Adobe Further Extends Leadership in Digital Photography Raw File Workflows; Adobe Acquires Technology Assets of Pixmantec ApS.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- 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) ) today announced it has acquired the technology assets of Pixmantec ApS, makers of digital imaging software that provides advanced workflow The automatic routing of documents to the users responsible for working on them. Workflow is concerned with providing the information required to support each step of the business cycle. management and processing capabilities for digital camera raw files. The acquisition strengthens Adobe's leadership position in raw processing. Terms of the acquisition were not disclosed. "With high quality digital cameras now within reach of every photographer, customers are gravitating to raw file formats that allow them to get more control over final results," said John Loiacono, senior vice president of Creative Solutions at Adobe adobe (ədō`bē): see rammed earth. adobe Handmade sun-dried bricks formed from a mixture of heavy clay and straw found in arid regions. . "By combining Pixmantec's raw processing technology and expertise with our own, we're continuing to deliver on the promise that even your existing raw files can be processed with increasing quality as our software technology evolves." Pixmantec is a privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark and currently ships the RawShooter(R) line of digital photography software products. Adobe plans to integrate Pixmantec raw processing technologies into Lightroom(TM) and wherever customers will be working with raw files. In preparation for this integration, the Pixmantec RawShooter Premium product is being discontinued dis·con·tin·ue v. dis·con·tin·ued, dis·con·tin·u·ing, dis·con·tin·ues v.tr. 1. To stop doing or providing (something); end or abandon: , though the free RawShooter Essentials product will continue to be available until the Lightroom public beta program is completed. Existing Pixmantec customers will continue to be supported by Adobe and will be provided with an upgrade path to the Adobe digital imaging product family. Adobe believes this acquisition will not have a material financial impact on the company. Forward Looking Statements Disclosure This press release contains forward looking statements, including those related to future product development plans, which involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. For a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties, individuals should refer to Adobe's SEC filings. Adobe does not undertake an obligation to update forward looking statements. About Adobe Systems Incorporated Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information -- anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.com. (C) 2006 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Lightroom, Pixmantec and RawShooter are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and/or other countries. |
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