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Macromedia and Project Cool Launch Web Site Design Contest
NEW YORK, (INTERNET WORLD BOOTH #667) Dec. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Macromedia,
Inc. (NASDAQ:MACR), today announced that Dreamweaver(TM), the first visual
Web authoring tool created for Web development professionals is now shipping
for Windows and Macintosh. With Dreamweaver, Web professionals experience the
power and productivity of a visual tool with the control and flexibility of an
HTML text editor. Dreamweaver is also the first HTML editor with in-depth
support for cross-browser dynamic HTML. Since the Dreamweaver beta was
released in October, over 80,000 downloads have been recorded from the
Dreamweaver Web site, www.dreamweaver.com. To celebrate the shipping of
Dreamweaver, Macromedia and Project Cool have launched the Dreamweaver Web
site design contest.
Top Web design firms such as Digital Planet and Box Top Interactive have
already incorporated Dreamweaver into their day-to-day production schedule
while several sites including HotWired, Merrill Lynch and Discovery Channel
Online started using Dreamweaver to redesign their Web sites, examples of
which are currently available at www.dreamweaver.com.
"Dreamweaver has some of the most powerful features we've seen in a Web
design tool," states Kurt Kochman, vice president of production at Box Top
Interactive, an award winning Web design firm based in Los Angeles. "It offers
significant advantages over working in text editors, while still giving us
complete control over the HTML source code. Designers can now spend more time
being creative and less time thinking about HTML."
Many Internet professionals have rejected the current generation of visual
HTML editors -- preferring to stay with text editors -- because these tools
make significant changes to imported HTML. The Dreamweaver engineering team
built the product on a foundation that preserves the integrity of original
HTML source. The underlying Roundtrip HTML(TM) technology allows developers to
switch back and forth between their current HTML source editor and Dreamweaver
without fear of changes to their original HTML.
Macromedia, Project Cool Launch Dreamweaver Contest
To celebrate Dreamweaver's launch, Macromedia and Project Cool today
announced a Web site design contest to showcase the creative and design
capabilities of Web developers using Dreamweaver. The contest, which starts
today at Fall Internet World, is focused around the themes of El Nino and the
Year 2000. Awards will be presented for Best Web Site Design and Best Web Site
Makeover using dynamic HTML.
Entries for the contest will be accepted from December 8, 1997 through
February 28, 1998 at www.projectcool.com/dreamweaver with winners announced at
Spring Internet World on March 12, 1998. Winners in each category will receive
roundtrip airfare anywhere in the world* in recognition of Dreamweaver's
underlying Roundtrip HTML technology.
The contest will be judged by leaders in the Web community, including:
Roger Black, president of Interactive Bureau; Glenn Davis, co-founder and CTO
of Project Cool, Inc.; Ted Greenwald, editor-in-chief of InterActivity; Kevin
Lynch, vice president of Internet authoring at Macromedia; Brandee Selck,
senior interface designer at LVL Interactive; Dan Shafer, editor-at-large of
CNET's BUILDER.COM site for Web Builders; David Siegel, author of Creating
Killer Web Sites; Jeffrey Veen, interface director at Wired Digital and author
of HotWired Style; and Lynda Weinman, author of Designing Web Graphics.2.
Dreamweaver Ships with BBEdit, HomeSite
Dreamweaver is shipping with full versions of both Bare Bones Software's
BBEdit 4.5 for the Macintosh and Allaire's HomeSite 3.0 for Windows 95, the
leading HTML text editors for Macintosh and Windows, respectively. Both
versions of BBEdit and HomeSite feature special enhancements that create a
mutually beneficial working environment with Dreamweaver.
Pricing and Availability
In North America, Dreamweaver for Windows 95/NT, or Macintosh Power PC is
available for an estimated street price of US $499, but will be offered for an
estimated street price of US $299 until February 28, 1998. Interested parties
outside North America should contact their local Macromedia distributor for
pricing and availability. Dreamweaver is available for purchase online through
Macromedia at www.dreamweaver.com and through traditional software
distribution channels, retail dealers and mail order. For the name of a
Macromedia authorized reseller in your area, call 800-326-2128 or visit
www.macromedia.com.
About Project Cool
With over two million page views a month, Project Cool, Inc.
projectcool.com is one of the most successful educational resource
centers for Web builders. It provides original, easy-to-understand tutorials,
immersive examples, and peer-to-peer assistance to Web developers, as well as
commentary on industry issues. Project Cool's objective is to provide a place
where Web builders can learn and grow, be inspired by great examples, and
interact with others who are also building for the Web.
About Macromedia
Headquartered in San Francisco, Macromedia is a leading provider of
software products, each designed to help make creativity and interactivity
more possible in the new technology ecosystem. Macromedia's award-winning
products for Windows, Macintosh and the Internet are available to business,
education, and government customers worldwide. Additional information on
Macromedia is available on the Internet at www.macromedia.com.
* see official rules at www.projectcool.com/dreamweaver
NOTE: Dreamweaver and Roundtrip HTML are trademarks or registered
trademarks of Macromedia, Inc., as indicated. Other company names, brand names
and product names maybe trademark of others.
SOURCE Macromedia, Inc.
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/CONTACT: Jon Brovitz of Macromedia, 415-252-2182, or
jbrovitz@macromedia.com; or Jeff Goldman of Sch |
