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Macromedia launches new MX product lineMacromedia has announced the availability of Studio MX, Dreamweaver MX, ColdFusion MX and Fireworks MX, while Flash MX began shipping in March. The products are major new releases allowing designers and developers to create basic websites or complex web applications. Flash MX Pre-built user interface components accelerate development time by providing users with customizable scrollbars, rich text fields, input buttons, and other standard interface elements to ensure a common experience across applications. Users can also build their own reusable components to reduce development time. Dreamweaver MXDreamweaver MX enables developers to both design and code the full spectrum of solutions from websites to Internet applications. Dreamweaver MX combines the renowned visual layout tools of Dreamweaver, the rapid web application development features of Macromedia Dreamweaver UltraDev, and the extensive code editing support of Macromedia HomeSite, into one approachable and powerful development environment. The Dreamweaver MX preview release has been downloaded more than 530,000 times by developers. At the recent Microsoft event, ASP.NET Connections, Dreamweaver MX was given the "Developer's Choice Award for Best Web Development Tool" by Windows Developer Magazine. The open architecture of Dreamweaver has also led to more than 10 million downloads of extensions from Macromedia Exchange. Dreamweaver MX combines approachability and power in one integrated development environment for HTML, XHTML, ColdFusion, ASP, Microsoft ASP.NET, JSP, and PHP websites. Coldfusion MXColdFusion MX brings the proven ease of use and productivity of ColdFusion to the highly scalable, standards-based Java technology architecture. It also supports XML, web services, and the Microsoft .NET Framework. Fireworks MXFireworks MX delivers a streamlined environment for creating everything from simple graphical buttons to sophisticated rollover effects. Studio MXStudio MX includes Dreamweaver MX, Flash MX, Fireworks MX, FreeHand 10, and a developer edition of ColdFusion MX Server. AvailabilityDirect Distribution Services is the official Macromedia distributor and supplier in Southern Africa. DDS is a focused distributor supplying world-leading brands to the creative markets. Editorial contact Direct Distribution Services |