Adobe CS5 Global Launch

Today at 15GMT Adobe hosted the Adobe CS5 global launch. It was opened by Shantanu Narayen -  the President and Chief Executive Officer of Adobe Systems Incorporated. He said: “The Adobe CS5 is a phenomenal release which enables you – our customers to create without boundaries while speeding the creative process from concept to execution. In addition to providing great design tools we also focused on helping you to achieve maximum impact by reaching the broadest number of customers possible. In fact this is the goal of Flash Player 10.1.” (more…)

Educators Express Excitement about Adobe CS5

While on campus at Indiana, Adobe let Educators and Students preview Adobe CS5 and here’s what they told . (more…)

Are You Planning to Upgrade to Adobe CS5? Yes!

Adobe CS5 upgrade is approaching and though its previous version was released a year and a half ago many of us may have a feeling that they have upgraded only the other day. But the fact is that release cycle is every 18 months and now it is the right time for the new product version to come. (more…)

Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 – Mercury Playback Engine Sneak Peek

A discussion with Dave Helmly on Digital Audio Video hardware solutions for Adobe`s video and audio application, he give us a sneak peek at some new technology for an upcoming release of Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 (more…)

Adobe Photoshop CS5 – “Just do it” and Painting Sneak Peeks [Updated]

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There will not be a public beta for Adobe Flash CS5

Adobe is no longer planning to release a public beta of Adobe Flash Professional CS5. This is a change from the plan that announced in October at Adobe MAX 2009. (more…)

A Sneak peek into Adobe Photoshop CS5

The video shows a selection of features that are being developed by ‘Photoshop Labs’, including Painter-style brushes, a new warp tool and more. (more…)

Adobe CS5 on Mac to be Intel-only, Cocoa, 64-bit native

Following Apple’s lead of dropping the ageing PowerPC architecture for Snow Leopard, Adobe have outlined its plans for a PPC-free future in a recent blog entry. The next iteration of its Creative Suite, popular among designers and the like, will not only be going Intel-only, but will also be rewritten in Cocoa for 64-bit native support, a requirement for Adobe after Apple previously revealed they had scrapped plans for a 64-bit Carbon.

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Adobe: Looking Ahead To Adobe CS5, Kaufman Says Buy

Adobe Systems shares are getting a lift Wednesday from Kaufman Bros. analyst Barbara Coffey, who Wednesday morning lifted her rating on the stock to Buy from Hold, boosting her price target to $32, from $25. Tuesday, the stock closed at $28.30.

Coffey notes that Adobe shares tend to outperform heading into major product upgrades. She notes that a new version of Acrobat could be released in Q1 2010, with Adobe CS5 (Adobe Creative Suite 5) expected in the second quarter of next year. She notes that buyer patterns have been shown stronger sales for the odd-numbered CS upgrades; CS 1 and 3 did better than versions 2 and 4. “We believe that shares of Adobe will likely outperform the market until the time of the releases,” with the stock performance after that more tied to the strength of demand, the state of the economy and the health of the advertising market, she writes in a research note.

Adobe CS5 will ship in April 2010

Piper Jaffray – leading international middle market investment firm, believes investors will start getting positioned for Adobe CS5 now, given the historical CS cycle peak multiple occurs 1-6 months prior to ship. Piper expects Adobe CS5 will ship in April 2010 (more…)