Adobe Systems Announces Adobe PageMaker 6.0 Software Development Kit For Macintosh Platforms; SDK Promotes Plug-in Development for Extending PageMaker Functionality.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 26, 1995--(Nasdaq:ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) )--Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced a new software development kit (SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). ) for Adobe PageMaker PageMaker was the first desktop publishing program, introduced in 1985 by Aldus Corporation[1], initially for the Apple Macintosh but soon after also for the PC. It relies on Adobe Systems' PostScript page description language. 6.0 for Macintosh and Power Macintosh See Power Mac. (computer) Power Macintosh - Apple Computer's personal computer based on the PowerPC, introduced on 1994-03-14. Existing 680x0 code (both applications and device drivers) run on Power Macintosh systems without modification via a Motorola 68LC040 emulator. . The development kit provides an interface to the PageMaker program's menu commands, tools and publication data that enables third-party developers to create plug-in programs that extend the functionality of Adobe PageMaker software. The kit also includes comprehensive documentation in the Adobe Portable Document Format (file format) Portable Document Format - (PDF) The native file format for Adobe Systems' Acrobat. PDF is the file format for representing documents in a manner that is independent of the original application software, hardware, and operating system used to create those documents. (PDF (Portable Document Format) The de facto standard for document publishing from Adobe. On the Web, there are countless brochures, data sheets, white papers and technical manuals in the PDF format. ), sample plug-in code, the Adobe Acrobat Reader The former name of Adobe Reader. See PDF. 2.1 and the Filter Developers' Toolkit. The PageMaker SDK is expected to be available in October through the Adobe Graphic Applications Plug-in Program (GAP). Adobe will be at Seybold San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , booth no. 1613, Moscone Convention Center. "With the Adobe PageMaker 6.0 SDK, developers have an easy way to create plug-ins for the large and diverse community of PageMaker users," said Mike Peronto, vice president of Adobe Publishing Products. "As Adobe applications move toward a common extensible architecture, plug-ins will play an even greater role in our product strategy." In addition to supporting the file format of Adobe PageMaker 6.0, new features of the SDK include private data, multiple master pages and access to the Story Editor. Private data enables developers to attach specific information to documents and page level objects, such as attaching a caption to a placed graphic. Through the SDK's new application programming interface developers can access and define up to 256 master pages within the PageMaker program to create page templates with repeating elements. "Developing plug-ins for Adobe PageMaker has enabled us to grow from a start-up company start-up company A new business. to more than 20 employees in less than two years," said Craig Barnes, president of Extensis Corporation of Portland, Ore. "We've now expanded our product line to include plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator A full-featured drawing program for Windows and Macintosh from Adobe. It provides sophisticated tracing and text manipulation capabilities as well as color separations. Included is Adobe Type Manager and a selection of Type 1 fonts. and Adobe Photoshop See Photoshop. and we will soon introduce a new version of PageTools, our flagship product, for PageMaker 6.0." Price and Availability The PageMaker SDK is expected to be available free in October through Adobe's bulletin board and Adobe's FTP site at ftp FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to .adobe.com and on the World Wide Web at http://www.adobe.com/Support/Service.html. In addition to the PageMaker SDK, development kits for other Adobe graphics products are also available free through Adobe's FTP site. The free versions do not include phone or electronic mail support. The PageMaker SDK also will be available through the Adobe Graphic Applications Plug-in Program. For an annual fee of $195 in the United States and Canada and $395 elsewhere, developers will receive the PageMaker SDK; development kits for Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere and Adobe After Effects; regular updates, technical support, a monthly newsletter and discounts on Adobe software. Developers can contact GAP by phone at 415/961-4111 or via e-mail at devsup-person@adobe.com. European developers may contact Adobe's Amsterdam office by phone at +31-20-6511-275, by fax at +31-20-6511-313 or via e-mail at eurosupport@adobe.com. The Adobe Plug-in Source Adobe provides marketing assistance for developers of plug-ins through the Adobe Plug-in Source, a member-owned cooperative offering developers the most efficient channel for marketing and selling Adobe plug-ins. Developers interested in joining the Adobe Plug-in Source can contact the cooperative at 206/343-3349. Adobe Systems Incorporated, founded in 1982, is headquartered in Mountain View, Calif. Adobe develops, markets and supports computer software products and technologies that enable users to create, display, print and communicate electronic documents. The company licenses technology to major computer, printing and publishing suppliers, and markets a line of applications software and type products for authoring visually rich documents. Additionally, the company markets a line of powerful, but easy to use, products for home and small business users. Adobe has subsidiaries in Europe and the Pacific Rim serving a worldwide network of dealers and distributors. Adobe's 1994 revenue was approximately $598 million. -0- Note to Editors: Adobe, the Adobe logo, Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator, PageMaker, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere and After Effects are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. Macintosh and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. PageTools is a trademark of Extensis Corp. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Adobe Systems Inc. Peter Card, 206/628-2368 peter.card@adobe.com http://www.adobe.com |
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