Adobe

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/

It looks promising, but isn't PS CS3 still in beta?

This survey link was forwarded to me by a fellow VR Photographer, and I thought it might be of interest -- Several times a year someone asks about where to find surveys such as this.

The study was performed by consumer market research organization Millward Brown, and

"The goal of this proprietary study commissioned by Adobe Systems, Inc. is to track and compare Plug-In technology used to view content on the web"

Today I attended a presentation by Julieanne Kost, presented by the New England School of Photography in Boston.
Many of you may know Julieanne as one of Adobe's chief evangelists. (I haven't used Lightroom, but I was quite impressed with its
feature set.)

Notes: Lightroom to begin shipping in early 2007. Adobe Bridge will not go away. Most photographers will not need Bridge.
Lightroom will utilize a plug in architecture, like PS. (Could this be useful for HDR or Panoramas??)
Julieanne was demoing a beta of Lightroom that was only two days old, and not available to the public at press time.

IVRPA members are invited to free lectures and seminars given by a world-class photographer and an Adobe expert as they share insights on photography and the digital workflow.

Hear from world-class photographer Colin Finlay and learn more about Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (a new application for importing, managing, developing and showcasing large photo collections) at 25 universities across the US. On the first day or evening, Finlay will share his 17-year career as a photographer, including commercial work as well as documentation of social issues such as wars and famine. The following day, Adobe's Senior Evangelist Julieanne Kost, will provide an in-depth seminar on using Photoshop and Photoshop Lightroom to support a digital workflow in digital imaging software.

I had a chance to play with Adobe Bridge today, and I noticed that
the Adobe Photographers Directory is integrated into the selections.
IVRPA members are well represented in the APD, under "Virtual Reality".
Also, if you are a IVRPA member, you can qualify to be listed in the APD.