Flash Communcation Technology

It seems that the release of the new Flash server will happen soon, the rumor mill is on high gear:

macromedia to announce new technology @ flashforward nyc

July 9, 2002, 6:00pm

AGENDA:

6:00pm – 6:30pm

Check in, cocktails and appetizers

6:30pm – 7:00pm

Macromedia Technology Announcement and Demonstration by Kevin Lynch, Chief Software Architect, and Jeremy Allaire, Chief Technology Officer

John Dowdell posted the following on the Flashcoders list earlier this week:

There’s some seriously cool stuff coming out very soon, and I think it will have a cumulative sledgehammer effect on your clients and potential clients. Much of the momentum we all get will depend on what they can see out of the gate — how the early projects are custom-fitted to a specific client need. I’m looking forward to see what ya’ll do with this! 8).

To try to connect the dots, lets look at the press release from the release of Flash MX:

For communication and collaboration solutions, developers will be able to use a new Macromedia communication server technology that will enable powerful capabilities including two-way audio and video as well as real-time data transfer with Macromedia Flash Player 6.

The “Macromedia communcation server technology” would have to be the Flash communication server, the homepage for the server has been up since may (see my previous posting about it).

So thats for the rumors, it seems that the hard facts will be released at FlashForward 2002 NYC, which in many ways have become one of Macromedia’s favorite venues for releasing announcements about new products.