Cloud Stocks: For Adobe, is the Semrush Acquisition Enough?

Adobe’s (NASDAQ: ADBE) stock had a tough run last year, having dropped 21% as the market remains concerned on AI making it so much easier to do what Adobe helped designers do. Adobe has been addressing the issue by aggressively investing in its AI features and embedding AI capabilities into its offerings. Recently, it also

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Apple’s Competitive Strategy

Two moves by Apple have caught my eye today. As I wrote the Adobe post this morning, I raised my eyebrows when I saw that Apple is not permitting Adobe’s Flash on the iPhone. Later, I raised my eyebrow again as I saw the news that Apple is blocking Palm Pre’s iTunes sync capability.

Adobe Flash To Be Available On Mobiles As Smartphone War Heats Up

After a long wait, Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE), the leading maker of creative applications with annual revenue of $3.58 billion, is releasing the Adobe Flash for mobile phones in October of this year. While the new Palm webOS, Symbian S60, Android, and Windows Mobile operating systems should benefit from this popular application becoming available on

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Deal Radar 2008: ImageSpan

The world of copyrights and content licensing is a mess on the web. Plagiarism runs amok. People tend to be very cavalier about stealing content. In this installment of the Deal Radar, we will look at a company that attempts to put some structure around the evidently unmanageable content licensing and monetization issue.

Deal Radar 2008: Veodia

Video production was traditionally cumbersome. Veodia plans to change that, by offering its clients the ability to stream high quality video via an SaaS platform. Its service allows companies to broadcast live, on-demand videos without making significant investments in manpower and technology.

Autodesk is my CAD Play

In 2005 Autodesk was expanding 3D presence via acquisitions like Alias, leaving competition like Adobe in the dust. The story hasn’t changed as far as 3D is concerned. The fact remains, a large part of the design world (mechanical, architectural, construction, animation, etc.) still designs in 2D, and Autodesk is one of the prime beneficiaries

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Adobe Has a New CEO

Adobe Systems Incorporated offers business and mobile software and services worldwide. Most famously known for its free Acrobat reader software, it is a mainstay in the desktop publishing and photo editing world, and popular among creative professionals. On September 17, 2007, Adobe Systems (ADBE) announced Q3 earnings ending August 31, 2007, and Q3 2007 proved

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Cracking the Very Small Business Market: PayCycle CEO Jim Heeger (Part 5)

SM: Can you talk about the Adobe experience a bit more? Where did you find the Creative Professionals business? JH: There was a lot of work going on in bundling Adobe applications together. We figured out how to go beyond just bundling different applications in a box and we created synergy between the products. In

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