San Francisco—April 29, 2002—Macromedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MACR) today announced Macromedia Studio MX, the essential suite of integrated tools for developing the full spectrum of Internet solutions, from simple HTML to the emerging class of rich Internet applications. Macromedia Studio MX combines the latest versions of market-leading Macromedia tools to provide developers with a streamlined, integrated product family focused on increasing developer productivity and return on investment.

Macromedia Studio MX includes Macromedia Dreamweaver MX (see separate release), Macromedia Flash MX, Macromedia Fireworks MX (see separate release), Macromedia FreeHand 10, and a developer edition of Macromedia ColdFusion MX (see separate release). The studio, with introductory pricing of $799, is expected to ship in May. For more information, visit www.macromedia.com/go/studiomx/.

"Macromedia Studio MX is the first complete solution for developing rich Internet applications, bringing together the criticial elements for delivering on this new market segment," said Dominic Gallello, executive vice president, Macromedia. "Our customers have always used Macromedia Flash and Dreamweaver together. Based on their requests, we are now combining those market-leading tools with other solutions to deliver one easy, powerful, and open solution for creating the most effective user experiences."

Macromedia Studio MX delivers a completely integrated experience. It offers product integration, common user-interface standards, and a seamless workflow to accelerate developer productivity. The consistent user interface elements include color management, drawing tools, code editing, a common property inspector, and panel management to make it seamless when moving between applications. The products also provide support for accessibility, better usability, and the latest operating systems including Windows XP and Mac OS X. More than 2.4 million designers and developers already use a combination of the products available in the studio.

"Macromedia Studio MX brings together all the products we already use to create Emerils.com, the official website for celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse," said Damion Michaels, webmaster of Emerils.com. "With the new PHP support in Dreamweaver MX, productivity enhancements in Macromedia Flash MX, and increased integration with Fireworks MX and FreeHand 10, the mixture of ingredients in the new studio is indeed a recipe for success. And trust us, we know about successful recipes around here."

Macromedia Dreamweaver MX enables developers to both design and code the full spectrum of solutions from websites to Internet applications. Macromedia Flash MX, which began shipping in March, enables the development of rich Internet applications and content that deliver the best user experiences with significant return on investment. Macromedia Fireworks MX provides the easiest way to create, optimize, and export interactive graphics in a single, web-centric environment. Macromedia FreeHand 10 provides customers a quick way to storyboard websites that can be exported into Dreamweaver. The developer edition of Macromedia ColdFusion MX is a non-expiring, full-featured edition that works on a single computer to enable customers to develop rich Internet applications.

PRICING AND AVAILABILITY
Macromedia Studio MX is expected to ship in May with introductory pricing at $799. Information on upgrading from one or more Macromedia products is available at www.macromedia.com/go/studioupgrade/. Studio MX will be available in English in May; with Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swedish available at a later date. Macromedia MX seminars will be held throughout North America, check www.macromedia.com/go/q103prseminar for more information.

ABOUT MACROMEDIA
Macromedia (www.macromedia.com) 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 will radically improve the Internet experience.