Review: GoLive steps up to the next level.(Adobe Systems' GoLive 4.0)(Evaluation)

In January, Adobe Systems acquired CyberStudio, the acclaimed Web authoring tool developed by GoLive Systems. The latest version, which Adobe renamed GoLive 4.0 and released in March, is still a stellar tool that will appeal to a couple of user groups. Web designers who need a powerful tool but prefer to spend their time being creative rather than tweaking HTML and fixing broken links should give it serious consideration. People who have been intimidated by other high-end Web authoring tools will love its friendly interface. However, because this upgrade has only a few notable new features, GoLive CyberStudio 3.x users may want to wait to upgrade. In addition, GoLive runs only on the Macintosh platform; however, Adobe has plans to release a Windows version in the spring.

Adobe has made a few significant changes to the product since we reviewed it in 1998. (See our Intranets & …