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MACROMEDIA DREAMWEAVER(TM) 2 SPEEDS WEB SITE DEVELOPMENT WITH SUPPORT
FOR ORACLE8i(TM) AND ORACLE(R) INTERMEDIA
New Custom Objects Will Enable Live Views of Database Content During
the Web Authoring Process
iEC ’99 – New York, NY – April 27, 1999 – Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ:
MACR) today announced new custom objects for Dreamweaver which will
allow Web designers and developers to drag and drop multimedia data
stored in Oracle8i(TM), the Internet platform for business
innovation, directly into Dreamweaver 2, the solution for
professional Web site design and production. This new functionality
will enable users to visualize live database content within the Web
authoring environment, eliminating the process of saving, posting and
previewing data through their Web browser. The new Oracle8i objects
for Dreamweaver 2 will be available as a free download from
http://www.dreamweaver.com later this quarter.
“Developing and maintaining dynamic Web sites is one of the most
critical concerns facing our customers today,” said David Mendels,
vice president of Macromedia’s Web Publishing division. “The new
Oracle8i objects for Dreamweaver 2 will enable the efficient creation
and maintenance of dynamic, data-driven Web sites that leverage
digital media assets in Internet applications for e-commerce, news
and information, entertainment and more.”
“We’re delighted to work with partners such as Macromedia to help
companies build highly competitive businesses on the Internet,” said
Shari Simon, senior vice president of Alliances and Online Sales at
Oracle Corporation. “The powerful combination of Oracle 8i, Oracle(R)
interMedia, and Macromedia Dreamweaver 2 will enable Web teams to
create highly dynamic, media-rich Web sites that are easy to produce
and maintain.”
ABOUT ORACLE8I AND ORACLE INTERMEDIA
Oracle8i is the Internet platform for business innovation. Oracle8i
enhances Oracle 8(TM)’s industry-leading technology with special
features that make it easy to create robust and scalable Internet and
corporate intranet applications. Oracle8i also extends Oracle’s
proven technology leadership in the areas of transaction processing,
data warehousing, and high availability to handle the demanding
performance, business intelligence, and continuous needs of Internet
users. Oracle interMedia enables Oracle8i to manage text, documents,
image, audio and video in an integrated fashion with other enterprise
information. With Oracle8i interMedia, media-rich applications gain
the level of security, administrative controls, performance and
scalability essential for e-commerce, media asset management and Web
publishing.
ABOUT DREAMWEAVER 2
Macromedia Dreamweaver 2 is a professional solution for Web site
design and production with powerful new features for efficient page
production, deluxe site management, visual authoring for dynamic
publishing, and Roundtrip XML. Because of its open, extensible
architecture, Dreamweaver works seamlessly with custom and commercial
tools for e-commerce, dynamic publishing and rich media content
creation. Dreamweaver 2 supports industry-leading solutions from
Oracle, BroadVision, Allaire, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Real Networks and
more. For more information or to download a free 30-day evaluation
copy, visit http://www.dreamweaver.com.
ABOUT MACROMEDIA
Macromedia’s mission is to add life to the Web. By providing its
award-winning Web Publishing, Web Traffic, and Web Learning solutions
to Web designers, consumers, and the enterprise, Macromedia is
delivering a completely new generation of Internet tools and
technologies designed to transform the Web experience. Headquartered
in San Francisco, Macromedia (NASDAQ: MACR) has more than 500
employees worldwide and is available on the Internet at
http://www.macromedia.com. Macromedia also hosts one of the most
engaging entertainment sites on the Web at http://www.shockrave.com.