Press Release - February 4, 2000

3 FLASH WEBSITES DESIGNED BY 11 YEAR OLD WEB DESIGNER FROM LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA SELECTED AS FINALISTS AT THE SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST INTERACTIVE FESTIVAL IN AUSTIN, TEXAS

1. Cyberteks Design (http://www.cyberteks.net)

2. Canada Wide Science Fair 2000 - no longer running

3. Double D Truck Specialties (http://www.doubledtrucks.com)

In total, 4 websites are selected as finalists in the Best Student Website (Pre-College) category. The other finalist is a 17 year high school student from Westland. Michigan. The winnerswill be announced at the SXSW Web Awards on Saturday, March 11, 2000 at the Radisson Hotel in Austin, Texas.

About the South by Southwest Interactuve Festival – March 11-14, 2000 at Austin, Texas - The seventh annual South by Southwest Interactive Festival brings together web developers, multimedia producers, and other high-tech professionals for four incredible days of education, networking, deal-making, and fun. More than 200 internet industry experts will share their expertise during the 50 stimulating panel sessions and roundtables. These sessions cover everything from the latest programming tips to creating compelling content to alternative financing options. Given the presence of SXSW Film and SXSW Music, many of these panel sessions emphasize the all-important notion of convergence--and also draw upon the experience of creative types from outside the interactive sphere.

Keynote Speakers
Denise Caruso - A veteran journalist and analyst with more than 15 years experience observing the industries of digital technology and interactive media, Denise Caruso writes the "Digital Commerce" column for The New York Times. Caruso was founding editor of Digital Media, then acclaimed as the seminal newsletter in the emerging new media industry, published by industry pioneer Jonathan Seybold's Seybold Publications.

Stewart Brand is a co-founder and managing director of Global Business Network and is the President of The Long Now Foundation. Brand is well known for founding, editing and publishing the Whole Earth Catalog (1968-85), which received a National Book Award for the 1972 issue. In 1984, he founded The WELL (Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link).

Rob Burgess, Chairman & CEO of Macromedia Inc. - Since joining Macromedia in 1996, Rob Burgess has focused the company around the web by using interactivity and multimedia to enable dynamic and memorable web experiences. Prior to joining Macromedia, he worked in key executive posts at Silicon Graphics, Inc. and at Alias Research, Inc. As chief executive at Alias Research, Burgess oversaw the company's financial turnaround and subsequent ascent as the world's largest and most profitable high-performance 3D graphics software company.

Kevin Lynch, Vice President of Macromedia Inc. joined Macromedia in 1996 and has been instrumental in forming the company's web strategy. Aiming to create practical, powerful, and enjoyable web authoring tools, he defined and led the development of Dreamweaver, now the most popular professional HTML editor. He was previously director of General Magic's operating system and applications teams.