May 18, 2006
Former Sanmina-SCI Executive Randy Furr to Join Adobe Executive Team
Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–May 18, 2006–Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE – News) today announced Randy Furr will be named executive vice president and chief financial officer. Most recently, Furr served as president and chief operating officer of Sanmina-SCI Corporation, a leading global electronics manufacturing services company.
May 17, 2006
50 Students from 30 Film Schools to Produce Daily Broadcasts from Cannes
Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. — May 17, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced that it is sponsoring the American Pavilion Student Filmmaker Program at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival, May 17 through May 28 in Cannes, France. Students representing 30 film schools in North America, the United Kingdom, India and South Africa will be paired with professional filmmakers and instructors to create documentaries on their experience at Cannes using the Adobe® Production Studio, Macromedia® Flash® and Macromedia Studio 8. Documentaries will be broadcast daily on the Adobe.com Web site.
May 2, 2006
Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. — May 2, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) today is providing its regular intra-quarter business update for its second quarter of fiscal 2006, which ends June 2, 2006.
With approximately five weeks remaining in the quarter, Adobe announced it believes it will achieve quarterly results toward the low end of the financial target ranges it provided on March 22, 2006. The Company’s Q2 FY2006 target ranges are the following: revenue of $640 to $670 million; GAAP earnings per share of $0.18 to $0.21; non-GAAP earnings per share of $0.30 to $0.32; a GAAP operating margin of 22 to 24 percent; and a non-GAAP operating margin of 37 to 38 percent.
April 24, 2006
Acquisition Further Extends 3D Visualization and Collaboration Technology and Expertise for Manufacturing Industry
Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. — April 21, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced it has acquired Trade and Technologies France (TTF), makers of computer-aided design (CAD) data interoperability software. The acquisition will help build on the existing 3D visualization and collaboration capabilities of Adobe® software and solutions for the manufacturing industry and other markets. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
April 18, 2006
Parcel Provides for Future Headquarters Expansion; Includes Historic San Jose Water Company Building
Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. — April 18, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced it has entered into agreements with SJW Land Company and San Jose Water Company, wholly owned subsidiaries of SJW Corp. (Amex: SJW), to purchase approximately 5.5 acres of commercial property located at 374 West Santa Clara Street in downtown San Jose. The transaction, valued at $25 million, is expected to close by August 2006, subject to satisfaction of due diligence and certain closing conditions.
April 18, 2006
Technology to Accelerate DNG Adoption from Software Developers and Camera Manufacturers
Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. — April 18, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced the availability of a Software Developer’s Kit (SDK) for the Digital Negative Specification (DNG), an industry-wide initiative to create a universal file format for solving workflow and archiving issues. DNG SDK provides support for reading and writing DNG files as well as support for converting DNG data into a format easily displayed or processed by imaging applications. DNG SDK serves as a crucial starting point for adding DNG support to imaging applications and allows camera manufacturers to incorporate native DNG support to their cameras.
April 13, 2006
Press Release: Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) today announced a new Adobe® Creative Suite 2 print professional eSeminar series event. Hosted by industry experts, the free eSeminar series will feature two new sessions on Job Definition Format (JDF) and Variable Data Publishing (VDP), as well as providing insight into the enhanced tools and features that will help print professionals improve production workflow and productivity by getting the most out of Creative Suite 2.
April 3, 2006
Breakthrough PDF Print Technology Now Available for OEM Partners to Integrate into Upcoming Product Lines
Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. — April 3, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the Adobe® PDF Print Engine, new printing software technology that ensures print hardware can output Portable Document Format (PDF) files that include complex designs and effects, such as transparency, quickly, accurately and consistently. With the emergence of PDF as the industry-standard for delivering high quality printed content, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) are integrating the Adobe PDF Print Engine into a new generation of printing products.
March 28, 2006
More than 100 Educators from North America and the UK to Participate
Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–March 28, 2006–Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE – News) today announced the Adobe Education Leader program to cultivate education technology innovations by providing educators with resources such as education software, free curriculum, training, and a forum to share best practices.
March 23, 2006
Strong Performance Driven by Creative Solutions and Adobe Acrobat
Press Release: SAN JOSE, Calif. — March 22, 2006 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today reported record financial results for its first quarter ended March 3, 2006. The Company’s Q1 results reflect the recent acquisition of Macromedia, and are compared to pre-acquisition results of prior fiscal periods.