Havok White Paper
The Havok Xtra for Macromedia Director is a rigid body-physics system based on the technology Havok supplies to game developers for the next generation of PC, PS2, Gamecube, and Xbox titles. You can deliver unprecedented interactivity on the web using Havok. This white paper gives an overview of Havok and the basic principles of physics to get you started right away (don't worry, there are only three, and Newton figured them out long ago).

Intel 3D White Paper
Macromedia and Intel have worked together to provide a breakthrough solution that is expected to bring 3D graphics squarely into the web mainstream, and make it easier for developers to reach a broad audience with 3D content. To find out why 3D on the Internet has not taken off before, read the white paper, "Macromedia Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio with Intel 3D Graphics Software: Powerful, Scalable 3D for the Web Mainstream," and discover how this is going to change.