According to the Adobe Security Bulletin dated September 10 2013,  Adobe has released updated versions of its Adobe Flash Player on various platforms, specifically for:

• Adobe Flash Player 11.8.800.94 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh,
• Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.297 and earlier versions for Linux
• Adobe Flash Player 11.1.115.69 and earlier versions for Android 4.x, and
• Adobe Flash Player 11.1.111.64 and earlier versions for Android 3.x and 2.x

to ” address vulnerabilities that could cause a crash and potentially allow an attacker to take control of the affected system.”

You can read the Adobe Security Bulletin at http://www.adobe.com/support/security/bulletins/apsb13-21.html but the vulnerabilities in versions of Adobe Flash before September 10 2013 could allow for execution of unwanted code (typically malware), without your consent just by visiting a website with malicious Flash applications or video (SWF). Therefore, you should update your Adobe Flash Player to the latest version to close this loophole.

To determine what version of the Adobe Flash player you have on your Windows, Macintosh or Linux system, visit http://www.adobe.com/software/flash/about/

To verify the version of Adobe Flash Player for Android, go to Settings > Applications > Manage Applications > Adobe Flash Player x.x.

To download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player, visit http://www.adobe.com/products/flashplayer/distribution3.html

Windows users should note that the Flash Player in v9 and earlier versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer v9 and the one in web browsers like Opera, Mozilla Firefox and Safari are separate installs. You should install and update both versions of Adobe Flash.

Internet Explorer v10 (for users for Windows 7 Service Pack 1 and Windows 8) has Adobe Flash Player built-in and users should update to the latest Internet Explorer 10 browser version.

Google Chrome browser users has Adobe Flash Player built-in and users should update the Google Chrome browser to the latest version. See http://www.google.com/support/chrome/bin/answer.py?answer=95414 on how to do so.

Autodesk and circuits.io have launched 123D Circuits (http://123d.circuits.io/), a browser based breadboard design tool. Check out the video below

More from the http://blog.circuits.io/ announcement :

 

“It has always been our mission to make designing and experimenting with electronics accessible to as many people as possible. With circuits.io we already made a big leap in this direction. But for people getting started with electronics, schematics and layout are often still daunting. Over the summer we partnered up with Autodesk to fix this.

We are proud to announce the new version of circuits.io making it even easier and more intuitive to design electronics: 123D Circuits.io. Here are some of the most important new features:

• virtual breadboard based design, allowing to build and experiment with circuits just as you would in real life
• you can add an Arduino to your design, and edit the code right in your browser
• real-time and interactive simulation of both your Arduino code and the circuit attached to it
• full collaborative editing (think of Google Docs for electronics)
• powerful yet easy component editor, making it super easy to add new components to the shared library
• easily create beautiful circuit boards with: free text, b-splice silkscreen art, arbitrary board shapes, …
• ability to embed your design, including simulation on your blog or in an instructable

123D Circuits.io enables beginners to easily get started with electronics. Instead of blowing up a component, you can now experiment freely in the live simulated virtual breadboard environment together with friends without being afraid of breaking something. 123D Circuits.io even allows you to simulate Arduino code along with your electronics to control it all or to learn about programming and Arduino. Let’s admit it, even pros could make good use of such a tool.”

 

 

The full video of Apple’s Special event has been posted at http://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2013/

Apple introduced

• iOS 7 the operating system for Apple mobile platforms which will be available for free on September 18 2013 for iPhone 4 and later, iPad 2 and later, iPad mini and iPod touch (5th generation)
• The iWork mobile suite of productivity apps (Keynote, Pages, Numbers) to create presentations, documents, spreadsheets respectively and creativity applications such as iPhoto and iMovie would be available free of charge for new iOS devices.
• the launch of iTunes Radio 
• the Apple iPhone 5c
• the Apple iPhone 5s

 

Credit : Ars Technica (http://arstechnica.com/)Here’s how you can follow the event as it happens:

• Ars Technica : http://live.arstechnica.com/apple-september-10-event/
• GigaOM : http://gigaom.com/2013/09/10/live-blog-apples-iphone-5s-iphone-5c/
• Engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/10/apple-iphone-liveblog-2013/
• TwitTV : http://www.ustream.tv/channel/1524

 

The Minister of Finance and the Economy, Honourable Senator Larry Howai presented the 2014 Budget Statement in the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament on September 9 2013.

The 2014 Budget Statement and related documents can be downloaded at http://www.finance.gov.tt/mediaroom.php?mid=232

Over several blog posts, I’ll provide the ICT related aspects of the various 2014 budget documents. This post will focus on the key ICT related aspects of the “Public Sector Investment Programme 2014”

ICT related aspects of the “Public Sector Investment Programme 2014”

“Strategic Priority – Economic Growth, Job Creation, Competitiveness and Innovation”, under “Review of the Public Sector Investment Programme 2013”

Page 32 under Science, Research and Development

CARIRI Centre for Enterprise Development

7. In Fiscal 2013, the Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) completed
and launched its Centre for Enterprise Development (CED), which was established at a
cost of $23.23 million. The purpose of this Centre is to build capacity and capability for
enterprise creation, consistent with Government’s strategic priorities of Economic
Growth, Job Creation, Competitiveness and Innovation. The CED provides both
accommodation and technical business advisory support services to individuals and
enterprises with innovative ideas/projects wishing to take these through the incubation
process to commercialisation. CED comprises an innovation incubator facility, a business
incubator facility, a technology incubator facility and an ICT centre.

Page 34, under Investment Promotion

86. During Fiscal 2013, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Investment as part of the establishment of the Single Electronic Window for business and trade facilitation, continued its roll out of e-services on TTBizLink. TTBizLink now offers twenty-one (21)
different e-government services with interconnectivity to more than a dozen Government departments and as at 31 August 2013, over one thousand (1000) businesses and individuals were active users of TTBizLinK.

Services provided on the continued roll out of the initiative included:

• In April 2013 e-Export Health Certificatesfor Dairy and Dairy Products and Meat and Poultry issued by the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Food Production went live.
• In July 2, 2013 Employers and Employees were now also able to apply online via
  TTBizLinK for their NI 1 (Employer) and NI 4 (Employee) registration numbers from the National Insurance Board (NIB) of the Ministry of Finance and the Economy.

Pages 53-55, under “Information Technology and Infrastructure”

150. Improvements to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) have
continued in fiscal 2013 with an expenditure of $105.566 million under the Public Sector
Reform Computerisation Programme. Activities carried out for fiscal 2013 included:

• At the Police Service: server room upgrades at the San Fernando Office,
  expansion of the network at Riverside Plaza. Distribution of GPS Units to
  Tobago , and the Southern and South Western Divisions for the implementation of the mobile GPS Project. Three hundred (300) computer systems and seventy eight (78) printers were purchased, the Versadex Database has been upgraded and the software for the Firearms Database has been purchased.
• At the Ministry of Justice for the Forensic Science Centre: Upgrade of
  electrical and cooling systems in the Server Room were completed. Installation of servers and networking equipment, switches and re-cabling of network infrastructure in main building have commenced. For the Legal Aid and Advisory Authority, network cabling has been completed and computers have been purchased and installed at the San Fernando and Scarborough Offices.
• At the Ministry of the People and Social Development: Dell Storage Area Network was installed and the datacentre relocated, all electrical and cooling works were completed, and preparatory works commenced on the Integrated Social Enterprise Management System.
• At the Ministry of Sport: works continued on the upgrade of the data-centre electrical infrastructure, the migration and design of Infrastructure of the Network for Head Office, design and installation of data voice networking infrastructure, the setup of video conferencing facilities and the installation of an IP-PBX phone and building intercom system.

151. The computerisation programme in Tobago continued with an expenditure of $3.8
million on the Secondary School Computerisation Programme, networking of the THA
Divisions and the computerisation and networking of the Ministry of Tobago Affairs.

152. In fiscal 2013, the Ministry of Science and Technology completed the development of smarTT – the National ICT Plan 2014-2018. SmarTT was developed following extensive Government and national consultations which highlighted the need to better utilised resources to achieve sustainable development. The Plan was developed using a 5-stage approach, Plan–Discover–Design–Report–Consult and its formulation builds on the programmes initiated under Fast Forward – the National ICT Plan 2003-2008, and the projects and initiatives implemented post fastforward.

153. The core of smarTT features five (5) thematic areas as follows:

• Innovation and Human Capital Development;
• Access and Digital Inclusion;
• e-Business and ICT Sector Development;
• Infrastructure Development, and
• e-Government

154. Significant progress was also made on the implementation of Phase I for the establishment of six (6) Community-based ICT Access Centres by September 30, 2013. It is proposed that two (2) of the proposed centres in the Penal/Siparia/Debe and Toco/Cumana regions will be operational by September 2013.

155. The publication of Tender Notices has been implemented on the ttconnect portal.
This service provides a central, easy-to-use environment where all of GoRTT Tender
Notices will be published and made available online. Additionally, the Ministry of
Science and Technology commenced the procurement and implementation of its
Managed Services and High Availability Solutions for ttconnect.

156. In fiscal 2013, a review of GovNeTT was conducted by the Infocomm Development Authority International of Singapore (IDAi) which yielded a gap analysis for the current network and recommendations on enhancing the current investment meet the growing demands of GoRTT. Additionally, five (5) IT Manager’s Consultations were held in Trinidad and Tobago to collaborate on developing the specifications for the technical Terms of Reference for the envisioned GovNeTT 3.0.

157. The IDB assisted E-Government and Knowledge Brokering Programme continued in fiscal 2013 on the procurement of consultancy and services on over thirty (30) projects including:

• at the Ministry of Health Mobilization has commenced for the Reengineering of the Ministry of Health 
• at the Service Commissions Department, evaluation has been completed for the Design of an Electronic Document Management System 
• at the Parliament discussions have been initiated on the transitioning of
  Parliament to an E – Parliament and a draft plan has been developed.

Under PUBLIC SECTOR INVESTMENT PROGRAMME 2014

Pages 126-127, under “Information Technology and Infrastructure”

72. The improvement of the information technology infrastructure of the Public
Service will continue with the allocation of $138.1 million to the Public Sector Reform
Computerisation Programme. Activities scheduled to continue include:

• the acquisition of hardware by the Police Service, upgrade of network infrastructure at the Police Headquarters, server rooms, Digital Finger Print Capture System, interrogator system, Firearms Management System, Versadex upgrade, network security upgrade, purchase of 600 computers and the expansion of the police network
• the Ministry of Finance and the Economy upgrade of ASYCUDA to ASYCUDA World at the Customs and Excise Division will continue, as well as its integration with the Single Electronic Window 
• the Ministry of Justice upgrades to the network of the Forensic Science Centre as well as the procurement of a Laboratory Integrated Management System, upgrade of cabling infrastructure for the Port of Spain Legal Aid and Advisory Office, installation and configuration of centralized, management IT Systems for the Prison Service and the establishment of an Electronic Monitoring Programme.
• network upgrades at the Ministry of the People and Social Development, hardware and software acquisition for the continued implementation of a storage area network and the continued implementation of an Integrated Social Enterprise Management System

373.  An allocation of $3.8 million for the Computerization Programme Tobago will allow for the continuation of the Secondary School Computerization Programme, the networking of the divisions of Finance, Planning, Education, Youth Affairs and Sports
and the computerisation and networking of the Ministry of Tobago Development.

374. The Ministry of Science and Technology will continue several ICT initiatives including:

• the STAR.TT Community-based ICT Access Centre initiative, targeted at
  reducing the Digital Divide through the implementation of fit-for-purpose
  equipped ICT facilities. It is envisaged that as many as eighteen (18)
  additional Centres will be made available in underserved communities
  throughout Trinidad and Tobago in fiscal 2014.
• the rollout of further key enhancements to the ttconnect technology platform such as the ttconnect Foundation Services Infrastructure (FSi), whereby Ministries and Government Agencies will be able to re-use common services to rapidly develop, deploy and operate their e-Services more efficiently and the ttconnect Business Continuity Management Initiative which will establish a disaster recovery capability of the enterprise Portal Solution
• the implementation of Phase III of the Government Wide Area Network, GovNeTT 3.0. GovNeTT provides secure high-speed connections among Government Ministries and Agencies as well as the means to work more collaboratively and efficiently to deliver enhanced and seamless services to the public.

Page 127,  Under “Communication”

376. In fiscal 2014, funding will be provided for the upgrade of the communication system of the Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS). In 2009, approval was given for the migration of the communication system of the TTPS from analogue to digital while ensuring full nationwide compatibility with other national security agencies. A contract was signed at value of $198.72 million of which eighty five per cent (85%) will be funded by an ExIMBank direct loan. To achieve full operation the project will be executed for a duration of 28 months and will provide:

• increased microwave capacity for various types of data transfer
• increased coverage for Tobago
• integrated Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) with mapping and Automatic 
• Vehicle Location (AVL)
• integration of TTPS inter-operability capability with Military Tactical Radio 
• Systems and other civilian agencies
• an integrated CAD with E911 logging and recorder systems for public safety and protection

 

The Minister of Finance and the Economy, Honourable Senator Larry Howai presented the 2014 Budget Statement in the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament on September 9 2013.

The 2014 Budget Statement and related documents can be downloaded at http://www.finance.gov.tt/mediaroom.php?mid=232

Over several blog posts, I’ll provide the ICT related aspects of the various 2014 budget documents. This post will focus on the key ICT related aspects of the “Public Sector Investment Programme (Tobago) 2014”

ICT related aspects of the “Public Sector Investment Programme (Tobago) 2014”

Pages 16-17, under “Strategic Priority – Economic Growth, Job Creation, Competiveness and Innovation”

Information Technology and Infrastructure

46. An allocation of approximately $4.5 million was expended on the improvement of
Information Technology Infrastructure on the island of Tobago. Under the Computerisation of Tobago Programme, $3.8 million was expended on activities including

• continuation of the Establishment of a Management of Information System Unit.
• establishment of an Integrated Financial Management System. 
• continuation of the Roll out of Project IHRIS. 
• implementation of a THA Wide Area Network and Data Centre 
• continuation of the upgrade of the Divisions of the THA.

47.  An amount of $0.7 million was utilised on the establishment of an Information and
Communication Technology Unit, and the continuation of the Information Communication
Technology Programme.

Communication

48. The allocation of $1 million was utilised by the Ministry of Tobago Development for the
continuation of improvement of the network, the purchase of new hardware and the acquisition of new software.

 

The Minister of Finance and the Economy, Honourable Senator Larry Howai presented the 2014 Budget Statement in the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament on September 9 2013.

The 2014 Budget Statement and related documents can be downloaded at http://www.finance.gov.tt/mediaroom.php?mid=232

Over several blog posts, I’ll provide the ICT related aspects of the various 2014 budget documents. This post will focus on the ICT related aspects of the “Social Sector Investment Programme 2014”

ICT related aspects of the “Social Sector Investment Programme 2014”

Pages 63-64, under “Education”

C. Integrating ICTs in Education – Laptop Initiative

“In fiscal year 2012/2013, 17,362 laptops were distributed to Form 1 students in 152 secondary schools, under the eCAL-Laptop Initiative. All laptops were imaged with a total of 29 software packages. A total of 476 laptops were also granted to primary school principals. Overall, from fiscal 2010 – 2013, 54,329 laptops have been distributed under this programme.

Additional achievements in ICTs include:

• Conducted training for 7,734 teachers in a series of courses aimed at equipping staff with the necessary skills to infuse ICTs into their Teaching and Learning Strategies/
  Activities;
• Collaborated with Microsoft Inc. to host three eCAL ICT in Education Innovative Award competitions in recognition of the efforts of teachers in infusing ICT into the curricula of both primary and secondary schools;
• 35 Curriculum Officers, utilised the Distance Education modality to support the integration of ICTs in curriculum delivery;
• Developed ICT integrated instructional packages for Forms 1-3 for seven subject
  areas;
• Continued to successfully operate 26 National Open School of Trinidad and Tobago
  (NOSTT) Centres, with enrolments totaling approximately 5,000 persons;
• Completed the registration of over 13,000 Form 1 students as part of the eCAL
  programme, by the National Library and Information System (NALIS). This will ensure that students have access to e-resources on NALIS’ website
• Prepared a Draft ICT in Education Policy;
• Completed the procurement of Audio Visual equipment including 55” Smart Televisions, Interactive multi-media projectors and Radios for all primary schools. Distribution is due to start on September 25, 2013
• Signed MoU with Intel Corporation for the engagement of their services to assist with the development of:
  • A Comprehensive ICT in education plan;
  • An implementation roadmap to achieve the strategic objectives for ICT in education;
  • A comprehensive teachers’ training programme; and
  • An ICT in education evaluation model;
• Completed the procurement of IT online (an eLearning resource for the teaching
  and learning of Information Technology in preparation for the CSEC examination).
  Deployment will commence in September 2013 and will be provided to all 152 Secondary schools;
• Initiated the development and implementation of eduCATE (edu Children,
  Administrators and Teachers in Excellence Portal). Design and development work has been completed. Implementation is 80% completed. Identification of curricula for online implementation has been initiated;
• Initiated the procurement and tendering process for the Schools’ Connectivity
  Program. This program comprises:
  • Broadband access for all schools;
  • Pervasive WiFi access at every school location throughout Trinidad and Tobago;
  • IP Security Surveillance System for all schools with centralised monitoring;
  • Education Content Delivery Management System;
• Initiated the implementation of a Technology Refurbishment Centre.

 

Page 64-65, under “tertiary education”

“Key achievements of the MTEST [Ministry of Tertiary Education and Skills Training] include:

• Launched, in July 2012, the Trinidad and Tobago Research and Education Network
  (TTRENT), and signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UWI, UTT and COSTAATT to establish guidelines for the TTRENT. This initiative will connect all
  post-secondary, tertiary level, research institutions and agencies of TEST and  various other stakeholders, locally and regionally. The National Research and
  Education Network (NREN) will also allow students and researchers to engage with
  international and regional e-learning content. It is also expected that this initiative
  will provide a national platform that will allow Trinidad and Tobago to link with regional and global networks in order to drive research and development in the service of economic activity and transformation;
• Launched, in February 2013, the Caribbean Research and Education Network (C@
  ribNET), which offers local students, researchers, educators, professional
  and administrative staff of Tertiary Level Institutions (TLIs) access to research and
  education centres throughout the region in a variety of areas including science and
  technology, health, security and culture.  C@ribNET’s broadband, high-speed fibreoptic infrastructure connects over 26 million persons in at least 21 countries in the region;
• Signed an MOU with Microsoft Trinidad and Tobago for the establishment of a local
  arm of Microsoft’s youth in education and entrepreneurship project, YouthSpark. Under the agreement, Microsoft will provide access to software solutions at State-operated academic institutions, as well as training for educators and students in the use of solutions. Microsoft will also provide support for other development programmes, such as DreamSpark, BizSpark and Imagine Cup, which will help young students and potential business creators gain access to technology to start a business;

Page 152, under Minstry of Gender, Youth and Child Development

“The following projects will be continued or implemented in fiscal year 2014.

1. RESPECT ME, RESPECT YOU

The Respect Me, Respect You initiative is a programme aimed at addressing various types
of bullying within the school, home, workplace and communities. Bullying via thorough the use of communication technology is also approved under this initiative. In the long term, the initiative projects the creation of a caring environment and reducing, if not preventing, bullying in its various forms is envisaged. The initiative includes a three pronged approach, which will continue into fiscal 2013-2014 and would involve a nationwide sensitivity and awareness campaign utilising multi-media approaches and
community outreach workshops.

Page 154, under “Ministry of National Diversity and Social Integration”

“The following key initiatives will be undertaken in fiscal 2014:

…7. National Archives

• Institutional Strengthening of the National Archives including an upgrade of the information technology hardware and software and training of staff;”

 

The Minister of Finance and the Economy, Honourable Senator Larry Howai presented the 2014 Budget Statement in the Trinidad and Tobago Parliament on September 9 2013.

The 2014 Budget Statement and related documents can be downloaded at http://www.finance.gov.tt/mediaroom.php?mid=232

Over several blog posts, I’ll provide the ICT related aspects of the various 2014 budget documents. This post will focus on the ICT related aspects of the 2014 Budget Statement

The ICT related aspects of the 2014 Budget Statement :

Pages 10-11, under “Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) and Labour”

“Mr. Speaker, while access to the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange allow these small and medium-sized businesses  to connect with investors who wished to participate in the equity of such companies, we are also ensuring that small and micro-businesses are able to participate in the national economy in a consistent and sustainable manner. In the coming year, the Ministry of Labour and Small and Micro Enterprise Development will review the Fair Share programme and will hold its first Fair Share Expo to increase the visibility of certified SMEs. The Ministry will also implement a number of initiatives, including a web portal, to add further impetus to this programme.”

Page 17, under Information and Communication Technology

“Mr. Speaker, we have identified the year 2018 to transition Trinidad and Tobago to the top 30 countries out of 148 in the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI) prepared by the World Economic Forum. The Global Competitiveness Index is the internationally well-established mechanism to assess the competitiveness of the countries in the basket.

We are marketing this objective to signal to the world our readiness as a technologically sound and viable environment for attracting foreign direct investment. We are collaborating with the World Bank Group to fashion supply-side and demand-side initiatives to build an e-ready society, to increase the availability and affordability of technologies, to expand the accessibility of telecommunications and broadband networks and to improve Government efficiency in its delivery service.”

Page 21, under “Education and Human-Capital Development”

“Mr. Speaker, we are moving rapidly to improve our education system:

• we are creating a technologically-based education system. Laptops have been provided to 70,000 students, 4,000 teachers and over 650 principals, vice-principals and supervisors. Wi-Fi connectivity is being installed and, to utilize the technology, the competency and quality of teachers are being improved;”

Page 23, under “Health”

” Mr. Speaker, in order to make the CDAP [Chronic Disease Assistance Programme] system more efficient and to eliminate abuse, we will commence implementation of a health card system in the new fiscal year. The health card will be electronic and will serve as a means to access health care services. The health card system will ensure that we have a register of all patients accessing the health services; this will enhance our ability to monitor and improve health services being delivered to our citizens. The information captured and managed by this system will provide the basis for the development and implementation of a national health insurance system.”

Page 26, under “Defence, Security and Safety”

• “building capacity within law enforcement. The Government will continue to increase staff levels and training to boost detection rates. We will recruit an additional 1,000 regular police officers; we will also recruit 5,000 Special Reserve Police with 1,500 expected to be trained by the end of 2013; we are training officers in scientific methods for solving crime, in evidence-based policing and Crime Scene Investigation (CSI) techniques. Coupled with the computerising of police charge rooms and the deployment of GPS technology in police vehicles, the approach to law enforcement will be accurate, reliable and efficient;…”

“…Mr. Speaker, the Government has continued to roll out its own CCTV network to bolster existing capacity. Two hundred and forty-five CCTV cameras have been installed at Beetham, Sea Lots, Dundonald Street, Aranguez, El Socorro, Morvant, San Juan and Santa Cruz. Additionally, 118 cameras have been installed at various locations in Tobago. As at
August 2013, 873 CCTV cameras have been installed in East Port-of-Spain and in Tobago. Installation is scheduled to continue in the Central, Southern and Western Divisions.”

“…Mr. Speaker, similarly, the Government will implement a number of medium-term security measures. These policies will provide improved access to social services and deepen law enforcement/community relations. Some of the measures entail:

• full implementation of the National Security Operations Centre (NSOC) which will be the communications platform of all law enforcement agencies; 
• enhanced E999 and rapid response service to provide real-time responses to all emergency calls with linkages to all police vehicles outfitted with GPS tracking technology;”

 

 

The Google Chrome Blog announced yesterday Chrome Apps that can work when offline.

“..we’re unveiling a new kind of Chrome App, which brings together the speed, security and flexibility of the modern web with the powerful functionality previously only available with software installed on your devices. (Think apps designed for your desktop or laptop, just like the ones for your phone and tablet.) These apps are more powerful than before, and can help you get work done, play games in full-screen and create cool content all from the web. If you’re using Windows or a Chromebook, you can check them out in the “For your desktop” collection in the Chrome Web Store (Mac & Linux coming soon). “

Visit the Chrome Web Store.

September 5th also marked the 5 year anniversary of the release of the first Chrome web browser

 

Via Techcrunch :

Adobe today announced its Photography Program, which for $9.99 per month offers photographers who own a previous copy of Photoshop (starting with CS3) access to a “lite” version of Creative Cloud with Photoshop CC and Lightroom 5, as well as a Behance membership with access to Adobe ProSite and 20GB of online storage.

This offer is valid until December 31, 2013, but it’s worth noting that this is not an introductory price. Users who subscribe now will continue to pay $9.99 even after the offer expires.