Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR) says it is ready for the public to start poking and prodding at Sitespring before it puts it on the store shelves.

The San Francisco-based Web design software maker Thursday made a public beta of its new application available for download.

The new Web-based application is designed for managing the Web site production process. The system is based on Macromedia's ColdFusion or Java-based JRun.

Sitespring has a file management system that uses transparent file versioning and archiving. That way the files are protected and the Web team is always working on the correct file versions. You also get e-mail notifications for alerts and updates to manage your contact with contractors or freelancers. The company says the application also works extremely well with Dreamweaver and UltraDev - Macromedia's two development software programs.

Because no two designers work the same, Macromedia set up the system to work on Mac or Windows PCs running Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.

Based on the public's feedback and after Macromedia does some final tweaking Sitespring should ship in early fall of 2001. The program starts at $1,999 for the Sitespring Server plus 3-user licenses (users are named Web team users, there are no additional charges for unlimited client accounts).

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