Mercury are you able to post your news yet?

Does anyone know if actionscript 3.0 can be written outside flash?
I mean the new version of flash cs3 is lots of money. If I need flash I just use a programme that came with my web editor from NAMO, its called freemotion.
As with the web editor I am ust using it to place things, then am using xhtml and css to finish it off.

Is there an alternative cheaper way to script/programme 3d things for the web that is not going to die out too soon, what about Java?

Many thanks.