Major performance and stability boosts for Macromedia Dreamweaver and Studio released
Free updaters and new evaluation guides for Studio products now available
AUCKLAND New Zealand - 16 March 2004 - Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR) announced the immediate availability of an update for
Macromedia Dreamweaver MX 2004 that offers substantial performance and stability improvements over the prior shipping
version. With this updater, Dreamweaver MX 2004 increases end-user productivity by enhancing key workflows and improving
the performance of the application. The updater is available for no charge at http://www.macromedia.com/go/updates/.
With the release of the Dreamweaver updater, all Macromedia Studio MX 2004 products have been optimised for better
quality and performance. New Studio MX 2004 purchases will include all of the updated products. Existing users can
download the free individual product updaters online.
Dreamweaver MX 2004 now runs significantly faster, with performance gains of up to 50 percent on Windows and up to 70
percent on Mac OS X.
"The performance improvements are extraordinary," said Joe Lewis, web developer, Charles Schwab. "This updater shows
Macromedia's commitment to its customers. With this updater, Dreamweaver MX 2004 is, without a doubt, the number one web
development productivity tool available today."
New, updated trial versions and Evaluation Guides for the Studio MX 2004 products are available today at
http://www.macromedia.com/go/studioupdates/. Customers with previously expired trial versions of Dreamweaver MX 2004
will be able to try the new version at http://www.macromedia.com/go/dwupdate/.
Macromedia is also responding to customer feedback regarding product licensing with modifications to its upgrade policy
for certain products. The new upgrade policy permits a Studio MX 2004 product upgrader to use the prior version of the
product on the same computer as the upgrade version. An additional policy change has also been made that gives
developers limited rights to distribute their own Macromedia Flash components based on those included with the MX 2004
products. Additional details regarding licence changes can be found at http://www.macromedia.com/go/studioupdates.
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