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Students and Professionals Flock to FUNGLODE to Participate in “Adobe Live”
Santo Domingo, May 9, 2010

The event, which ran from Saturday May 8th to Sunday the 9th, surpassed all expectations held by organizers as hundreds of professionals, technicians, students and teachers from the world of design, pre-printing, editing, video post-production, web and cell phone application developers flocked to FUNGLODE.

In its first ever presentation in the Dominican Republic, “Adobe Live” attracted more than 700 students and professionals from the world of design, editing, video post-production and application developers for cell phones and web pages.

Organized by 12 Bits Media Group, Adobe’s representative in the DR, and the Global Media Arts Institute (GMAI), an initiative of the Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), the 2-day event took place in a packed house both days at FUNGLODE’s auditorium.

Participation of the 12 most outstanding experts in management of the technology that has revolutionized all aspects of the design market attracted local talent by the hundreds; attendees had first hand access to and updates on advances in the innovative Adobe system.

Throughout the event, topics dealt with included issues such as web development, cell phone telephony, video and pre-printing in addition to content on technical information and examples of coding and projects that have been built using products from the new Adobe Creative Suite 5 platform.

Rich Internet Applications (RIA) technology that increases productivity with the application of its solutions, was introduced and discussed.

The weekend activity allowed for graphic designers, animators, editors, interface experts, students, teachers and audiovisual producers to share their knowledge and experiences with the visiting lecturers who were of various nationalities.

Adobe, a multinational company founded in December 1982, specializes in the design and development of creative software products for computers and multimedia. Among its best-known software is: Acrobat, After Effects, Premiere, Encore, Dreamweaver, InDesign, Flash Professional, Illustrator and Photoshop.

Experts who participated in the event include Maximiliano Firtman, a specialist in the development of applications, games and services for cell phone technology; Marlon Ceballos, technology and Adobe applications consultant; Jorge Mochón, post-production specialist, Adobe Community Professional, Adobe Certified Instructor and professor at several universities in Spain and Latin America.

Also present were Luis Sosa, an sound expert, programmer, designer, video editor and instructor with more than 10 years experience and Henry Wilbert Rosario, a developer of web and desktop applications using NET technology, Adobe Flex.