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Macromedia today announced Studio 8, Flash Professional 8, Dreamweaver 8, Fireworks 8, and Flash Player 8. Dreamweaver 8, the latest version of the company’s Web design and development application, will be available in September for US$399 for a full license ($199 upgrade). Fireworks 8, a solution for creating and optimizing high-quality, lightweight graphics and images for the Web, will be available next month for $299 for a full license ($149 upgrade). Flash Player 8, Macromedia’s Flash Player client runtime, is free of charge and is available now.

Macromedia has updated its Web Publishing System, which includes Contribute 3.1 and Contribute Publishing Services 1.1. Contribute enables non-technical users to easily update pages on Web sites or intranets. According to the release notes, the updates deliver several improvements including the ability to create “sub-sites” and enhancements to the LDAP connectivity.

Macromedia shares fell 30 percent on Thursday, one day after the software company cut its revenue growth target for the year, citing slower-than-expected adoption rate of its Sudio MX 2004 suite. Macromedia said it now expects revenue for the fiscal year ending March 31 to increase by 5 percent to 10 percent, down from its previous view of 10 percent to 20 percent.

Macromedia, developer of Flash and Dreamweaver, on Wednesday posted a profit of US$6.7 million, or 10 cents per share, for its first quarter of fiscal year 2004. In the year-ago quarter, the company reported a net loss of $2 million or 3 cents per share. Revenues for the three months ended June 30, 2003 were $83.1 million, compared with net revenues of $84.3 million reported in the comparable period a year ago.

Macromedia today announced that it has been named as one of the “Ten Best Web Support Sites of 2003” by the Association of Support Professionals (ASP), an international organization dedicated to the advancement of the technical support profession. The sites were judged based on 25 different criteria including performance, page load times, look and feel, navigation, integration of support resources, and knowledge base queries. Read More

Macromedia announced today Macromedia On Demand, a new online application that offers streaming seminars and modules “to help new and prospective users realize the benefits of using Macromedia products.” Macromedia On Demand specifically targets users who need more than pre-sales information, but are not quite ready for detailed, technical content.

Macromedia, developer of Flash and Dreamweaver, today posted a net profit of US$6.9 million, or 11 cents per share, for its fourth-quarter ended March 31. In the year-ago quarter, the company lost $83.4 million, or $1.42 a share. Revenue rose nearly 10 percent to $83.6 million, up from $76.3 million last year. Macromedia said its sees fiscal 2004 revenues rising 10 percent to 20 percent from $336.9 million in fiscal 2003.

After last month’s redesign of Macromedia’s Web site, which didn’t work with Apple’s Safari Web browser, the company has posted the following message: “We’re happy to announce that the latest beta release of the Apple Safari browser is now compatible with macromedia.com. This new release addresses technical issues that prevented the Safari browser from accessing all areas of our site.

Macromedia on Thursday will announce Macromedia Central, a new product that allows the company’s Flash software to operate outside of a Web browser, reports c|net. “Macromedia Central will create an environment where Flash applications can run independent of the browser. Along with providing the client software — a free addition to the free Flash player — Macromedia plans to sell a wealth of downloadable Flash applications created by third-party developers.

A redesign of software developer Macromedia’s Web site is attracting criticism from customers because it doesn’t work with some browsers, including Apple’s new Safari, reports c|net. “The new site is built entirely in Flash, allowing it to use sophisticated animation for navigating menus and other tasks.

As expected, Macromedia today announced Freehand MX, the latest version of its graphics illustration application, as well as DevNet, the company’s new subscription service. Further details on both announcements are available in our previous report and the official press releases.

Macromedia on Monday will announce FreeHand MX, the latest version of its graphics illustration application, along with a new software-by-subscription program, reports c|net. The new version of FreeHand includes new tools that allow artwork to be easily reformatted for different media and a user interface that conforms to other MX products.