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  • Mozilla warns on Adobe, Microsoft hidden Web agenda

    Companies building Web sites should beware of proprietary rich-media technologies like Adobe's Flash and Microsoft's Silverlight, the founder of Mozilla Europe has warned.

  • More malware means good news in security fight

    While the volume of malware threats has spiked recently, one expert believes that this is a good sign, with cybercriminals having to resort to increasingly desperate measures to get a result.

  • Adobe offers early peek at Apollo

    Adobe Systems on Monday announced an early version of Apollo, software that will let people run Web applications online and offline.

  • Flash becomes more searchable

    Adobe Systems has announced it's partnering with search giants Google and Yahoo to increase the quality of search results of dynamic Web content and rich internet applications (RIAs).

  • Quark CEO: It's our fault kids don't know us

    Why don't young designers know QuarkXPress? Because the company ignored and failed to invest in Australia, according to Quark's CEO, Ray Schiavone.

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  • Olympics are a boon for Silverlight

    Here's the way things work at Microsoft. After correcting shortcomings in the first and second editions of its software, version 3.0 of a Microsoft product usually silences the company's worst critics, allowing management to get on with business of crushing rivals. But I'll be first to acknowledge that Silverlight breaks with that pattern.

  • Q&A: Adobe on taking on services and Microsoft

    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.

  • Adobe CEO Chizen finds the right moment to leave

    With digital information exploding, Adobe's outgoing CEO sees room for innovation on the desktop and the Web.

  • Adobe plots its path on the Web

    Best known for apps like Photoshop, Adobe is relying on Kevin Lynch to break out of the shrink-wrapped software business.

  • When standards don't apply

    A growing roster of de facto standards is testing the need for bureaucratic agencies and design-by-committee technologies.

Reviews (82)

  • Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Extended (Beta)

    Adobe's latest incarnation of Acrobat is top of the line, highly featured software. Just make sure you need all the bells and whistles before you pay the AU$999 price tag.

  • First Take: Adobe Atmosphere

    Atmosphere is a decent prosumer app for small businesses and educators who want to promote an interactive Web experience.

  • Adobe pares Mac support

    Adobe Systems announces new versions of its video products--but Mac users will be out of luck when it comes to video editing.

  • Acrobat 6.0 Professional

    Adobe's Acrobat 6.0 is an indispensable upgrade for any serious Acrobat user. But individual users should look for a cheaper option.

  • Adobe king of the hill

    PageMaker is still the king of the hill in many offices where it's used for newsletters, brochures, schedules or posters - the "business publishing" market, as Adobe calls it.

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