San Francisco, CA—November 11, 2003— Macromedia, Inc. (Nasdaq: MACR) today announced the immediate availability of an update for Macromedia Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004 that includes performance and stability improvements as well as expanded documentation. The Flash MX 2004 7.0.1 updater is available at no charge at http://www.macromedia.com/go/updates .

New, updated trial versions of Flash MX 2004 and Flash MX Professional 2004 are also available for download today, and customers with previously expired trial versions will be able to try the new versions with a special serial number available at www.macromedia.com/go/tryfmx2004 .

Macromedia also added new resources to the Flash Developer Center that enable customers to take advantage of the breakthrough capabilities of the new products. The center is organized across a broad range of topics to quickly enable customers to find topics that match their interests, such as data integration, Screens, video, Version 2 Components, and ActionScript 2.0. The developer center is available at www.macromedia.com/devnet/mx/flash.

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