Nokia and Macromedia Collaborate to Integrate Macromedia Flash Player with Nokia Mediaterminal

(Helsinki, February 6, 2002) Nokia and Macromedia, Inc., announced today that the Macromedia Flash Player will be integrated into the Nokia Mediaterminal, an innovative infotainment device that seamlessly combines digital video broadcast (DVB), full Internet access, personal video recorder (PVR) technology and gaming.

The latest offering in Nokia's family of products designed for the home environment -- the Nokia Mediaterminal --turns the family TV into a multifunctional entertainment center and is Nokia's first digital convergence product for the home. It combines all the functionality of digital television and the Internet into a home entertainment platform and is based on open source technologies such as Linux.

The collaboration between Macromedia and Nokia enables the over one million designer and developer members of the Macromedia Flash developer community to leverage their existing skills to create unique applications for Nokia's home entertainment environment. The Macromedia Flash Player offers the smallest rich client in the industry-with advanced graphic effects, MP3 audio playback and sophisticated interactivity enabling a broad range of rich content and applications to be deployed. By enhancing the Nokia Mediaterminal's ability to deliver an engaging user experience, Macromedia Flash enables the delivery of a wide array of applications and services including interactive advertising, electronic programming guides, and personalized commerical services directly to consumers in their living room.

"The Nokia Mediaterminal home entertainment platform enables consumers to receive and seamlessly interact with the digital information streams that surround them, " said Hanno Narjus, general manager, Mediaterminal Products, Nokia Home Communications. "By incorporating Macromedia Flash in the Nokia Mediaterminal, consumers can take full advantage of today's leading content, services and applications on the Internet, ultimately making a more enjoyable, convenient and well-connected lifestyle possible."

"With Macromedia Flash Player on the open standards-based Nokia Mediaterminal, Macromedia and Nokia are providing developers and digital media providers with an affordable way to rapidly author and deliver rich content and applications to consumers," Peter Meechan, vice president, Macromedia. "The versatility of the Macromedia Flash authoring tool provides a flexible way for digital media providers to quickly deliver uniquely tailored offerings and content providers to offer the interactive content that distinguishes their services."

The Nokia Mediaterminal is currently available in Sweden. For more information on the Mediaterminal, please visit http://www.nokia.com/multimedia/mediaterminal.html.

Macromedia Flash Player on the Nokia Mediaterminal will be featured at Macromedia's exhibition stand at Milia 2002 in Cannes from February 6 to 8, 2002.

About Macromedia
Macromedia (NASDAQ: MACR) is passionate about what the web can be. Its award-winning products empower designers and developers to efficiently create and deliver the most engaging experiences on the web, and enable innovative Internet business applications. Headquartered in San Francisco, Macromedia has more than 1,400 employees worldwide and is available on the Internet at www.macromedia.com.


About Nokia
Nokia is the world leader in mobile communications. Backed by its experience, innovation, user-friendliness and secure solutions, the company has become the leading supplier of mobile phones and a leading supplier of mobile, fixed and IP networks. By adding mobility to the Internet Nokia creates new opportunities for companies and further enriches the daily lives of people. Nokia is a broadly held company with listings on six major exchanges.

Further information:

Denise Bruley
Communications Manager
Nokia Home Communications
Tel: +358 7180 62776
e-mail: denise.bruley@nokia.com

Suzy Ramirez
Public Relations Manager
Macromedia Flash
Tel: 415-252-4053
e-mail: sramirez@macromedia.com

www.nokia.com
www.macromedia.com