MACROMEDIA SHOCKWAVE FEATURED IN NETSCAPE POWER PACK 2.0

POWERFUL, RICH MULTIMEDIA NOW EVEN MORE EASILY ACCESSIBLE

San Francisco, CA (May 22, 1996) -- Macromedia (NASDAQ: MACR), the leader
in digital arts, multimedia and Web publishing software, announced today
that its popular Shockwave plug-in for Macromedia Director is now featured
in Netscape Power Pack 2.0, from Netscape Communications Corporation.
Shockwave, the standard for multimedia on the Internet, is now even more
easily accessible to all Netscape users, bringing them a powerful and rich
multimedia Web experience. Netscape users can also continue to receive
free downloads of the Shockwave plug- in through links on Netscape's
Internet site (http://home.netscape.com) or at the Macromedia Web site
(http://www.macromedia.com).

"Shockwave is a leading plug-in for Netscape Navigator," said Mike Homer,
vice president of marketing at Netscape. "We're including the Shockwave
plug-in in our Power Pack 2.0 to make it even easier for more Netscape
users to experience rich, dynamic multimedia on the Internet."

"The Netscape Power Pack 2.0 delivers a powerful collection of companion
utilities for Netscape Navigator," said Bud Colligan, Chairman and CEO of
Macromedia. "The inclusion of the Shockwave plug-in changes the face of
the Web for Netscape Power Pack users by providing them with a powerful,
interactive experience."

Macromedia's Shockwave technology has become the standard for multimedia
and graphics on the Internet, with exponential growth in the number of
"shocked" sites, and more than 2 million Shockwave viewers downloaded from
www.macromedia.com. High profile sites like Paramount's Mission
Impossible, the Discovery Channel Online, Nissan Pathfinder, Disney's
James and the Giant Peach, Virgin, Campbells Soup and K-SWISS are among
the thousands of leading Web sites that are using Shockwave technology to
"shock" the Internet with interactive multimedia and graphics.

The Macromedia Shockwave plug-in is currently available in both the
Netscape Navigator Gold + Subscription + Power Pack 2.0 Bundle for $99 and
the Netscape Power Pack 2.0 for $39.95. Power Pack 2.0 is for Netscape
Navigator 2.0 on Windows 3.1, Windows 95 and Windows NT and can be
purchased either from Netscape or traditional retailers. Web users can
also continue to receive free downloads of the Shockwave plug-in through
links on Netscape's Internet site or directly from the Macromedia Web
site.

Macromedia Inc., the leader in digital arts, multimedia and Web publishing
software, offers a full range of products for the Windows and Macintosh
platforms. The company's flagship products include: FreeHand, the most
powerful tool for design and illustration; Authorware, the most powerful
multiplatform authoring environment for interactive information; Director,
the industry-standard animation and authoring tool for multimedia
production and the Internet; Shockwave, technology for delivering
multimedia and graphics on the Internet; Extreme 3D, the most powerful 3D
solution for design and multimedia; SoundEdit 16, the easy-to-use digital
sound recording and editing solution; Fontographer, the industry standard
for type design and editing; Deck II, the most powerful editing tool for
desktop audio production; and Macromedia xRes, the most powerful creative
tool for hi res images. For additional information about Macromedia,
please visit their World Wide Web site.

Netscape Communications Corporation is a premier provider of open software
for linking people and information over enterprise networks and the
Internet. The company offers a full line of clients, servers, development
tools and commercial applications to create a complete platform for
next-generation, live online applications. Traded on NASDAQ under the
symbol "NSCP," Netscape Communications Corporation is based in Mountain
View, California.

Additional information on Netscape Communications Corporation is available
on the Internet at http://home.netscape.com, or by sending email to
info@netscape.com. Corporate customers can call 415/937-2555 while
individuals can call 415/937-3777 for more information.
 
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