Macromedia's Norm Meyrowitz to Receive INVISIONARY Award at NewMedia INVISION 2000 Festival.

SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire/ --

Richard Landry, CEO and editor in chief of NewMedia.com, is pleased to announce that Norm Meyrowitz, president of Macromedia Ventures (Nasdaq: MACR), will be presented with the INVISIONARY Award at this year's NewMedia INVISION 2000 Festival. Each year, an INVISIONARY award is given to three exceptional people who have pushed the limits of digital media to realize their creative vision and, in the process, have revolutionized the way digital content is created, packaged, and delivered. The award will be presented to Mr. Meyrowitz on November 3rd, as part of the NewMedia INVISION 2000 Festival.

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"Norm Meyrowitz has been -- and continues to be -- a driving force in the evolution of Web development software and media technology for the Internet. He has overseen the creation of some of the most popular multimedia and development software for the Web, and spearheaded the introduction of Shockwave and Flash, the ubiquitous Internet media players now installed by more than 92 percent of the Internet population," Landry said. "Norm Meyrowitz is a true visionary, and NewMedia is proud to present him with the INVISIONARY Award."

Norm Meyrowitz is the president of Macromedia Ventures, a business designed to incubate and fund Web digital media and broadband Internet startups. Before running Macromedia Ventures, he was president of Macromedia Products, where he oversaw development, marketing, and P&L for all of Macromedia's product divisions, which include the Web Publishing, Web Traffic, and Web Learning business units. He also has been Macromedia's CTO and general manager of the Internet and Multimedia Authoring Technology business unit as well as senior vice president of engineering, vice president of engineering, and director of Strategic Technology. In these last positions, Norm led Macromedia's efforts in defining the next generation of multimedia player technology for personal computers, set-top boxes, and the Internet, as well as Macromedia's product integration, culminating in Macromedia's Studio architecture.

Prior to joining Macromedia, Meyrowitz was the director of software at GO Corporation, directing the groups that develop the graphics, handwriting, application frameworks, system applications, user interface, and international components of the PenPoint operating system.

He also served various positions at Brown University, including Co-Director and Co-Founder of the university's Institute of Research in Information and Scholarship (IRIS) system, a networked, multi-user hypermedia system that was a forerunner to the World Wide Web.

The NewMedia INVISION Festival ( http://www.newmedia.com/invision ) takes place November 1-3 at the Sheraton Palace Hotel in San Francisco. The Festival incorporates a series of information and networking events, including the NewMedia INVISION Awards gala, where some of this year's most innovative and exceptional digital media projects are honored, and the INVISION Conference, three days of keynotes, panel discussions, interviews, and debates for senior-level digital media professionals.

NewMedia.com is produced by HyperMedia Communications Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NMNW). HyperMedia Communications Inc. is a provider of information and business services for the global community of Internet architects: professionals who utilize business, design, and technology skills to create Web sites and Internet-driven businesses. These services include NewMedia.com, a vertical portal targeted to Internet architects, and the NewMedia INVISION Awards Festival, an annual competition and conference that identifies and honors the most original and creative ideas within the global digital media community.