Adobe Launches Technical Communication Suite 2

SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan 20, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
ADBE | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating -- Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the Adobe
Technical Communication Suite 2 software, a powerful upgrade of its
one-of-a-kind solution for authoring, reviewing, managing, and
publishing rich technical information and training content across
multiple channels. Using the suite, technical communicators can create
powerful documentation, training materials and Web-enabled user
assistance containing both traditional text and 3D designs along with
rich media, including Adobe Flash(R) Player compatible video, AVI, MP3 and
SWF file support.

The enhanced suite includes Adobe FrameMaker(R) 9, the latest version of
Adobe's technical authoring and DITA publishing solution, Adobe
RoboHelp(R) 8, a major upgrade to Adobe's help system and knowledge base
authoring tool, Adobe Captivate(R) 4, a powerful upgrade to Adobe's
popular eLearning authoring tool (see separate press release), and
Photoshop(R) CS4, the industry standard for digital imaging software and a
new addition to the suite. The suite also includes such category leading
products as Adobe Acrobat(R) 9 Pro Extended and Adobe Presenter 7.

"With the Technical Communication Suite 2, Adobe answers the needs of
technical communicators for increased productivity and greater
integration between FrameMaker, RoboHelp and Captivate," said Sanjeev
Gadre, director of marketing, Print and Publishing at Adobe. "Rich
imagery is now expected by technical readers and the inclusion of
Photoshop CS4 allows technical writers, help authors, learning
professionals and information specialists to add rich visual content to
their work."

Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2 is a complete solution that offers
improved productivity along with robust support for standards-based
authoring including support for Darwin Information Typing Architecture
(DITA), an XML-based standard for authoring, producing and delivering
technical information. It enables the creation of rich content and
publishing through multiple channels, including XML/HTML, print, PDF,
WSF, WebHelp, Adobe FlashHelp(R), Microsoft HTML Help, OracleHelp,
JavaHelp and Adobe(R) AIR(TM). The suite also delivers efficiency to the
review process by allowing reviewer comments to be imported directly
from PDF.

FrameMaker 9 offers a new modern user interface enabling technical
communicators to easily author, structure, review and publish complex
and lengthy content. It supports hierarchical books and industry
standard DITA 1.1, and makes it easy to author topic-based content. In
addition, FrameMaker 9 provides a unique capability to aggregate
unstructured, structured and DITA content in a seamless workflow. Using
a PDF based review workflow, authors can easily import and incorporate
feedback, reducing the time and effort to develop content. FrameMaker 9
also leverages enterprises' existing investments in content management
systems by allowing users to access and search for stored content.

Adobe RoboHelp 8 delivers essential new features that allow technical
communicators to easily author XHTML-compliant professional help
content. It increases productivity with support for automation, single
sourcing, and closer integration with FrameMaker(R) and Microsoft(R) Word.
The software also supports Lists and Tables, a new and intuitive CSS
editor, powerful Pages and Templates, and a new search functionality
making it easier for end-users to find relevant content. Authors can
publish content to multiple online help formats, including an Adobe(R)
AIR(TM) application that offers a seamless online and offline user
experience and supports rich features such as RSS feeds and user
comments.

"The market for technical documentation has changed rapidly to meet the
needs of users, who don't want to pull out the hard-copy manual and read
it from end to end," said Jim Hamilton, group director, InfoTrends' On
Demand Printing & Publishing, Jetting Technology Opportunities, and Wide
Format Printing Consulting Services. "Adobe has taken an approach that
could only be accomplished by a company with the broad set of tools as
well as the vision to support this evolving market. With the Technical
Communication Suite 2, Adobe leverages the strengths of FrameMaker,
Photoshop, Acrobat, RoboHelp and Captivate to provide a compelling
bundled package for technical writers."

Pricing and Availability

The Adobe Technical Communication Suite 2 is immediately available in
North America through Adobe Authorized Resellers and the Adobe Store at www.adobe.com/store.
Estimated street price for the suite is US$1899. FrameMaker 9, RoboHelp
8 and Captivate 4 are available as standalone products as well.
Estimated street price for FrameMaker 9 and RoboHelp 8 is US$999 for
each, US$799 for Captivate 4.

Adobe Technical Communication Suite, FrameMaker 9 and RoboHelp 8 are
compatible with Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack
3 recommended) and Windows Vista(R) Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or
Enterprise with Service Pack 1. Upgrade and education pricing is
available. For more information, visit www.adobe.com/go/buytcs.

About Adobe Systems Incorporated

Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information -
anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit www.adobe.com.

(C) 2009 - Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. Adobe, the
Adobe logo, Adobe AIR, Acrobat, Captivate, Flash Player, FrameMaker,
Robohelp, and Photoshop CS4 are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or
other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.

SOURCE: Adobe Systems Incorporated

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