atw: ANN: RoboHelp is no longer in development

I have just come out of the introductory session at the WritersUA conference 
(previously WinWriters) where Joe Welinske made the following statements about 
RoboHelp:
 
 <quote>
* The product has been "sunset by Macromedia
* The development staff is gone
* It is highly likely that no further development will take place - no new 
versions
* RoboHelp will continue to remain the product that it is and people can 
continue to use it as it is
* XML, "Longhorn Help" and other developments will eventually make the tool 
obsolete
* Other user assistance tools may adjust to import Robohelp native files
<unquote>
 
Other information from the conference:
* Mike Hamilton (ex RH) is now working for another company, consisting mostly 
of ex-RH, eHelp, Bluesky employees
* Macromedia were meant to have an exhibition stand at the conference for RH - 
no-one is left to man the stand, so they aren't here at all.
 
Anything else at this stage is unknown...
 
And don't shoot me - I'm only the messenger.
 
Rhonda
 
Rhonda Bracey
http://www.cybertext.com.au
AuthorIT Certified Consultant
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