Adobe Systems Ships FrameMaker 5 for Digital UNIX, IBM AIX and Silicon Graphics IRIX.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 13, 1996--Adobe Systems (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today announced the availability of Adobe(R) FrameMaker(R) 5 for three UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). (R) platforms including Digital UNIX See Tru64 Unix. ,IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (R) AIX (Advanced Interactive eXecutive) IBM's Unix-based operating system which runs on its Intellistation workstations and pSeries, p5, iSeries and i5 server families. (R) and Silicon Graphics(R) IRIX A Unix-based operating system from SGI that is used in its computer systems from desktop to supercomputer. It is an enhanced version of Unix System V Release 4. IRIX integrates the X Window system with OpenGL, creating the first real time 3D X environment. . The leading document authoring software for UNIX and the most complete cross-platform publishing solution, Adobe FrameMaker Adobe FrameMaker is a desktop publishing (DTP) and word processing application that is popular for large documents. It is produced by Adobe Systems. Although FrameMaker has evolved slowly in recent years, it maintains a strong following among professional technical writers. software is also available for Sun OS(TM), Solaris(R) and HP/UX HP/UX Hewlett-Packard UNIX operating system HP/UX Unexploded Human Particulate Operating System , as well as for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) and Apple(R) Macintosh(R) 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. (R). "Adobe FrameMaker 5 on Digital AlphaStations provides our customers with extremely fast and effective document creation and management," said Al Olsen, manager of Digital's Software Engineering Business Unit. "We are pleased to have continuing generations of Adobe's software products as part of the Digital solutions portfolio on Alpha." FrameMaker software combines word processing word processing, use of a computer program or a dedicated hardware and software package to write, edit, format, and print a document. Text is most commonly entered using a keyboard similar to a typewriter's, although handwritten input (see pen-based computer) and , page layout, graphics, equations, tables and book-building tools for creating a wide range of publications, from books and technical manuals to reports, newsletters and presentations. FrameMaker 5 adds new features in several key areas including on-line publishing, authoring efficiency, compound document support and cross-platform compatibility. "With its complete support for the leading UNIX platforms as well as Windows and the Mac OS, Adobe FrameMaker provides the most comprehensive cross-platform document authoring solution," said Martin Doettling, director, Frame products group at Adobe. "And FrameMaker's new on-line publishing features make it easy for companies with mixed computing environments to publish on the Internet." Pricing and Availability Adobe FrameMaker 5 for Digital UNIX, IBM AIX and Silicon Graphics IRIX workstations is immediately available from Adobe's direct sales force to selected resellers worldwide. The suggested retail price is $1,495 for a personal license and $2,595 for a shared license. Users of FrameMaker 4 software may upgrade to FrameMaker 5 for $400 for a personal license or $600 for a shared license. For more information, customers in the United States and Canada can contact Adobe Systems at 800/843-7263 or visit Adobe's Web site at http:// www.adobe.com. System Requirements UNIX system requirements: 40-90 MB swap space, 20-90 MB free disk space (typical installation 65MB), X Window System(TM) X11R5, PostScript(R)-compatible printer, CD-ROM drive. Additional requirements for Digital Alpha Stations: Digital UNIX 3.2, 64 MB memory. Additional requirements for IBM RISC RISC in full Reduced Instruction Set Computing Computer architecture that uses a limited number of instructions. RISC became popular in microprocessors in the 1980s. System/6000(R) workstations: AIX 4.1.3, 64 MB memory. Additional requirements for Silicon Graphics workstations: IRIX 5.3, 32 MB memory. Based in Mountain View, Calif., Adobe Systems Incorporated is the world's third largest personal computer software company, with 1995 revenue of $762.3 million. The company develops and supports products to help people express and use information in more imaginative and meaningful ways, across all print and electronic media. Founded in 1982, Adobe helped launch the desktop publishing revolution. Today, the company offers a market-leading line of application software and type products for creating and distributing visually rich communication materials; licenses its industry-standard technologies to major hardware manufacturers, software developers, and service providers; and offers integrated software solutions to businesses of all sizes. For more information, see Adobe's home page at http://www.adobe.com on the World Wide Web. -0- Note to Editors: Adobe, the Adobe logo, FrameMaker, FrameViewer and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated. Apple, Macintosh and Power Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. AIX, IBM and RISC System/6000 are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft. Sun and Sun OS are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. Solaris is a registered trademark of Sun Microsystems, Inc., which has not tested or approved this product. Silicon Graphics is a registered trademark of Silicon Graphics, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Ltd. All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. CONTACT: Adobe Systems Peter Card, 206/470-7268 peter.card@adobe.com |
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