Learning professionals have long been familiar with Articulate's Studio line of e-learning tools, which allow content developers in both enterprise and educational contexts to easily leverage PowerPoint slideshows to build out interactive, scored and narrated lesson modules. The Studio suite of apps (Presenter, Quizmaster and Engage) offer a good mix of powerful capabilities and a relatively shallow learning curve, at a premium price -- the current special deal offers Studio for just under US$1,400.
Studio '09 is a Windows-only offering, but that's not the limitation that has proved most challenging to users over the past two years. It's the suite's lack of a compelling Flash-free output optio
