San Francisco—December 17, 2002—Macromedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MACR) today announced that Macromedia Flash MX received the Macworld Editor's Choice Award for best Web Publishing Software. Macromedia Fireworks MX was picked as a runner-up in the same category. The 18th annual honors are bestowed on the Macintosh products that take full advantage of the power available in Apple's latest operating system, Mac OS X. The awards were announced in the December 2002 issue of Macworld.

"Macromedia delivered new versions of all of its core authoring products running on Mac OS X in 2002, so it's great to see such a positive response on these new products from both customers and the industry," said Norm Meyrowitz, president of products, Macromedia. "With support for application components, video, and accessible content for people with disabilities, Macromedia Flash MX enables customers to streamline development time and deliver great end-user experiences to the widest possible audience."

Both Macromedia Flash MX and Fireworks MX are available as part of Macromedia Studio MX, which has been adopted by more than 250,000 customers since its introduction in June, making it the most successful offering in Macromedia history. Macromedia recently announced that the product's $799 introductory pricing will end on December 31, 2002, at which time the cost will increase to $899. As an extra incentive to buy or upgrade, anyone purchasing Macromedia Studio MX before the end of the year will receive a copy of Macromedia MX Developer Resource Kit Volume 1, a $99 value, as an added bonus upon registration. The kit is a collection of the latest resources to jumpstart the development of data-rich, interactive applications. More information on this promotion is available at www.macromedia.com/go/studio_offer.

Macromedia Studio MX is the essential suite of integrated tools for developing the full spectrum of Internet solutions, from simple HTML to rich Internet applications. Macromedia Studio MX includes Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, Macromedia Flash MX, Macromedia Fireworks MX, Macromedia FreeHand 10, and a developer edition of ColdFusion MX. For more information on Macromedia Studio MX, visit www.macromedia.com/go/studiomx/.

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