Macromedia has launched a beta version of Flash 8 player, codenamed Maelstrom.
The public test is currently only available for computers running Windows 98 or later and Mac OS X 10.1 and later.
The company is also conducting a non-public beta test of the latest Flash authoring tool, which is codenamed 8Ball. Both the player and the authoring tool will be released by the end of this summer.
