vice president and CFO, Macromedia, will deliver a presentation on behalf of the company at the Pacific Crest 2005 Technology Forum in Colorado today. The presentation is scheduled from 2:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. PDT.

To listen to the webcast of the presentation, interested SYS-CON readers can visit the Macromedia Investor Relations website at www.macromedia.com/macr/.

Dreamweaver 8 is an integral part of the Studio 8 suite, launched yesterday Live on SYS-CON.TV. Studio 8 is the topic of a very special August issue of MX Developer's Journal, SYS-CON's world-beating magazine for Macromedia web designers, developers, video professionals, and graphic artists.

The issue contains a fantastic line-up of articles by MXDJ's editorial team, including:

Special Studio 8 Issue Editorial - by Jeremy Geelan 
Cover Feature: Studio 8 - An Overview - by Charles Brown
Studio 8 - Flash: The Evolution of Flash - by Arthur Phillips
Studio 8 - Flash 8 Professional - by Tom Green
Studio 8 - Dreamweaver 8 - by Elaine Harrell
Studio 8 - Fireworks 8 - by Joyce Evans
Studio 8 - Contribute 3 - by Charles Brown
Studio 8 - FlashPaper 2 - by Jeremy Geelan
Studio 8 From the Inside - Q&A with Mike Downey, Jim Guerard, Maureen Keating, & Jennifer Taylor 
"Studio Hall of Fame" - by MXDJ News Desk
Director - My Magic 8-Ball Says - by Andrew Phelps

In a unique collaboration with Macromedia, the Special Studio 8 Issue is being made available in French, Korean, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese, in addition to the regular worldwide English language edition.

Copies will be widely available at MAX 2005, which is being held October 16-19, 2005, in the Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA.