Google Vs. Microsoft Pace Picks Up On The Mobile Battleground Oct 7, 2009
WASHINGTON U.S. antitrust regulators have approved Adobe Systems' deal to buy Web analytics firm Omniture, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday ... Adobe Systems plans to bring rich Web applications to smart phones except the iPhone with the latest version of its Flash player, the company announced Monday. (Investors Business Daily)
Tech Mergers and Acquisitions: Coming Back to Life Oct 7, 2009
A recent wave of deals, such as Cisco's decision to buy Tandberg, Xerox's plan to acquire Affiliated Computer Services, Dell's pending purchase of Perot Systems and Adobe Systems Inc.'s acquisition of Omniture have given analysts and investment bankers optimism that a nearly two-year drought in Mvity is finally over, with tech leading the way out. Small investors, pension funds and investment bankers are now scouring the sector, wondering which name might be taken out next. (Time.com)
Kaiser Sees Healthy Future In Medical Tech Oct 7, 2009
Adobe Systems plans to bring rich Web applications to smart phones except the iPhone with the latest version of its Flash player, the company announced Monday. Smart phones have had to use a dumbed-down version of Flash called Flash Lite. (Investors Business Daily)
Eolas sues Google, Amazon, and other tech giants Oct 7, 2009
-based company has just filed a against 22 companies including Adobe Systems, Google, Yahoo, Apple, eBay and Amazon. com. (USA Today -- Tech)
> The Pitch: Cloud-based document managers Oct 7, 2009
COMPETITORS, DIRECT AND INDIRECT: Adobe Systems Inc. and EMC in the enterprise DRM segment, companies such as IntraLinks Inc. and Brainloop AG in the virtual data room space. At-a-glance. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
iPhone will run some Flash programs Oct 6, 2009
Programs written with Adobe Systems Inc's Flash programming language currently cannot run on Apple's popular smart phone. Adobe has spent several years trying without success to persuade Apple to make technical changes to the device's software that would make it possible for Flash programs to run on the iPhone. (India Times)
RIM joins Open Screen Project Oct 5, 2009
Source: Research In Motion, Adobe Systems Incorporated ... LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA--(Marketwire - Oct. 5, 2009) - At Adobe MAX, Adobe's worldwide developer conference, Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: - ) and Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: - ; TSX: - ) today announced they are working together to bring Adobe Flash Player support to the BlackBerry platform ... About Adobe Systems Incorporated. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Dell Board Member Steps Down Sep 30, 2009
A Dell statement says Shantanu Narayen, 46, president and CEO of software company Adobe Systems Inc, will replace her immediately. He will stand for election at Dell's next shareholder meeting. (KWTX.com, TX)
Akamai Targets 'TV Everywhere' In HD Sep 30, 2009
The Akamai HD Network uses multiple playback formats, including Adobe Systems' Flash technology and Microsoft Silverlight media-delivery platforms, both of which provide , as well as Apple's iPhone. The service uses the content delivery network provider's network of more than 50,000 servers in 70 countries. (Multichannel News)
Research Sales Growth, Other Financials Sep 30, 2009
For example, software maker Adobe Systems () had margins in the low-40% level over the past three years ... A day after Adobe Systems said it would buy Omniture for $1 ... Adobe Systems said Tuesday it will buy online marketing and analytics firm Omniture, broadening its offerings in fast-rising ad, e-commerce and digital media fields. (Investors Business Daily)
Open Source Leader Red Hat Edges Sales, Profit Views In Q2 Sep 24, 2009
A day after Adobe Systems said it would buy Omniture for $1. 8 billion, the Web analytics firm was trading above the $21. (Investors Business Daily)
Bing's ad effectiveness cited Sep 23, 2009
In fact, Microsoft competitor Adobe Systems -- an executive from which spoke before Mehdi on Monday -- last week said it was purchasing Web analytics company Omniture to build measuring technology directly into Adobe's tools for creating online media. Copyright (c) 2009, IDG News Service. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Omniture, ComScore join for Web tracking Sep 22, 2009
By merging the two methods, Omniture, acquired by Adobe Systems with 1. 8 billion U.S. dollars last week, and ComScore hope to give customers a more unified and more accurate view. (Xinhuanet, China)
* World Business Quick Take Sep 22, 2009
8 billion takeover by Adobe Systems Inc. ComScore and Omniture were to announce yesterday the launch of a unified audience measurement system. This will combine Omnitures method of analyzing Web traffic by looking at data collected by Web servers with comScores estimates of what is happening across the Web using panels of Internet users recruited for the task. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Cover Story: Whos There? Sep 22, 2009
According to an executive familiar with the project, Turner has tapped Adobe Systems to develop such a system. (Both companies declined to comment. (Multichannel News)
Wall Street extends gains in tandem with overseas markets Sep 20, 2009
On the merger front, news that software maker Adobe Systems agreed to buy Web analytics firm Omniture for 1. 8 billion dollars helped sentiment as a sign of confidence in the corporate outlook. (Business Report, South Africa)
Nagravision Set-Top Guide Pops Into 3-D Sep 19, 2009
The Nagra Media Guide for 3-D was running on a PC, using an implementation of Adobe Systems' Flash Media system. But Dreyer said the enhanced guide doesn't require a "super-charged" set-top: "You just need engineers who know what they're doing.". (Multichannel News)
Scientific honor roll includes old genetic rivals Sep 18, 2009
John Warnock and Charles Geschke of Adobe Systems, for their contributions to the desktop publishing revolution. IBM Corp., for development of the IBM Blue Gene supercomputer. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Advance Pushes Nasdaq and S&P 500 Toward Seventh Straight Monthly Gain Sep 17, 2009
Imaging software specialist Adobe Systems () toppled 4% in after-hours trade ... Adobe Systems () ticked up a fraction ahead of its fiscal Q3 report after the bell. (Investors Business Daily)
Levi & Korsinsky LLP Investigates Board of Omniture, Inc. Sep 16, 2009
NEW YORK, Sept. 15, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Levi & Korsinsky is investigating the Board of Directors of Omniture, Inc. ("Omniture" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: - ) for possible breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law in connection with their attempt to sell the Company to Adobe Systems Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Omniture shareholders would receive $21. 50 per share in cash for each Omniture share they own for a total transaction value of approximately $1. (Primezone Releases)
Business briefs Sep 16, 2009
Adobe Systems, the big gest maker of graphic-de sign programs, agreed to buy Omniture Inc. for $1 ... Adobe Systems, the big gest maker of graphic-de sign programs, agreed to buy Omniture Inc. for $1. (New York Post -- Business)
Adobe to buy Omniture for $1.8 billion Sep 16, 2009
NEW YORK - Adobe Systems Inc. said Tuesday it will buy the Web analytic software company Omniture Inc. for about $1. 8 billion, giving the maker of content-creation software a way to let marketers measure the effectiveness of such content. (MSNBC -- Business)
Adobe's Pricey Omniture Purchase Sep 16, 2009
Over an early August dinner in a tree-lined neighborhood of San Francisco, Adobe Systems' () executives were candid about the performance of the company's flagship software product. Creative Suite, a package of tools for creating Web sites and print publications, was not living up to its potential, and Adobe would use acquisitions to fuel growth, Adobe management told. (BusinessWeek)
On the Call: Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen Sep 16, 2009
NEW YORK Adobe Systems Inc. is planning to buy Omniture Inc., a Web analytic software company, for about $1. 8 billion. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Stocks Open Weak, But Finish Strong Sep 16, 2009
Adobe Systems (), Best Buy () and Kroger () will report earnings Tuesday ... Adobe Systems said Tuesday it will buy online marketing and analytics firm Omniture, broadening its offerings in fast-rising ad, e-commerce and digital media fields. (Investors Business Daily)
Court Hands Veoh Major Victory in Universal Music Lawsuit Sep 15, 2009
Veoh Networks is a privately held company that is backed by leading technology and media investors, including Shelter Capital Partners, Spark Capital, Michael Eisner's Tornante Company, Goldman Sachs, Time Warner Inc., Intel Capital, Adobe Systems Incorporated, Gordon Crawford, Tom Freston and Jonathan Dolgen. The company's principal office is in San Diego, California. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Comcast's thePlatform Adds 24 Partners For Online Video Sep 11, 2009
Existing partners include Akamai Technologies, Adobe Systems, Microsoft, Move Networks, Harmonic's Rhozet and Widevine Technologies. A list of thePlatform's partners is available. (Multichannel News)
How to Live a (Nearly) Paperless Life Sep 9, 2009
Adobe Systems did us all a favor when it invented Portable Document Format and did us another when it handed it over to the so everything from Apple Preview to Google Docs can make use of them. I've had my complaints with the Adobe Reader software, but overall, PDF's ability to encapsulate graphics and text makes it ideal for the paperless era. (CBS News)
New Open-source Camera Could Revolutionize Photography Sep 5, 2009
The project has benefited from the support of Nokia, Adobe Systems, Kodak, and Hewlett-Packard. HP recently gave graduate student David Jacobs a three-year fellowship to support his work on the project. (Science Daily)
Sony Moves To Open E-Book Market with ePub Format Aug 14, 2009
Sony also said it will drop its anti-copying software and adopt one from Adobe Systems. Steve Haber, head of Sony's digital reading unit, told The New York Times that people looking for e-books will "want to shop at all the stores, and not just be required to shop at one store.". (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Twitter Tanks on Thursday Morning Aug 7, 2009
To keep a PC from becoming part of a botnet, Harrison recommended keeping the operating system, browser, browser plug-ins such as Adobe Systems Flash and Reader, and other software up to date, and naturally to install antivirus software. "All it takes is one vulnerability to potentially have malware installed," he said. (CBS News)
Another Day, Another Offensive In Microsoft Vs. Google Saga Jul 15, 2009
Besides Google, Adobe Systems () and Cisco Systems () are interested in providing online alternatives to Microsoft's Office software ... Steady grower Adobe Systems (ADBE) has run into head winds because of the recession ... The weak economy hit Adobe Systems' (ADBE) second-quarter sales and profit, but the software maker beat Wall Street's revenue expectations Tuesday and matched on earnings per share. (Investors Business Daily)
Lorena Ochoa Jul 10, 2009
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Google's operating system escalates Microsoft duel Jul 10, 2009
Google says it has been working with Acer Inc., Adobe Systems Inc., AsusTek Computer Inc., Freescale Semiconductor Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., Lenovo Group, Qualcomm Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. to design and build products using Chrome. If enough computer manufacturers embrace the Chrome operating system, it could weaken Microsoft while opening up new avenues for Google to persuade consumers and businesses to use its suite of online applications and other Internet services, generating more... (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
Microsoft Reportedly in Talks With the EC Jul 9, 2009
The second probe emanates from a charge made by the European Committee for Interoperable Systems (ECIS), an organization that includes many of Microsoft's most vituperative competitors, such as Adobe Systems, Corel, IBM, Linspire, Nokia, Opera, Oracle, RealNetworks, Red Hat, and Sun Microsystems. RELATED ARTICLES. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Cooley Corporate Stars Switching to Dewey Jul 8, 2009
Flaum also represented Adobe Systems Inc. in its $3. 4 billion takeover of Macromedia Inc. in 2005. (Law.com)
Business leaders keep eye on DC energy plans Jul 7, 2009
3Degrees Group: 100 percent carbon neutral, with offsets for business travel emissions Acterra: 100 percent carbon neutral, with photovoltaics Adobe Systems Inc.: Emissions 29 percent below 1999 levels in East and West Towers City of Morgan Hill: Lighting retrofit in three buildings to reduce emissions by 40 tons per year CV Therapeutics Inc.: Reduced emissions by about 450,000 pounds from 2006 Integrated Archive Systems: Carbon-neutral building Integrated Design Associations: Zero-carbon... (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
BUSINESS HEADLINES FROM OUR PARTNERS Jul 5, 2009
ADOBE Systems is facing massive customer service delays worldwide, with some phone calls taking 40 minutes to answer ... ADOBE Systems is facing massive customer service delays worldwide, with some phone calls taking 40 minutes to answer ... ADOBE Systems is facing massive customer service delays worldwide, with some phone calls taking 40 minutes to answer. (New York Post -- Business)
Joel Hanrahan Jul 2, 2009
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New Web-Based Software Player: Cisco? Jul 2, 2009
Design software maker Adobe Systems Inc and privately held Zoho Corp offer similar products. Dennerline, who manages Cisco's online collaboration products, said he is interested in getting into that area. (Datamation)
Apple's HTTP Adaptive Video Streaming in Action Jul 1, 2009
HTTP streaming enables publishers to give users a better video experience by employing adaptive streaming techniques, something other players such as Microsoft (), Adobe Systems (), Move Networks, and Swarmcast already offer (though Adobe uses a more traditional proprietary real-time streaming protocol to do so, rather than sending chunks of video over standard HTTP like the others). That means that watchers can enjoy a continuous, smooth video experience. (BusinessWeek)
Adobe Systems, Apollo Group, General Mills, H&R Block: U.S. Equity Preview Jun 30, 2009
Adobe Systems, Apollo, Ctrip, H&R Block: U.S. Equity Preview - Bloomberg ... Adobe Systems, Apollo, Ctrip, H&R Block: U.S. Equity Preview. (Bloomberg -- US)
New Developments at the Digital Photography Event You Can't Miss-- The 2009 Maui Photo Festival & Workshops Jun 27, 2009
Event sponsors include Adobe Systems, Nikon, Sony, Canon, Epson and dozens of photographic supply companies so the information at this event is state-of-the-art and immediately useful ... The festival just added more optional photo excursions such as Traveling to Turtle Town (an underwater photography dive with David Fleetham) and a preconference--The Pirate Project--where Dr. Russell Preston Brown of Adobe Systems will lead his crew of attendees from concept through finished movie poster ... In... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Spansion Further Strengthens Management Team With Appointment of Randy Furr as Chief Financial Officer Jun 26, 2009
Most recently, Furr held senior executive positions at Magellan, a portable GPS systems company; Aliph, a provider of wireless headsets; and Adobe Systems, a creative professional and enterprise software company. In addition, Furr spent 13 years at Sanmina-SCI, nine as president and COO and four as executive vice president and chief financial officer. (PR Newswire)
Adobe to build Flash into new Android phone Jun 25, 2009
BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhuanet) -- Adobe Systems said Wednesday that its Flash Player will be built into the HTC's new Android-based Hero phone, an important step in the company's efforts to spread Flash to mobile phones. Android, Google's open-source operating system on mobile phones, was adopted by several HTC phones. (Xinhuanet, China)
Adobe Systems posts drop in 2Q profit, sales Jun 18, 2009
Adobe Systems Inc., the company whose software powers Flash animation and PDF documents, posted a sharp drop in its fiscal second-quarter profit and sales Tuesday amid weaker demand in the economic downturn. But the quarter's revenue inched past Wall Street's expectations, and adjusted earnings met those estimates as well as the company's own guidance. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Nasdaq Rises; NYSE Composite Logs Distribution Day Jun 18, 2009
eIBD Investor's Business Daily Digital Edition. Access recent eIBD issues easily. (Investors Business Daily)
Adobe's profit, sales slide Jun 18, 2009
Adobe Systems Inc., the company whose software powers Flash animation and PDF documents, said Tuesday that its fiscal second-quarter profit and sales declined amid weaker demand in the economic downturn ... Adobe's profit, sales slide Articles Adobe Systems Inc., the company whose software powers Flash animation and PDF documents, said Tuesday that its fiscal second-quarter profit and sales declined amid weaker demand in the economic downturn. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Big Cap 20 Update - 06/16/09 Jun 18, 2009
Two names on this week s list are scheduled to report earnings this week: Adobe Systems and Research in Motion ... Two names on this week s list are scheduled to report earnings this week: Adobe Systems and Research in Motion. (Investors Business Daily)
Adobe's profit, sales drop Jun 17, 2009
Adobe Systems posts drop in 2Q profit, sales. Article:Adobe Systems posts drop in 2Q profit, sales:/n/a/2009/06/16/financial/f132252D32 ... DTL Article:Adobe Systems posts drop in 2Q profit, sales:/n/a/2009/06/16/financial/f132252D32. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Sanchez, Wilson and Morgan Jun 17, 2009
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Adobe makes Acrobat.com a "charged service" Jun 17, 2009
BEIJING, June 16 (Xinhuanet)-- U.S. software company Adobe Systems Inc said Monday it moved its Acrobat. com web-based productivity and collaboration services out of beta and turned it into a business with paid user accounts. (Xinhuanet, China)
Make a pilgrimage to San Jose's tech mecca Jun 16, 2009
Other tech firms have joined stalwart Adobe Systems, which moved its headquarters downtown years ago, and new condos and lofts are luring young professionals. Cafes, restaurants and clubs have followed, renewing downtown's mojo. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
The week ahead Jun 16, 2009
Tuesday -- May producer price index -- May housing starts -- May industrial production -- Earnings: Adobe Systems Inc.; Best Buy Co.; FactSet Research Systems Inc.; Smithfield Foods Inc.. Wednesday -- May consumer price index -- Earnings: FedEx Corp.; IHS Inc.. (FOX61, CT)
Earnings schedule for week of 6/15/09 Jun 16, 2009
Adobe Systems Inc. reports second-quarter financial results. RICHFIELD, Minn. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
'Kiwi' startups take root in Valley Jun 6, 2009
Pleasanton-based software company Right Hemisphere is best known as the maker of the 3D viewer included with Adobe Systems Inc. s Adobe Reader. The company launched in Auckland in 1997, and relocated its headquarters to California in 2003 on the heels of an investment by Sequoia Capital Partners. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
RIM Issues Patch for BlackBerry Security Flaw Jun 5, 2009
The newly disclosed vulnerability could allow hackers to take control of servers running BlackBerry systems by sending emails with tainted attachments in Adobe Systems' PDF format, according to computer security researchers. LATEST NEWS. (SmallBusinessComputing)
Component Changes Made to Dow Jones Sector Titans Indexes Jun 5, 2009
Dow Jones Technology Titans 30 Index Country Company / Symbol(s) Add/Delete United States Xerox Corp. (XRX) Delete France Alcatel-Lucent (ALU.FR) Delete United States Adobe Systems Inc.(ADBE) Add Taiwan MediaTek Inc. (2454. TW) Add The free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Technology Titans 30 Index increased to US$1. (Primezone Releases)
BlackBerry maker warns on security vulnerability Jun 4, 2009
The newly disclosed vulnerability could allow hackers to take control of servers running BlackBerry systems by sending e-mails with tainted attachments in Adobe Systems' PDF format, according to computer security researchers. If the device's user opens one of those attachments, it would seek to install malicious software on the server at the data center that runs a company's BlackBerry network. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Office workplace culture evolving May 26, 2009
A recent survey in the United States by Directions Research Inc, commissioned by Adobe Systems Inc, points toward an evolution in office workplace culture. White-collar workers are expected to change the way they interact with each other and co-ordinate their tasks; business will also be conducted differently in the social-media-rich environment of the 21st century. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)
Amazon.com Tops BusinessWeek's 11th Annual InfoTech100 May 22, 2009
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NTT DOCOMO Unveils 18 New Handsets; Rich Lineup Closely Attuned with Today's Mobile Users May 19, 2009
Flash is a registered trademark or trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Windows Media is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. (JCN Network, Japan)
Valley companies REACT to counterfeits on Craigslist May 18, 2009
San Jose-based Adobe Systems Inc. and Microsoft Corp. in recent months asked the Rapid Enforcement Allied Computer Team, a consortium of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies headquartered in Santa Clara, to investigate pirated software being manufactured and sold through the online classified site. They are looking into a concerted effort to address piracy and counterfeiting happening on Craigslist, said David Hendrickson, REACT s project director and an investigator with the Santa... (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Some papers start charging for Internet content May 17, 2009
The application, built using software from San Jose's Adobe Systems Inc., allows subscribers to save one week's worth of editions and displays pages in the same font and similar layout as the paper edition. The news is refreshed every five minutes the computer is online, but the stories, photos, video and even the popular crossword puzzle can also be viewed offline. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
> Business Profile: 'Living Roof' landscaper grows May 14, 2009
CUSTOMERS: Webcor Builders, Rudolph and Sletten, Devcon Construction in general contracting, Oracle Corp., Apple Inc., Sun Microsystems Inc., Intel Corp., Adobe Systems Inc., The Gap Inc. in the commercial arena; numerous private estates from Monterey to the peninsula. LOCATIONS: Main office and yard in San Jose, main branches in Roseville and Santa Rosa. (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
