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Google is funding work to ensure that Adobe Systems' Photoshop and other Creative Suite software will run on Linux.
News from the blogosphere today has indicated that Google is preparing to launch one of its first offline-ready Web applications in the form of Google Docs as part of Google Gears.
Adobe Systems on Monday released a beta version of AIR, a software download formerly called Apollo, that makes Web-native applications operate like desktop programs.
With digital information exploding, Adobe's outgoing CEO sees room for innovation on the desktop and the Web.
Much of the future success of Adobe Systems hinges on the work done by its Platform Business Unit, which is headed by Kevin Lynch, the company's chief software architect.
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