Adobe has created six different versions of Creative Suite 3 . 2007-03-27
Adobe Systems today unveiled details about how it has completely revamped its tools suite for high-end graphics and Web designers by combining for the first time products from both the former Macromedia and its own portfolio.
The company has created six different versions of Creative Suite 3 aimed at specific customer segments, said Caleb Belohlavek, Adobe Creative Suite group manager. The targeted designer groups are: print and publication designers, Web designers, and video designers, he said. The company also has created a comprehensive suite that includes all of the products.
Adobe also has created critical links between tools from each of the vendors included in the suites to make it easier for designers to create graphics and applications to meet the demands of a market where various multimedia formats are converging, Belohlavek said.
"Creative professionals are being challenged to create in a variety of media formats," he said. "They're being challenged to create content via print, Web, mobile, video, etc., and that's really what this launch is about: bringing together Adobe and Macromedia to break down barriers as they work across different products."
Macromedia Purchase
Adobe completed its purchase of Macromedia in December 2005. Before the deal, the two companies competed in both the graphic design and Web design tools markets, though Macromedia had an edge in the latter. The combined company really has no rival in the Web and graphics design tools market, though Microsoft Corp. is hoping to steal some of its thunder with its
