Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

Macromedia
     
        A company supplying {multimedia} and interactive television
        services and digital arts software tools in the US and
        worldwide.  They produce products for {Microsoft Windows} and
        the {Macintosh} including: Macromedia FreeHand, a tool for
        design and illustration; Macromedia Director, an animation and
        authoring tool for multimedia production; Authorware
        Professional, a multiplatform authoring tool for interactive
        learning; MacroModel, a 3D modelling tool for multimedia,
        graphics and product design; SoundEdit 16, a digital sound
        recording and editing system; Fontographer, a typeface editing
        programme; and Action!, a multimedia presentation application.
     
        Chief Executive Officer: Bud Colligan.
     
        (1995-01-10)