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Scriptorium Publishing’s public classes for late spring and summer are as follows:

• Unstructured FrameMaker 7: Accelerated Introduction (June 13–14)
• Advanced Unstructured FrameMaker 7: Template Design (June 15–16)
• XML and Structured Authoring (July 11–12)
• Structured FrameMaker 7: Introduction to Authoring (August 2)
• Advanced Structured FrameMaker 7: Building EDDs (August 3–4)
• Advanced Structured FrameMaker 7: Structured Applications (August 5)

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved by both boards of directors, Macromedia stockholders will receive, at a fixed exchange ratio, 0.69 shares of Adobe common stock for every share of Macromedia common stock in a tax-free exchange. Based on Adobe’s and Macromedia’s closing prices on Friday April 15, 2005, this represents a price of $41.86 per share of Macromedia common stock.