Adobe Systems Inc.

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• Adobe Delivers Solid Results

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-18

  Sramana Mitra submits: On Tuesday, Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE), the leading maker of creative applications, reported its Q4 and FY08 results. Its earnings matched the top end of the company’s lowered forecast from earlier this month. Q4 revenue grew less than 1% to $915.3 million. Net...

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• Will Adobe Scream 'Anti-Competitive' in the Face of a Microsoft Attack?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-17

  The Stalwart submits: Predator and prey once again. You've got to love how Microsoft MSFT tends to see a good business, which has already been established and proven successful by another company, and then just moves in and attacks it. Some animals spend inordinate amounts of time scavenging for...

  Tags: Software, The Stalwart, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

• Adobe F4Q08 (Qtr End 11/28/08) Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-16

  Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions We’ll take our first question from Michael Olson with Piper Jaffray. Michael Olson - Piper Jaffray Thanks a lot. Good afternoon. Could you just clarify your mobile segment guidance? Is it $10 million to $12 million overall for the quarter? And more details...

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• Earnings Preview: Adobe Systems

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-16

  Adobe Systems ADBE is expected to report Q4 earnings after market close Tuesday Dec. 16, with a conference call scheduled for 5:00 pm ET. Guidance The consensus estimate is 58c for EPS and $918.25M for revenue, according to First Call. by theflyonthewall.com

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• Silverlight Is Beating Flash When It Comes to DRM Protection

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-07

  Dan Rayburn submits: In an interview this week in the Wall Street Journal, Adobe's ADBE CEO said that with the recent round of layoffs, Adobe would be better focused to grow its online video business. That's good news to hear from Adobe because being at the top requires a...

  Tags: Software, Internet, Dan Rayburn, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

• Adobe To Cut 600 Jobs; More Focus on Web Video

  Content Next - 2008-12-04

  Adobe (NSDQ: ADBE) is cutting about 600 jobs, or 8 percent of its workforce, citing the economy slowdown as a reason. Sales for its Creative Suite 4 package, which includes popular Photoshop, has been much slower than expected, the company said. And these cuts, which are across the board,...

  Tags: Job, Adobe Systems Inc., Internet Video, Video, Corporate Communications, Recruitment & Selection, Corporate Governance, Marketing, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Rafat Ali

• Replace Adobe Reader with Foxit 3.0

  BNET - 2008-11-25

  It's no secret that Adobe Reader has turned into a big, bloated slowpoke. Of course, PDFs are a part of everyday business life, so what's the alternative? Foxit Reader, a free PDF viewer that's faster, smaller, and in some ways more versatile than its Adobe counterpart....

  Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Mozilla Firefox, Adobe PDF, Adobe Acrobat Reader, Foxit Reader 3.0, Web Browsers, Internet, Rick Broida

• Online Video Format Market Heats Up as Microsoft Introduces Silverlight 3

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-17

  Dan Rayburn submits: Scott Guthrie at Microsoft MSFT posted more details on his blog about the adoption of Silverlight 2 and gave some details on new features in Silverlight 3, slated to be released next year. While I had previously heard Microsoft say 1 in 4 machines on the...

  Tags: Microsoft Silverlight, Online Video, Video, Microsoft Corp., Seeking Alpha, Dan Rayburn, Internet, Corporate Communications, Blogging, Marketing, Adobe Systems Inc., Software

• Live Webcast: Information Assurance - Keeping Your Documents Secure

  BNET - 2008-10-29

  The need to keep your organization's business-critical information confidential by restricting distribution and preventing unauthorized disclosure of this information is imperative. Discover how Adobe Acrobat 9 can help protect your organization's sensitive information by helping provide document control and security, addressing issues such as encryption, document authenticity, passwords, redaction, and...

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• Live Webcast: Making Your Webinars More Interactive and Engaging

  BNET - 2008-10-16

  Web conferencing software offers features that can engage and involve audience members. Learn to make the most of this technology and move beyond simple slide narration to make your webinars more compelling, interesting, and fun to attend. Join this live BNET Webcast with James Hilliard, Moderator for...

  Tags: Adobe Systems Inc., Web, Webcast, Webinar, Interactivity, Web Conferencing, Channel Management, Internet, Marketing

• ViewCast Emerges as a Leading Global Solutions Provider in Live Sports Streaming

  - 2008-10-15

  Using ViewCast Technology, Major Broadcasters on Three Continents Streamed Beijing Coverage, Other Premier Sporting Events of 2008 to Millions of Viewers PLANO, Texas, Oct. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ViewCast Corporation (BULLETIN BOARD: VCST) , a leading global provider of streaming solutions that enable viewing of professional quality video...

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• Flash Seems to Be Coming to Apple's iPhone - But Is That a Good Thing?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-30

  Jason Kincaid submits: When the iPhone was first released, there was an abundance of speculation over whether the phone’s lack of Flash support would cripple its browser and give us something less than “the real web” that Apple AAPL had promised. At the time, Steve Jobs explained that the...

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• Webcast: Adobe Acrobat 9 - Work the way you've always wanted

  BNET - 2008-09-30

  The demand to maximize your time, resources and budgets is a common theme in every organization - so it's easy to feel like you're bouncing all over the office. View this on-demand BNET Webcast to discover how companies like yours are turning to Adobe Acrobat 9 to take control of...

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• Adobe's CS4 Should Give Apple Sales a Boost

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-23

  Alex Salkever submits: Yesterday Adobe ADBE announced a new version of its top-notch online design and editing software. Called Creative Suite 4 [CS 4], this much anticipated piece of software should make it easier to integrate dynamic content such as audio, video, and external information feeds, into Web site...

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• Adobe and NFL Team Up to Bring Football Fans NFL Highlights Their Way

  - 2008-09-22

  Online Video Editing Technology Enables Fans to "Re-Cut" Their Favorite Plays at NFL.com SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) and the National Football League NFL today announced the launch of the NFL.com Replay Re-Cutter powered by Adobe[R] Premiere[R] Express, a Web-based video remix and editing technology. The...

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• Why Is Adobe?s Creative Solutions Business Slowing?

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-18

  Sramana Mitra submits: Adobe Systems Inc ADBE, the publishing and design software maker, announced its Q3 results on Tuesday, and beat analysts’ expectations. Revenues for the quarter grew to $887.3 million compared with $851.7 million the year before, reporting 4% growth over the year while remaining flat sequentially. The Street...

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• Earnings Preview: Adobe Systems

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-16

  Adobe Systems ADBE is expected to report Q3 earnings after market close Tuesday with a conference call scheduled for 5:00 pm ET. Guidance The consensus estimate is 46c for EPS and $876.70M for revenue, according to First Call. On June 16, management provided Q3 guidance of 45c...

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• Complete Web Browsing On Your Cell Phone? Not Yet

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-10

  Dean Bubley submits: The received wisdom in the mobile industry is that continued browser evolution is making handsets capable of delivering a "full Internet experience", like that on a broadband-connected PC. I think that's over-stretching the capabilities. Yes, Apple's AAPL iPhone renders a lot of web pages beautifully, but...

  Tags: Apple Inc., Gadgets, Adobe Systems Inc., Google Inc.

• NBC Did Not Drop, Dump or Ditch Silverlight in Favor of Flash

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-09

  Dan Rayburn submits: It's a shame that in our industry, some bloggers are more concerned with writing a headline just for drama sake, as opposed to actually getting the details right. In the past few days, at least half a dozen sites said that NBC was "dropping", "dumping" or...

  Tags: Internet, Adobe Systems Inc., Microsoft Corp.

• Breaking: Microsoft Announces Future Support For H.264 In Silverlight

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-09

  Dan Rayburn submits: This morning Microsoft MSFT made the move that many content creators had been hoping they would do for some time. Microsoft announced that H.264 and AAC support will be available in a future version of Silverlight. While H.264 support won't come till sometime next year,...

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• CEO: Mr. Shantanu Narayen
• Employees: 6,959