• Adobe Systems

    Adobe Systems is one of the leading manufacturers of document management and graphics design software. Well known for their Adobe Photoshop product, the company also produces a wide range of other products such as Adobe PDF. Founded in 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke, they helped to launch the desktop publishing industry when Apple licensed their postscript technology for use in their laser printers. In 2005 Adobe acquired Macromedia, one of their few large competitors in the space.

  • Fast Facts:

    1. Ticker: ADBE (NASDAQ)
    2. Established in 1982
    3. Founders: John Warnock and Charles Geschke
    4. Headquarters: San Jose, California
    5. Employees: 6,677 (as of January 2007)
    6. 2007 revenue: $3.157 billion USD
    7. Top products: Photoshop, Flash Player
    8. Origin of Name: Named after the Adobe Creek that ran behind John Warnock's house.
    9. Acquired Macromedia in 2005

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