Adobe eLearning Suite for Vista SP1 and XP SP3

Adobe has announced that its Adobe eLearning Suite is now available for Windows Vista RTM and Service Pack 1, and for Windows XP SP3 and earlier, as of January 20, 2009. The solution, tailored to the two supported Windows clients, brings to the table a wide range of products, including Adobe Captivate, Adobe Flash CS4, Adobe Dreamweaver CS4, Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Presenter 7, Adobe Soundbooth CS4, Adobe Bridge CS4, Adobe Device Central CS4, as well as eLearning extensions for Adobe Flash CS4 and Adobe Dreamweaver CS4. According to the company, Adobe eLearning Suite is aimed at users involved in the learning process, who need to put together experiences designed to be served through multiple channels including the Cloud, the desktop and mobile devices.

“The new Adobe eLearning Suite is a unique and highly integrated set of tools designed to help professionals author, enrich, review and publish rich eLearning content all within one environment,” Naresh Gupta, senior vice president of the Print and Publishing Business Unit at Adobe, stated. “By leveraging different applications and streamlined workflows, learning professionals can be truly innovative and reach learners in new ways anytime, anywhere, and through any medium.”

Adobe eLearning Suite comes with a price tag of US$1799, and is already available for purchase through Adobe Authorized Resellers. The company is also offering Adobe Captivate 4 as a standalone product, for the price of US$799. The suite is set up to permit those involved in educational processes to take learning tasks to the next level by integrating video, audio, and visuals into their presentations. In this context, the solution delivers eLearning capabilities, courseware authoring, simulations, and media editing.

“Once content is ready for delivery, users can select one of several standardized output formats, including SWF, HTML, PDF, AVI, and SCORM, enabling easy delivery to the Web, desktop and learning management systems. If course designers don’t have access to a learning management system, the Adobe eLearning Suite allows users to publish directly to Adobe Acrobat Connect Pro (sold separately). Additionally, Adobe Device Central CS4 allows course designers to design, preview, and test content for viewing on more than 600 mobile device screens,” Adobe added.

Adobe Captivate (trial) is available for download here.