Macromedia announces RoboHelp X5

Macromedia has announced the immediate availability of RoboHelp X5, the latest version of the industry standard help authoring tool used by developers and technical writers to create professional help systems and documentation for desktop and web-based applications.
Macromedia acquired eHelp, the makers of RoboHelp, in December 2003. With RoboHelp X5, users can leverage powerful new features including support for XML, PDF import/export, content management, distributed workforces, team authoring capabilities, as well as the newly released JavaHelp 2.0 from Sun Microsystems, Inc.
RoboHelp X5 also includes FlashHelp, a bandwidth-efficient and firewall-friendly help format based on Macromedia Flash that is consistent across popular browsers and platforms.
"Macromedia is very excited to add RoboHelp to our product portfolio and we plan to continue the tradition of excellence that has made RoboHelp a market leader," said Rob Burgess, chairman and CEO, Macromedia. "This product is the best in its class for help authoring and we look forward to enabling developers to seamlessly integrate Flash-based help and tutorials into the digital experiences they create."
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