June 19, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
Source: San Antonio Express-News
Written by Dan R. Goddard
John Picacio shopped at a local hardware store for the parts to assemble his starship — PVC plumbing parts, electrical workboxes and sprinkler heads.
But the clunky contraption appeared sleekly futuristic with rockets blazing against a sea of stars when the San Antonio artist incorporated it into his design for the cover of a science fiction novel, Mike Resnick’s “Starship: Mutiny.”
“I think you can see the influence of the found object collages of Robert Rauschenberg and Joseph Cornell in my work,” he said. “I like working from three-dimensional models, and I think it is important to draw from life. I have friends dress up in costume for my figures. I do my final composition on computer, but nearly all the individual elements are done by hand. It’s old-fashioned drawing and painting.”
June 16, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
Former Photoshop engineer and current Adobe Lightroom engineering architect Mark Hamburg will be at the upcoming Photoshop Soup2Nuts Conference June 23-24, 2006 in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mark, the second engineer to work on Photoshop (after Thomas Knoll) is actually from Midland, Michigan.
He’ll be attending the Soup2Nuts Conference where he has agreed to do several Adobe Lightroom presentations with speaker Jeff Schewe.
George Jardine, Pro Photo Evangelist will also attend and attempt to record several Lightroom Podcasts during the event.
June 16, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
Stephen Elop to Remain with Adobe Through the End of Fiscal Year
Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. — June 15, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that Stephen Elop, president, worldwide field operations, will leave the company at the end of the fiscal year. Elop, former CEO of Macromedia, is responsible for the company’s global sales organization including field marketing, customer care and professional services.
June 16, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
Overall Growth in the PC and Photo Printer Market Should Be Flat or Decline between 2006 and 2010 According to Recent Research for the US
Press Release: DUBLIN, Ireland — June 15, 2006 — Research and Markets has announced the addition of PC Printers and Photo Printers in the United States to their offering.
U.S. factory sales of PC and photo printers in the U.S. in 2005 were $3.8 billion. Despite increased volume sales, dollar sales decreased 25% between 2000 and 2005 at current prices, and decreased 34% at constant 2005 prices. The drop in dollar sales is due to a continued rapid decline in pricing for printers. During the period under review, the average estimated price per unit fell from $294 to $200.
June 16, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
With Newly Acquired Macromedia, it Plans to Render Windows `Irrelevant,’ its CEO Says
Source: SiliconValley.com
Written by John Boudreau, Mercury News
When Adobe Systems acquired Macromedia for $3.4 billion in stock in December, it was more than a merger of tech companies. It brought together two cultures — the hip, body-pierced world of San Francisco and the land of khakis in San Jose.
June 16, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
Company Achieves Profitability Targets On Lower Than Expected Revenue
Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. — June 15, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today reported record financial results for its second quarter ended June 2, 2006. The Company’s Q2 results reflect the acquisition of Macromedia in December, 2005, and are compared to pre-acquisition results of prior fiscal periods as applicable.
June 15, 2006
Posted by Jeff Schewe
The Offices of Adobe Minnesota.
After a recent Epson Print Academy event in St. Paul, Minnesota I had the chance to hook up with some of the Lightroom engineers at Adobe’s offices in Arden Hills just outside of Minneapolis.
June 15, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
Source: CNET
Written by Ina Fried
Parallels, a start-up whose software enables Macs to run Microsoft Windows and the Mac OS at the same time, says it is ready with a final version of its product.
June 15, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
Source: Computer Arts
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June 14, 2006
Posted by LRN Editorial Staff
Source: CIO.com
Attributed to Macworld.co.uk
Adobe has issued a statement of response to recent reports that it has been unable to agree on licensing conditions with Microsoft regarding the inclusion of PDF support in a future version of Office.
