Macromedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MACR) today unveiled the next generation of its award-winning MX product family used by professional developers and designers to build web sites and applications. Major new versions of the industry-leading Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, and Fireworks tools will continue to move the digital world from inaction to interactive experiences, while new products such as Macromedia Flash MX Professional 2004 will bring the power of the Internet to a new class of advanced developers. The MX 2004 family also includes new building blocks called the MX Elements for Flash and the MX Elements for HTML, along with a unique look and feel for Internet applications called Halo.

"We launched Macromedia MX in 2002 with a challenge to the industry and to our customers: make digital experiences better. Our customers embraced this challenge and created content and applications that surpassed our expectations -- like they always do," said Rob Burgess, chairman and CEO, Macromedia. "We built MX 2004 based on the incredible things our customers did and the feedback they provided along the way. These new products and building blocks will give them the power to run with their creativity and take digital experiences to whole new levels. "

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