Macromedia Contribute 3

Macromedia Contribute 3 is the last version of Contribute to be released under the Macromedia name. It was also packaged as part of Macromedia Studio 8 and Adobe Web Bundle.

Product history
Contribute 3 was released in July 2004. It included Macromedia FlashPaper 2 and support for the protocol and Contribute Publishing Services (CPS), an optional server component for central management of users and site connections while tracking site-wide publishing activities.

Contribute 3.1 was released in March 2005 as a free update which included support for connections with Breeze Server.

Contribute 3.11 was released November 2005 as a free update. Still available separately, CPS was updated to Contribute Publishing Server 1.11, which allowed administrators to manage web content from Contribute 3 as well as Dreamweaver 8.

After Adobe Systems' acquisition of Macromedia in December 2005, it was succeeded by Adobe Contribute 4.

Legacy activation
Adobe disabled the activation server for legacy Macromedia products on December 15, 2012. Users who wish to activate Contribute 3 after this date will need to follow this procedure.