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[[Image:Adobe HQ.jpg|thumb|300px|Adobe Systems headquarters in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[California]]]]
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[[Adobe Systems]] is an American [[computer software]] company headquartered in [[San Jose, California|San Jose]], [[California]]. It was founded in 1982 by [[John Warnock]] and [[Charles Geschke]], who established the company after leaving [[Xerox PARC]] to develop and sell the [[PostScript]] [[page description language]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-10-03|url=http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003330197_adobe30.html|title=How Adobe launched a revolution |work=San Jose Mercury News|date=2006-10-30|author=Blitstein, Ryan }}</ref> In 1985, [[Apple Computer]] licensed PostScript for use in its [[LaserWriter]] [[computer printer|printers]], which helped spark the [[desktop publishing]] revolution.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-10-03|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/6212/Adobe-Systems-Incorporated/92968/Desktop-publishing-revolution|title=Adobe Systems Incorporated |publisher=Britannica }}</ref>

The company has made 25 [[Mergers and acquisitions|acquisitions]] since its founding. Its first acquisition was Emerald City Software in March 1990. In August 1994, the company acquired [[Aldus]], a [[Seattle]]-based software company credited with creating the [[desktop publishing]] industry with its [[PageMaker]] software.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-10-03|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0DE1D8113DF935A25750C0A962958260|title= Adobe and Aldus Plan a $500 Million Merger |work=The New York Times|date=1994-03-16|author=Lewis, Peter H. }}</ref> The company's products were integrated into Adobe Systems' product line later in the year, and re-branded as Adobe PageMaker and [[Adobe After Effects]];<ref>{{cite news|title=Adobe Makes a Move for the Future Fremont Site|work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=1998-04-13|author=Lewis, Jay B.}}</ref> Aldus also owned the [[TIFF]] file format, transferring ownership to Adobe.<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-10-03|url=http://www.macworld.com/article/39669/2004/09/adobeformat.html|title=Inside Adobe's New Digital Negative Format |work=Macworld|date=2004-09-30 }}</ref> In October 1995, Adobe acquired the desktop publishing software company Frame Technology for [[US$]]566&nbsp;million, and re-branded its FrameMaker software into [[Adobe FrameMaker]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Adobe Systems Announces Adobe FrameMaker for Windows 95 and NT|publisher=PR Newswire|date=1996-06-03}}</ref> Adobe acquired GoLive Systems in January 1999 and obtained its CyberStudio [[HTML editor]] software, releasing it as [[Adobe GoLive]].<ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-10-03|url=http://www.pcworld.com/printable/article/id,145202/printable.html|title=Adobe Discontinues GoLive |work=PC World|date=2008-04-28|author=Cohen, Peter }}</ref> In May 2003, Adobe acquired Syntrillium Software and its [[digital audio editor]] software Cool Edit Pro, and merged it into its product line, re-releasing it as [[Adobe Audition]].<ref>{{cite news|title= Adobe Audition 1.0 sounds like a new program, but this multitrack recorder/editor is the offspring of Syntrillium’s Cool Edit Pro 2.1.|work=PC Magazine|date=2003-11-25}}</ref>

In the 1990s, Adobe purchased a minority stake in four companies, and it purchased a stake in one company in the 2000s. Adobe has also [[Divestment|divested]] six companies, where parts of the company are sold to another company. All of its divestments were made in the 1990s, with its most recent divestment made in August 1999 when it sold Macromedia Pathware to [[Lotus Software]].

Adobe Systems' largest acquisition was [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]-based [[Macromedia]] in December 2005 for $3.57&nbsp;billion. Adobe Systems made the most acquisitions in 2006, with four: Trade and Technologies France, Pixmantec, InterAKT, and Serious Magic. Of the companies that Adobe Systems has acquired, 18 were based in the United States. During the company's 26-year lifetime, it has acquired 25 companies, purchased stakes in five companies, and divested six companies, with most of them being [[Software industry|software companies]].

==Acquisitions==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date
! Company
! Business
! Country
! Value ([[USD]])
!class="unsortable"| References
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1990|3|19}}
| Emerald City Software
| Software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_Emerald_City_Software-162639020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires Emerald City Software - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=[[Thomson Financial]] |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1990|6|20}}
| BluePoint Technologies
| Manufacture computer chips
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_BluePoint_Technologies-167911020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires BluePoint Technologies - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1992|6|1}}
| LaserTools<ref group=note>Only the language sensing technology, LaserTools-Language Tech, was acquired from LaserTools.</ref>
| Software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_LaserTools_Language_Tech_from_LaserTools_Corp-257051020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires LaserTools-Language Tech from LaserTools Corp - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1992|6|29}}
| OCR Systems
| Software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_OCR_Systems_Inc-261876020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires OCR Systems Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
<!-- |-
| {{dts|link=off|1992|7|1}}
| OCR Systems<ref group=note>Only Non-Linear Tech was acquired from OCR Systems Inc</ref>
| Software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_OCR_Systems_Non_Linear_Tech_from_OCR_Systems_Inc-262231020</ref> -->
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1994|8|31}}
| [[Aldus]]
| Publishing software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="right"| ${{nts|437676000}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_Aldus_Corp-395638020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires Aldus Corp - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1994|9|9}}
| LaserTools
| Software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_LaserTools_Corp-425790020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires LaserTools Corp - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1995|10|30}}
| Frame Technology
| Publishing software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="right"| ${{nts|566567000}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_Frame_Technology_Corp-475603020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires Frame Technology Corp - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1996|5|20}}
| Ares Software
| Font management software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_Ares_Software_Corp-554986020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires Ares Software Corp - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1997|3|14}}
| Sandcastle
| Internet latency software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="right"| ${{nts|3500000}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_Sandcastle_Inc-672845020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires Sandcastle Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1997|9|5}}
| HyWay Ferranti
| Computer software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_HyWay_Ferranti-693250040 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires HyWay Ferranti - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1997|9|16}}
| DigiDox
| Electronic catalog
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_DigiDox_Inc-695591020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires DigiDox Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1999|1|4}}
| GoLive Systems
| Internet service provider
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_GoLive_Systems_Inc-830160020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires GoLive Systems Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|2001|12|5}}
| Fotiva
| Digital photo software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_Fotiva_Inc-1250063020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires Fotiva Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|2002|4|15}}
| Accelio<ref group=note>Acquired from Adobe Systems Canada</ref>
| Software
| {{flag|CAN}}
|align="right"| ${{nts|72000000}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_Accelio_Corp_from_Adobe_Systems_Canada_Inc-1267643040 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires Accelio Corp from Adobe Systems Canada Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|2003|5}}
| Syntrillium Software
| Software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|accessdate=2008-10-03|url=http://www.adobe.com/special/products/audition/syntrillium.html|title=Cool Edit Pro is now Adobe Audition |publisher=Adobe }}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|2003|11|10}}
| Yellow Dragon Software-Tech<ref group=note>Acquired from Yellow Dragon Software</ref>
| Tech assets
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_Yellow_Dragon_Software_Tech_from_Yellow_Dragon_Software_Corp-1449344040 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires Yellow Dragon Software-Tech from Yellow Dragon Software Corp - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|2004|12|7}}
| OKYZ
| 3D collaboration software
| {{flag|FRA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_OKYZ_SA-1648209040 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires OKYZ SA - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|2005|12|3}}
| [[Macromedia]]
| Internet software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="right"| ${{nts|3573000000}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_Macromedia_Inc-1658081020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires Macromedia Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|2005|12|16}}
| Navisware
| Enterprise software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_Navisware-1724617020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires Navisware - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|2006|4|21}}
| Trade and Technologies France
| Wholesale software
| {{flag|FRA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_Trade_and_Technologies_France-1754466040 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires Trade and Technologies France - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|2006|6|26}}
| Pixmantec
| Software
| {{flag|DNK}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_Pixmantec_ApS-1771752040 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires Pixmantec ApS - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|2006|9|5}}
| InterAKT
| Software
| {{flag|ROU}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_InterAKT-1790890040 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires InterAKT - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|2006|10|19}}
| Serious Magic
| Video software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_Serious_Magic_Inc-1803656020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires Serious Magic Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|2007|5|31}}
| Scene7
| Multimedia software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_Scene7_Inc-1864771020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires Scene7 Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|2008|9|15}}
| YaWah
| Prepackaged software
| {{flag|DNK}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_YaWah_ApS-2013835040 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires YaWah ApS - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|}

==Stakes==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date
! Company
! Business
! Country
! Value ([[USD]])
!class="unsortable"| References
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1992|9|21}}
| Verity
| Computer consulting
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_a_minority_stake_in_Verity_Inc-272456020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires a minority stake in Verity Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1994|3|1}}
| Crosswise
| Applications software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Systems_Inc_acquires_a_minority_stake_in_Crosswise_Corp-393607020 |title=Adobe Systems Inc acquires a minority stake in Crosswise Corp - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1995|4|19}}
| [[Siebel Systems]]
| Application services provider
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Ventures_acquires_a_minority_stake_in_Siebel_Systems_Inc-462868020 |title=Adobe Ventures acquires a minority stake in Siebel Systems Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1995|8|8}}
| Fractal Design
| Graphics software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="right"| ${{nts|2000000}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Ventures_acquires_a_minority_stake_in_Fractal_Design_Corp-485477020 |title=Adobe Ventures acquires a minority stake in Fractal Design Corp - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|2007|3|23}}
| [[Skysoft]]
| Online digital music services
| {{flag|ROC}}
|align="right"| ${{nts|1000000}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Adobe_Sys_Software_Ireland_Ltd_acquires_a_minority_stake_in_Skysoft_Co_Ltd-1858668040 |title=Adobe Sys Software Ireland Ltd acquires a minority stake in Skysoft Co Ltd - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|}

==Divestitures==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date
! Acquirer
! Target company
! Target business
! Acquirer country
! Value ([[USD]])
!class="unsortable"| References
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1991|11|1}}
| Paracomp
| [[MacroMind]]
| Software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Paracomp_Inc_acquires_Macromind_Inc_from_Adobe_Systems_Inc-219207020 |title=Paracomp Inc acquires Macromind Inc from Adobe Systems Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1996|3|28}}
|align="center"| —
| Luminous<ref group=note>Adobe Systems retained a 19.9% stake in Luminous</ref>
| Graphics software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Investor_Group_acquires_Luminous_Corp_Adobe_Systems_from_Adobe_Systems_Inc-547362020 |title=Investor Group acquires Luminous Corp(Adobe Systems) from Adobe Systems Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1997|2|5}}
| INSO
| MasterSoft
| Publishing software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="right"| ${{nts|3000000}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/INSO_Corp_acquires_Adobe_Systems_MasterSoft_Prods_from_Adobe_Systems_Inc-635481020 |title=INSO Corp acquires Adobe Systems-MasterSoft Prods from Adobe Systems Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1999|3|24}}
| Creative Internet Solutions
| ChangeMedia
| Internet service provider
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Creative_Internet_Solutions_acquires_ChangeMedia_Allaire_Corp_from_Adobe_Systems_Inc-864678020 |title=Creative Internet Solutions acquires ChangeMedia(Allaire Corp) from Adobe Systems Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1999|5|20}}
| Calian Technology
| Why Interactive
| Multi-media company
| {{flag|CAN}}
|align="right"| ${{nts|4360000}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Calian_Technology_Ltd_acquires_Why_Interactive_Inc_from_Adobe_Systems_Inc-884273040 |title=Calian Technology Ltd acquires Why Interactive Inc from Adobe Systems Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|-
| {{dts|link=off|1999|8|30}}
| [[Lotus Development]]
| Macromedia Pathware
| Internet software
| {{flag|USA}}
|align="center"| —
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alacrastore.com/storecontent/Thomson_M&A/Lotus_Development_Corp_IBM_acquires_Macromedia_Inc_Pathware_Bus_from_Adobe_Systems_Inc-911881020 |title=Lotus Development Corp(IBM) acquires Macromedia Inc-Pathware Bus from Adobe Systems Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers &amp; Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com |publisher=Thomson Financial |date= |accessdate=2008-10-03}}</ref>
|}

==Notes==
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==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.adobe.com/ Adobe Systems]
* [http://www.alacrastore.com/mergers-acquisitions/Adobe_Systems_Inc-1000238 Adobe Systems Mergers and Acquisitions]

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Adobe Systems headquarters in San Jose, California

Adobe Systems is an American computer software company headquartered in San Jose, California. It was founded in 1982 by John Warnock and Charles Geschke, who established the company after leaving Xerox PARC to develop and sell the PostScript page description language.[1] In 1985, Apple Computer licensed PostScript for use in its LaserWriter printers, which helped spark the desktop publishing revolution.[2]

The company has made 25 acquisitions since its founding. Its first acquisition was Emerald City Software in March 1990. In August 1994, the company acquired Aldus, a Seattle-based software company credited with creating the desktop publishing industry with its PageMaker software.[3] The company's products were integrated into Adobe Systems' product line later in the year, and re-branded as Adobe PageMaker and Adobe After Effects;[4] Aldus also owned the TIFF file format, transferring ownership to Adobe.[5] In October 1995, Adobe acquired the desktop publishing software company Frame Technology for US$566 million, and re-branded its FrameMaker software into Adobe FrameMaker.[6] Adobe acquired GoLive Systems in January 1999 and obtained its CyberStudio HTML editor software, releasing it as Adobe GoLive.[7] In May 2003, Adobe acquired Syntrillium Software and its digital audio editor software Cool Edit Pro, and merged it into its product line, re-releasing it as Adobe Audition.[8]

In the 1990s, Adobe purchased a minority stake in four companies, and it purchased a stake in one company in the 2000s. Adobe has also divested six companies, where parts of the company are sold to another company. All of its divestments were made in the 1990s, with its most recent divestment made in August 1999 when it sold Macromedia Pathware to Lotus Software.

Adobe Systems' largest acquisition was San Francisco-based Macromedia in December 2005 for $3.57 billion. Adobe Systems made the most acquisitions in 2006, with four: Trade and Technologies France, Pixmantec, InterAKT, and Serious Magic. Of the companies that Adobe Systems has acquired, 18 were based in the United States. During the company's 26-year lifetime, it has acquired 25 companies, purchased stakes in five companies, and divested six companies, with most of them being software companies.

Acquisitions

Date Company Business Country Value (USD) References
March 19, 1990 Emerald City Software Software  USA — [9]
June 20, 1990 BluePoint Technologies Manufacture computer chips  USA — [10]
June 1, 1992 LaserTools[note 1] Software  USA — [11]
June 29, 1992 OCR Systems Software  USA — [12]
August 31, 1994 Aldus Publishing software  USA $437,676,000 [13]
September 9, 1994 LaserTools Software  USA — [14]
October 30, 1995 Frame Technology Publishing software  USA $566,567,000 [15]
May 20, 1996 Ares Software Font management software  USA — [16]
March 14, 1997 Sandcastle Internet latency software  USA $3,500,000 [17]
September 5, 1997 HyWay Ferranti Computer software  USA — [18]
September 16, 1997 DigiDox Electronic catalog  USA — [19]
January 4, 1999 GoLive Systems Internet service provider  USA — [20]
December 5, 2001 Fotiva Digital photo software  USA — [21]
April 15, 2002 Accelio[note 2] Software  CAN $72,000,000 [22]
May 2003 Syntrillium Software Software  USA — [23]
November 10, 2003 Yellow Dragon Software-Tech[note 3] Tech assets  USA — [24]
December 7, 2004 OKYZ 3D collaboration software  FRA — [25]
December 3, 2005 Macromedia Internet software  USA $3.573×10^9 [26]
December 16, 2005 Navisware Enterprise software  USA — [27]
April 21, 2006 Trade and Technologies France Wholesale software  FRA — [28]
June 26, 2006 Pixmantec Software  DNK — [29]
September 5, 2006 InterAKT Software  ROU — [30]
October 19, 2006 Serious Magic Video software  USA — [31]
May 31, 2007 Scene7 Multimedia software  USA — [32]
September 15, 2008 YaWah Prepackaged software  DNK — [33]

Stakes

Date Company Business Country Value (USD) References
September 21, 1992 Verity Computer consulting  USA — [34]
March 1, 1994 Crosswise Applications software  USA — [35]
April 19, 1995 Siebel Systems Application services provider  USA — [36]
August 8, 1995 Fractal Design Graphics software  USA $2,000,000 [37]
March 23, 2007 Skysoft Online digital music services  ROC $1,000,000 [38]

Divestitures

Date Acquirer Target company Target business Acquirer country Value (USD) References
November 1, 1991 Paracomp MacroMind Software  USA — [39]
March 28, 1996 — Luminous[note 4] Graphics software  USA — [40]
February 5, 1997 INSO MasterSoft Publishing software  USA $3,000,000 [41]
March 24, 1999 Creative Internet Solutions ChangeMedia Internet service provider  USA — [42]
May 20, 1999 Calian Technology Why Interactive Multi-media company  CAN $4,360,000 [43]
August 30, 1999 Lotus Development Macromedia Pathware Internet software  USA — [44]

Notes

  1. ^ Only the language sensing technology, LaserTools-Language Tech, was acquired from LaserTools.
  2. ^ Acquired from Adobe Systems Canada
  3. ^ Acquired from Yellow Dragon Software
  4. ^ Adobe Systems retained a 19.9% stake in Luminous

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  35. ^ "Adobe Systems Inc acquires a minority stake in Crosswise Corp - Thomson Financial Mergers & Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  36. ^ "Adobe Ventures acquires a minority stake in Siebel Systems Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers & Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  37. ^ "Adobe Ventures acquires a minority stake in Fractal Design Corp - Thomson Financial Mergers & Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  38. ^ "Adobe Sys Software Ireland Ltd acquires a minority stake in Skysoft Co Ltd - Thomson Financial Mergers & Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  39. ^ "Paracomp Inc acquires Macromind Inc from Adobe Systems Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers & Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  40. ^ "Investor Group acquires Luminous Corp(Adobe Systems) from Adobe Systems Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers & Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  41. ^ "INSO Corp acquires Adobe Systems-MasterSoft Prods from Adobe Systems Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers & Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  42. ^ "Creative Internet Solutions acquires ChangeMedia(Allaire Corp) from Adobe Systems Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers & Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
  43. ^ "Calian Technology Ltd acquires Why Interactive Inc from Adobe Systems Inc - Thomson Financial Mergers & Acquisitions - AlacraStore.com". Thomson Financial. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
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