Adobe Systems signs development agreement with Topmax Corp.; Topmax to provide service and expertise to help Adobe's original equipment manufacturers develop Adobe PostScript products.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 18, 1995--Adobe Systems Inc. (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) ) Tuesday announced that Topmax Corp. has joined Adobe's Development Partner Program to develop printer and related technologies for Adobe's licensed original equipment manufacturer (OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and ) customers. 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. the agreement, Topmax will augment Adobe's product development activities for its OEMs which include porting Adobe PostScript software and utilizing other Adobe technologies. Topmax will provide added value Added value in financial analysis of shares is to be distinguished from value added. Used as a measure of shareholder value, calculated using the formula:
"Adobe and Topmax are committed to providing high-quality products for OEM customers," said Steve MacDonald Steve Macdonald is a filk musician (singer/songwriter) from Michigan, who also appears at Renaissance Faires as "Gallamor the Bard". He served for several years as the Pegasus Award Evangelista, and was responsible for many changes in the award process that led to much greater , senior vice president and general manager of Adobe's System Products Division. "The combined strength and expertise of both companies will allow our OEMs to bring more Adobe PostScript printers to market faster while expanding the Adobe PostScript language standard in the printer market." "Providing industry-standard Adobe PostScript language solutions offers several benefits to Adobe's OEMs in the U.S. and Japan," said Richard Andrade, Topmax chief executive officer, Worldwide Operations. "Our customers can reduce development time and costs and bring products to market faster with our local development sites and the added value of our service and engineering capabilities." Adobe's Development Partner Program offers OEMs another avenue for product development. Adobe Development Partners receive all the tools and assistance necessary to create Adobe PostScript products. Adobe certifies the final product to ensure complete PostScript language and imaging model compliance. Other development program members include Peerless Systems Corp., Quintar Co. and Personal Computer Products Inc. With Adobe PostScript Level 2 software, the industry-standard page-description language, end users gain several benefits when printing documents. These include consistent and predictable color with more control from the application, better printer memory-management to handle complex imaging and data compression data compression Process of reducing the amount of data needed for storage or transmission of a given piece of information (text, graphics, video, sound, etc.), typically by use of encoding techniques. techniques that can substantially reduce data transfer times from a host computer to the printer. Adobe PostScript software also offers additional benefits such as flexibility, high-quality printing and compatibility. For example, end users can print a variety of documents that contain any combination of text, graphics and images for true WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Pronounced "wiz-ee-wig." It refers to displaying text and graphics on screen the same as they will print on paper or display on a Web page. (what-you-see-is-what-you-get) performance. It gives access to industry-standard Type 1 fonts for high-quality printing. Adobe PostScript software also provides cross-platform compatibility with a large variety of computer hardware systems and software applications. Topmax, known as Tokyo Denshi Sekei in Japan, has provided printing and networking technology to the Japanese market for more than 17 years. Since establishing a North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. office, Topmax has offered turnkey printer controller platforms, printer controller chips, networking controllers, PCL (Printer Command Language) The page description language for HP LaserJet printers. It has become a de facto standard used in many printers and typesetters. PCL Level 5, introduced with the LaserJet III in 1990, also supports Compugraphic's Intellifont scalable fonts. emulations and printer operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. to customers in North America, Europe and the Pacific Rim. The company also offers in-circuit emulation products. Topmax is located in Mesa, Ariz. Adobe Systems Inc., founded in 1982, is headquartered in Mountain View. Adobe develops, markets and supports computer software products and technologies that enable users to create, display, print and communicate electronic documents. The company licenses its 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 and PostScript are trademarks of Adobe Systems Inc. or its subsidiaries, and may be registered in certain jurisdictions. CONTACT: Adobe Systems Inc., Mountain View Micael Wong, 415/962-2197 OR Topmax Corp., Mesa Richard Andrade, 602/730-2530 |
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