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title: "Podcast: What’s New in Flare 6 — Interview with Mike Hamilton"
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# Podcast: What’s New in Flare 6 — Interview with Mike Hamilton

**Listen here:**

[Audio](https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3?https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/podcasts/flare6.mp3)

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[Flare 6](http://www.madcapsoftware.com/products/flare?utm_source=ratherbewriting&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=Flare%2BVersion%206) is available today from Madcap Software. This weekend I interviewed Mike Hamilton, VP of Product Management, about the new features Flare 6 contains. In this podcast, we talk about five of the new features in Flare:

- Batch processing GUI and macro targets
- Topic metadata (e.g., owner, status)
- The new link viewer
- Mobile targets
- Multimedia integration

Mike also mentions some user interface improvements, usability refinements, and hints at upcoming integrations with SharePoint later this year or early next.

[Check out Flare 6](http://www.madcapsoftware.com/products/flare?utm_source=ratherbewriting&utm_medium=Banner&utm_campaign=Flare%2BVersion%206) on Madcap Software's site. And if you're looking for Mike Hamilton's blog, see [http://madcapsoftware2.wordpress.com](http://madcapsoftware2.wordpress.com/). You can contact Mike by email at (email address hidden).

With the Flare 6 release, I'm particularly excited about the multimedia integration and link viewer. I signed up for the beta but have been so busy with an upcoming project release that I haven't had time to evaluate it. Madcap was kind enough to upgrade me to version 6 as a thank-you for the podcast, so I'll probably be posting about the multimedia integration soon (along with some screencasts using my new mic).