Macromedia Drumbeat 2000 was a web development environment that allowed users to build data-driven web applications through a visual drag-and-drop interface.
Product history[]
Drumbeat 1.0 originated in 1997 from Elemental Software in Carlsbad, California.[1]
Drumbeat 2.0 shipped on June 2, 1998.[2] An early corporate customer was Hewlett-Packard which bundled Drumbeat 2.0 with their HP NetServer line.[3]
Drumbeat 2000 shipped in March 1999.[1] Elemental followed up with eStore Builder for Drumbeat 2000 to support the growing market of internet retailers.[4]
Acquisition and discontinuation[]
On July 6, 1999, Elemental entered into an agreement to be acquired by Macromedia within 45 days in exchange for 625,000 shares of Macromedia stock worth approximately US$24 million.[5][6] Macromedia bundled Drumbeat 2000 with eStore Builder in an eCommerce Edition that was released on September 1, 1999.[7][8]
On May 8, 2000, Macromedia announced that a new product, Dreamweaver UltraDev, would become a replacement product for Drumbeat 2000.[9]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Elemental Software Ships Drumbeat 2000, Information Today vol.16, no.3. 1999-03.
- ↑ Elemental Software ships Drumbeat 2.0, MacTech. 1998-06-02.
- ↑ HP Bundles Elemental Software's Drumbeat 2.0 With Netserver Line, Enterprise Systems Journal vol.16, no.3. 1998-07-15.
- ↑ E-Commerce, No Coding by Gary Gunnerson, PC Magazine. 1999-07.
- ↑ Macromedia - Drumbeat FAQ, Information Today vol.16, no.3. 1999-03.
- ↑ Macromedia buys Elemental Software, CNET. 2002-01-02.
- ↑ Drumbeat 2000 rolls out e-commerce capability in a hurry by Steve Graves, Government Computer News. 2000-05-10.
- ↑ Macromedia ships Drumbeat 2000, Macromedia. 1999-09-01. Archived 1999-11-27.
- ↑ Macromedia introduces Dreamweaver UltraDev, Macromedia. 2000-05-08. Archived 2000-06-19.
External links[]
- Macromedia Drumbeat 2000 at Macromedia (archived 1999-10-09, 2000-08-15)
- Drumbeat/ 2000 at Elemental Software (archived 1998-12-02 / 1999-09-22)
- Macromedia Drumbeat 2000 at the Macromedia Wiki
Articles[]
- Drumbeat 2000 & eStore Builder by Jeffrey Allan at Cyber Aspect (archived 2000-10-28)
- Drumbeat users beaten as Macromedia discontinues product and tech support by Ed Foster at InfoWorld (2000-05-22)
- The Drumbeat 2000 & Macromedia Saga by Rick Curtis at Princeton University (2000)
- Elemental Software Pounds Out Another Edition of Drumbeat by Scott R. Garrigus at Web Review (1999-03-19)
- Drumbeat adds polish by James R. Borck at InfoWorld (1999-02-08)
- A Review of Drumbeat - a product by Elemental Software by Steven Wynkoop at Database Journal (1998-09-01)
- Creating Dynamic Web Pages with Drumbeat by Wes Thomas at Web Review (1998-02-27)
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