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Macromedia Announces ColdFusion Server 5

May 1st, 2001

Today, Macromedia, Inc. (NASDAQ: MACR) debuted ColdFusion Server 5, the latest version of the industry-leading Web application server. Macromedia ColdFusion 5, added to the Macromedia product family after Macromedia's recent merger with Allaire, empowers Web developers with a highly productive solution for building and delivering the next generation of Web applications. This major new release reinforces Macromedia's commitment to the ColdFusion community and furthers the company's strategy to give Web professionals an approachable, cost-effective way to efficiently develop dynamic content and applications.

"Macromedia is dedicated to providing Web professionals with the best possible solutions for creating dynamic, interactive user experiences on the Web," said Kevin Lynch, president of Macromedia products. "ColdFusion 5 delivers on this with powerful new features that will meet the needs of experienced ColdFusion developers, and empower Web professionals to more easily move from static to dynamic Web sites."

ColdFusion 5 offers major enhancements in development, administration and performance. A new integrated charting engine, advanced full text searching, and new language features enable faster development of business applications. Extensive new administrative tools reduce the time and costs for moving from development to production. ColdFusion 5 also delivers a significant performance increase - running some applications as much as three times faster than ColdFusion 4.5. For complete details on features in ColdFusion 5, visit http://www.macromedia.com/software/coldfusion/.