Adobe Named One of the "100 Best Companies to Work For".Adobe Ranks No. 11 on FORTUNE's Annual List 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 is ranked the 11th best company to work for in America, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. FORTUNE magazine's 12th annual "100 Best Companies to Work For" survey. This marks the tenth year Adobe has been included on the list. For 2009, Adobe is among the top companies included from the high-tech sector, and in FORTUNE's subcategory sub·cat·e·go·ry n. pl. sub·cat·e·go·ries A subdivision that has common differentiating characteristics within a larger category. of midsized companies (those with 2,500 to 10,000 U.S. employees), Adobe's ranking climbed to No. 2 from No. 12 last year. Additionally, Adobe is ranked No. 10 among "top-paying" companies. The full list and related stories are currently available at www.fortune.com and will be featured in FORTUNE's Feb. 2, 2009, print issue, available on newsstands Jan. 26, 2009. "Adobe is honored to be included once again on this distinguished list," said Donna Morris, senior vice president, Human Resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. at Adobe. "In the face of continuing global economic uncertainty, our commitment to keeping Adobe a great place is unwavering, and our ranking speaks to our employees' enthusiasm about growing their careers here." Adobe has approximately 7,000 employees in locations worldwide, including 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, Japan and Asia Pacific. More than half of Adobe's employees are located 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. . Adobe is headquartered in San Jose, Calif., with U.S. research and development sites in Sacramento, Calif., San Francisco, Calif., Santa Rosa, Calif., Seattle, Wash., Boston, Mass., and Arden Hills, Minn., in addition to a nationwide network of sales offices. In total, 353 U.S. companies vied for a place on the "100 Best Companies to Work For" list. Two-thirds of a company's score is based on the 57-question survey created by the Great Place to Work[R] Institute, a global research and consulting firm with affiliates worldwide. FORTUNE polled a minimum of 400 randomly selected employees at each company. The remaining third is based on a company's responses to the Culture Audit questionnaire, which included questions about demographics, pay and benefit programs, and open-ended questions on philosophy, communication and more. 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] 2009 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe and the Adobe logo are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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