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MACROMEDIA BRINGS MACROMEDIA FLASH
SUPPORT TO SONY'S HANDHELD DEVICES
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| Sony's CLIE NX-series handhelds
are first Palm OS-based device to feature Macromedia
Flash Player support |
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San Francisco and Tokyo—November
4, 2002—Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) in
association with Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE), today
announced that Macromedia
Flash Player is embedded into all of Sony's new
CLIE NX-series devices. The devices are the first to
feature Macromedia Flash Player support on Palm OS.
Macromedia Flash Player is the leading rich client for
Internet content and applications across the broadest
range of platforms and devices.
"Macromedia is excited to augment the incredible
multimedia capabilities of the CLIE NX-series handhelds
to include Macromedia Flash Player," said Peter
Meechan, vice president, Macromedia.
"The Sony CLIE product line is about redefining
the role of a handheld device," said Toshinori
Nakamura, general manager, Sony Corporation's Handheld
Computer Company. "Sony selected Macromedia Flash
as the vehicle for amplifying Sony's multimedia and
content vision given that Macromedia Flash is the standard
in creating dynamic multimedia applications and services.
The CLIE handheld includes an interactive CLIE Demo
application created with Macromedia Flash that highlights
the new features of the device. Sony looks forward to
working closely with Macromedia and its more than 1.6
million creative Macromedia Flash designers and developers
to revolutionize the handheld experience."
Macromedia Flash MX is the fastest way to create rich
Internet content and applications across the broadest
range of platforms and devices. For developers, Macromedia
Flash MX includes templates that enable the quick creation
of rich content for devices, as well as other enhancements
that will increase developer productivity and reduce
their time to market. For more detailed product information,
click here.
The CLIE PEG-NX70V and PEG-NX60 models are the latest
Sony entertainment handhelds powered by a 200MHz ARM-compliant
processor and enhanced by the new Palm OS 5 operating
system. These new devices enable users to take photos
and record video clips, record voice memos, and wirelessly
browse the Internet on a Wi-Fi (802.11b) network with
an optional Sony wireless LAN card--in addition to playing
MP3 audio files and video games.
ABOUT SONY CORPORATION
Sony
Corporation is a leading manufacturer of audio,
video, communications and information technology products
for the consumer and professional markets. Its music,
pictures and computer entertainment operations make
Sony one of the most comprehensive entertainment companies
in the world. Sony recorded consolidated annual sales
of over $57 billion for the fiscal year ended March
31, 2002.
ABOUT MACROMEDIA
Macromedia empowers
millions of designers and developers to create effective
user experiences across the widest array of platforms
and devices. Through an open, integrated family of client,
tool, and server technologies, Macromedia is driving
a new generation of rich Internet applications that
radically improves the Internet experience. |
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