Macromedia Drumbeat 2000

Macromedia Drumbeat 2000 was a web development environment that allowed users to build data-driven web applications through a visual drag-and-drop interface.

Product history
Drumbeat 1.0 originated in 1997 from Elemental Software in Carlsbad, California.

Drumbeat 2.0 shipped on June 2, 1998. An early corporate customer was Hewlett-Packard which bundled Drumbeat 2.0 with their HP NetServer line.

Drumbeat 2000 shipped in March 1999. Elemental followed up with eStore Builder for Drumbeat 2000 to support the growing market of internet retailers.

Acquisition and discontinuation
On July 6, 1999, Elemental entered into an agreement to be acquired by Macromedia within 45 days in exchange for 625,000 shares of Macromedia stock worth approximately US$24 million. Macromedia bundled Drumbeat 2000 with eStore Builder in an eCommerce Edition that was released on September 1, 1999.

On May 8, 2000, Macromedia announced that a new product, Dreamweaver UltraDev, would become a replacement product for Drumbeat 2000.

Articles

 * The Drumbeat 2000 & Macromedia Saga by Rick Curtis at Princeton University (2000)
 * Drumbeat users beaten as Macromedia discontinues product and tech support by Ed Foster at InfoWorld (2000-05-22)
 * Elemental Software Pounds Out Another Edition of Drumbeat by Scott R. Garrigus at Web Review (1999-03-19)
 * Drumbeat adds polish by James R. Borck at InfoWorld (1999-02-08)
 * A Review of Drumbeat - a product by Elemental Software by Steven Wynkoop at Database Journal (1998-09-01)
 * Creating Dynamic Web Pages with Drumbeat by Wes Thomas at Web Review (1998-02-27)