Good Bye to Authorware

Adobe has planned to discontinue Authorware which has been one of the earlier CBT development tools. It will continue selling Authorware 7 and provide support for that version! http://www.adobe.com/products/authorware/productinfo/faq/eod/#a9



However, there are other excellent CBT development tools such as Captivate, Flash, Dreamweaver. Looks like the industry is going in the direction of the demand!

From Adobe:

According to a recent survey by the eLearning Guild, most of the top tools currently used by eLearning professionals come from Adobe. These include Adobe Captivate®, Flash®, Acrobat Connect™ and Dreamweaver® software. As eLearning continues to shift from a static “Web 1.0” style publishing paradigm toward a “Web 2.0” style connected ecosystem, additional Adobe products such as Adobe® Acrobat®, Flex™, Adobe Photoshop® Elements, Director® and Flash® Lite™, as well as rapid eLearning tools such as Adobe Captivate®, Acrobat Connect™, Adobe Presenter™ and Contribute® software will enable learners to engage with ideas and information, anytime, anywhere, and on virtually any device.