Macromedia, Inc. has announced the immediate availability of its 2004 Macromedia MX products. The products now available include: Macromedia Studio MX 2004; Dreamweaver MX 2004; Flash MX 2004; Flash MX Professional 2004; Flash Player 7; and Fireworks MX 2004. Studio MX 2004 includes Dreamweaver MX 2004, Fireworks MX 2004, Flash MX 2004, FreeHand MX, and a developer edition of ColdFusion MX 6.1 (Windows only). Studio MX 2004 with Flash Professional is also available.
Studio MX 2004 provides an integrated workflow for designing and developing the full spectrum of Web sites and Internet applications. Dreamweaver MX 2004 is designed to simplify Web site and application development, offering enhanced Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) support, cross-browser validation, built-in graphics editing, and updated support for ASP.NET, PHP, and ColdFusion server technologies. Flash MX 2004 makes it easier to create rich interactive content with new timeline effects, easy import of Adobe Illustrator and PDF content, and CSS support. Fireworks MX 2004 offers new design tools and effects.
Macromedia DevNet Professional members receive the products contained in Studio MX 2004 automatically as part of their annual subscription. Corporate, government, and education volume licensing is also available. These products are available in English now, with Simplified and Traditional Chinese, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish expected to ship later this year.