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ADOBE SELECTS DELL AS WORKSTATION STANDARD.


Dell Computer Corporation (company) Dell Computer Corporation - One of the biggest US manufacturers of IBM PC compatibles.

"From notebooks to networks", their slogan says.

http://us.dell.com.
 (Nasdaq:DELL), Round Rock, Texas, has announced that Adobe Systems Adobe Systems Incorporated (pronounced a-DOE-bee IPA: /əˈdoʊbiː/) (NASDAQ: ADBE) (LSE: ABS) is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California, USA.  Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ), one of the world's largest software companies The Forbes Global 2000 includes the following list of the world's largest software companies.

Relative
rank Global
rank Name Country Sales
($bil) Profits
($bil) Assets
($bil) Market Value
($bil)
1 54 Microsoft United States .
, has selected Dell as its corporate standard worldwide for workstations and desktop PCs.

"The Dell Precision Dell Precision is a line of workstation computers produced by Dell, Inc.. Current Dell Precision Desktop Models
  • Precision T3400
  • Precision 390
  • Precision 490
  • Precision 690
Current Dell Precision Laptop Models
  • Precision M90
 WorkStation 410 is great for our engineers, because it provides the power they need to create the award-winning graphics software our customers have come to expect. The benefit for our customers comes full circle now that Dell has begun to offer the Adobe Collections as an optional bundle with Dell Precision WorkStations," said Gerrard Rutter, vice president, Information Systems, Adobe.

"For Adobe, Dell's OptiPlex G1 is a very cost-effective solution for general office work. By using DellPlus factory integration, Adobe is able to provide employees with systems that are fully configured and customized from the moment they open the boxes and plug them in."

"Adobe creates some of the industry's most popular software for digital imaging and content creation," said Peter Karnazes, general manager, Dell Precision WorkStations. "Adobe can assure its customers that their software has been developed on an award-winning, high-quality Dell platform. Dell customers can easily custom-configure Dell Precision WorkStations suitable for and bundled with Adobe software A list of Adobe Systems products.

Current
  • Adobe Acrobat Capture
  • Adobe Acrobat Connect (formerly Macromedia Breeze)
  • Adobe Presenter
  • Adobe Acrobat Distiller
  • Adobe Acrobat Reader
  • Adobe AIR
  • Adobe Audition
 such as Adobe(R) Photoshop(R) or Adobe(R) Illustrator."

Adobe has purchased more than 850 Dell systems for software development and general office applications. Systems are ordered via Dell's Premier Pages(sm) service, which provides customized, password-protected Web sites that Dell creates for institutional and business customers. Dell's Web site currently hosts more than 27,000 customer-specific Premier Pages.

Dell Precision(tm) WorkStations hold the No. 1 position in the U.S. market for NT(R) workstations for the first quarter of 1999(a).

Dell Precision WorkStations are intended for professional users who demand exceptional performance in the computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive  (CAD), digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS.  (DCC (1) (Direct Cable Connection) A Windows 95/98 feature that allows PCs to be cabled together for data transfer. DCC actually sets up a network connection between the two machines. ), geographic information systems (GIS), computer animation, software development and financial analysis markets.

Dell OptiPlex Dell, Inc. targets its OptiPlex™ line of desktop computers for sale into the corporate, government and education markets. These systems typically contain Intel CPUs, beginning with the Pentium and currently with the Core 2 although Dell sells some models with AMD CPUs as well. (R) PCs deliver performance and manageability in a dependable network-ready design to business and institutional customers who want maximum productivity, serviceability and lasting value on their desktops. Dell Precision WorkStations and Dell OptiPlex PCs are designed to support Windows(R) 2000.

Founded in 1982, Adobe Systems builds award-winning software solutions for Web and print publishing. Its graphic design, imaging, dynamic media and authoring tools enable customers to create, publish and deliver visually rich content for various types of media. The company's products are used by Web and graphic designers, professional publishers, document-intensive organizations, business users and consumers.

Adobe is the fourth-largest U.S.-based personal software company, with annual revenues approaching $1 billion. It employs over 2,400 employees worldwide and has operations in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Europe, the Pacific Rim, Japan and Latin America. Adobe's worldwide headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., and its Web site is located at www.adobe.com.

Ranked No. 78 among the Fortune 500 companies and No. 210 in the Fortune Global 500, Dell Computer Corporation is the world's leading direct computer systems company, based on revenue of $21.7 billion for the past four quarters. Dell designs, manufactures and customizes products and services to customer requirements and offers an extensive selection of software and peripherals. Information on Dell and its products can be obtained through its toll-free number 800/388-8542 or by accessing the Dell World Wide Web site at www.dell.com.

(a) Dataquest Advanced Desktops and Workstation Quarterly Statistics Worldwide--First Quarter 1999

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